FINSHED PRODUCT PICTURES ON LAST PAGE!!!

Well the time has finally come to repaint my car.

its not that the paint is shitty, its actaully in great shape! But over the years its got some dings, paint chips, scrathes and the garage door shut on the roof! nothing major lol.

and the bad

there is a PAINTED graphic on the car which is the main reason for repaint, along with m3 fenders no need to flame though. its all going to change. at the time i thought it was cool being 17, just got the car, i was ricer. after a few months i started to not like it, but the car wasnt a priority, but a hobby. so iwasnt going go pay check to pay check on it. i was going to get it painted last year but decided to boost. whats a nice looking car if it is slower than ****?

after i boosted i deicided i wanted to paint the car myself to stay true to the whole theme of my car, done by my self (and with the help of others)

i repainted my $500 DD last year to give me some experience

a friend of mine that works at an autobody shop will be helping me with this also.

some details about painting.

it will be done in my garage
i will be making a "paint booth" with plastic sheeting
the sanding and rinsing will be done out side the "paint booth" in the driveway
2 shop vac's will be running to help control the dust during painting
im using my 50 gal air compressor
i will be using a water seperator on the tank
gravity gun will be used

this is how the car is currently: yeah flame on me











and a little money shot.



now to some of the prep. pics from tonight...

here is the bumper/ i test fitted the new lip first(well back in like febuary when i got this stuff)


here are some of the prep tools i will be using



using scuff pads for scuffing the bumper and fenders before the first coat of paint since they came primed, and of course scuffing the whole car.



here is the bumper. i sanded the "license plate tabs" of the bumper and filled the holes with bondo.



Update 4/22/07

its beautiful outside so i scuffed the fenders

here is one scuffed and the other the way it came



now the bondo was in the holes pretty good, but i decided to use some plastic filler, and then a little bondo to fill in the low spots in the filler



here it is with some primer, which need a little sanding and its ready for paint.



im hoping the tempatures stay consistent to paint. looking to do it in 1-2 weeks. we went from last week having a snow storm to today of 80 degrees...

UPDATE 4/24/07

i used some plastic weld behind the filled bumper holes for "extra support". i laid it on like 1/2" think and went around the two like "posts" on the back of the bumper. its really pretty solid.



UPDATE 5/16/07

just starting






bumper off, head light out...



side skirts off



fenders off










removing side mirrors



popping dents



roof damage



my pile



my bags of screws and ect..



back all off



UPDATE 5/17/07

pulling it in!!



just started sanding



sanding the area around the dents in the roof



more dents...



more sanding and more dents...





cleaned the dents beofre bondo!



yea, they are Musher moto's (f&f humor)



looks better already





and bondo'd







UPDATE 5/18/07

sanded the bondo, all smooth!!








fender with the side marker in, and side molding on for a little test fit!



and the grill



UPDATE 5/19/07

a rough test fit, dont worry the bumper and the grill arent bolted in! but you get the idea



fenders on, not aligned or anything



applying the pourable putty



my friend, Tony applying it (works at a body shop)



tigers hair in the holes of the emblem



more putty...




UPDATE 5/20/07

so i redid the front bumper, i drill little holes around and in the center of the hole in the bondo. the holes dont go through the bumper, its for the tiger hair to fill into and "cling" too...

the hole



filled with more tigers hair...



some body lines









some dings in the fenders filled with finish bondo





UPDATE 5/21/07

all sanded, just have to remove the side molding and door handles. so be painting this weekend





emblem shaved and sanded out!



roof dents sanded and finished



Im bascially done sanding, little spot and and there, mostly donw, all smooth. just paint now!!!


UPDATE 5/24/07

all painting materials!!!



UPDATE 5/26/07

just started taping off the car.



UPDATE 5/27/07

some action shots from shooting primer







and primer









and showing the my good bondo skills!!!

roof







UPDATED 5/28/07

car is all wet sanded, and scuffed with degreaser and wax remover, ready for paint. all the rim pieces and bumpers will be done tomorrow!!

currently my garage/ paint booth!!



