Looks good. I would definately paint the taillight surround and the liscense plate frame.

 

K, you're doing mine. Cant be any worse than a maaco job!

 

yea you can do mine to what would you charge if i bought all the paint and helped

 

Ah, I wish I could keep the booth together to do some more but I can't. am taking the booth down once this is done. After that, rebuild time and clean up the garage time to move out of this expensive house. Then it's college and frat time for me. I wish I could be the local painter of FC's.

 

looks AMAZING! excellent work.

personally, i would keep the black license plate frame / taillight housings..

BUT.. you've gone this far and it looks great.. ive seen another set of painted taillights like that (in yellow) and it matches up quite nicely

so, bottom line is - IMO paint the license plate frame/taillight housings..

 

After rolling out the main chassis and covering it up outside, I needed to clean the spray booth out to get it ready for doing the doors, hood, and bumper.



Here is a shot of the fan setup I finally settled on. It inflates the booth pretty well but leaves a lot to be desired for getting proper ventilation going. It is better than nothing so I kept using it. It has old tack rags taped to the back and an air conditioner filter taped to the front to keep big dust particles out.



Here is how I hung the parts from the center rafter with clothesline rope, using their stock mounting bolts crimped to the lines:





Here is how I have the bumper placed, with some space between it and the plastic:



And here is a shot of my mask job on the door insides:



I make myself do a little on the project every day. See, I am making some progress!

 

SWEET! I can't wait to see the whole car finished!

 

yeah me too this thread totally owns!

*cough* sticky this *cough*

 

I want to see the front bumper painted!

 

yes, then i will know for sure if it is actually attractive :P

 

Well don't ask me if I think it is attractive, this thing is my baby and I am infatuated with it. The yellow is so sweet to my eye. I shudder to think of the ricers who will start pacing me on the streets though. And the cops! Oregon has too many cops.

 

ive said this before, and ill say this again,

man, you ****** rock!!!

keep us posted,
Daniel

 

Where/how did you learn to do body work and painting? Looks good man.

 

Just a lot of experimentation. I did a fender on my first car years ago, painted it with matched spray can paint and did a few small things with spray cans. Lots of model airplane filling before covering, etc. Filling and painting are pretty universal to any kind of finish work and a lot of experience you may have in other areas or hobbies can sometimes help out when doing a car. But no, I was never trained or taught how to do all this. I just took the plunge, bought the supplies, and gave it a shot. Over the years I have always wanted to paint an entire car after fixing its dents and this was my one chance, since I have a garage for a short while.

 

Hat's off to you man. I am doing a custom front bumper myself. I can't wait to paint my car.

John

 

Well, I think the yellow looks great, too. Heh. It's just that that damn picture of the bumper in your sig is still like five colors and I can't get a good feel of what it looks like on an RX-7, heh.

 

Nice work!!!

Its always good to see another yellow FC. I would probably paint the black around the tailights and the mirrors too. Keep us updated.

 

Thanks again guys! So much praise for this project . . . you all need to try painting some time because it is really fun once you get the prep work out of the way. All anything takes is practice to get good at. Just dedicate yourself to doing something and you will get better at it.

Bdoty, will you paint your next FC yellow? I love yellow sports cars. But I HATE yellow trucks and SUV's!!! Ford Escapes and rangers come immediately to mind. So do forklifts.

 

Mine IS yellow. Just got the front-end repainted after my wreck. I agree I think that Yellow is the sportiest color you can paint a car. My yellow is actually off the new GMC trucks, and the blue is off the Dodge Dakotas.


Painting a car yourself is a great idea if you have the time. Its way cheaper and you know you did it right.

 

To those of you wondering what my bumper will look like painted, here you go:




That is the result of a very rough priming.

 

SEXY!!!

i like that bumper alot.

 

Damn nice job on the bumper. I like that a lot.

 

Thanks guys! Moldless composite work is time consuming but totally original if you see it through and complete the project.

Here is a shot of some spot putty action to hide the pinholes, glass weave, and sanding scratches that showed through the surfacer / sealer:

 

Did you make a separate thread for the bumper?

 

holy crap. . . I wish I had the tools, money and free time to do this.

* Awsome work *

- James