Anyone have experience with "Automotive Touchup" paint products?

[Discseven]

Before getting involved with even testing Automotive Touchup paint products, am posting to see if anyone has used their paint products.

[Dpmulvan]

Originally Posted by Discseven

Before getting involved with even testing Automotive Touchup paint products, am posting to see if anyone has used their paint products.

Go to your local jobber have him mix up some single stage, acrylic enamel or whatever
And apply with toothpick, let dry then buff.

[Discseven]

DP... thanks for input. Realize I should have elaborated. Am planning to paint entire car with paints potentially supplied by a company called Automotive Touchup. Posted to garner any comments from anyone who may have used this company's products.

Applying touchup with toothpick... fine idea. Tahnks!

[Dpmulvan]

Originally Posted by Discseven

DP... thanks for input. Realize I should have elaborated. Am planning to paint entire car with paints potentially supplied by a company called Automotive Touchup. Posted to garner any comments from anyone who may have used this company's products.

Applying touchup with toothpick... fine idea. Tahnks!

I went to the website and checked out their products. Your better off going to a local jobber. I see no advantage to using these products?? There are better options at better prices out there. Perhaps 962 will chime in, but I think your money well spent is elsewhere. Is the spray can the reason you looked at this company?
I realize glasurit is now $1500 a gallon but there’s less expensive options out there.

[Discseven]

Originally Posted by Dpmulvan

I went to the website and checked out their products. Your better off going to a local jobber. I see no advantage to using these products?? There are better options at better prices out there. Perhaps 962 will chime in, but I think your money well spent is elsewhere. Is the spray can the reason you looked at this company?
I realize glasurit is now $1500 a gallon but there’s less expensive options out there.

DP... yes on the spray cans. Also fact that I could select car, model, year and paint code and get a can of whatever I want... delivered. Have 2 different colors coming from them to test. Long story made short... am planning to prep & paint car panel by panel in public parking lot. Tented. Rattle cans will simplyfy things---won't need to buy & store large compressor and generator. Also not making a racket in parking lot. Would I HVLP it? If testing rattles on large panels in lot proves I can't beat a shop job... HVLP is next in line.

Given your input... am going to shop it locally to see where the prices are. Thanks

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[Cairo94507]

Wow. Before I tried to go down that path, I think I might try going to some smaller shops and see if you can rent their booth and actually spray the car with a gun...... using spray cans is in all likelihood going to look like it was sprayed with a spray can. I can't imagine ever spraying a car in a public parking lot with or w/o a tent. Good luck.

[Discseven]

Originally Posted by Cairo94507

Wow. Before I tried to go down that path, I think I might try going to some smaller shops and see if you can rent their booth and actually spray the car with a gun...... using spray cans is in all likelihood going to look like it was sprayed with a spray can. I can't imagine ever spraying a car in a public parking lot with or w/o a tent. Good luck.

Cairo... that's a damm fine idea. Am going to give that some thought. To shed some light on what may appear to be insanity, parcel to getting a world-class paint job is doing so... in a parking lot. To add some nuts on top... rattle cans are in, spray gun is out. It's a "let's see what's possible" sort of expedition. A pushing of boundaries. Am big on testing so won't be stripping my car and slapping paint on it and then discovering... hey, this don't work! If I go the rattle can parking lot path, I'll have proven it can be done before doing it. If testing shows some percentage of failure is out of my control... no go. Your idea is now part of the equation. Thanks

[962porsche]

there are a number of things I must be missing as to why your thinking of painting a complete car with spray cans.
did you add up the cost of all the materials you would need to paint a hole car with spry can's?
so your looking to paint a car panel by panel in a public lot. hell NO !
do the body work and get the all ready for painting you have a area macco I'm sure and I may hate macco's but in your case I think it's your best option.
they paint jobs they charge are about 600$ starting price this will be less than what your going to spend on rattle cans topping the hole car.
your looking at 25& per rattle can you will need to get at least two cans just to do the average fender to get any kind of mil build then if your also looking to clear add in more money for the cans of clear.
you have much better options than what your thinking.
when I was a kid/young man I would do painting for people that would do there own bodywork and prep and bring the car to me. some would supply me with there own paint others would have me get the paint. back then I would only charge them 200$ dollars to spray there cars plus any materials I would need. people still do that kind of thing (side work ) that work in body shops so it may cost a little more now a days but it's still better and lower cost than what your thinking about doing.

