Painting my car

[ShaneSauce 2]

Well I figured might as well make the car look decent while I'm driving it.

'97 toyota tercel 1.3L

Its currently a dark green and the clear coat is coming off horribly and it just looks really bad..

Me and a friend are gonna start sanding it down tomorrow if its not raining and then hopefully spraying by monday if its not raining.

I went and bought the paint today along with hardener and thinner.

Its a metallic midnight blue with a lot of pearl in it, it looks really nice.

I will have pics up tonight when I get in from work.

[UpGradde 7]

Well I figured might as well make the car look decent while I'm driving it.

'97 toyota tercel 1.3L

Its currently a dark green and the clear coat is coming off horribly and it just looks really bad..

Me and a friend are gonna start sanding it down tomorrow if its not raining and then hopefully spraying by monday if its not raining.

I went and bought the paint today along with hardener and thinner.

Its a metallic midnight blue with a lot of pearl in it, it looks really nice.

I will have pics up tonight when I get in from work.

Nice! Lets see those pics

[ShaneSauce 2]

Well plans got kinda messed up today.

Got the emblems and old dry rotted graphics off the side of the car.

Started wet sanding the back of the car.

All of the pics are before pics I won't have progress pics up until tomorrow I had to go to work at 8 and I didn't have time to take them.

But it does look tons better without the yellow "pinstripe" down the side and the stupid graphics

[Adrian_D 520]

Pinstripes add hp, why did you remove them ?

[Bigbangtheory 0]

More pics of the silver truck, which looks to be Toyota and the Chevy Bellair!

[ShaneSauce 2]

The truck is my friends 2000 nissan frontier on airbags and 20's with shaved suicide doors, its very sick.

And the '55 chevy is my other friends they have had it in the family forever.

I will have pics up soon.

[ShaneSauce 2]

Progress pictures, haven't gotten any sanding done due to the rain here..

Waiting for a sunny day to sand and hopefully paint.

I'm underway!

Check out the kenwood deck with the usb hookup its the best deck I have ever owned.

Edited August 3, 2009 by ShaneSauce

[jcarter1885 995]

Progress pictures, haven't gotten any sanding done due to the rain here..

Waiting for a sunny day to sand and hopefully paint.

I'm underway!

Check out the kenwood deck with the usb hookup its the best deck I have ever owned.

x2, I can agree with you when it comes to deck choices. I have the same one as you and want to upgrade to the new JVC with the blank screen when off and touch screen when on but I just dont want to get rid of this deck.

[topgun 262]

Good luck on the body work, personally I'm not a big fan of it but hopefully it turns out well for you.

[ShaneSauce 2]

Your not a big fan of bodywork?

I don't think anybody is

Update

Friend with the DA sander is in orlando until friday so I will do a little sanding by hand until he gets back.

I need a adhesive agent to mix with the paint for plastic seeing as im painting my bumpers. (gonna run and get that today)

Getting my windows tinted this week as a late birthday present (20% on all rears and 35% on fronts)

Buying some 17" motegi's very very soon with some 215/45/17 tires

Will have post hand sanding pics up tonight

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Your not a big fan of bodywork?

I don't think anybody is

Update

Friend with the DA sander is in orlando until friday so I will do a little sanding by hand until he gets back.

I need a adhesive agent to mix with the paint for plastic seeing as im painting my bumpers. (gonna run and get that today)

Getting my windows tinted this week as a late birthday present (20% on all rears and 35% on fronts)

Buying some 17" motegi's very very soon with some 215/45/17 tires

Will have post hand sanding pics up tonight

Make sure you get a flex additive for the paint, then just spray an adhesion promoter before painting.

[ShaneSauce 2]

I picked up a adhesive promoter today that you just spray on before painting.

What about the flex additive?

That's so the paint doesn't crack on the plastic right?

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Yup.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Another tip, if you are removing any panels to paint off the car, make sure you paint them as they lie on the car. For instance, if you remove the hood, paint it in the flat position. If you remove the fenders, make something to hold them as they would sit on the car.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Tint with the new wheels and paint would finish it off nicely.

[ShaneSauce 2]

Tint with the new wheels and paint would finish it off nicely.

Ah the anticipation is killing me!

It should look clean though, that's what I'm aiming for.

IT RAINED ALL DAY YESTERDAY AND TODAY

WTF

[BoomBoxB 0]

still no paint?

[ShaneSauce 2]

FINALLY!

Sorry for not updating the thread guys, me and my friend have been a bit busy lately with school and work.

It has been sanded mostly, except for the right side.

I had to buy adhesion promoter and flex additive for the bumpers.

Sunday we got bondo over all the dents went over the old emblem indention with bondo to give the back a custom look with no emblems or anything.

The other side is getting sanded as I speak, I WILL have progress pics up tonight.

If everything goes as planned it will be ready to spray saturday.

[ShaneSauce 2]

Here we go.

And last but certainly not least, my baby

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Nice work so far.