$55 Paint Job Project :)

[downshift_sideways]

Hey guys, i'm sure you all have read the "55 or 50$ paint job threads"
well ME and James < Projekt_s13> will be attempting this Paint Job, We will keep you guys up to date on progress as well with pics.

Currently my hatchback is a dark cherry red color, with oxidation beginning to form.

my goal = White Glossy Hatchback with a Glossy black top.

Today I recently bought all the items that i will be needing for this project.

If any locals would like to come and chill, check out progress, or even help, i

would love your company.

[Maeda]

Do it. I'm watching with popcorn.

[ManoNegra]

Where you at? Eastbay/Concord doesn't sound near downtown LA...

[Daniel.]

haha, its like almost north bay. And the only thing in northbay is wine country.

Concord is 1 hour from where i am in the south bay.

[ManoNegra]

well, scratch that then... sucks, I'll be doing this eventuaally and wanted a guinea pig... errr.. I mean see it done up close. Good luck downshift_sideways.
-Juan

[CaoBoY]

wow full body color change eh....are you going to rip out the interior and paint in there too? or at least paint the door jams/ under the hood? because it's going to look retarded when you open the doors or pop your hood. the cops will laugh at you :giggle:

[downshift_sideways]

well i'm going to primer coat my engine bay, with at least 3 coats. and i'm going to primer coat under my hood, because it looks uber dumb when someones 240 is black and when they pop the hood its red:)

today i'm going to get started on it, i got the supplies last night, came up to a grand total of 64$'s. because i bought a black rustoliuem paint for my top of the 240.

me and james are gonna sand the bitch down today..i'll post up pics when i get home.

[nismoenthu]

HrmMm....sounds fun to me....pm me your addy, i would love to check it out, mabe get my hands dirty!....

[ManoNegra]

Take you time sanding and prepping, you'll be glad you did.

[downshift_sideways]

PM sent NismoEnthu

So far We wet sanded the top of the car, and the trunk :( looks like crap now, but its just the beginning to a masterpiece!

And we also installed a 93 chuki bumper replacing my Pig nose. Selling my pignose w/ complete assembly for 50 bucks . anyone biting? i can deliver :)
will take pics when i get some batteries :)

[RPS13FREAK]

Will you just sell the fenders? :)

[downshift_sideways]

Will you just sell the fenders? :)
:doh::loco: no can do sir

[Maeda]

Use a block. Really.

Use a block.

Otherwise don't blame me when your paint job turns out worse then rattle can. You're going to be doing a LOT of sanding, and without a block you're going to sand holes in the paint job and just waste your time.

[Irukandji]

Use a block. Really.

Use a block.




Yeah.. i used a block for flat surfaces and a hard sponge for curved surfaces.

Turned out pretty good imo.

[downshift_sideways]

yea we got done sanding the hard top and hatch. We did it by hand :( we got to the metal a few times, then we stopped, nothing really big to worry about, rusting shouldnt be a problem.

We got an eletric sander now, which means the sanding should be done is about 1 days of work with Ease.

i'm going to be putting on real thing coats, about 10. then slapping a few clear coats on it

gonna look similar to yours maeda, but black top, black headlight housing. and CF hood eventually.

[projekt_s13]

yup, We gonna sand on monday.

[downshift_sideways]

for sure, i was lazy all day today, and spent some quality time with the girl.

[i8yourfwd]

Progress pics, oh curb king?

[downshift_sideways]

Progress pics, oh curb king?
:rawk: At least i'm a king in something :bowrofl:

heading to church, will update upon my arrive back at the pad.

[CaoBoY]

church doesnt get your car painted! there will be no progress...you should just stay home and paint! haha

[darkG20t]

You don't have to sand the original finish off. Stock paint works as a great primer. Just scuff it up with some 220-400 ish.

[projekt_s13]

church doesnt get your car painted! there will be no progress...you should just stay home and paint! haha


Yes it does!! Thats where we are sanding his car at. LOL
We left a big pink parking spot were we sanded.

[CaoBoY]

bahhahahah! god would punish you if he existed.

[downshift_sideways]

hahaha..yea its true, we are sanding it at a church! hahahaha...

i just realized that :) dude james, my girl freaked out! when she saw it sanded!

she thought it got vandalized hahahahaha..shes a little pissy because

i didnt tell her about the paint job...but fuck it oh wells...

[projekt_s13]

bahhahahah! god would punish you if he existed.

He threw the Shocker so i think hes coo with it

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2538/jesusshocker9ic.jpg

[downshift_sideways]

hahahahahahhahahahahaahah

i guess so too :rawk:

[reefer1114]

i think u need to post some pics...its kinda worthless without em...

[downshift_sideways]

postin up pics now...get ready for the show guys... uploading them as we speak

[CaoBoY]

waiting....waiting...

[Irukandji]

*chirp chirp*

[downshift_sideways]

okay here they are...

These are the pics of the begining process.. here is what my car "looked" like.
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/7469/frontbumperb47rm.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8503/passengerssideb49yp.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4541/driversidebackb47uk.jpg

Here is the Sanding Process.. JEEZ WHAT A WORKOUT :)

James busting ass - http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/4959/jamessidepass2og.jpg

Me Busting Ass - http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3448/antside3ep.jpg

Finally Finished sanding. - done sanding - http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5482/donesnaindg0je.jpg

Almost Finished! Take a Look. No waayy a 2 toned hatch???
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5702/backtailsafter1ie.jpg
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/6482/frontlipafter6bg.jpg
http://img279.imageshack.us/img279/5882/sidspicafter2zf.jpg

This is my hatchback <3 :) next thing we have to do is wet sand a little more to get it nice and baby smooth , then wax this shit out of the beast :)

what do you guys think so far?

