painted my car - 56k no way
03-15-11, 01:45 PM
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painted my car - 56k no way
a good friend of mine has a barn with a makeshift paint booth in it. i decided it was time to get my car to look presentable.
this is what i started out with. she sat here under this tree for 4 years.
the trailer pics give a better idea of the paint on the car. almost faded to green. She was brilliant black in 1981
also notice the cracked and misaligned bumper.
and one more for good measure
my original plan was to put off body work for last, but after i tore some paint off the hood dressing her up for halloween, i decided to move forward early
sanding begun:
this is what i started out with. she sat here under this tree for 4 years.
the trailer pics give a better idea of the paint on the car. almost faded to green. She was brilliant black in 1981
also notice the cracked and misaligned bumper.
and one more for good measure
my original plan was to put off body work for last, but after i tore some paint off the hood dressing her up for halloween, i decided to move forward early
sanding begun:
03-15-11, 01:46 PM
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discovered a massive amount of bondo on the hood and front cowl piece. Too much to attempt to fix. so i decided to get new ones. the hood bondo was also cracking badly
found a generous donor car at a local junk yard, and also took the time to realign the bumper, which is in another thread here somewhere.
results -
finished sanding. the car is cleaned and ready for primer
found a generous donor car at a local junk yard, and also took the time to realign the bumper, which is in another thread here somewhere.
results -
finished sanding. the car is cleaned and ready for primer
03-15-11, 01:47 PM
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dust from the wet sanding
this washed off easily with water and a wet rag. the car was then cleaned with a tack cloth to remove anything else right before the base coat was applied.
ready for base coat
base coat -
this is after the first coat of black. 2 total were applied
then after 3 or 4 coats of clear. the clear went on extremely rough. i sprayed the hood first, and almost finished before i decided it was the clear going on rough, as opposed to glare coming through from the base coat, thinned the clear coat, then all was fine, but i have a lot of buffing to do on the hood to clean it up.
the rest of these are the finished product as of last night. she's gonna sit today, then tomorrow ill head out and start buffing the clear coat and see for sure how it turned out
this washed off easily with water and a wet rag. the car was then cleaned with a tack cloth to remove anything else right before the base coat was applied.
ready for base coat
base coat -
this is after the first coat of black. 2 total were applied
then after 3 or 4 coats of clear. the clear went on extremely rough. i sprayed the hood first, and almost finished before i decided it was the clear going on rough, as opposed to glare coming through from the base coat, thinned the clear coat, then all was fine, but i have a lot of buffing to do on the hood to clean it up.
the rest of these are the finished product as of last night. she's gonna sit today, then tomorrow ill head out and start buffing the clear coat and see for sure how it turned out
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03-15-11, 01:51 PM
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car was resprayed the factory brilliant black.
all things considered, regardless of how it turns out, im gonna be pretty happy with it. this is my first time painting a car, and my friend whose barn i was borrowing, has some experience, but all amateurish, no professional experience. This was an incredibly valuable learning experience. and im mostly proud of the fact that while ive owned this car, still to this day, the only shop she's seen was when i took her in for the safety inspection.
this is by no means meant to be a permanent paint job. this was mostly to get the car presentable, so im no longer the only guy at the local 7 meet whose car looks like **** lol. in several years, when i can afford to have the professionally done, i will.
anyway, questions, comments, criticisms wecome. i know i have a lot to learn.
-Nick
all things considered, regardless of how it turns out, im gonna be pretty happy with it. this is my first time painting a car, and my friend whose barn i was borrowing, has some experience, but all amateurish, no professional experience. This was an incredibly valuable learning experience. and im mostly proud of the fact that while ive owned this car, still to this day, the only shop she's seen was when i took her in for the safety inspection.
this is by no means meant to be a permanent paint job. this was mostly to get the car presentable, so im no longer the only guy at the local 7 meet whose car looks like **** lol. in several years, when i can afford to have the professionally done, i will.
anyway, questions, comments, criticisms wecome. i know i have a lot to learn.
-Nick
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03-15-11, 06:34 PM
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i put the headlights up to cover them. then diconnected the battery because the hatch latch was off. they just stayed up. wasnt really planned out. never gave it a second thought. although, the primer on the trim was not sanded at all. so it should look a little more coarse.
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03-16-11, 07:41 AM
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Came out good for a first attempt! Clearcoat can be a real bear, it either goes on rough with tons of orange peel (looks like this is what you got) or you put it on too thick to get rid of the orange peel and you end up with a bunch of runs in the paint (usually what I get lol)
Assuming you put the clear on thick enough you will be able to wet sand all that orange peel off and buff it up.
One piece of advice - the clear will continue to harden and shrink up over the next few weeks and some of the orange peel might actually start to fade away. Resist the urge to start wet sanding/buffing too soon, if you sand too early as the clear shrinks and hardnes the sanding scratches open up and you will see the lines/swirl marks.
