View Poll Results: What color would you suggest i paint the car.. it was originally black.
Flat black... nothing sexier...
11
57.89%
Gloss black... pain in the ass, but kudos from general public.
4
21.05%
Metallic blue, either like the c6 vettes or something darker
2
10.53%
... anything else, just post it.
2
10.53%
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project: paint my 240 UPDATE.. with pics :)
05-04-2006, 05:36 PM
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Originally posted by drf1nstyl
this is what i need next besides a new front bumper a paint job, i just have no idea how to do it, i wanna primer my car to get it ready if ne one could tell me how to do this id appreciate it
this is what i need next besides a new front bumper a paint job, i just have no idea how to do it, i wanna primer my car to get it ready if ne one could tell me how to do this id appreciate it
05-06-2006, 09:28 PM
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fo rthe final job that would look good. But for temporary, its gonna be semi-gloss black. I layed a coat on my pass. side door, fender and quarter panel, and it looks awesome. Pix tomorrow.
05-07-2006, 07:27 PM
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lawls.. ancient chinese secret ^_^;
Nah i just got lazy today. i wasnt satisfied with my base coat, so i went to the local autozone to pick up some more rattle cans and finer grit paper. I started with 1000 to get the highs out, then used the 2000 grit to make it mirror smooth... well sorta... if you looked down the car's bodyline, it looked smoother than glass, but because its rattle can and not professional paint, the color was funny. Rattle can acrylic enamel is very peculiar, ive read that when acrylic enamel cures, it forms a "skin" on the very outside of the paint, which gives it its color and such, and cant be sanded without going over with another coat. Thats fine, usually... but satin black from a rattle can is harder than i thought. Not that it looks bad, everyone i talk to says they wanna hump it.. its just that its hard to get a good finish when the car is 130 degrees, and the paint dries faster than you can spray it on...and in the wind... trying to paint it before the parasitic louisiana showers. Weather hasnt been in my favor lately, every time i try to put another coat on, the wind picks up, or it starts to sprinkle or rain like all heall is breaking loose. Ill get a pic for ya tomorrow.
Nah i just got lazy today. i wasnt satisfied with my base coat, so i went to the local autozone to pick up some more rattle cans and finer grit paper. I started with 1000 to get the highs out, then used the 2000 grit to make it mirror smooth... well sorta... if you looked down the car's bodyline, it looked smoother than glass, but because its rattle can and not professional paint, the color was funny. Rattle can acrylic enamel is very peculiar, ive read that when acrylic enamel cures, it forms a "skin" on the very outside of the paint, which gives it its color and such, and cant be sanded without going over with another coat. Thats fine, usually... but satin black from a rattle can is harder than i thought. Not that it looks bad, everyone i talk to says they wanna hump it.. its just that its hard to get a good finish when the car is 130 degrees, and the paint dries faster than you can spray it on...and in the wind... trying to paint it before the parasitic louisiana showers. Weather hasnt been in my favor lately, every time i try to put another coat on, the wind picks up, or it starts to sprinkle or rain like all heall is breaking loose. Ill get a pic for ya tomorrow.
05-11-2006, 01:43 PM
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Well here's a pic of the progress ive made so far...
Yeah i smoked the sidemarkers.. they are teh sex.
Took a lot of work to get this panel to look this smooth.. lots of spot putty
So yeah, its comin along really well.... now just 2 panels, the bumpers and headlight covers and im done.
Yeah i smoked the sidemarkers.. they are teh sex.
Took a lot of work to get this panel to look this smooth.. lots of spot putty
So yeah, its comin along really well.... now just 2 panels, the bumpers and headlight covers and im done.
