the bodywork begins
07-29-2008, 05:52 PM
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hey man are you painting this in your garage? I plan on doin the same thing. Did you take any precautions before doing that, i noticed you wet the floor but did you do anything else? thanks
Looks good btw
Looks good btw
07-29-2008, 10:39 PM
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its actually a pretty nice building, its my families buisness, but weve done some garage jobs too.
as for tips,
dont use extremely bright lights, enough to see, more light = more bugs
the wet floor helps with the dust coming up, but take an air blower and clear out as much as you can before you whipe the car down for paint
this one is pretty obvoious, but stay clean, any kind of greese and oil will make paint not stick, as will wax, any kind of armour all, and tire shine, so lay off of that before u paint
as for tips,
dont use extremely bright lights, enough to see, more light = more bugs
the wet floor helps with the dust coming up, but take an air blower and clear out as much as you can before you whipe the car down for paint
this one is pretty obvoious, but stay clean, any kind of greese and oil will make paint not stick, as will wax, any kind of armour all, and tire shine, so lay off of that before u paint
07-29-2008, 10:51 PM
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im not doing anything hardcore on the hood, just some accents on the side of the scoop.
im also doing a berger pannel essentially with the grey, i smoothed out the camaro it had on it
outside pics
im also doing a berger pannel essentially with the grey, i smoothed out the camaro it had on it
outside pics
07-30-2008, 07:38 AM
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looks good how long did you let it sit before taking it out of the booth? Also what kind of paint/clear did you use?
Oh! and what are you going to do with that black TA in the back?
Oh! and what are you going to do with that black TA in the back?
07-31-2008, 09:42 AM
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i took the actual line out of the front fender, i just didnt mold the bumpers in, i did the same on the back bumper. everything still has some adjustment in to too, it needs the gaps closed up a little
and the black ta is an engine donor to another black ta lol.
and the black ta is an engine donor to another black ta lol.
07-31-2008, 09:14 PM
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pre buffing, probably do that tomorrow, i forgot to get pics but i have the tail panel, back bumper, my custom spoiler, the mirrors and door handles all primed and sealed, painting tomorrow morning
what do u guys think about the wheels? im thinking of doing them in grey to match the stripe but idk
opinions?
08-01-2008, 01:07 PM
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clear coat drying
too bright outside for my ghetto *** cameraphone lol
this is gonna be a love it or hate it piece, but i dont drive an ss, so i didnt want an ss wing, so to de-SS it i cut the posts off it
too bright outside for my ghetto *** cameraphone lol
this is gonna be a love it or hate it piece, but i dont drive an ss, so i didnt want an ss wing, so to de-SS it i cut the posts off it