[NemeGuero]

Looks pretty good mang. I wanna see this up close.. I kinda wanna do my car. =X

[downshift_sideways]

still got some orange pill to sand off, but that might be the finishing sanding..if not were gonna have to throw some more thing coats on and let it dry.

sorry it took so long to post pics...my bad

[downshift_sideways]

for sure evan i'll help ya..the black blotches are because we need to sand down a bit more, then add some more coats of paint on there...we will be finished by thursday :) hopefully

we got tired of working on it, so we went to eat, didnt get a chance to get day shots, will tommorow 1st thing.

[FaLKoN240]

You know you can just put all that in one post with the EDIT button?

2 tone hatch is a no no...

[CaoBoY]

yes im sorry, but you fail for now. shoulda kept it white with a black top.
two tone, what are you a corolla lover or something, friggin takumi or what?!
paint that bottom white, paint the stupid electrical tape stripes, and get that shit looking like maedas! haha. i would suggest adding maybe one or two more coats of paint, to make it all blend in more. wet sand, buff it, maybe a little heat gun to blend the paint more, and it'll be good. but lose the two tone.

[TiNMAN]

yea, hatchback two tone is a no no. you gotta do it right.....ive only seen one; green and black(primer). my two tone s14 looks better..haha! :fruit:



:newbie:

[downshift_sideways]

yea, hatchback two tone is a no no. you gotta do it right.....ive only seen one; green and black(primer). my two tone s14 looks better..haha! :fruit:



:newbie:
i think i've seen ur s14 at tapex b4, clean looking.

here are the day time pics, as i said...
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9544/mornignsidepic9fh.jpg
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/4422/sideshotday1jv.jpg

[Xandy Boosts]

you got spacers or sumn? my stock steelies stick in WAAAY more than that and it looks nasssty

yours looks clean (the wheels) but the paintjob is meh
whites nice, everything under...

[breakindrifts]

Take some close up shots, it's hard to see the finish of the paint. Looks allright but I would have gone with a different color scheme, if I saw that on the street I would probably point and laugh.

[Irukandji]

you got spacers or sumn? my stock steelies stick in WAAAY more than that and it looks nasssty


You're smokin crack... Steelies have shitty fitment period.
SE alloys do stick out more than steelies, but nowhere near flush.


Paint looks okay, hard to tell from the pics.
Finish it off:
http://www.acromann.com/images/157-5748_IMGV1.JPG

[dct223]

definately FTL....

[Xandy Boosts]

You're smokin crack... Steelies have shitty fitment period.
SE alloys do stick out more than steelies, but nowhere near flush.


stock steelies as in aka stock SE steels/alloys same thing (same one as yours err his) mine go deep in like the donuts

go all white like maeda's man, much cleaner

i had an oxidized black paintjob and didn't really notice anything witht he body. I painted it red and now i see door dings everywhere, do you have any but its just hard to see with white? or was your body perfect from the start

[Maeda]

postin up pics now...get ready for the show guys... uploading them as we speak

Are you smoking crack? I have to ask. You ruined a perfectly working stock paint job!

Add 10 more coats and a zillion hours of sanding. You didn't spend enough time painting or sanding from what I can see.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE paint the bottom of your car white to match.

[BayS13]

primer and housepaint is so 2002 :ghey:

+1 FTL

[Irukandji]

The whole thing only took you one day???

Cause the dates on the photo sorta gave that away. Definetly spend more time on it....

[Rogue240sx]

I'm not digging the two tone. It just doesn't fit the car. Especially the front bumper. 2 tone is best if used on a car with a continuous body line which the Fastback lacks. Personal opinion is to stick to one color. Alternately if you still like the 2 tone schtick use a lighter color on the bottom.

edit: also like to add, prep work is the backbone of a good paintjob. If you're going to go through the trouble you shuld at least take your time and do it right.

edit again: You used paint rollers???!!! Don't use paint rollers, you would have been better off buying a few cans of spray paint. They cover better, look better and can come close to (or in some cases better then) OEM finish if you do it right.

[Rps13Dfrt510]

My shit is two tone black in the front and burgundy in the back..:mephfawk: :mephfawk: :mephfawk:

[Daniel.]

I'm not digging the two tone. It just doesn't fit the car. Especially the front bumper. 2 tone is best if used on a car with a continuous body line which the Fastback lacks. Personal opinion is to stick to one color. Alternately if you still like the 2 tone schtick use a lighter color on the bottom.

edit: also like to add, prep work is the backbone of a good paintjob. If you're going to go through the trouble you shuld at least take your time and do it right.

edit again: You used paint rollers???!!! Don't use paint rollers, you would have been better off buying a few cans of spray paint. They cover better, look better and can come close to (or in some cases better then) OEM finish if you do it right.

You didn't read the other threads on 50 dollar paint jobs obviously.

+1 for needs more work.

[1121S13]

lol, crack me up.

[Irukandji]

you would have been better off buying a few cans of spray paint. They cover better, look better and can come close to (or in some cases better then) OEM finish if you do it right.


No rattle can paint (let alone actual spray gun paint) job will be as good as OEM. Most top quality paintjobs don't even match the durability of OEM paint.



You're paint was fine burgundy.. I don't know why you decided to do this paintjob to begin with.

[Rogue240sx]

You didn't read the other threads on 50 dollar paint jobs obviously.

+1 for needs more work.

