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Old 03-05-2013, 11:46 AM   #31
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nice attention to detail, i like the color it looks awesome
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Old 03-05-2013, 12:26 PM   #32
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serious shyt looks really clean glwb
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Old 03-13-2013, 10:28 PM   #33
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I took some time off from working on it. I got fitted into a new brace that allows my knee to bend but holds the knee cap inwards so the tendons can repair themselves. It hurt pretty bad for a week. The new brace put pressure on the fractures and bruised bones. I decided to let it heal up a little. A couple days ago I painted the corners of the trunk that had gotten damaged.



It turned out pretty good. Not bad for a "arts and crafts" paint brush haha. I buffed the trunk.






I got the front and rear bumpers buffed also.




On a side note, while buffing today this sketch middle aged guy came out of my woods trying to sell cleaning services. He had a poorly made name tag and a bag of clear spray bottles. There were no actual lables, only hand written identifiers. They read special widow spray, tuff carpet spray, hard stain spray, and all purpose general disinfectant orange spray. I declined all services. He then talked to me about my car for 10 minutes then randomly asked me for a drink and a bag of chips. So I gave him a drink to get rid of him. He walked away singing/dancing/snapping along to what he was singining. I don't think he was a hobo. He had to be on something.
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Old 03-14-2013, 03:42 PM   #34
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come on! wanna see it together
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Old 03-14-2013, 05:57 PM   #35
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Old 03-14-2013, 07:52 PM   #36
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come on! wanna see it together
Working on it haha. Now that the knee is a little better I should be able to make some good progress. Still hurts like hell but it's good enough.
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Old 03-14-2013, 10:14 PM   #37
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Loving the finished product. I wish my pos paint was as good. Although i get a lot of compliments about my hoopty i see every imperfection in that damn paint and it drives me nuts. Lol.
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Hey man, the car can wait. Make sure that your knee heals properly, it's more important in the long run. Great work though!
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Old 03-15-2013, 06:24 PM   #39
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Loving the finished product. I wish my pos paint was as good. Although i get a lot of compliments about my hoopty i see every imperfection in that damn paint and it drives me nuts. Lol.
Thanks man. When you paint your own car you always see every imperfection. My car has it's share of imperfections, but that's to be expected when painting without a real booth. I have a couple dings I missed and added a couple when my knee went out holding the trunk. But all and all it looks pretty good.
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Old 03-15-2013, 06:27 PM   #40
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Hey man, the car can wait. Make sure that your knee heals properly, it's more important in the long run. Great work though!
I put it on the back burner for a few weeks but I think it's time to get heavy back into it. My physical therapist told me to try to be active on it. Ill regain range if motion quicker.
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Old 03-15-2013, 08:13 PM   #41
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I put it on the back burner for a few weeks but I think it's time to get heavy back into it. My physical therapist told me to try to be active on it. Ill regain range if motion quicker.
Oh, in that case, hell yeah lol
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Old 03-17-2013, 06:06 PM   #42
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I buffed the hood and got it on.





Before I bolted the hood on, I painted the bolts black.



I finished buffing the fenders and installed them along with the rear bumper. (not quite in that order)






I had to hurry and get everything in. Rain started to move in. Apparently it's going to rain for the next couple days, so I don't think I'll be getting to much done. Wednesday I'm getting a new winshield installed. Hopefully the forcast doens't change and it stays rain free wednesday.
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Old 03-17-2013, 07:01 PM   #43
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I love that blue, it's so good to see a nice paint job on Zilvia again.

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Old 03-17-2013, 09:01 PM   #44
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nice and clean, love the paint color too
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Old 03-17-2013, 09:59 PM   #45
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Old 03-17-2013, 10:20 PM   #46
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Nice work, like the detailing of the painting process.
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Old 03-29-2013, 09:21 PM   #47
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I haven't gotten a lot done in the past week. Physical therapy has been rough. I did however get a new windshield installed. I also finished buffing the side skirts, lips, and fuel door.








I also installed the trunk and lights. Like I had mentioned before, it had been in a rear end collision before I had bought it. Among other things this caused the right rear tail light not to fit perfectly. It had a gap around the top of the lense and didn't line up with the trunk portion of the lights. Nothing a hammer and drill couldn't fix.




I then began installing the custom rear lip made from an accord. In the process of drilling holes, paint chipped away. I wasn't happy with that so i touched up the rear bumper. Everything should be cured on sunday so I can finish the rear lip. I installed the harness and relay for the hids. In the near future I plan on doing bi-xenon dual projecters, both demon eye with halos, and clear lenses. But for the time being here's my demon eye teaser.

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Old 04-03-2013, 02:33 PM   #48
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what size compressor did you use to shoot your car? If you don't mind me asking
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Old 04-03-2013, 02:59 PM   #49
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I'll answer as it's mine. It's a 1.5hp husky 25gallon and flows 4.0cfm @90psi it works fine with an hvlp gun but a traditional gun can not keep up if you want top paint a whole car at once.
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Old 04-04-2013, 12:36 PM   #50
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Beautiful deep dark blue bro hope to see this car at following shows and meets in NC
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Old 04-04-2013, 01:36 PM   #51
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I just got a 96 zenki 2 days ago for $3500 with coils, sway bars, rp03's, extended stud, etc.. and i wanna go kouki as well. This is crazy. It's like im seeing the future of my car.
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I just got a 96 zenki 2 days ago for $3500 with coils, sway bars, rp03's, extended stud, etc.. and i wanna go kouki as well. This is crazy. It's like im seeing the future of my car.
That's awesome. Good luck with it.
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How much did you guys use to use to shoot the whole car?
epoxy primer
2k primer
universal clear
base coat
Im looking to use SPI products on my project but idk how much ill
need of each.
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How much did you guys use to use to shoot the whole car?
epoxy primer
2k primer
universal clear
base coat
Im looking to use SPI products on my project but idk how much ill
need of each.
thanks in advance
I wanted to have clear left over for other projects, but this is what I bought.
1 quart of epoxy primer
1 quart expoxy primer activator
1 gallon 2k primer
1 quart 2k primer activator
1 gallon universal clear
4 quarts of universal clear activator
1 gallon of base
1 gallon of reducer (good to have extra to clean up or reduce primer of clear)
With the color change I needed more base since I painted the door jams, under hood, etc. It took about three coats of base to fully cover.
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Old 04-17-2013, 01:04 PM   #56
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That color looks awesome! Two thumbs up.
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Old 04-17-2013, 03:22 PM   #57
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A couple days ago I painted the corners of the trunk that had gotten damaged.



It turned out pretty good. Not bad for a "arts and crafts" paint brush haha.
How did you touch this up with the paint being base-clear? The leading edges of my fenders and the end of my hood is starting to get a bit worn..
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Well I'm done with paint. Next will be the interior, some brakes, and some new wheels.









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Old 04-22-2013, 10:49 PM   #59
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DAAAAAAAAMNNNN. Came out great. Super clean. What wheels are you thinking about getting?
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