make sure to spend the extra time to tape and paper everything that you don't want to get painted. Also use Evercoat Gold lot better then Bondo. If you have a Westco paints near you go there and just tell them that your in the AutoBody program at what ever Community College is near you. You get a very nice discount on everything.

 

Ahhh... I'll try that when it's time. Also, how did you paint your FC (material used?)?


The car doesn't look so good for someone that "knows" about painting.

 

if you saw it when I bought it, you would say that was great. I'm no where ready for paint. i still need S5 front bumper, jdm lip, t2 hood, molding, time, money, and a paint booth to work in. I'm not touching the stock paint till I'm ready to go full out and just work on it. like I said its better then it was when I bought the damn thing back in Nov. It had a fairly thick coat of primer dust on it and 20 years of oxidation. It sat in a paint shop for 2 years. Plus I'm not to worry about the paint yet. Moneys on it is going to better things first like exhaust, rims, and I'm still thinking about converting it to right hand drive. So I'm holding off on paint. I'm just satisfied that I'm not driving it looking like red primer. I don't have my shop that I had set up at my old house any more and I don't have anywhere to shoot my car or I would of painted it for temp. by the way any one need Black PPG Amuni paint i'm sitting on almost two gals. its a freebie before it goes bad.

 

Stock Saphire Blue repaint.
TII stickers/badges removed, sunroof removed, new exterior trim.

Sleeper

 

pretty motor

 

+1

maaco champagne/silver

 

I love this one. I want a black one.

 

Damn they all look good but the one above is by far my favorite.. Kev yoru car is deffiinatly a tie for 1st or strong 2nd the brown one is just BEAUTIFUL.. the black of course is sexy but I dont want a black car

 

wow that black one is really sexy.

 

im assuming thats an s5, but i wonder..
would it be hard to put that back "hanging" trunk lid thing into my s4?
i like that with them 2+2's...

 

Wow thanks, sometimes I cant believe I got it here.

 

Pearl White.

 

[QUOTE=BASTARD;7024351]I hate to say it but I actually like this paint, very similar to the paint color of the Speed 12.

Unique in it's own way, though I would change the rims to a deep bronze 6 spoke.

 

haha thanks man. the brown IS beautiful, but people either love it or hate it. mostly hate it hahahaha.

 

how much did you all spend on the new piant job?

 

What do you recommend for a primer? I do not plan on sanding it down to 100% bare metal. I know that most should match primers with the brand of paint but i dont know what paint im going to use.

 

Crystal White baby!

 

Where did you get your mirrors, those look like the JDM mirrors?- I see lots of replicas that are similiar but not quite the same?

 

I don't know the brand of the mirrors. I got them when I was in Japan back in 98 of a junk RX7 and there isn't any markings on them. Someone told me before they where old school RE Amemiya, but I don't know for sure.

 

Thats why I asked, they look like legitimet JDM OEM mirrors. Thanks though

 

There are 2 or 3 versions of those mirrors. I had a set and you can't see JACK **** out of them. Luckily it was in a convertible, thus I could simply turn my head and look behind.

I would not recommend them for a daily driver, though. There's not much that looks better than the stock s5 mirrors. They look better than the aftermarket mirrors made for most cars.

 

Heres my deal, finishing my T2 conversion around Nov.

 

Eriksseven....How did you take out the inserts in your tail lights to get that look? Car looks good

 

OK what body kit is that ... that is a SEXY car!!!

 

ZOMG.
tell me thats royal maroon metallic...
i love your car.
my car is an original royal maroon car, but after the arctic silver aluminum hood, sunrise driver's door and quarter panel, mismatched S5 bumpers, and body work covered with primer and such, there is very little original paint left... (the hood, bumpers and bottom half of the car is satin black, so the color looks more solid than it actually is..) ive only seen one clean royal maroon TII, but thats been so long ago, i only remember i liked it.