Repainting my 1993 Z28 **PICTURES**
02-19-2013, 12:44 PM
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The clear coat needs to be redone (chipping and fading) and there's a few chips in the color coat. I'd like to not have to redo the color coat if possible, most of it still looks sweet. I may end up doing all the prep work myself and seeing what the best deal is for a clear from a body shop. Hopefully under 1k, but we'll see..
02-19-2013, 01:37 PM
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The clear coat needs to be redone (chipping and fading) and there's a few chips in the color coat. I'd like to not have to redo the color coat if possible, most of it still looks sweet. I may end up doing all the prep work myself and seeing what the best deal is for a clear from a body shop. Hopefully under 1k, but we'll see..
A good paint job, done correctly can cost around 4-5k even if you prep it yourself, there is al lot of detriming and taping need to be done. Plus, if someone brought me there car prepped I would definately be going back over it. Prep work is the most crutial part of a paint job. It costs around $1500 alone for materials. A gallon of good clear is close to $300. (not including hardner and reducer.
A paint job is no different than building your motor, do it once and do it right.
02-20-2013, 08:52 PM
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I'm actually taking the steps to paint my car right now. The rear bumper looks to be raw plastic and the front bumper has some kind of primer on it. Would you recommend (just to be on the safe side) to just sand them down smooth with 320/800 then do adhessive promotor/sealer/base/clear or what would you recommend?
03-02-2013, 06:06 PM
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seemless body lines i have a 94 and for years ive wanted to fill in all the body lines and make the whole car smooth. i have tried bondo over and over again
and it works fine for the rear quarters but always cracks on everything else. ive read these parts are made of a material called smc . will fiberglass resin and the mat or cloth work for what i want to do? or do i actually have to get this material ?
and it works fine for the rear quarters but always cracks on everything else. ive read these parts are made of a material called smc . will fiberglass resin and the mat or cloth work for what i want to do? or do i actually have to get this material ?
03-03-2013, 12:13 AM
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Where can i find this stuff.. i know i can make it look awsome ive has plenty of practice lol. I jus want to finally do it right so i can stop rattle canning my car, get a real paint job , and call it a day
03-03-2013, 07:35 AM
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This should work.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...61Sbl&MDR=true
You will need a special 2 part gun that runs around $65. Pn 3m 08571
You can find both on amazon. Make sure when you use that stuff you lay out at least a 3" bead on a pics of paper or trash or whatever before you put it on your panel or else it won't be mixed properly and won't harden. It's only a 4 minute work time so work quickly.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...61Sbl&MDR=true
You will need a special 2 part gun that runs around $65. Pn 3m 08571
You can find both on amazon. Make sure when you use that stuff you lay out at least a 3" bead on a pics of paper or trash or whatever before you put it on your panel or else it won't be mixed properly and won't harden. It's only a 4 minute work time so work quickly.
04-03-2013, 10:01 PM
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I love how your tail lights came out, i did mine the same way but since im no bodyman or anything i used vht haha, came out good but they definetley dont shine quite like yours haha
she is in need of some touch up paint 
11-09-2014, 10:54 AM
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Picked up an OEM ss hood over the summer.
This is what I started with on the outside.
Wanted to get that old nasty (probably rattle can) primer off of it.
Fixed a couple of pics and got some primer on it. Still need to block the whole hood and make sure there aren't any flaws in it. Then ill prime and block it again. I want this thing flat and smooth
This is why we use a hard block kids.
Put another 3 coats of primer on it, also I got the grill out today in 1 piece! Score!
I still need to adjust it. I hate the alignment of my whole front end. Oem bumper is needed asap. My battery is hitting my hood as well :facepalm:
It's shiny tho
The ss hood was 11 lbs heavier than the stock hood.
This is what I started with on the outside.
Wanted to get that old nasty (probably rattle can) primer off of it.
Fixed a couple of pics and got some primer on it. Still need to block the whole hood and make sure there aren't any flaws in it. Then ill prime and block it again. I want this thing flat and smooth
This is why we use a hard block kids.
Put another 3 coats of primer on it, also I got the grill out today in 1 piece! Score!
I still need to adjust it. I hate the alignment of my whole front end. Oem bumper is needed asap. My battery is hitting my hood as well :facepalm:
It's shiny tho
The ss hood was 11 lbs heavier than the stock hood.