Painted my 94 this weekend :D

sixt9coug

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I like having access to a booth

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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

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nice work

 

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

 

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That Alabaster Silver paint is a really good looking silver.

 

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02 281 GT said:

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

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+1

 

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COBRA90GT said:

That Alabaster Silver paint is a really good looking silver.

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

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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freakin nice man.. Great work..

 

sixt9coug

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Venom351R said:

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

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sixt9coug said:

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.

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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.

 

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

 

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Awesome as always Steve-o!

 

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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.

 

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