My FC all painted up... (56K flee for your lives... ;-)
08-08-03, 12:33 AM
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My FC all painted up... (56K flee for your lives... ;-)
Well, got my car back from the body shop today. They did a heck of a job for the price (though I did all the prep work myself 
) Sorry the pics are dim, crappy lighting at the apt... I'll get some daylight'rs tomorrow. :-)
First, for reference, night I bought it...
And Tonight....
New paint, lots of body work, new hatch, headlight covers, tail lights, exhaust, side molding, interior, door handles and sunroof... more to come... 
) Sorry the pics are dim, crappy lighting at the apt... I'll get some daylight'rs tomorrow. :-)First, for reference, night I bought it...
And Tonight....
New paint, lots of body work, new hatch, headlight covers, tail lights, exhaust, side molding, interior, door handles and sunroof...
more to come...
08-08-03, 12:43 AM
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It cost me 400 bucks, and they went through and touched up my work first. It's a maaco paintjob, so we'll see how it lasts, but they did you acrylic enamel, which is the good stuff, with hardner. It's a single stage w/ clear coat. There is one small run, in it, and some imperfections where my bodywork wasn't perfect, but mostly in the hood, which is getting replaced with a TII hood in the future anyway.
For me, I primed the whole car, filled all the imperfections I could find, and then removed EVERYTHING I could before they painted, so they didn't mask much. Helps prevent mask edges, and thus chipping paint! It really does look nice, and for the price, it's excellent. Once I color sand/polish it, it should look really really good.
For me, I primed the whole car, filled all the imperfections I could find, and then removed EVERYTHING I could before they painted, so they didn't mask much. Helps prevent mask edges, and thus chipping paint! It really does look nice, and for the price, it's excellent. Once I color sand/polish it, it should look really really good.
08-08-03, 12:51 AM
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Nice job!
The night pix reveal the thing I keep telling myself I am going to do something about: respray undercoat inside the wheel wells so they black out . They look so cheesy all gray and dirty like that.
If you spray those wells with glossy black undercoat, lower it 1 inch all around, and add some 17x8s with some low pro rubber, that will be a very clean set up!
Keep up the good work!
Nat
If you spray those wells with glossy black undercoat, lower it 1 inch all around, and add some 17x8s with some low pro rubber, that will be a very clean set up!
Keep up the good work!
Nat
08-08-03, 07:44 AM
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Re: Nice job!
Originally posted by fcfdfan
The night pix reveal the thing I keep telling myself I am going to do something about: respray undercoat inside the wheel wells so they black out . They look so cheesy all gray and dirty like that.
The night pix reveal the thing I keep telling myself I am going to do something about: respray undercoat inside the wheel wells so they black out . They look so cheesy all gray and dirty like that.
08-08-03, 07:52 AM
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Re: Re: Nice job!
Originally posted by White_Seven
I agree with spraying the wheel wells!
I agree with spraying the wheel wells!
