Body work and Paint on my project (HIGH SPEED ONLY! 25+pics)
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Body work and Paint on my project (HIGH SPEED ONLY! 25+pics)
<FONT SIZE="4">UPDATE:</FONT> Page #2 now has "better" pics of the final product.
So I got this 91 STD last summer and decided to take an Auto Body and Paint class through the local community college. The car had all kinds of dings in it that needed to be taken care of. Although there was nothing wrong with the paint, I wanted something new. The car just needed an over all freshening up.
Before:
Lets get to work:
Taping off the jams, ect, and applying paint to them:
The taping took sooooo long. Took about 5 and half hours by myself. I wanted it just right though.
the hatch...blurry *** pic
inside the hatch. AHH, THE GLARE!
Taping and Painting the body:
in the booth
taping **** off
crew of peeps helping out. it took less than an hour with everyone helping!
the pimp himself in the cap 
almost done
fireman getting ready to paint the bitch
a little sealant/primer
a little paint. yum
somewhere in there some clear gets laid down...
Final product:
the pic is way glary but you get the idea
There was a slight run in the clear. Any tips on how to get it out?
Modified by Smokinsax at 11:06 PM 12/15/2004
So I got this 91 STD last summer and decided to take an Auto Body and Paint class through the local community college. The car had all kinds of dings in it that needed to be taken care of. Although there was nothing wrong with the paint, I wanted something new. The car just needed an over all freshening up.
Before:
Lets get to work:
Taping off the jams, ect, and applying paint to them:
The taping took sooooo long. Took about 5 and half hours by myself. I wanted it just right though.
the hatch...blurry *** pic
inside the hatch. AHH, THE GLARE!
Taping and Painting the body:
in the booth
taping **** off
crew of peeps helping out. it took less than an hour with everyone helping!
the pimp himself in the cap
almost done
fireman getting ready to paint the bitch
a little sealant/primer
a little paint. yum
somewhere in there some clear gets laid down...
Final product:
the pic is way glary but you get the idea
There was a slight run in the clear. Any tips on how to get it out?
Modified by Smokinsax at 11:06 PM 12/15/2004
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Re: Body work and Paint on my project (Smokinsax)
Wow, that was cool dude. Good job on the work man 
I like how you put a lot of pics in there, and they were actually in chronological order, unlike some of the confusing things I've seen on here...
That silver color on the hatchback looks cool, what are you going to do to it next man?
I like how you put a lot of pics in there, and they were actually in chronological order, unlike some of the confusing things I've seen on here...
That silver color on the hatchback looks cool, what are you going to do to it next man?
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Re: Body work and Paint on my project (CRX_1.8T)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRX_1.8T »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wow, that was cool dude. Good job on the work man
I like how you put a lot of pics in there, and they were actually in chronological order, unlike some of the confusing things I've seen on here...
That silver color on the hatchback looks cool, what are you going to do to it next man?</TD></TR></TABLE>
next is the engine. finals are over this week, so I get to work on that over the break
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EF8 ownz U »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Lookin good y0! Get some better pics with better lighting so we can get the full effect </TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah no ****...camera (user) sucks.
I like how you put a lot of pics in there, and they were actually in chronological order, unlike some of the confusing things I've seen on here...
That silver color on the hatchback looks cool, what are you going to do to it next man?</TD></TR></TABLE>
next is the engine. finals are over this week, so I get to work on that over the break
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EF8 ownz U »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Lookin good y0! Get some better pics with better lighting so we can get the full effect </TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah no ****...camera (user) sucks.
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Re: Body work and Paint on my project (Smokinsax)
How much run do you have? If its a little try color sanding and buffing if its a lot try redoing the section of the clear where it ran and then color sand the whole car.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NONVTECSI »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Whats the final color? Silver?!?! Can't really tell...Cost?</TD></TR></TABLE>
the final color is Dodge Viper Brilliant Silver. Cost wasnt too bad at all...it was the cost of the class and $180 for the paint. (that was at cost + 10% through the class)
the final color is Dodge Viper Brilliant Silver. Cost wasnt too bad at all...it was the cost of the class and $180 for the paint. (that was at cost + 10% through the class)
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Re: Body work and Paint on my project (JapJunkie)
Yea beau looks dope man now to get that turbo b20 in that shizzle, oh and hey next time you spray your arent supposed to sniff the paint you dumb ***.
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Re: Body work and Paint on my project (JapJunkie)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JapJunkie »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks pretty nice. How much u spend?</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Smokinsax »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the final color is Dodge Viper Brilliant Silver. Cost wasnt too bad at all...it was the cost of the class and $180 for the paint. (that was at cost + 10% through the class)</TD></TR></TABLE>
Not exactly sure what the actual cost of the class was as I took 3 others at the same time. But all the tools, materials, sand paper, paint booth, ect... was included in the class.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Smokinsax »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the final color is Dodge Viper Brilliant Silver. Cost wasnt too bad at all...it was the cost of the class and $180 for the paint. (that was at cost + 10% through the class)</TD></TR></TABLE>
Not exactly sure what the actual cost of the class was as I took 3 others at the same time. But all the tools, materials, sand paper, paint booth, ect... was included in the class.
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Re: Body work and Paint on my project (SouLaQuaRiuS)
That's pretty damn good work. You should be able to sand the run out since it was in the clear. I want to take an auto body class at the local tech college,but they don't have night classes. 
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Re: Body work and Paint on my project (Smokinsax)
There was a slight run in the clear. Any tips on how to get it out?
