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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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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 .
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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lookin good, wanna come paint mine?
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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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
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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oh crap the clear i got is Zolatone got that cheap also, that was thrown in in the total of $210 ...beat that MAACO
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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you didn't even wet the floor and walls?
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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yeah i did several times ...lol and when i shot the clear i put the hose under the car and let it run
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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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

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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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looks good man!!!
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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Bitchin, can't wait to see it in the sun

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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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Lookin' sweet! This thread is pretty dope.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by El Nene 7
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

get to work alex!
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 08:07 AM
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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
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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u suck and so does ur car
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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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
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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cant wait to see it finished.. big props to anyone whos into DIY!!
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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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 !!!!!!!
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 08:02 AM
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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/
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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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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