Personally I complete disasemble my cars when painting them, but to each their own
Assuming you put the clear on thick enough you will be able to wet sand all that orange peel off and buff it up.
One piece of advice - the clear will continue to harden and shrink up over the next few weeks and some of the orange peel might actually start to fade away. Resist the urge to start wet sanding/buffing too soon, if you sand too early as the clear shrinks and hardnes the sanding scratches open up and you will see the lines/swirl marks.
Personally I complete disasemble my cars when painting them, but to each their own
03-16-11, 09:24 AM
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Came out good for a first attempt! Clearcoat can be a real bear, it either goes on rough with tons of orange peel (looks like this is what you got) or you put it on too thick to get rid of the orange peel and you end up with a bunch of runs in the paint (usually what I get lol)
Assuming you put the clear on thick enough you will be able to wet sand all that orange peel off and buff it up.
One piece of advice - the clear will continue to harden and shrink up over the next few weeks and some of the orange peel might actually start to fade away. Resist the urge to start wet sanding/buffing too soon, if you sand too early as the clear shrinks and hardnes the sanding scratches open up and you will see the lines/swirl marks.
Personally I complete disasemble my cars when painting them, but to each their own
Assuming you put the clear on thick enough you will be able to wet sand all that orange peel off and buff it up.
One piece of advice - the clear will continue to harden and shrink up over the next few weeks and some of the orange peel might actually start to fade away. Resist the urge to start wet sanding/buffing too soon, if you sand too early as the clear shrinks and hardnes the sanding scratches open up and you will see the lines/swirl marks.
Personally I complete disasemble my cars when painting them, but to each their own
and i would loved to have disassembled the car, but that wouldve been wayyy to much work for a first painting attempt, and probably the same results.
03-17-11, 01:24 AM
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got her all buffed today. did it lightly, like most suggested keeping in mind that the clear coat needs time to cure.
moved the car out to get the paint in some light and heat.
also took the time today to remove the hideous faded purple window tint on the hatch
the rest are at the end of the day after buffing. on a 10" orbital microfiber pad, started with meguiars rubbing compound, then moved to a polishing compound. did the whole car that way. it was dark out so pics arent the greatest. ill get more tomorrow after i get her put all back in one piece.
she also got vacuumed for the first time in who knows how long.
its been a lot of work, and yeah there are a few flaws in the paint, but i finally have a decent looking, presentable car. and im damn proud of it.
moved the car out to get the paint in some light and heat.
also took the time today to remove the hideous faded purple window tint on the hatch
the rest are at the end of the day after buffing. on a 10" orbital microfiber pad, started with meguiars rubbing compound, then moved to a polishing compound. did the whole car that way. it was dark out so pics arent the greatest. ill get more tomorrow after i get her put all back in one piece.
she also got vacuumed for the first time in who knows how long.
its been a lot of work, and yeah there are a few flaws in the paint, but i finally have a decent looking, presentable car. and im damn proud of it.
03-18-11, 12:38 PM
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finally got the car back together. everything but the side window glass and door panels is back on.
came out decently enough. a lot of the flaws come through in direct sunlight tho. especially on the drivers side door. i didnt get enough clear on the lower parts of the door and the strokes used can be clearly seen. also not enough black. some of the blue/green tint used to make the black comes though quite a lot. the lack of skill is quite evident. still, the car looks a million times better than it did before. and im quite pleased with it considering this was my first time ever taking on anything like this.
came out decently enough. a lot of the flaws come through in direct sunlight tho. especially on the drivers side door. i didnt get enough clear on the lower parts of the door and the strokes used can be clearly seen. also not enough black. some of the blue/green tint used to make the black comes though quite a lot. the lack of skill is quite evident. still, the car looks a million times better than it did before. and im quite pleased with it considering this was my first time ever taking on anything like this.
03-18-11, 09:09 PM
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It looks like the clear needs to be sanded like the way you initally sanded the body to prep for primer but with a WAAAAY lighter grit sand paper. Then buff again. Good job for a first time... everyone has to start somewhere.
Cfamily fix... that car looks like it needs waaaaay to much work. You should give it to me
Cfamily fix... that car looks like it needs waaaaay to much work. You should give it to me
03-18-11, 10:28 PM
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It looks like the clear needs to be sanded like the way you initally sanded the body to prep for primer but with a WAAAAY lighter grit sand paper. Then buff again. Good job for a first time... everyone has to start somewhere.
Cfamily fix... that car looks like it needs waaaaay to much work. You should give it to me
Cfamily fix... that car looks like it needs waaaaay to much work. You should give it to me
03-19-11, 12:35 AM
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i will most likely attempt to paint a car again. just not this one. i learned a ton with all this, and i know if i had it to do over i could a ten times better job. still no where near professional, but not this bad.
like i said before tho, regardless, im pleased with it. because i did it. and still the only shop she's seen was on inspection day.