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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:46 AM
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TurboII Color Change

well decided to body work and paint my car over the past couple days. Going from white to black.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:51 AM
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not panda or oreo?
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:53 AM
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same day right after wet sanding surface primer and spraying on sealer.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:59 AM
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ive decided to spray the engine bay and do a wire tuck. just took apart this today after work.
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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holy hell... painting in the dirt??? brave soul!!! but came out great! love love the blue flake
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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You did good man, like to see it when back together.
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 01:28 AM
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holy hell... painting in the dirt??? brave soul!!! but came out great! love love the blue flake
That is just what I was thinking! They do things just a little different in Hawaii I guess.
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 04:41 PM
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I HIGHLY admire a guy that does work this extensive in a **** garage like this with a dirt floor.

I have a pretty damn nice dealership in my town and my cry baby mechanics and body men cry over EVERYTHING; stupid things like a blown light bulb in 1 of the 90 ceiling lights, or someone not sweeping up at the end of the night.

Much respect and appreciation to you.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 12:36 AM
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what kind of paint are you using?

looks nice (ppg? dupont?)
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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Hey what island are you in? if you are in oahu come join the HI-RPM club, theres only 2 FC's in it. pm me for more info.
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 01:30 AM
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thanks for the great comments. this is my first time painting. i had to sand the clear down and lay more down another coat of black. there were alot of light spots.

yeah it is a dupont product, (Nason) i believe. Its a Honda color.

When i respray again im going to go with a couple more coats of clear so i can color sand and buff.. maybe.
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 01:31 AM
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Im on Big Island.
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