# Project: FOOSE experiement: winter beater with style **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [October 27, 2005, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775 "2005-10-27T09:44:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dip/32/5479_2.png) [@dip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dip)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/1 "2005-10-27T09:44:47Z")
a while ago i picked up matty’s (lucky) 92 civic hatch looked like a pile of shit, with the worst flat black paint job i have ever seen. so i did some, key word some, obviously not enough body work and decided to do a full “foose inspired” 2 tone paint job. i shaved the emblems, side moldings, and molded hte skirts into the body, all with a lot of bondo! yes i know it needs to be lowered so please dont tell me that again. i think im going to tint the taillights as well with that shit from ct heres the short story more pics at [www.cardomain.com/id/dip240](http://www.cardomain.com/id/dip240) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_32_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_32_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_1_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_1_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_3_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_3_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_6_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_6_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_9_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_9_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_27_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_27_full.jpg) and the completed project ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_42_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_42_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_44_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_44_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_45_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_45_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_46_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_46_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_47_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_47_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_48_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_48_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_49_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_49_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_50_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2150000-2150999/2150458_50_full.jpg) for about 150 bucks i think it turned out pretty well i am lookin for 15 or 16 inch wheels for VERY CHEAP if anyone has some that will fit. Let me knwo what you guys think thanks Derek ---
**Author:** ![Silvia\_Drift](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silvia_drift/32/5271_2.png) [@Silvia\_Drift](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silvia_Drift)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/2 "2005-10-27T09:52:00Z")
Damn man. You did an amazing job!!! The car looks like it has a professional paint job! How many coats of primer, paint and clear did you use? ---
**Author:** ![dip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dip/32/5479_2.png) [@dip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dip)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/3 "2005-10-27T09:55:40Z")
1 very thin coat of primer from spray bombs that was the biggest mistake i should have done 3 or 4 from the gun/compressor 3 coats of each color followed by a wesand (thanks pavel) and 3 coats of clear. it still needs to be wetsanded, buffed, and waxed ---
**Author:** ![240sxfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/dec6dc/32.png) [@240sxfan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240sxfan)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/4 "2005-10-27T10:00:58Z")
WOW! Good job… i have 15" rims with bald winters for dirt cheap if you want… and i mean dirt cheap ---
**Author:** ![dip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dip/32/5479_2.png) [@dip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dip)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/5 "2005-10-27T10:03:13Z")
pm me pics and a price please ---
**Author:** ![Uniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/34f0e0/32.png) [@Uniac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Uniac)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/6 "2005-10-27T10:45:26Z")
nice d-rock. looking pimp it turned out so nice! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/7 "2005-10-27T10:50:33Z")
Where did you do that?? Hahaha how much to paint my beater?? ---
**Author:** ![cgguy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cgguy/32/5508_2.png) [@cgguy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cgguy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/8 "2005-10-27T11:02:07Z")
Nice job! Also, nice job on converting your garage into a paint booth …how did you not suffocate? 😉 And nice job of product placement with the LCBO bag. Would you have any extreme closeups of the paint surface? It looks pretty damn smooth from that distance. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/9 "2005-10-27T11:26:59Z")
i have 16" 5 stars with decent rubber and brand new tokico blues with either rennsport springs or eibach sportlines. all for EG. ---
**Author:** ![240sxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/3d9bf3/32.png) [@240sxxx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240sxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/10 "2005-10-27T11:29:10Z")
that looks pretty awesome man. ---
**Author:** ![dip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dip/32/5479_2.png) [@dip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dip)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/11 "2005-10-27T12:25:05Z")
> [@cgguy](#): > > Nice job! Also, nice job on converting your garage into a paint booth …how did you not suffocate? 😉 And nice job of product placement with the LCBO bag. > > Would you have any extreme closeups of the paint surface? It looks pretty damn smooth from that distance. ya but you still cant see anyhitng there is some dust that landed in the paint, but its hardly notivable and the finish has less texture than my s13 with a factory paint job. ---
**Author:** ![lewtz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@lewtz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lewtz)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/12 "2005-10-27T12:39:01Z")
ill pay you to paint my car, im serious aha as long as its cheap 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dip/32/5479_2.png) [@dip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dip)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/13 "2005-10-27T12:44:12Z")
haha its getting too cold to paint now. when i do my s13 it going to be like 30 degrees in the garage its not that hard to do. we learnd a lot of lessons for next time and if you look in the pics you can see the filters in the garage door and side door, with fans clearing the paint we also used proper masks, and gogles ---
**Author:** ![TorontoGT-R33](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torontogt-r33/32/5500_2.png) [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/14 "2005-10-27T13:28:03Z")
Wow that car was brought back to life. Good job, it looks great and the fact that you did it so cheap is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![newbieracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@newbieracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newbieracer)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/15 "2005-10-27T13:36:48Z")
Dude thats awsome, i will also pay you to pay my car when it warms up. Looks awsome man. ---
**Author:** ![Feebz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Feebz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Feebz)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/16 "2005-10-27T15:03:21Z")
Man, that looks amazing! Can you break down what you did exactly? I’ve tried some monster garage bodywork myself…but it looks like doo doo compared to that. Looks awesome man. ---
**Author:** ![dip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dip/32/5479_2.png) [@dip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dip)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/17 "2005-10-27T15:13:01Z")
i had to cut the rust out and rivit in new metal i spent hours and hours stripping down teh flat black, which decided to melt off when sanded, which made it a lot more fun. did the required bondo work. sanded everything with 320 cause i couldnt find any 400 grit discs then i sprayed everything with a candy color from a spray bomb to see there the bad spots were, so i could attempt to fix them. sprayed primer wet sanded with 600 grit made the 2 tone line adn sprayed hte blue 3 coats then same with the black then pavel and i wetsanded for a few hours then i did 3 coats of clear, put the pinstrip on to cover the 2 tone line, and waxed it. very simple , straight forward we used a gravity feed gun and a 30 galon compressor with a water trap ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/18 "2005-10-27T15:16:56Z")
Did you wetsand between any of the paint coats? clear coats? Or did you spray subsequent coats on wet? ---
**Author:** ![dip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dip/32/5479_2.png) [@dip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dip)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/19 "2005-10-27T15:23:39Z")
nope, we only sanded between color and clear and used a 30 minute flash time between coats and before he gets too pissed off my neighbour helped with the paint job, we both learned how to do it properly so we can paint out summer cars next season. and thanks to pavel for coming over to the wet sanding party we threw. and matty for being kind enough to con me into taking the POS away from him. ---
**Author:** ![Silvia\_Drift](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silvia_drift/32/5271_2.png) [@Silvia\_Drift](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silvia_Drift)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775/20 "2005-10-27T18:04:03Z")
I’d also be willing to pay for a paint jon when it gets warmer 🙂 . You should start a painting business lol. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-foose-experiement-winter-beater-with-style/89775.md?page=2)