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  1. 08-06-2006, 05:00 PM #1
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    here are some pics of my weekend project, I'm exhuasted and still not done. The project was changing my cousins 94 prelude from milano pink to milano red. paint was $208 one gallon ready to spray (2 quarts paint 2 quarts reducer) $50 for gallon of clear $50 for quart of catalyst, and lets say another $100 or so for random shit and supplies. I started yesterday morning about 10am and finished about 12:30 last night spraying the basecoat. probably sprayed 4-5 coats of base. and today sprayed about 4 coats of clear.
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  5. 08-06-2006, 05:10 PM #5
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    and the last of the bunch
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  6. 08-06-2006, 05:20 PM #6
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    wow mucho trabajo...
    very nice result
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    Nice job doing it yourself! What's up with the hood? Is it a diff color or is the light hitting it wrong in the 3-4 different pics of it?
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    Nice work as always.

    That white car in the background is fucking hot too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HalfBaked
    Nice work as always.

    That white car in the background is fucking hot too.

    Thanks!

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    Damn! That shit looked good last night before you even cleared it. I gotta come by and see it now!

    You are coming over to supervise when me and b@d @pple do the 510, damnit! haha!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bballjamal
    Nice job doing it yourself! What's up with the hood? Is it a diff color or is the light hitting it wrong in the 3-4 different pics of it?

    looks like dryspray. but i could be wrong.. kinda hard to tell from a pic, but thats what it looks like...
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    that hood looks diff in those pics cause it was sprayed w/ primer that was like a rust color...i bought that hood from hulud and it was dark blue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brads94accord
    that hood looks diff in those pics cause it was sprayed w/ primer that was like a rust color...i bought that hood from hulud and it was dark blue.
    So WTF are you doing? I wanna see the Lude with the clear on it and shit!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BTLFED
    So WTF are you doing? I wanna see the Lude with the clear on it and shit!
    the last few pics are w/ the clear. i still need to wetsand w/ 1500 and 2000 and compound and polish the car which i will do next weekend since i dont have enough time this weekend, i have to work all week.


    I'm just afraid of the sanding marks not coming out...when i did matts car i compounded w/ a light cut compound and should really have used a heavier cut compound but they dont recommend it w/ my porter cable DA polisher, you are suppose to use the heavy compound w/ a rotary buffer. I have never used a rotary polisher before. anyone have one i can borrow next weekend w/ experiece and come supervise to make sure i dont fuck up the new paint?
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    Damn Brad, I had no idea you were painting cars. Nice job!
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    Great Job Brad...keep up the good work...let me know when you want to paint mine!
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    awesome job man, kudos to you...ur cousin is lucky to have such help.


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    Kickass job bro!

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    Quote Originally Posted by brads94accord
    the last few pics are w/ the clear. i still need to wetsand w/ 1500 and 2000 and compound and polish the car which i will do next weekend since i dont have enough time this weekend, i have to work all week.


    I'm just afraid of the sanding marks not coming out...when i did matts car i compounded w/ a light cut compound and should really have used a heavier cut compound but they dont recommend it w/ my porter cable DA polisher, you are suppose to use the heavy compound w/ a rotary buffer. I have never used a rotary polisher before. anyone have one i can borrow next weekend w/ experiece and come supervise to make sure i dont fuck up the new paint?

    you should be fine..
    just give it a few days to cure up...and just go easy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5thgcelica
    you should be fine..
    just give it a few days to cure up...and just go easy.
    i think by saturday it should be cured up pretty good...we are gonna wetsand it pretty good to get most of the orange peel out and a few drips, then i think im gonna give it a shot w/ my porter cable DA polisher w/ a wool pad and some perfect it compound, then after that gonna use meguiars light cut compound on a foam compound pad, then glaze it followed by some caranuba to seal it up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brads94accord
    the last few pics are w/ the clear. i still need to wetsand w/ 1500 and 2000 and compound and polish the car which i will do next weekend since i dont have enough time this weekend, i have to work all week.


    I'm just afraid of the sanding marks not coming out...when i did matts car i compounded w/ a light cut compound and should really have used a heavier cut compound but they dont recommend it w/ my porter cable DA polisher, you are suppose to use the heavy compound w/ a rotary buffer. I have never used a rotary polisher before. anyone have one i can borrow next weekend w/ experiece and come supervise to make sure i dont fuck up the new paint?
    you do need a rotary polisher to get all the sand scratches out....i have never tried using a DA though. If you do get your hands on a rotary, be very careful. Tape up your edges and go slow. The compound you use really doesnt make a difference, its the pad. Most compounds say it will cover up 1200+ scratches with a heavy cutting pad...and 1500+ with a medium or light cutting pad. I would come over and let you borrow mine but im am only in town for 2 days a week and i am busy as hell. But when you wetsand, use a block or else it will look wavy. If you have any more questions send me a pm.
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    well i recently wetsanded my sister's 00 civic because it had a lot of overspray or something on the hood when she got it and i used some rubbing compound and a wool cutting pad on my DA polisher, then followed up by a light cut compound and a light cut foam pad, then finally w/ some #7 glaze and it seemed to take out all of the scratches... I will PM you for some info
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    man that's really nice, i've really wanted to learn to paint. I painted my sister's 2001 taurus after she crashed it, but it wasn't professional like that. Great work.
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    damn that looks like it came out nice!!
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    listen to BPD, he knows his shit.
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    Nice DIY Job!

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    happy wetsanding and buffing.......lol...j\k looks good


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    Quote Originally Posted by BTLFED
    Damn! That shit looked good last night before you even cleared it. I gotta come by and see it now!

    You are coming over to supervise when me and b@d @pple do the 510, damnit! haha!

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    nigga i dont need supervision
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    Quote Originally Posted by b@d @pple
    nigga i dont need supervision
    It was a joke, fuckstick. Now if these workers would put the mother fucking furniture back in the house since the floor is done I could bring it over!
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    It was a joke, fuckstick. Now if these workers would put the mother fucking furniture back in the house since the floor is done I could bring it over!
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    nice job


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    good job! But fuck that I hate painting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    looks good man, your neighbors must love you to put up with that smell all day like that.
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    since we on painting, a guy came through the drive through of where i work and had a fresh coat of paint on his car, i could tell because i could see the brush strokes in the paint.at least he went the same way with each stroke.
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    Im doing the same shit right now. I hate body work, I love painting.
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    lol true yeah the painting part is easy,the sanding is what kills you, especially in 95 degree heat. i still havent wet sanded and buffed the car yet, my cousins clutch fucked up and im gonna have to go to his house tomorrow and bleed the clutch so we can drive it back over here and buff it.
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