1200 grit paper wet sanded, not too much. and then a good once over with a buffer and a product By 3M called "Perfect it". Just be careful not to get too crazy with the buffer or you'll burn though the paint. When your done the car will look like GLASS!!
And while we are showing off paint jobs, here is my rex i painted like a year ago.
Ghost flames
The fender and Motor.
Kinda dirty but it shows off the flames real nice.
Jason.
1200 grit paper wet sanded, not too much. and then a good once over with a buffer and a product By 3M called "Perfect it". Just be careful not to get too crazy with the buffer or you'll burn though the paint. When your done the car will look like GLASS!!
And while we are showing off paint jobs, here is my rex i painted like a year ago.
Ghost flames
The fender and Motor.
Kinda dirty but it shows off the flames real nice.
Jason.
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I don't get it...
It takes 20 minutes to tape off the lights... and 10 minutes to take them all out. It's free, you reach parts you won't with the lights in, and you can paint the bumpers while they're not on the car.
In short...less ghetto.
It takes 20 minutes to tape off the lights... and 10 minutes to take them all out. It's free, you reach parts you won't with the lights in, and you can paint the bumpers while they're not on the car.
In short...less ghetto.
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It's really nice to see someone else doing this. I'm in an autobody and paint class next semester, so I can work on my bug. Once I learn the in's and out's of body work and paint I will be giving my EF sedan a new, stock paint job.
Congrats, it looks great.
One more question, how many hours a week did you work on it? I'm doing six hours a week minimum. I hope to get the body and paint (semi-gloss black) done in one semester.
Congrats, it looks great.
One more question, how many hours a week did you work on it? I'm doing six hours a week minimum. I hope to get the body and paint (semi-gloss black) done in one semester.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SETI20 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't get it...
It takes 20 minutes to tape off the lights... and 10 minutes to take them all out. It's free, you reach parts you won't with the lights in, and you can paint the bumpers while they're not on the car.
In short...less ghetto.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I would of def liked to have done this, but there would of been more prep involved in doing so. There is a lot of dirt and debree that I would of had to deal with. Im not going to be driving around with my lights and bumpers out anyway so you cant see under them.
Time was my biggest enemy...there were a lot of cars that needed to get into the booth that night and it didnt take 20 minuets to tape the lights off lol.
In short...thanks for the input. 
It takes 20 minutes to tape off the lights... and 10 minutes to take them all out. It's free, you reach parts you won't with the lights in, and you can paint the bumpers while they're not on the car.
In short...less ghetto.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I would of def liked to have done this, but there would of been more prep involved in doing so. There is a lot of dirt and debree that I would of had to deal with. Im not going to be driving around with my lights and bumpers out anyway so you cant see under them.
Time was my biggest enemy...there were a lot of cars that needed to get into the booth that night and it didnt take 20 minuets to tape the lights off lol.
In short...thanks for the input.
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Re: Body work and Paint on my project (BeaterKiller)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BeaterKiller »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There was a slight run in the clear. Any tips on how to get it out?
1200 grit paper wet sanded, not too much. and then a good once over with a buffer and a product By 3M called "Perfect it". Just be careful not to get too crazy with the buffer or you'll burn though the paint. When your done the car will look like GLASS!!
And while we are showing off paint jobs, here is my rex i painted like a year ago.
The fender and Motor.
</TD></TR></TABLE>
wow...that looks really good man! Thanks for the suggestion also.
1200 grit paper wet sanded, not too much. and then a good once over with a buffer and a product By 3M called "Perfect it". Just be careful not to get too crazy with the buffer or you'll burn though the paint. When your done the car will look like GLASS!!
And while we are showing off paint jobs, here is my rex i painted like a year ago.
The fender and Motor.
</TD></TR></TABLE>
wow...that looks really good man! Thanks for the suggestion also.
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Re: (SETI20)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SETI20 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't get it...
It takes 20 minutes to tape off the lights... and 10 minutes to take them all out. It's free, you reach parts you won't with the lights in, and you can paint the bumpers while they're not on the car.
In short...less ghetto.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I agree... you used way too much tape. Tapelines sucks.
Removing the bumpers, and lights and mouldings along with re-assembly should have only taken an extra hour.
How many coats of primer did you use? That looks like a ghetto paintjob, when you primer a car, you should wetsand the primer, Primer the car 3 times, 3 coats each time, wetsand with 1500 between.
A drip in the clear? Eww.. Get someone who knows how to spray.
I would like to see this car upclose.. Bet something from Macco would have came out better based on the pics/details of the work
And IMO it looked better before, atleast it had contrast. Now its just blah.
It takes 20 minutes to tape off the lights... and 10 minutes to take them all out. It's free, you reach parts you won't with the lights in, and you can paint the bumpers while they're not on the car.
In short...less ghetto.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I agree... you used way too much tape. Tapelines sucks.
Removing the bumpers, and lights and mouldings along with re-assembly should have only taken an extra hour.
How many coats of primer did you use? That looks like a ghetto paintjob, when you primer a car, you should wetsand the primer, Primer the car 3 times, 3 coats each time, wetsand with 1500 between.
A drip in the clear? Eww.. Get someone who knows how to spray.
I would like to see this car upclose.. Bet something from Macco would have came out better based on the pics/details of the work
And IMO it looked better before, atleast it had contrast. Now its just blah.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HamiltonRex »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">And IMO it looked better before, atleast it had contrast. Now its just blah.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Although I applaud the DIY, I agree with this statement.
Silver isn't very flattering on an EF hatch. At all, IMHO.
And the lack of contrast kills it!
Although I applaud the DIY, I agree with this statement.
Silver isn't very flattering on an EF hatch. At all, IMHO.
And the lack of contrast kills it!