SHG_Riley's Paint/Build Thread

[msinsky14]

I'd just sand the hoole roof down and featheredge the primer into the old paint, as long as it has a smooth transition it should look good, ive had no problem with taping off and priming like that as long as u featheredge

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[SHG_Riley]

Thanks for any of the advice. I got like 97% of the car wet sanded today, tomorrow finish up and get it ready for paint on Monday. Not many pictures, il have some tomorrow.

[fventura03]

please tell me you're going to remove all those body parts before you paint? tails/headlights/sidemoldings/sideskirts/windshield washer nozzles/etc/etc/etc...

looks nice so far

[likwidchz]

that feathering paint --- man thats a talent.


Id honestly sand the whole roof down rather then trying to paint a section since the new paint will look 100 times better then the old shit on it, or respray the whole car, in the end its worth it.

[SHG_Riley]

Iam respraying the whole car, and sanded down the whole roof. And yes Iam trying to take everything i can off, just running short on time. Im going now to finish off any sanding left,take parts off and hopefully will be ready for paint tomorrow morning.

[Phil_Eg]

lookin good riley, cant wait to see it finished.

[SHG_Beans]

So is she gettin sprayed today?

[SHG_EasyE]

gettin sprayed monday

[RCautoworks]

Take off all the molding around the windows, trust me this is the first part that will start to peal if you don't .

[SHG_Riley]

Totally forgot my camera today, oh well. Got pretty much everything done, i had to take the fenders home and going to be sanding my ass off because a while back I got new fenders and sprayed canned them for the time being, but since its enamel, not gunna go very well when we paint them

[msinsky14]

good luck, when i start the body work on my crx im gonna make a paint thread, will be fun, ive painted many times, but never done any filler, thats gonna be interesting. any pointers and getting a nice smooth finish after using filler on quarters?

[The Gerbil]

damn nice job

[SHG_Riley]

Originally Posted by msinsky14

good luck, when i start the body work on my crx im gonna make a paint thread, will be fun, ive painted many times, but never done any filler, thats gonna be interesting. any pointers and getting a nice smooth finish after using filler on quarters?

This was actually the first time I did this much body work. After pulling the dent and filling, just comes down to sanding the right way and going with the body of the car. I started off on the bigger parts with 80 grit, and once I got the bulk of it off I used 180 to feather edge it and get any scratches out. Make sure to use a sanding block on any body work.

Originally Posted by The Gerbil

damn nice job

Thanks I just wish i had taken before pictures to show how bad the dents were.

[kiddcarbuff]

Originally Posted by SneezinCD5

I wouldn't use a grinder to get the paint off. It is a hassle feathering the deep cut.
Looks good though. I wanna see the outcome.

me too!! sticking with the stock MR right?

[SHG_Riley]

Originally Posted by kiddcarbuff

me too!! sticking with the stock MR right?

Yeapp, not enough time for a full color change, already behind on schedule

[msinsky14]

yea i got a 12" sanding block and 3m paper, my plan is to block with 80, lay a skim coat, block with 180, then sand with 320, urethane primer, then paint. or should i use high build primer then sealer, im not sure?

by the way, its coming together great!

[SHG_Riley]

Yeah its coming along pretty good, just been a very tiring stressful week, Originally it should have been done by now, but you always run into problems. I should be driving it home on Tuesday, and school starts Wednesday, just in time. And as to the high build primer question, im not totally sure about that.

[msinsky14]

Originally Posted by SHG_Riley

Yeah its coming along pretty good, just been a very tiring stressful week, Originally it should have been done by now, but you always run into problems. I should be driving it home on Tuesday, and school starts Wednesday, just in time. And as to the high build primer question, im not totally sure about that.

did u just use a urethane over the filler?

[SHG_Riley]

Originally Posted by msinsky14

did u just use a urethane over the filler?

Laquer.

--So today we taped everything up and shot it. Note, I did not shoot the car, my boss did. I did all the body work and priming and it would have been nice for me to paint it since I have never painted with a gun, only prime, but I wanted him to do it so I know it would come out good and watch and learn. We didn't paint the fenders yet because we had to prime them today with a different primer and I gotta sand them tonight, tomorrow morning we will shoot them and put them on the car in the night.




--Really crappy pictures, will have better ones tomorrow.

[SHG_Mike]

wow dude looks mint

[OG SHG_EM1]

minty

[nyrican23]

nice, cant wait to see it in person

[sh!tsWEAK!]

Looks good! Post some pictures down the sides of the doors and stuff to show how your bodywork came out!

[japspecjohn]

yikes wont wanna drive that to high school with that fresh un dinged surface looks mint

[Phil_Eg]

ohhh man looks sickkkk