Question from someone who's never painted:

[JasterMereel]

How can I best make a rattle-can paintjob look like a pro paint job?...

... I know a guy that paints cars for car shows that can do it, but I don't want to spend the money.




-Big Dan

[Cevinzol]

Short answer"
several THIN layers of primer (wet/dry sand between coats
then 4-6 THIN coats of paint (wet/dry 1000 grit between every other coat)
then same for clear coat.
then 2000 wet dry clear coat.
*Expect all this to take days the paint has to dry for 8 hours between coats (unles you bake it)
polish and buff it.
wait 1 month.
wax it.

MnPCTech.com (http://www.mnpctech.com/case-mod-paint-computer-pc-case-mod-how-to.html) has a good worklog on painting a mirror finish.

[Maz]

indeed he is right, other than that, follow the directions on the can 6"-12" light mist, dont stop moving, make exxagerated passes.

[maximan1]

When I was painting my bike i went 5 coats of primer and then 7 coats of paint. For finish I just used indoor wood and metal laquer. It says wood only but it works fine. Also try theses 2:

http://case-mods.linear1.org/case-mod-101-how-to-paint-your-computer-case-part-1/

and

http://case-mods.linear1.org/case-mod-101-how-to-paint-your-computer-case-part-2/

[Nasser-1356]

Holy Moly 12 Coats ?!?

[maximan1]

I'm a perfectionist.