Tavarish's ongoing paint thread...bodywork and cool stuff inside!!!
08-23-09, 12:01 PM
#32
Got the base coat on, not doing a clear coat cause urethane is pretty damn stout. Plus I wanted to colorsand.
Here' what I did today:
Wetsanded the entire car to make it as smooth as a baby's asscrack:
Then the base coat went on:
I need to colorsand, as there's a fair amount of orange peel, but I'm very happy with the results. My car is one color, after 2 years.
Here' what I did today:
Wetsanded the entire car to make it as smooth as a baby's asscrack:
Then the base coat went on:
I need to colorsand, as there's a fair amount of orange peel, but I'm very happy with the results. My car is one color, after 2 years.
08-23-09, 12:38 PM
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good job man, im kinda doing the same thing right now. I had some orange peel but it was on my clear coat. I wet sanded with 1000 grit sand paper and then wet sanded with 1200. Recleared and its like a mirror finish. I was experimenting so i only have the hood done. My cousin has a bunch of **** in my garage so I cant finish the whole car yet :/
Looks good, keep up the good work. Makes me proud to see other people in the community doing things like this.
Looks good, keep up the good work. Makes me proud to see other people in the community doing things like this.
08-23-09, 08:58 PM
#39
I'm kinda confused at 1 point when you said then the color coat went on, and the pictures show the car shiny. The color coat only shines when you use 1 stage paint, in which the color coat has gloss in it. With 3 stage paint like OEM, the color coat is always dull, and only the clear coat will make it shiny. This DIY project is great! You save a lot of $$ to do it yourself. 
08-23-09, 09:50 PM
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I like the way your trim came out but I'm confused. First you said.....
then you told the guy who asked.....
Initially you said flat black, then you said semi-gloss/clear coat. Am I overlooking something? If not, which is it?
On a side note, why didn't you paint the wing separately
?!?!?!? I have OCD so painting the wing on the car is killing me. The wing aside, I'm not knocking, your prep work looks great. As you know prep work is a big factor in regards to quality so good job .
On a side note, why didn't you paint the wing separately
?!?!?!? I have OCD so painting the wing on the car is killing me. The wing aside, I'm not knocking, your prep work looks great. As you know prep work is a big factor in regards to quality so good job .
08-24-09, 05:04 PM
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I like the way your trim came out but I'm confused. First you said.....
then you told the guy who asked.....
Initially you said flat black, then you said semi-gloss/clear coat. Am I overlooking something? If not, which is it?
On a side note, why didn't you paint the wing separately?!?!?!? I have OCD so painting the wing on the car is killing me. The wing aside, I'm not knocking, your prep work looks great. As you know prep work is a big factor in regards to quality so good job .
then you told the guy who asked.....
Initially you said flat black, then you said semi-gloss/clear coat. Am I overlooking something? If not, which is it?
On a side note, why didn't you paint the wing separately
?!?!?!? I have OCD so painting the wing on the car is killing me. The wing aside, I'm not knocking, your prep work looks great. As you know prep work is a big factor in regards to quality so good job .