Nope didn't read the other threads. I've done better with $55, autozone has some good cans of paint. The paint wasn't so bad on that car that I'd go over it with house paint...

i'm trying not to flame here but it just seems rediculous to me. espcially when there is car paint available for around $50 a gal and it isn't half bad.

[FaLKoN240]

No rattle can paint (let alone actual spray gun paint) job will be as good as OEM. Most top quality paintjobs don't even match the durability of OEM paint.

Nothing comes close to Factory paint, being that it's BAKED onto the car.

[wangan_cruiser]

awwwww man....i wouldda stay with your oem color....look at mine...lol two tone hatch but because of the add ons =)

[Rogue240sx]

No rattle can paint (let alone actual spray gun paint) job will be as good as OEM. Most top quality paintjobs don't even match the durability of OEM paint.



You're paint was fine burgundy.. I don't know why you decided to do this paintjob to begin with.

I said finish not durability. I know rattle can paint sucks compared to professional grade shit. What I was getting at is you can paint with a rattle can wet sand and buff and it'll be just as shiny if not shinier. it'll wear out a lot faster I know but it's still better than house paint. a 240sx is not a house

[Ghettokracker71]

I would have stuck with OEM. My 240 paint looks ridculously better > my integra paint and they are both red. Nissan paint owns. Couple of coats of decent wax and you'd be fine.

I def. wouldn't go with housepaint though! Or two tone? wtf? If it was a coupe and you put a pignose on it maybe but otherwise hell no. Props for originality but thats it.

I'd go with rattle can over house paint. Hhaahah or shit even ugly ass dirt colored primer

[CaoBoY]

you guys, its rustoleum metals paint. not house paint! its outdoor paint. at least give him that.
and yes, you need to retry. please enter 1 more credit, and press continue. go back and sand down all that black, put your pignose bumper back on, and repaint the whole car white. LOTS OF TIME needs to be invested for it to be done right. maeda's car took like what, 2 weeks? around there? and he would sand and sand , and sand some more. and take your time on the coats. let it dry fully, sand it smooth. thin your paint til its water like. i will be doing this too, but on smaller parts, like only my front bumper/lip, bottom piece of the kouki tails, and rear bumper. maybe you should redo it one panel at a time? that way you can insure you know how many coats you did per panel, and not rush through it like you did. and please for the love of NOT being a ricer, get rid of the two tone.

[Maeda]

edit again: You used paint rollers???!!! Don't use paint rollers, you would have been better off buying a few cans of spray paint. They cover better, look better and can come close to (or in some cases better then) OEM finish if you do it right.

Welcome to the present.

Rollers own. Want proof?

[Maeda]

2 weeks and i'm still not fucking done yet. I had to go to the track and ruin it before it could really set (it takes MONTHS to dry really scratch resistant).

Now its got a buncha rock chips so I need atleast...
1 coat on the fenders
2 coats on the hood
2-5 coats on the rear quarters

Bumpers are for suckers. I'm just goint to rock white gel coat.

PS. It takes about 3 hours to sand EACH BODY PANEL. You have to sand each panel inbetween coats, and then the last coat needs to be sanded with 800, 1000, 1500, 2000.

THEN It needs about an hour per panel with a nasty rubbing compound, then polishing compound, another hour per panel buff, wax, buff again, DONE.

[Maeda]

Oh wait. I retract all statements.

This has got to be a joke on second thought. Seriously.

[Xandy Boosts]

2 weeks and i'm still not fucking done yet. I had to go to the track and ruin it before it could really set (it takes MONTHS to dry really scratch resistant).

Now its got a buncha rock chips so I need atleast...
1 coat on the fenders
2 coats on the hood
2-5 coats on the rear quarters

Bumpers are for suckers. I'm just goint to rock white gel coat.

PS. It takes about 3 hours to sand EACH BODY PANEL. You have to sand each panel inbetween coats, and then the last coat needs to be sanded with 800, 1000, 1500, 2000.

THEN It needs about an hour per panel with a nasty rubbing compound, then polishing compound, another hour per panel buff, wax, buff again, DONE.

and least when you fuck it up by getting a buncha rock chips

you can roller it on again :bigok: just wipe down with mineral spirits to get rid of the wax residue, etc

[Maeda]

That IS the best part. OK no more hating on this poor guy, lets get this guys paintjob working right. You could just paint over that black bottom with 3-4 coats and it'll go away...

[Siphanracing]

you guys, its rustoleum metals paint. not house paint! its outdoor paint. at least give him that.
and yes, you need to retry. please enter 1 more credit, and press continue. go back and sand down all that black, put your pignose bumper back on, and repaint the whole car white. LOTS OF TIME needs to be invested for it to be done right. maeda's car took like what, 2 weeks? around there? and he would sand and sand , and sand some more. and take your time on the coats. let it dry fully, sand it smooth. thin your paint til its water like. i will be doing this too, but on smaller parts, like only my front bumper/lip, bottom piece of the kouki tails, and rear bumper. maybe you should redo it one panel at a time? that way you can insure you know how many coats you did per panel, and not rush through it like you did. and please for the love of NOT being a ricer, get rid of the two tone.

Shut up CaoBoy :mephfawk: haha..

...anyways, shd have left the car alone or paint the whole car white. CaoBoy was once a ricer in a CRX...trust me, he knows how it feels like to be rice. Take his advice and put some time into it.

[95zilvia]

This shit sucks.

+50 FTL.

There's only 1 way to do black/white two-tone on an S13 hatch.

[Helghast]

isn't it 3tone with the red line?

