but as you can see rattle can will give an acceptable result if you do the needed prep work and follow the instructions on the can.



Do the needed prep work.


Prep is essential. Like the foundation on a house, done poorly, the final product will suffer.




follow the instructions on the can.



OHHHH, how Ive tried. No way do I expect to ever see such a result from my best attempts with paint. The best equipment & paint in a paint booth with a coach & I dont think I could do that.
Tho, to be fair, I will say my paint work has gotten less horrid in recent years.

Rocco wrote on 01/24/10 at 07:56:20:


I got three different textures of paint, (four if you count gloss "and" flat), and total outlay is under $50.00.  So, at this rate you can repaint every season if you choose.
It is not hard to do. It just requires a little planning and elbow grease. Like so many projects it is a bunch of small simple steps building on each other. As long as you understand the order and some very basic principals you won't go wrong.

Oh, And by the way, I have yet to repaint the rear fender. I am toying with bobbing it, and don't want to paint it twice.

rigidchop wrote on 01/24/10 at 10:44:12:

The Calla Lilly is seen at many funerals. It's a morbid joke. To date I have wrecked one car, one boat, and three motorcycles; and that just counts the collisions. If you count the mechanical failures, blow outs, and just being stupid at speed, the number is about twelve. So “Roadkill” fits. I was originally going to add a cartoon Buzzard sitting on the last two L’s but that would mean that I couldn’t  do it “all” with a rattle can. Another reason for the simple white Calla Lilly. The wife says "one more collision and your an Ace!"
JB