Painted my 94 this weekend :D

[sixt9coug]

I like having access to a booth

before

During

After! back together

It still runs like poo, but at least its shiny. I still have to colorsand and buff it. Got some dirts and some texture that will come out with a little sanding. It is a Honda color. NH700M Alabaster Silver. Much nicer looking than "dated 90s reject" WJ . So sue me, I hated the milky blue look the stocker silver had.

/whoring

 

[Adam95GT]

nice work

 

[02 281 GT]

That's really nice! I like the black wing. It flows well with the black lower valance.

 

[COBRA90GT]

That Alabaster Silver paint is a really good looking silver.

 

[BlackVert]

That's really nice! I like the black wing. It flows well with the black lower valance.

+1

 

[alleymad95GT]

That Alabaster Silver paint is a really good looking silver.

I agree - I love silver cars, and I especially like that silver.

 

[Venom351R]

very nice, how hard is it to do the sanding of the car and prep work before paint yourself? I cant paint it myself but in the next few years Id like to get mine re painted.

 

[knightmare90]

Where did you get your tail lights? I have the horizontal tail lights and I haven't been able to find the vertical ones for a 94.

 

[cantbuytime]

freakin nice man.. Great work..

 

[sixt9coug]

very nice, how hard is it to do the sanding of the car and prep work before paint yourself? I cant paint it myself but in the next few years Id like to get mine re painted.

It requires practice but it's really more tedious than difficult. Mine isn't perfect either, i noticed i missed some scratches today while I had it in the sun. DOH! The sanding is easy enough but you should learn the proper way to do it and the other steps that are involved. Hey, take a class at the local community college and learn the basics if you want to give it a shot. Thats how I started in this industry 10 years ago.

I've done this before, and I had all the equipment at work to do it properly and I still have just over 30 hours invested into this job. Thats of actual work too from starting to take it apart to finishing the reassembly. I still have to color sand and buff the car too, so that will be another 2 hours or so.

Where did you get your tail lights? I have the horizontal tail lights and I haven't been able to find the vertical ones for a 94.

The junkyard . they are off of a 96. Take the whole assembly and the short harness on the back that has the bulb sockets. It has a disconnect on the rear body panel that is around a foot long. Other than that, throw them on! The plastic body color bezel comes off as well for easy repainting. Not like the 94/95 ones that is one piece with the lens.

 

[Venom351R]

It requires practice but it's really more tedious than difficult. Mine isn't perfect either, i noticed i missed some scratches today while I had it in the sun. DOH! The sanding is easy enough but you should learn the proper way to do it and the other steps that are involved. Hey, take a class at the local community college and learn the basics if you want to give it a shot. Thats how I started in this industry 10 years ago.

Are there any good how to books out there? With work and everything I dont think Id have any time for any class's. I would have a friend whos a body shop manager do the painting part but if I can knock the total price down some by doing the sanding down that would be nice.

 

[callmedrlove]

Fantastic, I would kill to be able to paint my car right now!

 

[SableSal]

Awesome as always Steve-o!

 

[Zero Signal]

I feel weird even thinking this . . . but I almost like it with the satin look before the clear. It has a cool sheen to it. Anyways, it looks great and I also like the black spoiler.

 

[Celeb]

Nice work! I wish I had the means (or the skill) to paint my ride myself.