[Lost_DriFter]

this maybe be a dumb question but did u wet sand with the electric sander cause wouldnt that be a bad idea??
but if u jus used the sanding block when u wet sanded ill take back the stupid question...

EDIT:: did u start off wet sanding or did u start sanding with like 220 or something i didnt see it posted ??

[FaLKoN240]

O damn, I could have done this on my rear hatch, and my front fender. . .hmmmmmmmmmm.

[irax]

i like the two tone s13 hb... but you need some bolt on fender flairs and it will look better... and you need to be lower... and better wheels then it will be awesome!! but otherwise i like it and if you like thats all that matter.... unless your trying to win some sort of car show.

[downshift_sideways]

damn guys ...havent been on here in awhile...

anyways, those pics i posted b4 was from the 1st day of working. We prepped the sandjob for aobut 6 hours, then added 2 coats of paint, then sanded once. THATS WHERE I AM AT RIGHT NOW.

i still need to add some more paint, then sand and so on and so on.
i have been working on it these past few days.

i wasnt digging the blacktop so much, so i'm painting it white,

still leave the bottom black, no matter what people say.

this project still needs alot of work. there is still orange pill texture on the car.

i did love my stock paint, but when i'm finished with this, it will look good as

new.

i will post up pics of my project when i get the pics.

yes i prepped the car for 6 hours sanding, and about 4-5 hours painting the first 2 water thing coats, then sanded for about another hour.

so i've only spent about 12hours+ so far. i still have like 24 hours to go.

[Irukandji]

Why not just paint the bottom white and leave the top black?




Takooooommiiiii!!!111

[downshift_sideways]

i like a white top, plus i got tinted windows, so the black stands out.

Then the 2tone look. I'm getting rid of the red stripe.

work in progres...

[Akiros]

its your car, its an s13, not a ferrari, do whatever the hell you want with it, as long as you're enjoying your car to the max, its accomplishing its purpose.

[downshift_sideways]

its your car, its an s13, not a ferrari, do whatever the hell you want with it, as long as you're enjoying your car to the max, its accomplishing its purpose.

for sure homie :bigok:

[projekt_s13]

The car is all white except the roof. We slaped about 4 more coats today, and sanded between with 400 and 600 grit paper. We spent all day doing this from 10:00am to just about (10:45pm). Car needs alot more sanding 'cuz of teh Orange peel texture, but it looks alot better now.



Hurry anthony and put up some pix!!

[dct223]

IMO you guys didnt even spend enough time sanding down the original paint.... probably the reason theres a lot of orange peel. Ive spent 2 days hand sanding my project corolla gts.. and im only 1/4 done sanding it...

im also using 400 grit wet sandpaper with a foam sanding pad...

[downshift_sideways]

IMO you guys didnt even spend enough time sanding down the original paint.... probably the reason theres a lot of orange peel. Ive spent 2 days hand sanding my project corolla gts.. and im only 1/4 done sanding it...

im also using 400 grit wet sandpaper with a foam sanding pad...

We started sanding from 10am-5pm 7 hours of sand work. Non stop. That one pic of the car sanded down was about half way done. We took a break and got back to sanding it.

Today we did good progress.

It still needs about 4-6 more thing coats ,a long with more sanding, then buff.

the car is now just a blacktop. and the chuki lip is black.

i got rid of the 2 tone. after awhile it did look retarded.

the projekt is about 60% done for now.

KTHX

[95zilvia]

Sounds better already.

[FRpilot]

i get you guys mixed up because of your sigs...

[downshift_sideways]

ok pics comming up..just took them..uploading em now :)

it is dark right now, i'm too lazy to move my car. so fuck it. here is what i can do for now.

here are some updated pics of my 55 paint job projekt.

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/265/bumperpic9el.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8730/driversidepic9lv.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/3973/fullsidedriverpic0ne.jpg


Like i said its only 60% done. still got long ways to go :)

( as you can see in the pics it still needs more coats, and sanding.

KTHX + keeping you guys updated :)

[Daniel.]

Looking better already. keep it up.

[downshift_sideways]

Looking better already. keep it up.
for sure. thanks man. :bigok:

[CaoBoY]

yay! no more takumi wannabe! thank you for listening to everyone. now go throw like 10 more coats on, and wetsand for a couple of days, maybe you'll end up like maeda's car? heheh, keep up the good work.

[downshift_sideways]

yay! no more takumi wannabe! thank you for listening to everyone. now go throw like 10 more coats on, and wetsand for a couple of days, maybe you'll end up like maeda's car? heheh, keep up the good work.

its not that i listened to everyone. after awhile i thought it was too tacky , and my girl didnt approve that much either :Ownedd: so i changed it :)

it also shuts alot of peoples mouths on this thread also. some people dont know the time and effort it takes to do a projekt like this, yet they bitch and judge you, on how your doing YOUR own shit.

for the most part i'm cool about it, no harsh feelings to neone.

thanks caoboy for the compliments

[Daniel.]

Just have fun with your car. That's what owning a 240 is all about. That's why i sold my bimmer and got a coupe and immediately 5 speed swapped it. :D

[downshift_sideways]

Just have fun with your car. That's what owning a 240 is all about. That's why i sold my bimmer and got a coupe and immediately 5 speed swapped it. :D

haha a bimmer for a coupe? now that is dedication. haha.

i'm working on comming up with a s13 coupe.

i'm thinking aobut selling my 74 chevy truck with a 4.0 engine :)
smog exempt bitches!

then i'll snatch a coupe :goyou:

[i8yourfwd]

haha good to see u painted it all white... that panda dealie was hella FTL

[Helghast]

OMG those sigs are too confusing!