[Discseven]

Originally Posted by 962porsche

there are a number of things I must be missing as to why your thinking of painting a complete car with spray cans.
did you add up the cost of all the materials you would need to paint a hole car with spry can's?
so your looking to paint a car panel by panel in a public lot. hell NO !
do the body work and get the all ready for painting you have a area macco I'm sure and I may hate macco's but in your case I think it's your best option.
they paint jobs they charge are about 600$ starting price this will be less than what your going to spend on rattle cans topping the hole car.
your looking at 25& per rattle can you will need to get at least two cans just to do the average fender to get any kind of mil build then if your also looking to clear add in more money for the cans of clear.
you have much better options than what your thinking.
when I was a kid/young man I would do painting for people that would do there own bodywork and prep and bring the car to me. some would supply me with there own paint others would have me get the paint. back then I would only charge them 200$ dollars to spray there cars plus any materials I would need. people still do that kind of thing (side work ) that work in body shops so it may cost a little more now a days but it's still better and lower cost than what your thinking about doing.

962... I know you know your stuff so your input is much appreciated. I've done the numbers and cans will indeed run more than $600. Have also calculated getting 10 gal air compressor and generator and shooting with HVLP. A wash cost wise. And I don't want to store more gear. Nor do I want to use it and sell it afterwards. Maaco idea is a fine one. That's now on the options menu. Am hesitant only because of having a few 911/930 cars painted over the years and NEVER having a good experience---and so the DIY motivation. In part, this parking lot with rattles pushes the boundary of what's "standard proceedure." I'm inclined to believe much can be accomplished outside of standard proceedure provided there's a will to do it. There's testing ahead to see if a quality outcome is possible and what system is needed to get there. I respect you've already decided on this. Also respect you may be right. I'm driven to prove it one way or another. Not shutting the doors on ANY ideas! This is more than painting a 911. It's a puzzle to solve.
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[Helix8]

Maybe each rattle can could be a different color then you can call it an art project regardless of the quality of outcome?

[962porsche]

have you given any thought about buying one of the turbine paint systems.
when I was 1st getting into painting I bought one and used it for many years in fact I still have it and use it from time to time ( just not for painting cars any more ).
back in the day a good one was 200$ now they are 450 to 1000 depending on it's options. they are real quiet conpaired to having an air compressor running. I used mine in my moms garage and then at the 1st two bay garage I rented.

[Discseven]

Originally Posted by Helix8

Maybe each rattle can could be a different color then you can call it an art project regardless of the quality of outcome?

It is an art project Helix... interesting idea but am partial to keeping car entirely silver.

Originally Posted by 962porsche

have you given any thought about buying one of the turbine paint systems. when I was 1st getting into painting I bought one and used it for many years in fact I still have it and use it from time to time ( just not for painting cars any more ). back in the day a good one was 200$ now they are 450 to 1000 depending on it's options. they are real quiet conpaired to having an air compressor running. I used mine in my moms garage and then at the 1st two bay garage I rented.

Yes, turbine was considered. Hefty price tag for gear I may use once but not entirely ruled out yet.

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[SilverLined]

Late seeing this, Discseven, but I'm all for your idea. Sometimes it's about the journey! And rattle cans can deliver nearly the same quality that a professional gun/compressor/booth can... it just takes a lot more work, and likely more steps along the way.

What color have you chosen? Metallic/pearl will make things difficult. Maybe better to go Maaco/side-job in that case. With regard to your online vendor, there may be better options... are there any local auto paint suppliers? You can take your paint code to them, too. Especially if you're planning to scale up, they may be able to offer a discount.

[Discseven]

Originally Posted by SilverLined

Late seeing this, Discseven, but I'm all for your idea. Sometimes it's about the journey! And rattle cans can deliver nearly the same quality that a professional gun/compressor/booth can... it just takes a lot more work, and likely more steps along the way.

What color have you chosen? Metallic/pearl will make things difficult. Maybe better to go Maaco/side-job in that case. With regard to your online vendor, there may be better options... are there any local auto paint suppliers? You can take your paint code to them, too. Especially if you're planning to scale up, they may be able to offer a discount.

SilverLined... car's metallic silver. Staying with that only to keep areas I don't want to paint coordinated---door jams, under the hoods, etc. AutomotiveTouchup mixes paints to codes or car year & model paint names. For testing, I bought a can of Arctic Silver and a Tesla Starlight Silver. Also got a large alimunum panel to figure out the technique for achieving an even laydown.

Small test to begin sorting parking lot painting out...



R&E is not what will be used to paint car. Was only for cross deck.





Repaired rear cross deck in engine bay in parking lot. (Prior owner had leveraged engine into place using deck. So was a strip, bending, light Bondo, prime, base, clear using paints above.) Cross deck is a small area so cannot compare it to dealing with car panels. But doing that did serve to get a handle on how to approach stripping and painting a 911 panel by panel in this lot. Finished surface is without sanding & buffing the SprayMax clear.