Did I just sand off my paint?!

[Daox]

I think rustoleum will work, but you definitely want to top coat it with some clear that is UV resistant.

[California98Civic]

Originally Posted by Daox

I think rustoleum will work, but you definitely want to top coat it with some clear that is UV resistant.

Maybe. But if you can mix a better acrylic and roll it on too, I think the extra $30 really is worth it, given the risk of fading. Fading not fun.

[Xist]

I have seen a few mentions of putting clear coat over Rustoleum, but did not read about anybody trying it until I searched. This guy used Rustoleum paint and Rustoleum clear coat, but the paint wrinkled when he used the clear coat. People kept saying not to use their clear coat and someone said it contains acetone, which is the problem: Clear coat hell

This guy did a two-tone paint job and the second color was ruined when he applied the clear coat, but the first was fine. Someone commented that you either need to use the clear coat while the paint is still wet or wait a week for all of the solvents to evaporate; Rustoleum clear ate my base coat

Curiously, while people say Rustoleum comes off too easily, that does not necessarily apply when someone tries to sand it down to repaint.

Perhaps you get what you pay for?

[Daox]

If you're worried about wrinkling, just test it out on something else first.

[redpoint5]

2 years later and nothing has been done yet! At this point, why do anything? Just leave it be.

[Xist]

Only a year and eight months!

Like I kept saying, there were not any black hoods in nearby junkyards. I was surprised to find this one. Also, I did not have any disposable income until two months ago.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by Xist

Also, I did not have any disposable income until two months ago.

Keep it! Income should not be considered disposable.

[freebeard]

The carbon vinyl kit is interesting, is there anything similar that is not pretending to be something else? Marine wrap?

The vinyl that they use to print signage on buses comes in primary colors. Try a sign shop.

I just touched up the paint on my brake calipers. I used a heat gun to try and speed up the drying and what I found was that runs sort of shimmer under the gun and you can push wet paint out of them under the skin as it forms with the air. I also saw a Youtube video on rattle-canning cars and he used a heat gun to pop air bubbles.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Keep it! Income should not be considered disposable.

Should cars?

My sister already calls my car "old and crappy," but if I were not frugal, I would not have been able to loan her money this week.

I just want to take care of my stuff.

Originally Posted by freebeard

The vinyl that they use to print signage on buses comes in primary colors. Try a sign shop.

This?

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...end-19304.html

Who bought white perforated window vinyl and then someone asked which was more difficult, Plasti-Dipping a side mirror, or applying vinyl?

[California98Civic]

Originally Posted by Xist

... My sister already calls my car "old and crappy," but if I were not frugal, I would not have been able to loan her money this week. ...

+1 on that. I am using the insurance savings, depreciations savings, gasoline savings, and repairs savings to pay down my home loan principle. It is like a guaranteed 5% return on investment. My car ain't worth anthing and costs sooo little (for a car) and yet it reliably does every core job a new one would.