OMG you bit hard and dropped the panda look.

OMG this chick is too hot!

OMG!

[downshift_sideways]

OMG those sigs are too confusing!

OMG you bit hard and dropped the panda look.

OMG this chick is too hot!

OMG!

OMG! your so :ghey:

[NemeGuero]

No electric sanders? Those would have done some good.

[downshift_sideways]

well we had 2 eletric sanders, but they both failed :( damn freaking wires and crapped out motor on them things.


so we used SandBlock and our Hands.

i just went to drop off my girl at school, and it needs ALOT ALOT work still :)

[Maeda]

Just say no to the electric sander.

No NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.

Hand + block is how you do it.

Looking better already. You're going to need to sand inbetween coats with 400-600 get rid of some of that orange peel.

Thin the paint out more and do like 10 coats. Trust me. It should be the consistancy of water.

[dct223]

yeah serously.. no electric sanders...

foam sanding pad FTW... sanding blocks are for like wood and stuff that are STRAIGHT... car bodies are far from being stright

[downshift_sideways]

for sure, thats what we are using, blocks and hands...

i'm heading up to the BBQ at lukes today, hopefully no one trys to flame me

on my paint. Its not finished yet. :)

[infinitexsound]

55 dollar paint jobs dont exist unless u plan on painting ur whole car with rattle can... but what ever....

get a compressor and a DA... seriously

[Maeda]

Yes they do.

[Irukandji]

any more pics of the takumi car?

[infinitexsound]

why do ppl ghettofy their cars?

[dvdevo]

why do ppl ghettofy their cars?


they think is cool

[mike_D]

WOW. . . that looks really nice . i saw your car at that meet you put together a few weeks ago, i meet you and a few other dudes at the movies in san leandro. it was still red. . but seen'in the pics so far, WOW. . .looks really good. .

[downshift_sideways]

ohh shit wussup Mike! i've been working 2 jobs now, so i dont have that much time to spend on the car a day. Safeway + jiffy lube = no time :(

that days i have off at jiffy i will definitely work on my baby.
i'll post up some new pics later on taday. just got off work at safeway..gotta scram to jiffy lube. late

[darkG20t]

why do ppl ghettofy their cars?

Why do people act like asses when they are anonymous.

My car came with three different color body panels, right now it's spray painted. This would be an improvement for my car.

So if you don't have anything nice to say......

[CaoBoY]

^the car was nice and then he painted it when he didnt need to.

[NemeGuero]

He didn't need to, but he wanted to.

Why does everyone care so much? Its his car, let him do what he wants. You don't have to drive it, or look at it.

[ThomasK(austin)]

you buy a car...you buy the color....unless you have enough money/time/patience to strip the whole thing down and paint it the color you want it. But props for trying.

[downshift_sideways]

i got a chuki front bumper, the color did not match what so ever. so i had my 1 week vaction from safeway. So i decided to start a project. thats when i began to paint my car.

god damn sometimes you zilvians act like the fucking car is your property. stop saying shit, fuck it, it aint yours? talk shit? i can careless?

i aint mad at all, but some peoples cars on this forum probally looks like terd shit, yet they judge other people painting thier cars.

i posted this thread to show people the project i was doing. Not to get judged or criticized, in that case i wouldnt have said shit and fucking did it myself. seriously guys. Shut the fuck up alll you haters. kthx.

[Irukandji]

stop saying kthx... its not cool...

only person who got away with saying that was Scott.... 2 years ago

[FaLKoN240]

What the hell? I never said kthx, except in that pirates vs. ninja thread. LOL.

As for the haters, this is Zilvia bro, I never expected you would use it so frequently, I just suggested it so you could get your car up and running.

Being a premium member, and seeing all the drama that happens here, maybe you should post on 240sxforums or something if you don't want the haterade.

Zilvians only appreciate shit that costs hella money, and is flashy.

[Irukandji]

I never said kthx, except in that pirates vs. ninja thread. LOL.




that's what i was referring to.;)

[downshift_sideways]

yea zilvia is full of haters seriously. I just want to show people the shit that i'm working on, and they just plain hate... I'm still gonna use zilvia, this site has some damn goood info with the SEARCH. Also they do have some kick ass deals on the For Sale threads.

I dont be hating on people, i appreciate people who go out of thier way to help or just give you compliments. Like that day i was at San Mateo and you picked me up. that basically what motivated me to check out this site. Cool cats. but its filled with bitches.

/\/\ i might get introuble for saying this shit, but fuck it...KTHX *cough *cough.

funny how people say i cant say certain words, as if they invented the damn word. Or they act like Simon Cowell, WHAT FUCKING DUMBASS's "kthx" fucking bitch

[BayS13]

^ :blah: :blah: :blah:

[SimpleS14]

i get you guys mixed up because of your sigs...


lol...I was thinking the same thing.


Anywho...your progress only makes me wonder how well I will fair when I do my car. I believe on the Mopar thread the guy said you don't have to sand it down to metal..I hope the guy is right. :eek3d:

Good luck on your car man...its turning out nice.

[sw20>>s14]

truthfully, i would have rather rattle canned it...mine came out very well, when its not dirty the is =)...

and im so tired of this ongoing "rattle can vs. expensive paint job" or "flat black vs. jdm tyte drifter color"...its all preference and budget so who cares, really?

[fliprayzin240sx]

Imma paint my car machine gray...see how that turns out. Just a matter of getting off my ass and actually trying doing it.

