Primer and clear coat, how long can it last?

[redster]

Well, i managed to find krylon sandable primer ONSALEEEE at walmart, so i grabbed the entire shelf hahaha. The car is all primed now, and i'm happy i picked dark grey, as i now know not to paint it that color, doesn't look good :lol:

Also found some rustoleum "painters touch" flat black on sale, well see if the car will look like dog sh*t and i have to sand the whole thing again, or if it'll come off looking decent. I'll post some pics when it's done!

 

[redster]

Well, finally finished. Heres the rat rod:

Few things i'd like to add, holy crap is there a lot of sanding involved before you paint 😛 Even with a palm sander, it took me a a while to sand everything down. Same with taping, but i'm happy i took the time and masked everything before painting. Also, i wish they made 3M double sided tape in black (or at the very least, sold it, all i could manage to find was grey, and it's showing through the oldsmobile badge).

Shes no showpiece but i wasn;t expecting it to be either, i'm happy how it came out. Gives it character :lol:

Anyways, total cost for this was decent, 150$, including body filler, primer, paint, tape, palm sander and sand paper.

 

[suffrn6]

Also, i wish they made 3M double sided tape in black (or at the very least, sold it, all i could manage to find was grey, and it's showing through the oldsmobile badge).

I always use a razor blade to trim the double sided tape around the letters of emblems before installing back on car. Yes it is a PITA but it looks better then seeing the tape.
Your car looks good for only having $150 tied up in the paint job.

Chris

 

[olds307 and 403]

If you care at all about your car, stop driving it in the winter! I have some good sized holes to fix, thanks to driving one winter. That repair will last if it is garaged every winter.