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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 02:52 AM
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I started doing some minor body work to the car back in December. The weather got crappy, and I got busy and finally finished her up last weekend. There is still some more body work to do, but I was crunched for time. Sorry for the crappy quality of pics, I am going to wash her tomorrow and hopefully get my hands on a nice camera and take some pics.

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Torn Apart


Ready for Primer


In Primer


Painted


8 Hours After Painting


A few days later, HID's installed, still not washed


I used John Deere Blitz Black Paint. It is a very good alternative if you are on a budget. I did not shoot any of the jams, as the car will be re-painted white, completely inside and out in a few years. I think it turned out alright, for doing all the work outside, and painting it outside. There is some orange peel, but I do not want to wet-sand and buff it because I do not want more gloss in the paint. Let me know what you think.

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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 03:40 AM
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i mean....it looks ok. These are also the worst pictures I've almost ever seen.
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 04:05 AM
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looks ok from what i can tell but yeah you need a better camera
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 04:16 AM
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holy new looking car i like it as they said ^^ get better pics.
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 05:19 AM
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looks pretty good... although it looks like you're taking the pics in a steam room.
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 06:55 AM
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Yes...need better pics....NEED THEM NOW!!!!

I just made the appointment with the painter to have mine done and need to make up my mind on the color soon. I have been considering satin black...even had an old bumper painted a couple weeks ago so I could experiment with it and see how it responded to water spots, scratches, waxes, etc. Still having trouble deciding. I need more pics so....GET OFF YOUR LAZY *** AND GO GET A DECENT CAMERA!!!
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 07:07 AM
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Jesus.............I cant see ****
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 08:47 AM
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I've seen clearer images of Bigfoot.

Though you can't go wrong with satin black on a T/A. You'd do well to remember that, dubga.
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ColossalCamaro
I've seen clearer images of Bigfoot.


op it looks good the best i can tell
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 09:22 AM
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Picture of the Month??
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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I bet it looks amazing, but if the lens on that camera wasnt just fogged or set up wrong trash it now
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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Like I said, sorry for the crappy pics. It was taken on my 5 year old blackberry that was given to me when I had to get rid of my Iphone. As for buying a good camera, I would, except I am a poor college student, and all my extra money goes into the car, has since high school I am going to try and get ahold of a friends camera this weekend and take some better shots, I also plan to smoke all the lights on the car. I just realized, this should probably be in the paint and body section.
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 10:43 AM
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I think you just need to wipe off your camera lens
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mike171562
I think you just need to wipe off your camera lens
I did that today at work, dang pocket lint. The pictures it is taking are very good now
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ColossalCamaro
I've seen clearer images of Bigfoot...


Maybe he was smoking a Cheech & Chong size joint and the smoke hazed the whole picture.
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 03:22 PM
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yeah it looks like you smoked out your camera lense... lol
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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I gotta hand it to you bud...painting your car just sitting out in the open using a couple of blankets to mask it...that's pretty gutsy. Props!!!
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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Thanks, like I said it's not perfect, but it will do for now. It's starting to rain here, so hopefully Sunday I will be able to wash the car and snap some good pics. I need to polish both of the front wheels too, but the back ones just need cleaning.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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Here's some more pics. I still haven't washed her yet. The pics still kinda suck coming off my cell, but they are a lot better!







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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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I've been contemplating this, as probably half the clear is missing on my car now. Between this and the car SRJ showed in the LT1 section last month its looking like a option.
Now that you have your camera half sorted out, could you get some daytime shots?
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