[CaoBoY]

people are hating on your car, because you had a VERY clean color. i had a burgundy 240 before, and the bumpers were all oxidized, and the rest of the paint was not as clean as yours. personally, you should have kept it burgundy, and not wasted money trying to paint your car. your car didnt turn out as clean as maeda's thats why people are hating on it. you had clean paint, and you basically 'riced' it out, by screwing it up. it is YOUR car though, so yeah, do what you want. people see you car now though, and it looks like ass. you say you are working on it, but there is no progress other than what you have shown, and the way it looks, is nothing great. thats why people hate, dont get ur panties stuck in your ass, spend a weekend working on the paint, and get it done. clean it up, put like 10 coats/sand the shiet out of it, and take your time and do a good job. it'll look better if you keep at it. dont be a ricer, and finish what you started. that paint you have shown, is no where near complete. look at maeda's car for inspiration, and get it better looking than that! chuuki bumper sucks, pignose FTW!

[NemeGuero]

Damn, there are a lot of little kids in this thread. Maybe not age wise.. but people are acting stupid.

Let him do what he wants. Find something better to do than pick on him over the internet.

[fliprayzin240sx]

My Red Paint was still clean...i did wut i wanted with it cuz of my own reasons. Fook wut people think, do wut you wanna do. The day they sponsor you, pay for your gas/insurance or what not, then thats the only time that their opinion would count for something. Untill then, STFU...

[dct223]

lots of haters on zilvia...

You brought all this on yourself anthony... If you cant take the comments, dont post pics of what your doing to your car then. By posting in an open forum you will get other peoples opinions, not everyone will think the same as you

[FaLKoN240]

I don't post pics of my car for the same reason, I don't really care what ppl think about my car til I'm REALLY done with it.

[!Zar!]

I second not putting pics up, untill you are ready.

I mean you don't want to go the way of Chewy.

[dvdevo]

well i admit, it does look good in picture.

[ManoNegra]

Funny.. we all love threads with pictures and work-in-progress stuff, I know I do. Then stuff like this happens and people (like me) are discouraged from posting the stuff they're working on. A simple "Hey, that's not really my thing but props for doing x, I would have done x instead because x. Hope it comes out good" is all it takes. Criticism can be negative so long as it doesn't cross into insulting. Having said that though, all of us are guilty of this from time to time. There's a lesson in here somewhere but damn me if I know what it is.

[NemeGuero]

Funny.. we all love threads with pictures and work-in-progress stuff, I know I do. Then stuff like this happens and people (like me) are discouraged from posting the stuff they're working on. A simple "Hey, that's not really my thing but props for doing x, I would have done x instead because x. Hope it comes out good" is all it takes. Criticism can be negative so long as it doesn't cross into insulting. Having said that though, all of us are guilty of this from time to time. There's a lesson in here somewhere but damn me if I know what it is.

Kudos to you sir, kudos.

[420sx]

who needs fucking paint? its what under the hood is important. fuckin' grow some balls already.

[sw20>>s14]

hahaha, perfect closer... :lockd:

[downshift_sideways]

who needs fucking paint? its what under the hood is important. fuckin' grow some balls already.
:keke:

fuck it, i'm taking some pics now. Iam starting to somewhat enjoy the assholes that give thier opions on this thread.

Pics comming soon!!

[420sx]

its a non biased opinion bro. i seriously wish you the best luck with your work, i just dont like how it came out so far. maybe you have too much free time :)
good luck eitherway.

[Rogue240sx]

It looks better all white now. I still don't like paint rollers but hey that's me, and I hate wet sanding forever.

[NemeGuero]

Damnit Anthony!! Why doesn't your cell work? Did you swap that diff? I still want your open. Call me, baish.

[downshift_sideways]

Damnit Anthony!! Why doesn't your cell work? Did you swap that diff? I still want your open. Call me, baish.

hey whats up man!! sorry my phone got D/C cuz cingular sucks baloons.

ne who just hit me up at this number * SENT A PM :)

i havent put in the weldy diff yet, but i'm free all day tommorow! lets do it!

call me asap!

[m0rex]

Started my s14 today. Seemed easy but i am now freaking pissed off because my bumper took me about all day to get it sanded and drop one coat on it while my car took me half the time. My white side skirts are coming out good because im using gloss white so it dosen't show the other color underneath the paint.

On the second coat, im having trouble not peeling the paint underneath with the new paint. Im guessing it has too much thinner on it.

So far it looks like its going well even though im barely on the second coat but i've seen what the sanding and 3rd coat could do and im impressed.

Pics to come as soon as im done atleast half-way. :bigok:

[downshift_sideways]

nice, i'm also using a gloss white rustolieum paint. i've been working alot, so i have to make a date where i can work on her some more. i'm through 4 coats of paint and 2 sandin sessions so far.

It looks decent for now, but i'm not satisfied with the work untill i can see my reflection through her hood. i can a little bit, but i wanna see a mirror :)

[CaoBoY]

where's hte pixors you fag tuba?! post em up!

[downshift_sideways]

where's hte pixors you fag tuba?! post em up!


fag tuba? hahaha the fuck is that??
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8205/fagtuba2ka.jpg
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1381/fasgtuba20ka.jpg

[NemeGuero]

definitely looks better man.. I'm glad you painted the bottom white. I like the lip part in front black tho.

Clean her up a bit.. a few more coats and some more wetsanding and giterdunn

[CaoBoY]

yeah, more coats, and REALLY fine sand paper, get like 2000 grit if you can find it.
and remember, i said fag tuba first. hahahah

[ManoNegra]

Looking good.Si se puede!!

