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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 04:04 PM
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i bought the car year ago.it had really bad paint-job on it.single stage.so i decided to bring her back to life sense i go to school for auto body.as of right now half of the car is primed.had to do a lots of stripping to get that shitty *** paint off.quarter panels i had to take down to the factory primer.i will give more info and add more pics as the progress takes place.

FIRST DAY.HAD TO HAND BLOCK EVERYTHING WITH 80 GRIT DUE TO BAD PAINT JOB.

STRIPING DOWN THE BACK BUMPER COVER

HAD TO WET-SAND 220 BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT IT TO DIG INTO THE SMC.TURNED OUT PRETTY GOOD.



PRIMED THE QUARTERS.3 NICE HEAVY COATS

PRIMED THE OTHER PIECES

PRIMED THE AIR LID.

THIS IS WHAT GOING TO BE ON THE AIR LID.

this is it for now.feel FREE throw in your two cents in.lol

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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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Nice work so far! you know about the sail panel right??? glue issue on 98-02 camaro's
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 04:26 PM
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Nice work so far! you know about the sail panel right??? glue issue on 98-02 camaro's
thanks.yeah i heard about that.idk if the panel was replaced before but seemed fine so far.
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 11:06 PM
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BLOCKED THE SAIL AND QUARTERS PANELS WITH 180.GOING TO REPRIME THEN 320 IT THEN 600.USUALLY U HAVE TO PRIME IT ONCE AND 320 IT AND 600 BUT SENSE MY PAINT WAS IN BAD SHAPE ITS GOOD IDEA TO PRIME IT TWICE.


SAME THING FOR ALL THE OTHER PANELS


I SHAVED THE BOW-TIE EMBLEM.PLANNING ON LEAVING IT, OR AIR BRUSHING THIS CUSTOM EMBLEM ON IT.

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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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keep up the great work!

I wish I had the space/ tools and ofcourse the ability to do this level of work.
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 06:12 AM
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Me to i cant even paint inside my house let alone my car lol,op looks great
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 04:25 PM
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PRIMED REST OF THE CAR

BOTH OF THE ROCKER PANELS HAD FEW BAD DENTS.

BLOCKED EVERYTHING WITH 180.READY FOR RE-PRIME.



HERE IS ONE OF THE SAMPLES OF CUSTOM PAINT.IT'S BAYSIDE BLUE METALLIC AS BASECOAT MISTED BLUE ICE PEARL(HOUSE OF KOLOR) ON TOP.WHAT YOU GUYS THINK?


NOW THIS IS THE JUST THE BAYSIDE BLUE METALLIC BASECOAT WITHOUT THE BLUE ICE PEARL.

SHOULD I DO THE BLUE ICE PEARL ON TOP OR JUST STICK WITH BAY-SIDE BLUE METALLIC COLOR.
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 04:31 PM
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That's sick OP, can't wait to see the air lid.
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More pics more pics!
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 05:48 PM
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You got skills bro! Can you come to my house in FL and do my car! Can't wait to see that HOC Blue on car.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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thanks guys.trying to open my own shop in few years..then ill be glad to help ya out.lol

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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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keep the front emblem shaved off. clean and simple is the best way to go for f-body's in my opinion. great work though man
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 12:31 AM
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That looks like a lot of work. How much would your shop charge to do all that?
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by TruBloodTransAm
That looks like a lot of work. How much would your shop charge to do all that?
Sense i am doing all the labor.i only had to put down $200 for materials.and another $200 for paint.so around $500 for everthing.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 09:39 AM
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Sweet project. Take your time and keep us fed with pics/updates!
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looking good keep it up
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so jealous of that air lid man!
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 08:00 PM
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Stick with the base blue, the ice is a little too much if you ask me. That color is going to stand out enough, adding the ice takes away from the color. An SS camaro has enough aggression and curves from the factory that you don't need to go crazy with paint and graphics to make them look really clean.
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Looking good
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Subscribed....Cant wait to see the final product
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