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I do plan to have a professional paint the exterior and coat the unibody and frame for me. My question is about all the smaller parts. The standard black pieces. Such as the convertible top frame or a new radiator support. What is the bet option to do at home? I'm guessing there is something better than just spray cans of flat black from home depot. Trying to save a little money doing those parts myself.

Appreciate the help!
 
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69&76 said:
Believe it or not, Rustoleum is a decent paint that you can spray on (not shaker can). Very inexpensive. I sprayed my entire engine compartment with it.

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Did you just use a simple sprayer on an air compressor?

I assume the original color would be something like black satin?
 
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I did build a box in my garage to avoid getting everything painted.
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I did use a simple sprayer on an air compressor but I didn't save money on safety equipment.
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The paint I used was a semi-gloss black piant I could by here in Sweden. Should be close to one used at the factory.
This is the result on some of the parts. Not perfect but good enough for me since it will not be show car.
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Some times it is almost the same price to have the parts powder coated.
 
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I painted my subframe and a bunch of small partis my garage and on the driveway. I didn't build a booth - just put a tarp under what I was painting and had at it (after turning off the furnace). It's not like there's a fog of paint mist you have to fight through.

I bought a 3M replaceable canister type respirator from the auto paint jobber. I used SEM trim black after a coat of black epoxy primer on the subframe. The SEM is nice stuff - dries quickly, can be used w/o primer on bare metal if you choose, ready to spray, and is about the perfect semi gloss in my opinion. It's also available in a rattle can for touch-ups, and a qt is pretty reasonable.

The only cleanup of the garage was sweeping the little bit of dried paint dust that escaped the tarp.

 
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+1 on the Rustoleum. You need to let it cure for a day or so, but then it's a really durable finish. Like Al, I protected myself and painted in the driveway.
 
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