finally i have finished the paint job.. here are some pics of my fc getting a make-over.. paint used is du pont supersonic blue met. pearl. and added a front splitter.. go check it out. responses are well welcome.. please tell me what you guys think.. since this is my first time doing such a big project.. enjoy...


before pic....

after...

 

 

Looking good When will the car be put together and back on the road? Make sure to post some pics of it after its out of the body shop

 

 

aww man. **** the rest of my pics sizes are too big.. so hol up yo, i will have to photo chop it up to lessen the size, but i can tell you this though .. it looks sweet.. i will post more pics in like an hour from now.. brb..

 

heheh.. thats me on the top right of the pic..

 

Is that grass underneath?? Im surprised the Cali. environmentalists havent stoned you to death. Is that your house?

 

 

haha sorry dude./. i bought the car in cali. but im actually in alaska the first pic was when i first had it..hehe..here another pic of what it looks now

 

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u wetsanding between coats etc? details! details!!!

 

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yeah.. i pretty much did.. well after 2 coats of clear i wet sanded it some more, and then added another two more coats . for that showroom. wet look..

 

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this is me after the paint job..lol. jp..

 

so when are u gunna be painting mine?

 

dang its too bad i live in anchorage alaska..i wouldnt mind helping rx7 owners beutify they're fc('s)...

can i see some of peeps rides.. i would like to see other custom paint jobs.. but i would also love to see stock paint on some of the cleanest fc in this forum...

 

how much for a non DIY paint job that does not look like ****?

 

yo ryan dogg its too bad you live in alaska and own such a sweet car that you cant drive very much. That is 75% of the reason im moving out of fairbanks. I only get about 5 months to drive my vert, it sucks.

 

i asked around before how much it was gonna cost me if i had a real shop do what i did.. and from what they told me it would cost about 1100 bux. so i said hell no.. and did it on my own..

my piantjob only cost me 400 sumthing.. well i already had the tools..

for all of you peeps whos planning on doin the same.. i hope you guys have lots of patience and time.. 95% of the work is prepping and getting the car ready.. ryan

 

wow, fairbanks.. dang way out there.. but where r u planning to move @. hopefully anchorage.. so you can check out the few fc's here blossoming. like mine. and some n/a's.. god luck. ryan

...give me a holla when you get to anchorage

 

hey nice work. i too will soon be repainting my FC...an 88 AE and white of course. i am thinking of adding a VERY slight coat of trasparent blue. the car will still be white but if you look at it at the right angle with enough light the finish will give off a VERY slight hint of sky blue.
ryan is right. 95% of the job is sanding, blocking, wet sanding, buffing...repeat about 1000 more times. patience and the willingness to do it RIGHT is key. DONT take any shortcuts.
hey ryan, dont tell me all you wore was that little mask when you shot the car?!?!! when i deal with that toxic paint i put on my "space suit" which has a full head mask with it's own line feed to a separate air compressor source. kinda expensive but much more safe and worth it!!!!
also did you find using a pearl coat hard to work with?