how does it look?
09-19-2006, 11:50 PM
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how does it look? ok first off, i know the clear coat looks like ***, please no bashing..im pissed enough as it is about it, im rippin the clear off next week and reshooting it....im just focusing on the shaved parts of my car and wanting to get your opinions on those...lemme know what you think!
the best antenna is no antenna!!
berger panel with filled in keyhole..
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no more keyhole!
ok, the front, this took over 5 hours of sanding to get right...darn women...hit a few curbs and killed my front bumper...this is what a camaro's grille should look like...
well, i like the new color, but the clear has got to be fixed..i can assure you i was more than pissed but friend was trying to help me out but this time its getting cleared professionally, so once again i ask you just to not mention anything about the clear...oh yea, heres a link to the first stage of prep work, way back when.. https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/566704-week-1-shaven-side-markers-keyholes-front-grille-preppin-paint-56k-no-no.html
the best antenna is no antenna!!
berger panel with filled in keyhole..
i call it the !side markers
no more keyhole!
ok, the front, this took over 5 hours of sanding to get right...darn women...hit a few curbs and killed my front bumper...this is what a camaro's grille should look like...
well, i like the new color, but the clear has got to be fixed..i can assure you i was more than pissed but friend was trying to help me out but this time its getting cleared professionally, so once again i ask you just to not mention anything about the clear...oh yea, heres a link to the first stage of prep work, way back when.. https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/566704-week-1-shaven-side-markers-keyholes-front-grille-preppin-paint-56k-no-no.html
09-20-2006, 12:12 AM
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The pictures are of bad quality but it looks like you did a good job on the shaving! However, since you shaved the key holes, why didnt you just go the next step and shave the handles too and install poppers?
09-20-2006, 12:17 AM
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ive had too many bad experiences with the damn battery goin dead..i only shaved the unneccesary keyholes, i left the driver one.... yea my cameras a piece but my money goes to ls1 no digital camera...
09-20-2006, 12:17 AM
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I like the shaving that was done... Don't quite understand how you are going to just "re-clear it" though... Don't you have to re-paint the whole car? I mean, even if you sand through the clear won't you have to re-paint the color? You'll either have color with sand marks, cleared over or smooth color (from wetsanding) with clear that won't stick to the smooth color...
Anymore pics from further away so we get an overall impression?
Looking good though...
Anymore pics from further away so we get an overall impression?
Looking good though...
09-20-2006, 12:19 AM
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yea i picked up another gallon of basecoat and clear today, i had reducer and hardener left over. im just going to respray entire thing...my car was fn nasty its been raining all week but ill hose it off and take some distance pics tomorrow..
09-20-2006, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by 98hardtopZ
yea i picked up another gallon of basecoat and clear today, i had reducer and hardener left over. im just going to respray entire thing...
It will look awesome though, the work so far looks GREAT
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I just a thought... from the way it looks... it looks like you are too close with the clear, or you have too much pressure/air commin through, that would be why the clear looks really dry... just tryin to help nice work though
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I can relate...I am going through almost the same thing. Buddy of mine painted my car and there is cludiness in the clear under the hood and trash everywhere. He says it can be wet sanded/buffed out but he barely put 3 coats clear and it looks like @$$. Gonna cut my losses and take it to be done professionally.
Awesome job on the body work, looks great. Where did you paint it at?
Joshua
Awesome job on the body work, looks great. Where did you paint it at?
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11-01-2006, 07:59 AM
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first it was painted in my friends garage with visquine all on the walls and fans going....not trash in it just effed up clear, second it was done at school in our paintbooth, a lot better....
