GOFASTER

Just something to post of my car during pre-paint phase, I just hate sanding and doing body work....

d_johnsen

But when its all done and finished wont you look at it, and say it was so worth it?

GOFASTER

Already did!!

Talk about dirty everything when sanding red, I blew red snot bugers for a week

But, your right, when it is all done, nice......... A little dancing is in order :lala:

AaronIROCZ

iTrader: (5)

Thats funny

benoit454

lol iver done the same thgin bondo bugers, grey primer ones and today the 3rd installement silver metallics!!!!!! lol quite funny lol i got many pics of mine during body work one my webpage thru my sig liek page 2 or 3 i think

d_johnsen

red bugers comes from digging for gold too much

JeffW

same deal here now i am waiting for warmer weather to prim and size for hok paint. come on warm weather......

Kandied91z

iTrader: (7)

HA.....lol you have no idea.

FSTFBDY

iTrader: (33)

lotsa striping left to go.

been spending $ on other areas like the turbo headers etc

Kandied91z

iTrader: (7)

that's the cheapest lowering i've seen to date!



is it resting on the bumpstops?

FSTFBDY

iTrader: (33)

Yes, Yes it is. You know the story. Pulled my lowering springs to put in the vert for now.

but anyways The springs are back in it. and Im just wating for snow to clear and get some nice weather now.

LUVmy92

I hear ya, Im in the grey booger stage myself!



Older pic, I dont dare take my camera in the shop while we have been working lately! Primer everywhere, dust on everything!

benoit454

lol this is a cool thread guys.

i love that targa thats just sweet to me. it jumps out and smacks me in the face everytime i see it.

FSTFBDY

iTrader: (33)

Luv your rims dude.. what are they? One of the best rims Ive seen on a 3rdgen in a long time

LUVmy92

Thanks!

They are Pacer wheels made by Centerline for Pacer. I dont remember the model. They are 17x9.5's and they sold them as truck wheels. I havent been able to find them in awhile. I belive they were discontinued.

I love them, and I havent seen them on another third gen either!

Mikes86SC

Hmmm sanding a color changing car would result in some interesting boogers.

firebird89355

at least im not the only 1 going through this ,thats a sweet looking ride you have their TPI ,what color you going with just curious? hey mike my dad was from LONG ISLAND do you know any HICKS' if so they are probably related to me. but its kewl to see someone from up there only been there once when i had to bury my grandfather when i was 6 or 7. not trying to hijack the thread just curious is all.

thomas

FSTFBDY

iTrader: (33)

HOK, orion silver base with a cobalt kandy blue topcoat.

firebird89355

not sure exactly what kolor that is but im sure its pretty and expensive lol :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: wish i had the money for hok but i guess im stuck with ppg omni.
thomas

FSTFBDY

iTrader: (33)

Belive it or not Materials for HOK dont cost much more then good PPG or Dupont.

Its like $900-1000 for materials.

2nd one down is the color
UK5 over BC02

another
Hard to get a good picture of Paint chips.

It looks similar to the 96 GrandSport Corvette but 100x better.

firebird89355

of course im using ae omni ppg and with the reducer hardener and paint mine only cost me about 130 for everything, so i must stick to the must be expensive comment lmao. but maybe someday ill get that kind of paint or should i say afford it lol.

benoit454

i paid 186 for my paint hardner and reducder i got dupont centari single stage man thats some good paint to i love it.

maverick351ci

lol i hate single stage paint fades fast and then you have to rub the car to make it shine im all about 2 stage paint base-clear im in the prosses of painting my bird as well should turn out really good i have been spending alot of time takeing out factory waves in it but here is some pics of the first night i started work ill post some more when i get around to snapping pics im doing a compleet dip (color change) so im going to jam everything and the interior as for the color took me a long time to decide but finally went with a mystic blue matellic all paint supplys including primmer and sealer cost me the better part of 700 bucks you add in other supplys (paper laqure thinner wax and grease remover and i have around 1200 into it) and a lot of time with my trusty DA gotta love that thing and i baught a bran new 80 gallon air compresser just to run the thing gotta love that sears card
like i said these are from the first night its ready for primmer right now just waiting for the weekend to prime and WET SAND hurray for that gotta love haveing to make the car straight 3 times 1 mettal work 2 plastic work and 3 primmer work but it should look mighty fine when im done and nothing is more nasty than **** brown colored snot just for the bugar people i had to trough that in there

maverick351ci

here is the pic

maverick351ci

one last try

maverick351ci

ok this one will work i hope

benoit454

hmm u must been using some junk single stage.
we've used dupont centari for years and had white on a fullsize it set in field for about 3 years well actually around 5 total after bein painted and we done an engine swap and started driving it again but then let it set for around 3 yrs and it turned gren and i took a brillo pad to it to get gren off it from like rust on surface or just mold or something. that made it come back to life was a lil dull so i took some wax and done normal wax brought it right back to way it looked when 1st got done painted.
we havent ever had any fading or nothin w/ centari only probs w/ single stage was some cheap western auto paint which in les then a year had no shine and faded plum to another color.
but havent ever had centari fade any if it did it was so subtle that u couldnt tell it.
but clear coat i dont care alot for it cuz of clear flakin or turning yellow eventually but way i see it normal maintence wil ssave almost any paint except for cheap junk.

as for rubbin by hand we never done that to anything unless just doin a wax on let dry wax off by hand no ned for force or ntohin come right off w/ no probs.
some ppl got better luck w/ diff paints but single stage is my fav and my dads n hes used it for over 20 yrs.

maverick351ci

thats a cool story white is a nice color (hides all the uglys) and im not nockin single stage paint im just saying i prefer the shine i get from base clear but both styles have there downsides like you said turning yellow on the clear but thats only if you use cheep clear flaking off the clear once again you can have to problems clear wasnt made for the base serface wasw contaminated of just plain and simple cheep paint ya know ive sprayed alot of sigle stage in my day and if you dont have t he money it works really well my first car i paint was single stage tell you what if you want that paint to really shine like a wet look get some 3m ultra fine rubbing compount and a 8 inch soft pad and go to town with it anyways good luck on your paint work i know your car will look good when your done

benoit454

yea man its cool i dont knock paint in bc/cc cuz man if u mask off n do lots of stripes n designs man clears the best to eliminate the catch ya finger nail line u get when u mask off the areas not bein stripes or whatever and man they do shine.
that swhy i said u get what u pay for paint wise really counts mna u buy good clear no way itll flake or yellow and u buy nice single stage itll shine but yea man once done im goin extra cut rubbing fine cut hand glaze and machine glaze n all on mien for a great paint and slick finish man id do that to anything.

maverick351ci

yeah thats cool the dupont stuff you use is good quality im using glazerith (i think thats how you spell it i have the can at the shop) anyways i love that paint you pay a little more for it but i have a 64 chevelle painted with it naver been waxed and still shines like hell (been painted for 7 years)

GOFASTER

ya know, after painting my car, I cannot wash it for 7 weeks. I hate that. My car is a walking dust factory as of late. Dam, I did the paint March 1st, so I am thinking in a week or so I can wash it, real light, by hand.

I do not like waiting to wash it, looks like I don't car about my car.

benoit454

try just hoseing it of man might work.
i heard you can do it in a week but not suppoesed to rub hard just very lightly if anything.
id try spraying it off.

BadBowtie88

Lmfao! Sorry that caught me as being damn funny.

89305RS

The only thing that ive heard not to do with single stage enamel is that you cant wax it for like 90 days. I wash all of the overspray off my rides the day after theyre painted. and they still shine like a new penny!:lala: