smoothed engine bay I painted for my buddy

[5.0Droptop]

my buddy filled the holes in his bay and hired me to prime and paint it base coat clear coat twilight blue.... im no pro, i started out years ago painting farm equipment.
Painted some cars with single stage paint over the years and couple years ago I painted a motor cycle with base coat clear coat... nothing since then untill now.

The plan is I am going to shoot the whole car later this summer.

Nothing has been wet sanded yet

sorry the pics are kinda crappy

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[5.0Droptop]

heres the bike.. Josh never wet sanded the bike.

Jet Black with red flake

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[smokin joe]

Looks good, but can you guys quit showing me pictures of this? I just need to fix the thermostat on the 93 and y'all are making me want to remove the whole engine.

 

[5.0Droptop]

ha sorry man....lol

 

[krisx125]

While we're on the topic, whats the easiest way to fill the holes? Do you guys put sheet metal behind the holes to weld to? And then just bondo over the weld after your grind them? Wouldnt the bondo crack over time? I fiberglassed mine with epoxy resin...which is hard as heck...but i think it will still crack down the road.

 

[ID89GT]

Looks a hell of a lot better than anything I could do.. Nice work

 

[94gtfreak]

Looks damn good man!

 

[tannerc91gt]

Id say you can either patch it or just fill the holes with filler and grind it flat

 

[citmov]

Looks real nice! My hood and front end needs a paint job like that!!

 

[5.0Droptop]

My buddy used a mig welder and welded the holes closed big hole he put sheet metal behind and welded it in. He used the bond glass which has fiberglass in it to smooth it. Then I sprayed a sealer followed by highbuild primer he sanded the primer smooth I sealed it again. Wet sanded that and cleaned it up then **** base let it dry then cleared it. He told me he started wet sanding and buffing on the hood and it's looking really good.

 

[JamesB88]

Looks good, want to come paint mine? lol..

 

[5.0Droptop]

Thanks for the compliments. Like I said I'm no pro. It turned out pretty decent though

 

[Kabuki_notch]

what's the color of that blue? looks pretty similar to the color I'm using

 

[5.0Droptop]

As I stated in my first post it's twilight blue. It's the factory color of his car

 

[Kabuki_notch]

apologies must have skimmed right past it. Thank you

 

[5.0Droptop]

I'm just picking on ya. Lol