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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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