Painting the Turd Gen
09-04-2009, 03:55 PM
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Painting the Turd Gen well like it says most of you will see if before i leave but i just wanted to show it off a lil bit. now i know this isnt the most suitable place to paint a car but it will be one color and have a fresh coat of clear on it. tomorrow it will be getting sprayed. soo here is where im at right now.
Yes i took alot of pics and you guys will prolly give me a bunch of **** but whatever itll be my first spray job all by my lonesome so im pretty happy. and wanna show off a little
Yes i took alot of pics and you guys will prolly give me a bunch of **** but whatever itll be my first spray job all by my lonesome so im pretty happy. and wanna show off a little
09-04-2009, 04:11 PM
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its just about ready. im not tryin to be a ***** or anything but its get sanded alot. the last couple pics are right after i washed it but i got a few things to work on still like the nose and whatnot which is where im heading to now. lol
09-05-2009, 12:46 AM
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yup itll be sprayed tomorrow and ima wait till prolly tuesday before i wet sand and buff it. some people will definately correct me for sure but i wanna make sure the paint and everything sets in before i take anything but nice sunlight and fresh air to it.
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09-05-2009, 01:30 AM
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haha the ds side molding had a crack in it so i pulled it of to lay a piece of metal behind it and rivet the bottom side to keep the "Structual Integrity" of it lol
but shes gonna be Kandy apple red. not like sparkly mettalic. but back in the day there was an actual color called kandy apple red. so ill see how it turns out, ill post up pics tomorrow for sure.
but shes gonna be Kandy apple red. not like sparkly mettalic. but back in the day there was an actual color called kandy apple red. so ill see how it turns out, ill post up pics tomorrow for sure.
09-05-2009, 01:16 PM
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no im not doing the door jams becuase i dont have the room to open the doors lol. but thanks for the props for the tent i just fried 2 freaking compressors cause they wont keep the psi up while im spraying so im having to wire a 220 outlet to my garage for my big 80 gallon.
09-05-2009, 02:33 PM
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PAINTINGS not hard just very patient. that is the key you can do a car in two days no lie in two days you can have your car all one color and ****. but the amount of time you spend on it depends on how good you want it to look. i mainly wanted this to turn out to be all one color with clear on it lol. so i didnt do alot of time with the body. if you are curious i can give you some tips of what i know and have been tought
09-05-2009, 06:10 PM
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09-05-2009, 07:17 PM
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My buddy and I painted his dad's 69 Camaro in his garage. Black with silver strips. Came out great after we cut and buffed it!
I remember his dad walking in, taking a big whiff and said "thats some goooood ****"
Oh ya, we painted my car and another friend's Camaro too. I regret doing mine. I knew full well it was temporary. Now i've spent 3 years stripping all that paint off to have it professionally painted to no less than perfect.
09-05-2009, 07:36 PM
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/\ that lacquer and **** will screw your head up lol. but im unsure if im a big fan of the color or not. ima get her together and see if i redo it in the future ill definatly have a daily and really put alot of time in the body and make sure its perfect. i dont like payin someone else to do something i am capable of. i just need experience. so i might just start buying cheap cars. put a fresh coat of paint on them and body work and sell if for a few bucks more just to get experience on cars i dont care about.