I tried to paint my car myself after watching a Youtube video and the result is terrible
A MAN has tried to paint his car after watching a Youtube tutorial video and the result is shocking viewers.
The video was uploaded to TikTok by @forrestpompey25 and has already hit more than 1.6million views.
In the video, the driver explains that he has sprayed paint on his £800 Skoda Octavia, but it didn’t go according to plan.
Not only did the TikTok user run out of spray paint when he was painting the car, but unfortunately, it also started to rain.
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The user@forrestpompey25 says: “I have run out of the spray and it is raining, it is a f****g disaster.
“It looks much easier on Youtube.”
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After realising the result was terrible, he then started to try and get the paint off.
He continues: “The good news is that the spray painting is coming off, so the car will be back to what once was.
“It’s taking a long time to take it off.”
He tried nail varnish remover to get the paint off, but it made the car look even worse.
“This is not working very well and has made my car look like a zebra,” the TikTok user says.
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The man reveals in the video that he has used the Skoda every day for the last three years and he wants to sell it.
However, amazingly, he then says he was able to sell the Octavia online in just 24 hours.
“I had become attached as it was so cheap and reliable over the last three years, I was doing 500 miles every week,” he said.
He then reveals that the new owners plan to paint the car pink.
