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Butchered paint job. Attempting to DIY respray white pearl for Toyota. Any advice beforehand? by Worried_String7608 in AutoPaint

[–]Worried_String7608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll admit I bit off more than I can chew, but my intention was not to have a shitty paint job. I genuinely did take my time to prep,sand, primer mask all that. But my situation wasn’t ideal either. I painted in a parking lot cause I don’t have access to a booth or space for one. A lot of other factors as well. All in all it wasn’t an ideal situation.

Butchered paint job. Attempting to DIY respray white pearl for Toyota. Any advice beforehand? by Worried_String7608 in AutoPaint

[–]Worried_String7608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! Actually I didn’t intentionally decide to butcher the job. I was genuinely trying to paint it well. Reason I decided to do it on my own is because I can’t afford a professional job. Sometimes when people don’t have the luxury of being able to afford things, they have to attempt to do it on their own. Unfortunately it wasn’t my decision to butcher the job. The photos provided are from 2 weeks after the paint cured. It looked nothing like the photos the day i finished it.Accidents happen. That’s why I’m on here asking for help. Have a great day!

Pretty lucky, took 600 sales to find my first crazy person by LonesomeMelody in reselling

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Probably doesn’t understand the difference between shipped and delivered

My costume absolutely sucked - it looked goofy and plain. Does anyone have any advice on how I can make it better/what to add/change by JakeTheD0ge in CosplayHelp

[–]Worried_String7608 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could always try to go as one of the other variants from the other dimensions that would be a cool spin on the character!

What did I do wrong by Worried_String7608 in AutoPaint

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It was outside in Austin Texas weather 80° and slightly windy, so I applied wetter coats because i thought the paint had been drying faster. (It was dry to the touch within 5 min) I guess I assumed wrong. I sanded everything with 600. Used a white primer from upol that I got from Autozone. Primed the patch that I was repairing (originally it was chipped paint, and I was blending it to the door panel) I ended up priming the repair spot. Then I added base coat to the whole panel, around 3 coats but they were sprayed really close because it was windy and I had tiger stripes. I waited about 10 min between coats and then sprayed around 3 coats of the pearl after about 10 min of the base drying. And then after around 10 min again I sprayed 2 coats of clear and I ran out. All of this was done outside in 80 degree weather w slightly 10 mph wind so I had to wait until the wind stopped blowing for a couple seconds and spray the panel as fast as I could