can anyone tell me where i can buy paint and what kinda price i’m lookin at, as in price per gallon or something, i’m just trying to get a midnight blue metallic, nothing too fancy. thanks
I just started down this path with my projects and it pays to find a local shop with a mature staff that you can talk and ask questions. There’s a science and a feel part to this stuff and their experience will help you.
Be honest with them about your budget and your equipment and they will suggest the right paint system to use.
I am practicing with Dupont Chromabase but the paint I will end up finishing with is House of Kolor.
you need to also decide what type of paint you will be looking for.
you can go with a cheap single stage that does not look as good or you can go with the base/clear route and you can have a show quality paint job.
dont get me wrong the single stage works as I painted my supra with it but it was not show quality.
It was a ferrari red and it cost me about $110 a gallon from the local NAPA store. The hardener and the mineral spirits were another $50. so because I already had the gear it cost me about $160 dollars.
For me, just a pint of color matched paint ran me about $40-50. But it is quality stuff, and is matched near perfect.
Talk to a supply shop. Let em know what kind of equipment your using. If your gonna clear or not. They’ll help you out.