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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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pics of the $28 paint job done -spoiler

so here are some updated pics from this morning
still havent goten around to reinstalling the spoiler















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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 10:32 PM
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**** you can paint my car if you did that. i'll even triple the price. looks great man.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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you should change your moldings. having s5 bumpers with s4 molding looks kinda tacky to me. but otherwise, great job man. btw, what did you use for $28?
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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wow that pretty good!
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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you should change your moldings. having s5 bumpers with s4 molding looks kinda tacky to me. but otherwise, great job man. btw, what did you use for $28?
all in due time.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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The real question is how does it look in person?
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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I kinda miss the flat black 10AE. Just kidding, looks great for $28!
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:00 PM
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The real question is how does it look in person?
just about as good, their are a few tiny spots that need a bit more work.
but everyone who has seen it in person has been impressed by the way it turned out.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:00 PM
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Your $28 paint job looks better than my $600+ paint job. What did you use?
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:04 PM
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Your $28 paint job looks better than my $600+ paint job. What did you use?
rustoleum oil enamel mixed with mineral spirits. foam rollers and brushes, lots of sandpaper and copious amounts of time.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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Hmm...
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:07 PM
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Haha... you rolled that on??? Wow. I'm surprised you were able to get that kinda gloss out of it. Did you cut and polish the whole thing?
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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Haha... you rolled that on??? Wow. I'm surprised you were able to get that kinda gloss out of it. Did you cut and polish the whole thing?
yup, the final coat got sanded with 1000 then 1500 then buffed out and polished.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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yup, the final coat got sanded with 1000 then 1500 then buffed out and polished.
That'll do it. I still haven't finished sanding and buffing mine so I'm hoping it looks better when it's done. Good job with it, I hope it stays nice. If not, you can always blow another 28 bucks and paint it again.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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hmm nice. wanna paint my car?
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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That'll do it. I still haven't finished sanding and buffing mine so I'm hoping it looks better when it's done. Good job with it, I hope it stays nice. If not, you can always blow another 28 bucks and paint it again.
i still have enough stuff left over to do another car in white for about $7 (just need another quart)
on that note im watching all the local forums for a bad body honda for a dd/beater.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:48 PM
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best looking white FC ever
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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hmm. How do you guys think this would look if you were to just do a touchup job. IE rust spots in the trunk drain area/door dings. Would it be possible? I'm abso-*******-lutely retarded when it comes to paint.
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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the stock paint is going to be too yellow or faded from whatever color it used to be by now for this to a viable touch up solution in 99% of cars.
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 12:17 AM
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Well, I got a crappy maaco paint job about a year ago. It's friggin clean except for a few spots here and there, honestly. Nothing big.
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 01:04 AM
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They all look good freshy done heheh .. just kidding nice work. Cheaper than Krylon cans.
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 05:25 AM
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WOW, that looks great! You should def. do a write up on how you did this.

that seriously looks freakishly good for a "roll on" job.
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 05:53 AM
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did you use the same paint on the bumpers or did you use something else?
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 06:10 AM
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Rollers?

Looks great? What brand and type of roller(s) did you use? Where did you get them?

TIA,
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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WOW, that looks great! You should def. do a write up on how you did this.

that seriously looks freakishly good for a "roll on" job.

Do a write-up?

Wow, Snowball. You should have done a step by step write-up along the way with pictures. Then we could have all chimed in, some of us with encouragement and some of us could have made fun of you. Then slowly and surely we would all become fans of your hard work and tenacity. We could have also admired your results in real time, offering suggestions to help you get better results.

I bet that sucker would have turned into, say 27 pages or so of pure entertainment and inspiration. Oh, wait, you already did that!!!

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/paintjob-budget-545991/

Enjoy the thread guys. Snowball took the idea and ran with it.

Great Job Snowball!
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