well first of this is what it looked like two nights ago





And here is what it looks like today,,,i just got done taking off the paper.













Hopefully within a few days i will have her all back together and go get it inspected and licenced.

 

Did you plan on paining the exhaust tips ? Sorry i had to point it out, itll burn off no biggie.

 

Nice job, will look even better when you get pics of it outside.

 

Good Job man, looks awesome!

 

Is it base clear? If so how many coats of clear? Looks like your first pictures were the base coat followed by pics with the clear.

How much paint did it take?

Tell me the details...

 

Ah man you painted it right in the garage.

Did you get one of the paint systems that won't kill you if you inhale?

I'm assuming now that the base cote is on you'll be wet sanding any imperfections off and then applying the final clearcoat?

That's great you didn't have to take it to maaco or an expensive paint shop. I'd love to do this but I don't have all the "be safe" stuff like enclosed paintshop, fresh air mask & air supply, etc..

Would love to know what type of paint you used, your pre work (rust, sanding, body filler, etc).

Now what about the engine bay, did you paint that as well?

 

And if it's Mazda Blaze Red, you have 1 more to do here in Illinois!

 

ok thanks for all the compliments.

to answer some of you questions,

it is Blaze red,,and it is base clear i use PPG's Omni line. oh and the car used to be a really ugly tan-goldish,,well what ever the correct color name for it,,it sucked

i do wear a paint mask, and i have a big fan exhausting fumes to the outside and i have all entrances from the garage to the house sealed up(doors, vents, attic entrance.)

oh and i have already done all the door jams and such weeks ago and did the engine bay a couple months ago when i had the engine out,,,this car has been a real project and taken lots of my time,,it better be worth it.

as far as the paint procedure,,i primered it then sanded the primer to remove scratched left over from bondo work or the idiots who ruined the car before i got there.
then i put the base coat on this morning 4-5 coats=about 1 gallon of paint. gave it about 2hrs dry time and then put on the clear 3coats. then i will give it about 2 days to cure and then i will sand out imperfections and then buff to an awsome shine.

i think that answers most everything unless i forgot one.

thanks for the comments

 

That's a really good job....I don't usually like red cars, but that still looks good.

 

jeez. If i got caught painting an entire car in my garage they'd lock me up and throw away the key! You guys are lucky.

 

Very Nice

 

That car is cleaning up real nice man! Keep us posted on it

 

Nice job!

 

wow...lets all make a toast to that beautiful TURBO II .

 

I have mine in primer now ready to paint. Hope it turns out as well as yours. Did you paint the side mouldings as well or are they still covered with masking tape? I am still trying to decide what to do with mine. What do you guys think leave them black or paint em red ??

 

the same color as the car... mono-chromatic is the way to go, makes the cars look alot more modern, and gets as far away from the 80's styling as possible...

 

Great job!! Mad props.

 

yup painted moldings

 

Awwww man, it looks VERY NICE!

My baby needs some paint too

 

wat did u paint it with that looks soo sweet!!!
Next weekend as soon as i get my new mask im starting 2 sand my car down and prime it any tips???
i hope i can even do half as good as u!!

 

good job! looks tight! put some pics up once you get her all together again

 

yeah get a good spray gun,,i have a $300 SATA,,and get a buffer. cause no paint job done that is not done in a paintbooth will have dirt or other things in it,,bugs(i have a couple of those.

so i am going to sand the dirt, bugs or whatever and make her shine.

 

How much is a good spray gun???
is there any kind of special paint you need???

 

well the one i have is one of the higher grade guns,,the best guns are SATA, and Accuspray i payed $300 for mine but some of the more high priced ones can run up to $500.

i wouldn't spend any less than $125 and even those guns kinda suck,,,but skill is another big thing,,i could lay down some nice **** with even some of my crappier guns in the past.

as far as paint you need to go to a automotive paint supplier. I use PPG's Omni line(the cheapest PPG makes.

1.25 gallons of Blaze Red(code SQ) ran me right at a little over $100. then the clear coat cost $50 per gallon and it cost $60 for the clearcoat activator. i would say misc. supplies ,sand paper, scotch brites, primer, laquer thinner, ect. right at $250 maybe more.

so it ain't cheap but that is pretty budgeted from what some charge.

macco may be able to do it cheaper but they don't use PPG paint, and they buy everything in the most massive quantities possible.

 

ok thnx
u talked me into it im paintin my own car!
gawd i no im gonna like **** up first time i pull the trigger and like have the gun backwards or somtin and get it in my eye.....................