well i started sanding during december and slowly did the bodywork ect, got it close to done and then in late march just as the snow melted i snapped the frame on the cutty(winter car) so within 3 days time, i prepped painted and assembled my car in time to get to work on my next work day. heres pics of last year, progress and what it is now, it came out fairly decent, a few mess ups, but i learned alot and plan on redoing it again over the winter but finishing it all this time so its perfect. i also have a 350 im building a built 700r4 waiting and some other goodies.
and btw i got spacers for the rear along with new wider tires so it fits in the wheel wells better now and not all tucked in looking,
i also did all wetsanding and buffing myself, i did the bodywork,paint clear ect i did it all myself it costed me with paint and all around 400 or so, all the tools i already had.
it was painted in my garage in march with one small heater as well so there was some orange peel but it all wetsanded out. im just looking forward to repainting it again this time the color i actually wanted along with painting the engine bay and such to match
looks better then I expected.
hmm
front bumper doesn’t match but thats a fbody thing
not too bad :tup:
hard to tell what kind of quality the paint is in those pics but good work either way.
what do you mean it dosnt match? also i got rid of the chevy elbalm that sits in the middle of the front clip
the paint quality itself is good, theres a few mess ups mostly on the hood because i had no time to finish the bodywork on it but o well i did it myself, and had to rush,ill do it again and take my time for next year, im just working on my motor right now
Thats how the RS’s are. I used to have one. I often thought the same thing.
are those runs all over the nose panel?
the hood makes me wanna throw-up on my dick. otherwise , not bad for a diy in a garage
in that picture , yes, but they wetsanded out, its hard to lay clear in 40 degree weather in a large garage with a small heater, but those came out so its all good
Looks pretty good for a first time diy project :tup:
:tif: on the wheel choice
:tup: on the project
you give him to much credit on the wheel choice. they look absolutely terrible. put the black iroc wheels back on it.
paint looks better than i thought it would, good job.
word… paint job looks like you did a pretty good job for a DIY.
it does however look like in the process someone threw up on your wheels and it hardened on there.
I think this turned out rather good giving your options as far as location, climate, tools, etc… for completing the job.
It doesn’t sound like you have a very good place to PAINT a car. Sounds like a great place to tear apart motors, spill coolant and oil once in a while, do brakes jobs…Sure. Paint jobs…probably not.
If that is the case this is not meant to be a jab, more like advice/tips from my experiences.
It is hard to have a perfect paint job in a little garage in the winter especially if you take 3+ months to finish it. I am not saying you didn’t do a thorough job. Because if the body work alone takes you 3 months thats a different story.
But, it sounded like you scuffed, maybe put some filler her and there, sanding, masked, primed, painted, cleared, wet sanded, and buffed (Maybe added a few more coats or sanded a little more here and there) within the three months. That just seems like you worked on it here and there and it took the 3 months. This ultimately could have led to the runs you saw and imperfections.
Say within the 3 months you were rushed one day, so you missed a few things. Or another day you took more time to go over the car, now you noticed something you messed up a week ago…Things like this will just lead to more setbacks for you. Next time you set up to do a “Perfect” paint job I would get the car ready for primer. Take as long as you need to get it Prepped but keep in mind you will need to sand after primer and you may notice low/high spots after the primer is on so you may need to add a light coat of filler and re-sand.
The point is once it is Prepped try to get it from Prepped to Finished within 2 to 3 days with limited activity around the car. That way YOU stay focused on which panel still needs a bit more filler or another coating of primer so you can knock down the rough spots. Plus, there is less chance for Shit to get on your nice paint job. I would recommend paint your car sooner than later if you want to do it again. After you clear the car, if it is nice out, push it outside and let the sun bake the clear (But, if you have trees, stone or dirt driveway, birds flying around, bugs, then forget it).
Painting is in no way easy to do unless you develop the technique(s) and train you eye as well as your hands to see and feel potential issues before you spray the color and clear. Plus, time can be your own worst enemy too. Hell, you could TACK the whole friggin car and in ten minutes you have to clean the car again because someone walks through the garage even after you told them to stay the F out but they did not listen and they kick up dust all over it so you basically have to spend the next 45 mintues re-cleaning the whole fucking car…AGAIN.
Anyways. I hope the next go around is easier and more appealing to your eye. Personally, I think it looks badass. Who cares if you have a few runs in the clear or orange peel? No one will ever notice or comment about if after you blow their doors off 
Also, What would look sick is if you took your IROC wheels and painted the lowered surface of the star to match the car…
^Word… from those pics its a pretty good job for a kid, in his garage, in buffalo winter, for the first time.
I still hate the hood though.