boostedb20ek

I received this car plus $2k for my 05 gixxer, had gsr swap with spun bearing so I've decided to go all out on it. Take note that this is my first time to do any sort of body work, painting, tucking, or shaving, done a few motor builds and swaps but never been this deep into a honda. Any helpful advice Is appreciated. And sorry bout the few pics I have up to this point, just decided to make a build thread so I will keep it updated. Enjoys...

The sol...

About 2 weeks down the road, sorry, no pics in between, was gonna rattle can it but decided to say Fu€k it, buy a gun and learn to paint. So went ahead n stripped it all,(had been rattle can primered) now back to square 1.


Have already shaved fire wall, now time to experiment with bondo. Lol




With that done and the red primer that the douche at sherwinn Williams recommended that turned my red paint orangish, time to paint. Wanted it to b bright red, but screw it.





Time to let paint cure, I'll post more pics when progress is being made...

Took a few more pics when i got home of partial wire tuck and the disaster inside...





Got some time away from work n got jus about the entire car ready to spray...wouldnt of been possible without J-Rodney,the Labrenz's, and about 5 packs of sandpaper... sorry that the pics r a little blurry, they from my iphone

cadwiese

looks good!

boostedb20ek

Thanks. I suprised myself. Lol

TwoFaced

Hmm...wasn't expecting this when I saw the post...very nice.

What kind of fillers did you use in the bay?

boostedb20ek

Thanks. Should of been more specific on title, as for the fillers, Just bondo'd what was needed, little as possible.

delsolo95

what red is that?

blinksi44

damn looks good

boostedb20ek

man its acrylic enamal, i just looked at the color book n said that one. i have the can if ur really interested, i think its really the primer that gave it that look tho, cuz the paint looked much darker. n thanks for the compliments, ill try to keep it coming, work schudle makes it difficult.

boostedb20ek

Updated

dragooner00

man mad props for a fellow sol owner, my build thread will be taking a place in about a month, mine was definitely in a wee bit worse condition when i bought mine, any advice on the wire tucking and painting and flatting of the engine bay? like any helpful tips you learned, my del is gonna be my first build up and ive never done body work lol

norcarsol

iTrader: (3)

looking good so far man
can't wait to see the whole thing painted
i rattle canned my bay

and damn my interior looks identical
i'm doing a delsol as well
so if you need any tips on brake wire fuel or clutch tuck shoot me a pm
it's all in the works for me now.



check my thread

boostedb20ek

Thanks guys, should have it painted by this weekend. As far as tips, just take Ur time. I came into all this as a rookie also, took painting engine bay twice before it came out good, u will learn as u go. I google everything, the rest is trial and error, but expect to **** up, if not, then b happy. Lol. Good luck.

CRX Si69

You should really stay as far away from bondo as you can. You should invest in a decent welder if you don't already have one. it will look so much nicer when its all said and done. lookin good so far though.

boostedb20ek

I agree. Welder is doing a couple of cosmetics on the outside. As far as engine bay, didn't have access. But thanks

TwoFaced

How well does it hold up if you do welds on the seams...with fiberglass/glazing compound whatever over the top?

D Griff

Cool deal man, I'll be watching. I'm trying to check out a lot of builds, might take my Civic to the next level this summer.

crazzysol812

damn nice!

DVDr

iTrader: (2)

Great work . One day ill have the motivation to do bodywork .

boostedb20ek

A lil update. Jus sealer, but couple runs prolonged it 1 more day. Will b painted tomorrow.

h0ust0n_del_sol

nice keep up the good work...ill be looking for the finish

TwoFaced

Crafty with the paper man...I've never painted anything without a roof. You did it up right though man...it's all in the prep...alot of people skip out cheap it up and regret it later. I'm about to pull mine down to almost bare metal and etch it up and respray when tax season comes.

What kind of paint did you use?

boostedb20ek

Yea. Lots of work. Bought the paint 3 weeks ago thinkin i was gonna paint it. Lol. Didnt realize how much work it really is.

TwoFaced

Is it single stage or base and clear?

boostedb20ek

the engine bay is one stage. car is gonna be bc/cc, just now really gettin the feel of the gun, hopefully i can get the bc on without any runs and go ahead and clear it tomorrow

TwoFaced

bc runs aren't bad...you can sand them out...just make sure youre last coat is good and decently "wet"

cc runs aren't hideous either...they can be color sanded out or if theyre REALLY bad...you can put tape on both sides and VERY carefully cut them off with a razor...then color sanded and polished to correct. The only thing that sucks though is if you get runs in the clear and you absolutely can't live with them...and you color sand them out...you pretty much have to do a complete cut and buff otherwise you'll have a super glossy round spot where you used polishing compound and some semi orange peeled clear. Be careful not to burn through the clear if you do wetsand runs out though...be very liberal.

Best of luck.