[Creizai]

who needs fucking paint? its what under the hood is important. fuckin' grow some balls already.
I always thought it was "What suspension you got and how much drifting skills you got", but I forget the the 240 owners are Honda Drag racers "Hey d00d whats under the hood" rofl

[downshift_sideways]

yeah, more coats, and REALLY fine sand paper, get like 2000 grit if you can find it.
and remember, i said fag tuba first. hahahah
haha u should get it copyrighted.

ManoNegra: YaaaY! You did it!!

Nemeguero: Yea man, the black lip looks dope to me.
I wanna drop a vinyl on it :)

[projekt_s13]

wow looking realy nice, but it aint even close to being done.

[Daniel.]

definitely looking a lot better. bust out the can of gitterdone

[CaoBoY]

strip ur wheels so you dont look like ur on donks.....itll make the car look better, not like you went primer happy. oh and, drop that pinche carro

[420sx]

I always thought it was "What suspension you got and how much drifting skills you got", but I forget the the 240 owners are Honda Drag racers "Hey d00d whats under the hood" rofl

:keke: your homosexual sence of humor created an error and will be closed. error 404 point not found.

who gives a fuck what color is the car. if it was slow before now its still slow but in a different color. oh yea.... im sure speed is not important since everyone is a DrifteR nowadays.

[Vatche]

burgundy sucks, and so does champagne therefore i will be painting my car soon also. just gotta figure out what type of sanding materials i need...cuz if it was up to me i would just paint right over my car the way it is, i dont care about what it looks like...just sick of the goldy color.

[darkG20t]

Car looks great. Good job!

Does the sanding really suck? I've done some wetsanding, but not a whole car.

[240meowth]

Can you guys show me the original thread on how-to do this? I wanted to do it, but I can't find it!!!

[Vatche]

next time read the whole thread but to contribute to laziness as i am one of those people some times

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1
http://forums.club4ag.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=133867

[fliprayzin240sx]

Just got done with mine...imma take better pix tomorrow when i get off work
Machine Gray...
http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_gray14.jpg

http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_gray11%7E0.jpg

http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_Gray1%7E0.jpg

http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_gray3.jpg

http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_gray4.jpg

FOOOOOOK WET SANDING!!!
Couple of gripes...couldnt get the "right" mix. I kept getting bubbles, and i tried everything to alleviate it. Also , we sanding is a PITA. i tried wet sanding every 2 coats, 1 coat with a block and i eat thru the paint in certain areas. Do it by hand and you might as well cut ur left nut off. Its not as clean as id like it to be but im an unpatient muthafucker....for wut its worth, i should have just gone to Earl Schieb.

[dct223]

heh... you guys need to get FOAM sanding pads... the sanding blocks you get at a hardware store are ment for flat surfaces for example WOOD.. While the foam pads can conform to a rounded (car's body) panels and wont have as many problems with uneven sanding.

even though 55 bux is super cheap for a paint job... my friend did his OWN paint job using i think PPG paint and clear coat with a paint gun. Total cost was about 500 bux for just the supplies of paint (Lexus IS300 graphite grey or something), clear coat, primer, paint thiner, polish, lots of different grits of sandpaper etc and of course a lot of time and care.

This was the first time he ever painted a car and it turned out VERY nice, 2 years and nothing chipping off or fading, he DD's this car almost everyday as well. lots of people people who he meets for the first time are in awe that he did it himself.

500 bux was for the best materials you can buy.. im sure the cost will be less for some middle grade paint or probably FAR less for maco

http://dygertsucks.home.comcast.net/luke.JPG

[infinitexsound]

Of course u all know what im gonna say, I 2nd the notion for goin to earls scheib or even maaco....... but i guess if u all wanna ghettofy ur cars then... go right on ahead....

[Vatche]

its more fun and meaningful if u do it yourself

[dct223]

um yeah.... my post was saying that my friend DID IT HIMSELF but using ACTUAL automotive paint... i think infinitesound was agreeing with me by using automotive paint such as earls and macco or however you spell it

[infinitexsound]

but do it the right way... even tho its costly the general idea is that it looks good... or am i just wrong ? or is it that most nissan owners are that cheap and low ballers...?

[CHARLIE2020]

LMFAO I know I just didn't see someone using a paint roller on a fucken car, WTF $55 or not you just don't do that. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/charlie2020/d9e42a8c.gif


THAT SHIT IS BEANER STATUS!

[91CRXsiR]

cars looking good.. i prolly should have done that instead of rattle caning my side skirts/lip

[CHARLIE2020]

I think this thread is worthy of one is these PRICELESS pics, someone make one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/charlie2020/a415f599.jpg

[infinitexsound]

oh gawd not that pic...... grosss

[P4rD0nM3]

So where's the finish product?

[downshift_sideways]

So where's the finish product?

Still in progress...I'm going to put another week into sanding . Then i'll start once more adding the coats. I have some friends helping me from work.

i shall post up pics as we go.

[OMGWTFBBQ]

i wanna see day pics of rays car
im still convinced this ''paint job'' looks like shit tho

[infinitexsound]

i would consider it would..... what a waste of 55 bucks... thats like gas money or a bottle of patron or food or bills to pay or car parts... or just play or...

[fliprayzin240sx]

it look somewhat decent...

http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_Picture%20026.jpg
http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_Picture%20019.jpg
http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_Picture%20018.jpg
http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_Picture%20025.jpg
http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_Picture%20024.jpg

Decent right? Just dont walk up to the car...10 ft is close enough.... it still look like poopie imho. i think it would look better if i actually like spending atleast 5 hrs wetsanding it between coats. But guess what...patience is not one of my virtues. only reason i actually tried is cuz i had half of this stuff at home. Only thing I bought was freakin the paint and the rollers. I think black would be the hardest color to paint with this shiet cuz of all the wetsanding. White is so neutral so people get away with it. Only reason I tried "machine gray" is cuz it was the darkest i can find without actually using black.