UPDATE 5/29/07

as promised i said the trim pieces would be painted and cleared an they are, - the front bumper...

so to the pictures and the shine!!!!

and dont mind the pictures, just quick point and shoots, and are shitty pictures over all.

rear bumper





the CTR grill





side moldings



Recleared the CF hood...



side skirts turned out great!





over all im very pleased!! with it all so far, paint is deep and shiny, few little spots/runs that will need to be wetsanded, but i cant wait till we buff it!!

tomorrow the car will be done(knock on wood)

UPDATE 5/30/07

well paint is done, 1 coat o clear coat is done, second is being applied right now!!!

and here are pictures, again the pictures suck and dont do the car justice, or the body work and paint any justice. and with all the dull plastic around it its takes the light/ and shine away.





and just showing how well the trunk turned out!!



UPDATE 5/30/07 Night time update

starting to reassemble the car now.

side markers in...



reclearcoated hood on



more shine



the shaven front bumper



thanks for looking.

Modified by Turbo_y8 at 10:40 PM 5/30/2007


Modified by Turbo_y8 at 9:39 PM 6/10/2007

 

that bondo on your bumper is going to crack in the future because bondo aren't made for plastic...you have to plastic weld the holes

 

you could try tiger hair fiberglass too...would hold up better than bondo

 

there is fiberglass in the holes

 

should look great when you're done!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Turbo_y8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
it will be done in my garage
i will be making a "paint booth" with plastic sheeting
the sanding and rinsing will be done out side the "paint booth" in the driveway
</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's kind of irresponsible from your part. What about all the chemicals that you are going to release to the atmosphere.
There is a reason a shop has an actual PAINT BOOTH, because it has filters, that were made to trap the chemicals and never allow them to pollute the air and such.
Why don't you just do all the work and leave the paint to the professional.
I like to see people doing that kind of work and such.... but spraing at home...

Anyway, hope to see your work all done the way you've been wanting to do, good luck man!

 

no different that a huge rattle can party... and all the aresol in rattle cans...

 

yeah man, good luck with the paint job, my dads painted a few cars in our garage.

 

i used to work at a millwork company with our own prefisnish/paint shop, no filters were used, just fans to pull out and it was all up to osha standards...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .Beaver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">should look great when you're done! </TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks, i cant wait!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Turbo_y8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i used to work at a millwork company with our own prefisnish/paint shop, no filters were used, just fans to pull out and it was all up to osha standards...</TD></TR></TABLE>

??? my godness..... that's messed up...
Just for curiosity.... how long ago was that?!
At my work... we filter everything..... the county is very strict (..i'm glad it's like that..)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Turbo_y8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i used to work at a millwork company with our own prefisnish/paint shop, no filters were used, just fans to pull out and it was all up to osha standards...</TD></TR></TABLE>
theyre dumbasses then

 

lol I've painted or helped painted more cars in garages then I can count. Wet the ground, hang some plastic, wear a respirator, and go at it.

 

nice

 

"the bondo is drying as i am typing this, tomorrow i will sand some more on the bondo and scuff the fenders"

bondo is not fiberglass my friend...it is plastic, fiberglass is stronger than bondo especially for doing something ghetto like just filling a hole with bondo.

 

cool

 

Looks great bro. I cant wait to see it all finished. Be sure to post up progress pics..!

 

I wish I had a place to do this kind of ****...but I don't. Good luck to you.

 

ive always used flexible bondo on plastic parts. the blue kind

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLANCOh22a4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">"the bondo is drying as i am typing this, tomorrow i will sand some more on the bondo and scuff the fenders"

bondo is not fiberglass my friend...it is plastic, fiberglass is stronger than bondo especially for doing something ghetto like just filling a hole with bondo. </TD></TR></TABLE>

behond the holes there that tigers hair or whatever from the fiber glass repair kits.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gianinline &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

That's kind of irresponsible from your part. What about all the chemicals that you are going to release to the atmosphere.
There is a reason a shop has an actual PAINT BOOTH, because it has filters, that were made to trap the chemicals and never allow them to pollute the air and such.
Why don't you just do all the work and leave the paint to the professional.
I like to see people doing that kind of work and such.... but spraing at home...

Anyway, hope to see your work all done the way you've been wanting to do, good luck man!</TD></TR></TABLE>

wow.. i hope you recycle every piece of garbage you make.. cause if not your polluting more than him.,,,

 

wont have any pics up over the next few days, had to clean the garage out, have a block partying coming up.

although if its not raining i may just do it in the lawn

 

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wow.. i hope you recycle every piece of garbage you make.. cause if not your polluting more than him.,,, </TD></TR></TABLE>

and besides that a study just showed that burning ethonal fuels creates more pollution than burning gasoline...

i knew it was a scam.

 

a great day!! Updates up top

 

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