Show off your roll on paint!!!

ahughejazz24 · 04-22-2009, 01:53 AM

I've noticed that there are a few xB's on here with roll on paint, but I haven't seen any threads for us/them to show off their paint jobs, so I guess I'll have to start one.

I would like to see any before, during and after pics so that ppl can see all the stages, and I would also like to see the paint up close and from different angles that way any one who is thinking about tackling roll on paint can know what to expect. I'll start things off with a few pics:

Before:

After:

big_hungry · 04-22-2009, 02:07 AM

ill post pics of my box a little later when I go on break at work.

xPartyx · 04-22-2009, 03:25 AM

did you just tape off the top and roll black on the bottom to cover up the orange?

what paint did you use?

gothbox · 04-22-2009, 03:34 AM

before,

primer,

chalkboard paint,

then a combo of spray roller and brush,

and new paint(still working on)

And DOA, chalkboard,

Black_Box · 04-22-2009, 03:39 AM

chalkboard paint..not roll on...but chalkboard

xPartyx · 04-22-2009, 03:50 AM

haha chalkboard paint. I painted a wall of my garage with that stuff for writing notes working on cars and stuff. I have a friend with a "tropical orange" Mk4 GTI who stole a can of my chalkboard paint and did his front bumper with it. It was a hit at the shows, he would leave chalk on his bumper and people would write stuff all over it during shows/meets bla bla. he would come home with flames, pin stripes, happy faces, dicks, haha, then just wash it off and do it again.

gothbox · 04-22-2009, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by xPartyx

haha chalkboard paint. I painted a wall of my garage with that stuff for writing notes working on cars and stuff. I have a friend with a "tropical orange" Mk4 GTI who stole a can of my chalkboard paint and did his front bumper with it. It was a hit at the shows, he would leave chalk on his bumper and people would write stuff all over it during shows/meets bla bla. he would come home with flames, pin stripes, happy faces, dicks, haha, then just wash it off and do it again.

yep fun times,

xPartyx · 04-22-2009, 04:10 AM

^^^ haha, yep, just like that.

ahughejazz24 · 04-22-2009, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by xPartyx

did you just tape off the top and roll black on the bottom to cover up the orange?

what paint did you use?

Yeah, I just taped off the top half, sanded down the bottom half, used flat black spray paint for the first couple of coats, the sprayed on chalkboard paint, and finally ended up using roll on chalkboard paint a couple of weekends later. I keep getting a lot of texture, but it's starting to grow on me

. I'll take some more pics later on today and some more after the weekend when I finish with the touch ups.

Oh, and thanks gothbox and black_box for the pics. I'm gunna try and re-sand the whole car down soon cuz I still do want my paint to come out as smooth as your guy's es rides.

big_hungry · 04-22-2009, 08:31 AM

Here's a few pics of the process of painting. You can see Gothbox with a sander. Thats all we did . We just sanded down the box. Taped off what we didn't want to paint cleaned the dust off and rolled on the paint.

One of our club members decided to draw the alphabet on the side of the box. Then Gothbox joined in and started drawing stuff all over the box lol

as you can see months later the paint is still holding up good.

ahughejazz24 · 04-22-2009, 11:15 AM

Very nice work Big_Hungry!!! I might have to invest in a sander one of these days.

xPartyx · 04-22-2009, 10:58 PM

with the roll on how's the transition between that and the original paint?
seems like with roll on coats it seems like it would be a lot thicker and create a step up at the line. is that the case or is it alright?

ahughejazz24 · 04-23-2009, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by xPartyx

with the roll on how's the transition between that and the original paint?
seems like with roll on coats it seems like it would be a lot thicker and create a step up at the line. is that the case or is it alright?

As far as my box it concerned, there's a line, but I don't mind. The roll on paint gets pretty thick with a couple of coats, but I guess if you're careful enough and only put one coat where the line is, then the line probably wouldn't be as dramatic. I'm fine with it for now...at least until I finally decide to paint the whole car

hotweelz4me · 04-23-2009, 09:41 AM

another sweet pic of big hungry at Dub Show from Cardomain's event coverage!

big_hungry · 04-23-2009, 09:53 AM

NICE!! nice find!!!! i guess i need to look to see who all took pics at the show.

smoooth · 04-23-2009, 10:58 AM

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After:

ahughejazz24 · 04-23-2009, 02:13 PM

^^^DAMN!!!! That came out great!!! Very nice work smooth!!!^^^

When did you paint your box? Either way, it came out very clean.

hotweelz4me · 04-23-2009, 02:17 PM

That looks sick shaved and painted!

Lifex · 04-23-2009, 06:53 PM

WHOA!!! Smooth's box is . . . well . . .smooth and clean! did you spray paint your headlights with the smoke spraypaint? that looks fantastic, especially the front end

smoooth · 04-24-2009, 01:52 AM

Thanks guys for all the props. I have only had it since june and tryin to keep things going since. I love the two tone orange and black!!! It looks so stealth! keep the pics coming guys.. oh and the heads were painted with vht nights shades spray. I had to paint from the outside to get it flat. i just painted a set of fogs to match. Ill try and post more pics soon.