Home Paint Job

Post by **D*star** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:47 pm

Flares.................me.25mm spacers are waiting for them.

Post by **~4N~** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:09 pm

d*star180, your crew name is similar to ours, and I thought our name was original, grr.Haha.

Post by **FattyMcBaggins** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:51 pm

Could you post a pic of it next to a wall or something? Outside, with the camera behind the back of the car, looking down the side? My only reccomendation would have been to use a block for all of your sanding, beacuse a hand will wave a surface. Also, I'd only ever use soft glaze putty as a finishing filler, after primer. Tends to not hold up as a base filler very well. Metal 2 Metal is the best filler on the planet. Has a lot of aluminum in it so it will not crack because of temperature changes and such. And a layer of filler primer all blocked down before paint would've really smooth everything out. And set down that buffer! Wet sand the clear coat with 1500, 2000, and 2500. Then use heavy, medium, and light buffing compounds

Post by **~4N~** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:05 pm

Haha, I love the coolant overflow tank!

Post by **LayNLow240** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:13 pm

deathBooster wrote:oh gosh.. i spent 12hours painting the car.. wat a pain.. in the end when i was done with the clear coat it look sooo nice!!! but then i started wetsanding.. and now is alll HAZY!!! looks scratched and hazy... what went wrong???? how long did you wait for the clear coat to dry???? i guess i wet sanded it tooo soon.. but it seems to be dry though.. anyway.. i waited like 30 mins... gosh..

now what??? is it possible to fix the clear coat?????????? what to do now?? or did i not sand enough...

you do know that wetsanding isnt going to make your car shine. but its part of a process that will make it shine. you need to buff it now.

origional poster, great job! looks awesome!

Post by pm89* » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:58 am

wow so Nice work on the car so far!.....hope it comes out the way you want it !! remember to wet sand!! lol....OH AND SANDY SX IS HOT*

Post by **D*star** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:57 am

~4N~ wrote:d*star180, your crew name is similar to ours, and I thought our name was original, grr.Haha.

Yah...i guess it is. Weve been around awhile though.

But back on topic...we need better pics indeed. And i need your flares.

Post by **JKon13** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:58 pm

Wow, this is a very very good looking home paint job! Definatly one of the best I have seen. Dont know about that color though... lol j/k man. And yeah i agree with whoever said that you should have done the roof black. This gives me inspiration to do mine now!

Post by **240on430** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:24 pm

no putdoor pics yet?

Post by **m tr4nch** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:40 pm

wow what an awesome thread. looks amazing for a DIY paint job. im also in the process of prepping (the whole entire car actually) and man is it a ***** doing body work and rust repair but i guess it does pay off in the end.and yes we need more PICS

Post by **90 DGRZ** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:19 pm

just saw this car in person today, and man for a home paint job, it looks damn good. it's a shame that the buffer broke eddie, but now u got my cash so go get one of those suckers and post some pics up!!!

Post by **inertiadrft** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:47 am

90 DGRZ wrote:just saw this car in person today, and man for a home paint job, it looks damn good. it's a shame that the buffer broke eddie, but now u got my cash so go get one of those suckers and post some pics up!!!

DAMN SKIPPY!!! hopefully Ill get it done this weekend

Post by **inertiadrft** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:53 pm

ok, so I finally buffed the hell out of the car this weekend.... here are some sneek pics, I will post some daylight pics tomorrow hopefully

I am so freeken tired!!!

Post by **adrianfromthecastle** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:53 am

Post by **silvia95** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:24 am

That looks good. No orange peel FTW!

Post by **90 DGRZ** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:10 am

holy moly. so gold is why the west was wild, huh? hahaha.

lookin damn good man.

absolutely love the home-made gold plated third brake light housing. u bastard.

Post by **le_ryan** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:26 pm

HOLY CRAP MAN!!

That is one hell of a job dude,

I need paint too..

Post by **hatchback240** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:59 pm

im lovin the blacked out tail lights did you buy them or DIY?

Post by **inertiadrft** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:03 pm

did the tails my self...

Post by **le_ryan** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:17 pm

inertiadrft wrote:did the tails my self...

Explain!!!!!

Post by **NspYRms** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:33 am

Your car looks freaking sexy eddie. nice job indeed!

oh i spot the wheel i sold you hehe.

Post by **Edub1** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:13 am

Still waiting on outdoor pics.

Post by **eds13** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:09 pm

Edub1 wrote:Still waiting on outdoor pics.

me too. lol

Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:37 pm

90 DGRZ wrote:holy moly. so gold is why the west was wild, huh? hahaha.

lookin damn good man.

absolutely love the home-made gold plated third brake light housing. u bastard.

did somebody say gold?

Post by **inertiadrft** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:45 am

adrians_s13 wrote:did somebody say gold?

I LOOVE GOOLLLD!!!!

Post by **white90esex** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:54 am

nice paint man... definetly did a nice job especailly for garage.

I wish I could turn my garage into a paint booth but its to damn cold around here to do so. It hasnt gotten over 60 in the last couple weeks.

definetly would take a LONG time for clear to dry.

Post by **Chief_Suicide** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:10 am

Nice home made job. It looks professional to me. That is a stellar job and I think the metallic flake in the paint is killer.

Post by **savedz** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:15 am

High five for DIY.

Post by **90 DGRZ** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:57 am

savedz wrote:High five for DIY.

+low five, & on the side.

Post by **~4N~** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:03 pm

What did you use for the taillights?

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