My car needs to be repainted

[evansteve]

A few years ago, I bought my car, 96' Nissan Maxima SE, got a greal deal on it.
Anyways though, I was upset because the color was gold and I wanted it to be black, so I figured I'd get a cheap MAKO paint job for it (I was in highschool and still an idiot)

Anyways, as you can imagine now the paint is chipping off quite a bit. Especially around window edges, other edges, and the front bumper.

So I'm going to repaint the car, but this time I'm going to get it done better. But the other thing is that I'm a college student, so I want to get this done for cheap. Maybe do some of it myself (such as the sanding it down, and maybe priming it, and then sending it in to MAKO for them to finish the job)

There are a few rust spots. one on the very bottom of the car on the right side, and the other is up by the trunk near the spoiler

I'll post some pics, and maybe you guys can help me decide the best route:

THE FRONT BUMPER:
http://www.bethel.edu/~gjeste/carpics/frontcorner.jpg
http://www.bethel.edu/~gjeste/carpics/frontclose.jpg
http://www.bethel.edu/~gjeste/carpics/fronthead.jpg


THE BACK RUST SPOT:
http://www.bethel.edu/~gjeste/carpics/rear.jpg
http://www.bethel.edu/~gjeste/carpics/rearclose.jpg


In the mean time, I'm thinking maybe it would just be a good idea to buy a can of spray paint, sand down, and redo the front bumper. That would help a lot.

 

[Gambino]

dude it's time to make a upgrade.
this is what you need to do
buy this
http://www.tenvoordeford.com/MVC-012F.jpg

chics love to get shagged in the backs of them types of trucks

 

[Sub-Zero]

dude it's time to make a upgrade.
this is what you need to do
buy this
http://www.tenvoordeford.com/MVC-012F.jpg

chics love to get shagged in the backs of them types of trucks

no shit man.

put a bed and tv in there and this way you can drive from party to party getting fucked up and instead of having to drive home, just go sleep in the back of ur truck...no need for designated driver because u lcan live outside the party or bar

 

[redguru]

dude it's time to make a upgrade.
this is what you need to do
buy this
http://www.tenvoordeford.com/MVC-012F.jpg

chics love to get shagged in the backs of them types of trucks

make sure you wear a turban and make a lot of angry gestures.

 

[nutsnack]

id blur out ure license tag.. lots of stalkers on here!

 

[evansteve]

id blur out ure license tag.. lots of stalkers on here!

done

 

[evansteve]

dude it's time to make a upgrade.
this is what you need to do
buy this
http://www.tenvoordeford.com/MVC-012F.jpg

chics love to get shagged in the backs of them types of trucks

lol,

but parking that thing places would be a bitch.

plus i like my car, i aint selling it. not until the engine dies, and its got only 117,000 on it, so its going to be awhile.

 

[chewyxrage]

id blur out ure license tag.. lots of stalkers on here!

do you really believe that

 

[fortlaud]

dude it's time to make a upgrade.
this is what you need to do
buy this
http://www.tenvoordeford.com/MVC-012F.jpg

chics love to get shagged in the backs of them types of trucks

Gambino, you are funny as hell dude LMAO ; )

 

[fortlaud]

Even if you sand it & prime it yourself, a cheap paintjob will still look like crap. I just got a $400 paint job on an older SUV. The truck had been keyed & had other scratches all over it, so even the cheap paint job makes it look better than it did, but anybody can look at it from 10 feet away & tell its not a great paint job---the f*cks were even too lazy to paper over the tailpipe & trailer hitch, both of which now have SOME paint on them.

If you can live with that type of paint job, check your area for high schools or vo-tech centers that do auto body classes---if you can find one, they often will do the job just for the cost of the materials (& they might sand it & prep it for you free too), but they often have a waiting list.

 

[evansteve]

Even if you sand it & prime it yourself, a cheap paintjob will still look like crap. I just got a $400 paint job on an older SUV. The truck had been keyed & had other scratches all over it, so even the cheap paint job makes it look better than it did, but anybody can look at it from 10 feet away & tell its not a great paint job---the f*cks were even too lazy to paper over the tailpipe & trailer hitch, both of which now have SOME paint on them.

If you can live with that type of paint job, check your area for high schools or vo-tech centers that do auto body classes---if you can find one, they often will do the job just for the cost of the materials (& they might sand it & prep it for you free too), but they often have a waiting list.

not a bad idea.
thanks, i might give it a try.

Note: the cheap paint job that I got on it 3 years ago looked wonderful right out of the shop. but as the months went on it started chipping.

I'm thinking if I can find a way to make the paint stick this time, then it will be nice.

 

[musclemuscle]

Firebomb you car
















































that would be fun