So I did the 50$ paint job, took me a while to get all my body work done. It was painted a glass rustoleum gloss black. Me and my dad painted it with a 75 dollar gun from walmart or something, nothing special with a 50/50 mix of thinner. I thought for just two coats, nothing else it came out well.

opinion? no bad flamers I dont care if you dont like my Takata green JSPL's
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* UPDATE * 10/20/07 added all tie bars+ only rear H@R sport springs with another coat of gloss black with all the body work done, only had to use some bondo on side moldings to finish it off



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wOOT for bordem! (before 3rd coat)












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Modified by shiftjdm at 8:43 PM 10/20/2007

 

Other than the fact you really need to give me your wheels it looks good. Don't forget to buff the shat out of that stuff. Wet sanding and buffing are your friends.

I'm doing the same thing BTW, spraying the $50 paint, only I'm going white. mmmm..white..

 

looks decent from the pics you took, but some close ups with a better camera would be nice.

and this doesnt really belong here, but im always down to watch $50 paint job threads

 

That 600 dollars u spent on the camera coulda went towards a professional paint job

Good job from what i can see tho for only 2 coats, i want to try it myself, but have a feeling it will be a disaster.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by garageEF &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks decent from the pics you took, but some close ups with a better camera would be nice.

and this doesnt really belong here, but im always down to watch $50 paint job threads </TD></TR></TABLE>

just posting it up for the fellow Ef-ers duh

 

not bad looks good

 

I really need to dump my project though it would look so much better

 

Clean and healthy. Any tech problems you have?

 

I need to change my whole exhaust, its pretty loud and I can tell it has some serious buildup

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typical windsheild leakage

 

Check for gasket leaks. Seems to me you in a rust area. Check for holes in the exhaust system. Up here in new york we do not use salt and in texas where i just moved from we have excessive heat that kills my motors

 

my baby has only seen a couple days of salt, sadly up here in the midwest we havent had the snow we usually get, it only snowed like for 8 days here, took till christmas for even WI to get some

 

very nice! Im gonna start my backyard paint project soon.

what kind of wheels are those?

 

For my own pride this is a photo of the day my EF rolled onto our soil......

 

Came along way. maybe some lowering might be next? Help the rims fit in a little more.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyte-S &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Came along way. maybe some lowering might be next? Help the rims fit in a little more.</TD></TR></TABLE>

definitely, gotta get this beast hot before I move to back to the big city and start rolling around the streets in her

+ was thinking about buying some simple like H&S lowering springs? I know stock shocks with swapped springs usually get worn out fast? but my ef only weight like a ton WITH me in it

 

KEEP SEVERAL COATS OF WAX ON THERE!!!!

That black rustoleum will fade faster than you can imagine. Keep as much wax as you can on the paint and hopefully it will last a while.

 

Nice color combination . Those pictures suck though man. You really can't see ****.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by danmdevries &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">KEEP SEVERAL COATS OF WAX ON THERE!!!!

That black rustoleum will fade faster than you can imagine. Keep as much wax as you can on the paint and hopefully it will last a while. </TD></TR></TABLE>

7 coats of wax? holy Sh*t, I was just planning on doing some more body work n clearcoating..... then one day waxing but dam 7 coats of wax? who does that

 

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7 coats of wax? holy Sh*t, I was just planning on doing some more body work n clearcoating..... then one day waxing but dam 7 coats of wax? who does that</TD></TR></TABLE>

Who said seven?

I did the $50 paintjob on my hatch. After spending a ton of time researching though. The dark rustoleum fades like crazy. I don't know if clear will save it either. Worth a try I guess. If you don't clear it, and even if you do, it's an enamel, they look like crap when explosed to the elements, so keep it as waxed as possible. Wax it every time you wash it for three weeks or so 3-4 coats of wax, then once a month after that or more depending on how much time it spends wet/in the sun etc.

 

Looks good initially, I'm sure it'll get better with some TLC. Definitely not bad for $75.

 

well the the 75 I didnt pay for because my dad bought the gun new for another task so I got luckey, I only actually spent like 40? on the whole job, and I have 2 quarts of gloss left

 

--for doing it yourselves!

 

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7 coats of wax? holy Sh*t, I was just planning on doing some more body work n clearcoating..... then one day waxing but dam 7 coats of wax? who does that</TD></TR></TABLE>

several means more then 3

Id like to see what it looks like when its buffed up.

 

Its ugly.

 

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kick rocks.

its come along way, whats your plans for it. and **** 600 dollar sony takin those pics? that ****** better come some bud, swishers and dinner for 2

edit:were those green wheels on a satin black crx that was on here?