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| AIGroup Regular Date registered: Sep 2008 Location: Albany, NY Vehicle(s): 1986 230GE Cabriolet Posts: 58  | Rattle Can Touch-up Paint I've searched this forum and the DIY forum for a source of touch up paint for my '86 G. Searched online as well, but getting a wide range of possible vendors offering a color match spray can. I don't have a paint booth so looking for a rattle can option for touch up. Would appreciate any recommendations on paint sources. (MB Paint.JPG) Attachments ----------------  MB Paint.JPG (12KB - 0 downloads) | |
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| G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350  | ||
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| AIGroup Regular Date registered: Sep 2008 Location: Albany, NY Vehicle(s): 1986 230GE Cabriolet Posts: 58 | ||
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| Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004  | ||
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| sjtymko G-Class Photo Host Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Canada, AB, Sherwood Park (Edmonton) Vehicle(s): 2002 G500, 2009 B200 Posts: 511  | RE: Rattle Can Touch-up Paint With the rattle can, is a clear coat needed or is the rattle can touch-up paint glossy like the original paint? I need to repaint my front bumper. This is new territory for me. Am I better off buying paint (from where I don't know) and a paint gun? It doesn't have to look perfect or it might make the rest of my truck look worse Steve | |
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| G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350 | RE: Rattle Can Touch-up Paint sjtymko - 4/21/2015 1:53 AM With the rattle can, is a clear coat needed or is the rattle can touch-up paint glossy like the original paint? I need to repaint my front bumper. This is new territory for me. Am I better off buying paint (from where I don't know) and a paint gun? It doesn't have to look perfect or it might make the rest of my truck look worse Steve It Depends upon the Color. Some of the M-B Rattle cans are One-Can, (I guess they mix the Clear and the Basecoat), while others are Two Cans. You would be surprised how nice you can make a Rattle-Can-Paint-Job Look! It may take a little practice, or a "Re-Do", but you can make it look pretty good, especially if you are not doing a Large panel. Especially with Painting? It is the PREP-WORK which decides a "Good" vs. a Lousy Result. | |
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| G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350 | RE: Rattle Can Touch-up Paint In regards to Prep-Work, here is a very basic "overview" of the prep process. I have more Detailed ones, if you are interested. Attachments ---------------- Substrate Prep Manual.pdf (798KB - 12 downloads) | |
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| G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350 | ||
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| Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004 | RE: Rattle Can Touch-up Paint sjtymko - 4/20/2015 10:53 PM With the rattle can, is a clear coat needed or is the rattle can touch-up paint glossy like the original paint? I need to repaint my front bumper. This is new territory for me. Am I better off buying paint (from where I don't know) and a paint gun? It doesn't have to look perfect or it might make the rest of my truck look worse Steve Hi Steve, I have ordered color matched paint to my G500 from paintscratch.com. There is both a base coat and a clear coat. So 2 spray cans total. I did some spraying this weekend to test and show a body shop my color match yesterday. The spray can was spot on and looked great. If you have the newer body color bumper on your 2002, the 2 stage metallic paint spray cans ought to do the job well. This is providing you are working in a 65-80 degree Fahrenheit work environment and a dust free area. | |
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| AIGroup Regular Date registered: Sep 2008 Location: Albany, NY Vehicle(s): 1986 230GE Cabriolet Posts: 58 | ||
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| sjtymko G-Class Photo Host Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Canada, AB, Sherwood Park (Edmonton) Vehicle(s): 2002 G500, 2009 B200 Posts: 511 | ||
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I'd just like it to no look like primer and rust with a few black specs here and there anymore.