[Phlip]

LMFAO I know I just didn't see someone using a paint roller on a fucken car, WTF $55 or not you just don't do that. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/charlie2020/d9e42a8c.gif


THAT SHIT IS BEANER STATUS!
That is one of the words we do not tolerate around these parts, you get a month to learn from that mistake.

[Vatche]

55 dollars is a cheap project for your car, and i find that alot of 240 owners are low ballers. nothing wrong with that.im planning on painting my car this way because i dont think paint is worth 200-300 bucks....cuz thats not the right way of doing things either...a good paint job costs more and i think 55 dollars is worth a try even if it doesnt come out all nice...its better then the nasty ass paint thats on my car atm

[m0rex]

My paint job came better than the newer cars i own. It just depends how much time you put on it. I put too many hours to let it fall down to crap. I been working on it for about a month now. Wet sanding sucks but its nice to see your progress once it looks nice.

[OMGWTFBBQ]

painting just isnt something you should cheap out on
unless you really dont care what the car looks like

in this case
if you dont have the time and patience to do it right, why bother

[m0rex]

painting just isnt something you should cheap out on
unless you really dont care what the car looks like

in this case
if you dont have the time and patience to do it right, why bother

I atleast don't worry on breaking something or getting a scratch on my paint job. It also looks good enough even from 1 feet away if its done right which my s14 was. Pics to come.

I was tired from my flat black paint job and i have some major dents on some body panels and cracks on my aero so even a good paint job over stuff like this would show.

I want to drive my car hard without worrying much about the cosmetic stuff yet having it look decent.

[breakindrifts]

Lets see more pics of the updated status on the paint!!111111111

[Vatche]

I want to drive my car hard without worrying much about the cosmetic stuff yet having it look decent.
that pretty much sums up why you would do this paint job, if you understand this

[S13 S I L V I A]

Looks like ass if you ask me but more power to you you can always brag that you only paid $55 bucks. Make sure you install some rain gutter side skirts and 3 coats of Thompsons Water Sealer.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Just thought Id try this out, trying not to throw anymore money into since im trying to get rid of the bitch...then again if i dont sell it by august, im throwing more shiet into it cuz i prolly wont be selling it then.

[S13 S I L V I A]

What kinda paint are you using flat, semi gloss, or full on gloss???

[infinitexsound]

Looks like ass if you ask me but more power to you you can always brag that you only paid $55 bucks. Make sure you install some rain gutter side skirts and 3 coats of Thompsons Water Sealer.
lolhaahhah WOW:bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

[Enjin]

actually... NICE.

I'm going to be doing semi gloss black within the next few days. it looks good to me :) better than my maaco job.

[fliprayzin240sx]

If people are gonna attempt this...i got a couple of advice.

1) Do not, i repeat, do not try to get the excess paint off the roller by pushing it on the pan. You will end up putting bubbles in the paint. BUBBLES SUCK when you roll it and theres bubbles all over. If you do, i hope you have an air compressor to blow them off so you wont have "dimples."

2) Wet sand it between 2 coats. If you try to wet sand it after each coat, more than likely with a sanding block and 600 grit, you will go thru the paint.

3) Sucks but do atleast 6 coats total. Anything less is just wasting your time. I say it sucks cuz you have to wait atleast 6 hours (i waited a whole day) in between coats. If you try to put another coat when the coat prior isnt completely dry, you will get make the bottom coat peel off and fook up the paint.

4) Stick with the 600 grit. When you get to your final coat, go ahead and try the 600 if you have alot of orange peel. Then resand it with atleast 1000grit to smooth it out. If you barely have any, just use the 1000.

5) When you get to buffing, use the turtle wax polishing compound. Its this red compound, itll basically fill the imperfections. Then Wax the fook out of it. I fell in love with electric buffers at this point...but it hated dirty pads so I went thru atleast 10 pads total.

[Rogerhinga]

Just got done with mine...imma take better pix tomorrow when i get off work
Machine Gray...
http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_gray14.jpg

http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_gray11%7E0.jpg

http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_Gray1%7E0.jpg

http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_gray3.jpg

http://www.pxracing.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/normal_gray4.jpg

FOOOOOOK WET SANDING!!!
Couple of gripes...couldnt get the "right" mix. I kept getting bubbles, and i tried everything to alleviate it. Also , we sanding is a PITA. i tried wet sanding every 2 coats, 1 coat with a block and i eat thru the paint in certain areas. Do it by hand and you might as well cut ur left nut off. Its not as clean as id like it to be but im an unpatient muthafucker....for wut its worth, i should have just gone to Earl Schieb.


wow... a younger kouki version of my car.. here is mine

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2161000-2161999/2161571_1_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2161000-2161999/2161571_6_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2161000-2161999/2161571_22_full.jpg

[ESone3]

i just tried this and I would not recommed doing it. No matter how much wetsanding you do everytime you reapply you will always have orange peel. I would have rather used a sprag gun, if I had one.

[TurbLu]

Yea I also had the same results, but I also am impatient when it comes to prep work.

[tiresmokes13]

the car looked better buragndy i think.

The way i see it in all honesty is

$55

2 weeks labor? Rather Get cheap 1 day paint.

Just me tho

For roller job tho not bad.. Kinda feelling that s14 hehe