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Alex Rodriguez 10-14-08 07:10 PM

My battery died on my camera ...OHHH AND ITS MORE RED THAN THAT! THINK FD3S .....so i couldnt snap the clear coats, In the end i laid down (5 COATS OF PAINT...LOL) and (4 COATS OF CLEAR)

what i like about the WANDA brand of paints was the price and color match , it was flawless.

what i disliked about it was it very light, unlike ppg or HOK their paints are nice and thick all you do is lay down 2-3 coats and your set, i had to lay down 5 coats to cover all the primer and body work areas.

Oh i did 5 coats because i didnt paint my carbon hood , trust me hood saves you a lot of paint


Tomorrow i will be unmasking it and letting it sit in the sun all day, i will be wet sanding and polishing my lights and signals. I will wet sand the car probabaly saturday or sunday depending how much sun and heat the paint/clear takes to cure.

Do i recommend this Wand base coats /clear coats to some one who tracks their car or daily drives their car alot...YES!

Now if you want a show winning paint and trailer queen i suggest you stay above the $200 plus price range...ie PPG,HOK, SHERWIN,...ETC

I paid $139 for my gallon of base, you cant beat that for a red .

87 t-66 10-14-08 07:10 PM

lookin good, wanna come paint mine?

Alex Rodriguez 10-14-08 07:20 PM

LOL thanks bro but i am done painting for a while i HATE body work , hell you give me your car all body work done and preped i will paint that bischhhhhh in a heart beat.

This december i am paint Fris's from LUCKY7 RACING rx7, and hes gonna be doing most of the bodywork ...lol sorry Fris

Starting with the base i gave it 15mins between coats , oh i also like the paint because it dries quick, for the clear i did 20 minutes in between coats

Alex Rodriguez 10-14-08 07:57 PM

oh crap the clear i got is Zolatone got that cheap also, that was thrown in in the total of $210 ...beat that MAACO

Viking War Hammer 10-14-08 08:01 PM

you didn't even wet the floor and walls?

Alex Rodriguez 10-14-08 08:20 PM

yeah i did several times ...lol and when i shot the clear i put the hose under the car and let it run

Alex Rodriguez 10-14-08 08:22 PM

look at the last picture you will see the hose under the car, if theres no water on the pics its because i was on flash time oh and between coats i used tack cloths to clean up any debris or overspray

cpubugs 10-14-08 08:25 PM

looks good man!!!

classicauto 10-14-08 08:46 PM

Bitchin, can't wait to see it in the sun :)

Gotta love red fc's

MidnightOwl 10-14-08 11:14 PM

Lookin' sweet! This thread is pretty dope.

-=Lil Red=- 10-15-08 01:34 AM


Originally Posted by El Nene 7 (Post 8637962)
This december i am paint Fris's from LUCKY7 RACING rx7, and hes gonna be doing most of the bodywork ...lol sorry Fris

looking nice! can't wait till mine is done :)

and about me doing the body work :nono:

get to work alex! :whip:

Alex Rodriguez 10-15-08 08:07 AM

Thanks guys ...lol Fris i will lay the bondo and you sand it ..FAIR!

i also redid the mount for the FMIC so it can sit flush with the s5 bumper the FMIC is at a angle now, also the piping and the front notches of the frame were moded up a bit because i wanted the FMIC to raise another 2 inches

I am going to wait and see if i will paint the engine bay because its two diffrent colors now, the red i had before had more orange in it so you can tell the diffrence...If anything i will lay it down with a one stage enamel on the engine bay so it can match....SAND,CLEAN,PRIME,PAINT-DONE no clear coats or wetsanding

fc3sfreek 10-16-08 07:59 PM

u suck and so does ur car

Alex Rodriguez 10-16-08 08:09 PM

why are you hating because yours isnt painted yet or because i fnished it first than you when you ha a few weeks headstart


I keep telling you young grasshoppr "stop moving furniture all day long" thats bad for you too much boom boom gets you lazy

Hypertek 10-16-08 08:11 PM

cant wait to see it finished.. big props to anyone whos into DIY!!

Alex Rodriguez 10-16-08 08:18 PM

oh i will post up pics of it when i get done cleaning it , i already found the perfect backgrounds for the new photoshoot

i cleaned the engine bay by hand with purple power, alcohol, and water

i cleaned the interior panels and dash and tomorro i will armorall the interior along with vacuuming - it was hella dirty and dusty


installed a few trims and lights, and cleaned up my equips tomorrow i will polish the lips


STAY TUNED FOR PICS !!!!!!!

Alex Rodriguez 10-19-08 08:02 AM

all pics are on this thread

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-non-technical-pictures-198/new-look-paint-plans-el-nene-7-pics-inside-794674/

MaczPayne 10-19-08 02:06 PM

Looks great Alex. I can't wait to see it when you're back in CA! Let's go out to eat like last time!


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