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ok, so im awake... and hurting. lol im sore from working on the car. haha i scrubed the door jams, trunk, and the gas filler neck with a scruff pad. (the red lil pad) and all i have left is the to sand the edge of the passenger side door and were ready for primer!!!
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49867867@N03/5564713861/" title="DSC_0561 by crazychrisbiker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5564713861_e575b1a97a.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_0561" /></a>
the pass door had hella small dents. so we needed more bondo in this area
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thanks to my cousin javier who helped a lot
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had to sand all the edges
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apply the paper!!
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all done
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the pass door had hella small dents. so we needed more bondo in this area
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thanks to my cousin javier who helped a lot
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had to sand all the edges
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apply the paper!!
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all done
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first shot of primer!!
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applying extra coats on the areas needed
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the bumper was bad.. had nicks all over! 3 coats of primer here
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primer almost done!
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applying extra coats on the areas needed
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the bumper was bad.. had nicks all over! 3 coats of primer here
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primer almost done!
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all done!.. with primer at least
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smoooooothhhh
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smoooooothhhh
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okk... the 3 day paint job is no bueno. meaning not happening in 3 days. the cold weather is not lettin this primer dry fast enough and its only getting colder. so no more till tomorrow but i will start wet sanding first thing in the morning.
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ITS BLUE!!! haha
ok, so we sprayed 3 coats of base, but the paint is really like,, transparent.. so we need at least 2 more coats
![scratch](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/scratchhead.gif)
heres a couple pics.. you can see in the last one how the paint is really transparent
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this is 3 coats...
![scratch](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/scratchhead.gif)
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You said it was too cold the primer wasn't drying? Well you definitely should have waited to get throw the base coat on. That's what happens when you paint on cold metal / cold temperatures. You need to re-do it, wet sand it back down, and get a blow heater or something to warm the metal up. The metal needs to be warm before applying primer / paint. Its not going to be able to bond.
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You said it was too cold the primer wasn't drying? Well you definitely should have waited to get throw the base coat on. That's what happens when you paint on cold metal / cold temperatures. You need to re-do it, wet sand it back down, and get a blow heater or something to warm the metal up. The metal needs to be warm before applying primer / paint. Its not going to be able to bond.
paint is on the first page... we bought it from finish master out in Oakland. It was about 80 for a half gallon..
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clear coat is on and the painting job is done! took some pics with the phone for now... tell me what you think!!!
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Ok, so my antenna came out the tracks..... anyone know how to fix this? I tried feeding it an turning off the radio, but it doesn't seem to grab. Any help appreciated..
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heres some more pics
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****** camera man...
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we painted the carpet... looks brand new
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clean door panels
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the buffin shall be finished today!! everything but the top will be done!
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****** camera man...
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we painted the carpet... looks brand new
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clean door panels
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the buffin shall be finished today!! everything but the top will be done!
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