I Painted My Car at Home with an $8 Temu Spray Gun vs $5,000 Pro Job

We got quoted €5,000 to paint this WRX. Instead, we bought the cheapest spray gun we could find on Temu for $8 and did it ourselves in our garage. Merch: https://fflbykaizen.com IG:   / proj_kaizen   FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... No spray booth. No pro tools. Just a dusty garage, a coin flip for the color, and a gun that costs less than a tank of gas. Chapters 00:00 The $5,000 Quote vs Our $8 Temu Gun 00:26 The WRX's $5,000 One-Year Journey 00:44 Deciding the Color (Coin Flip) 02:07 Mixing the Special Paint 02:34 Prepping the Car: Masking & Sanding 05:00 The Color Reveal — "That's Risky" 05:33 First Test With the $8 Gun 06:09 Sealer Fail: Painting in the Dark 07:19 Sanding Down Mistake No.1 07:56 First Yellow Base Coat 09:50 Gun Verdict: Switching to the Bigger Gun 14:57 Day 2: Building a DIY Paint Booth 17:00 Re-Masking & Prep 19:35 Laying the Sealer (Full Car) 21:35 Painting Fatigue: "I Reached My Limit" 22:50 Clear Coat & First Full Reveal 23:23 The Dust Problem 24:20 Removing the Spoiler: "A Sahara Desert in the Boot" 24:52 Full Resand 25:28 Repaint Day: Painting in Daylight 27:00 Final Clear Coat & Mirror Finish 28:08 Reassembly 28:38 Final Reveal & Real Cost Breakdown ($5,000 Quote vs €353) 29:00 The Story Behind the Color In this episode: • We test if an $8 spray gun can actually finish a whole car • We pick the color by coin flip — and it's not the blue everyone expected • Two failed paint attempts (dark-painting, dust in the boot) before we get it right • Full cost breakdown: what a €5,000 professional quote actually cost us DIY • Was it worth it? Our honest verdict 💬 Would you trust an $8 gun on your own car? Let us know in the comments. #WRX #SubaruWRX #CarRestoration #DIYPaintJob #ProjectKaizen #GC8 #Impreza #CarFlip