240sx paint project.

[Essfourtein]

Brand new to this forum, finally decided to join.
Here's some pictures of my project.

It was...
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Then it was...
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Then became...
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And now!
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Soon to be this!
(minus those wheels)
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[Essfourtein]

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Here ya go!

[shiftdrift]

looks like crap, like i told you before, shouldn't have painted that shit on the floor and why not just do a base/clear instead of single stage. you would have been much better off taking it to someone who has painted before.

[Essfourtein]

I told you I wanted to learn.

[upsdude]

i don't get it...what makes it look so bad? for it being his first time it doesn't look so bad. only one pic but still lol

[mxracerjason]

I've been painting since 1989 and I know the excitement of getting your first ride painted. Your car would have come out nicer if you would have pulled everything. Nothing looks worse than when a car gets sprayed Macco style. The whole car should have been taken apart. And the more you spend on your paint the better. The clear I use on my cars is $350 per gallon and that does not include the hardner or reducer, and the base color can range from $100 to $250 per quart.

[mxracerjason]

One more thing. The flexable eurathane high build colorprime I use comes in white and has more shine than whatever paint you used. Sorry if I'm being too critical.

[Essfourtein]

No bro. It's cool, at least your giving me good advise.
I just wet sanded it today.
Will buff soon and it will look a Ton better.

[mxracerjason]

No bro. It's cool, at least your giving me good advise.
I just wet sanded it today.
Will buff soon and it will look a Ton better.

Go over it twice with 2000 grit meguires, finish with 3M 3000 wet grit on a da sander. If you can find Farecla advanced one step compound and use the Farecla orange cutting pad, you wont beleive how fast your paint will buff out. I have tried many different brands and have found Farecla to be the best.

[Essfourtein]

I've already done 2k twice.
I'll go ahead and do this and see what happens!

[Darren]

I'm no expert either, but i was under the impression that once single stage is laid down, there was no fixing it...

you either redid it or lived with it...

If you wet sand & buff it out, you'll be damaging it's natural barrier (like clear coat) and it'll start to oxidize within a couple months....

Sorry for the Thread Jack, but i think the OP could use the answer to this as well...

[Essfourtein]

I'm no expert either, but i was under the impression that once single stage is laid down, there was no fixing it...

you either redid it or lived with it...

If you wet sand & buff it out, you'll be damaging it's natural barrier (like clear coat) and it'll start to oxidize within a couple months....

Sorry for the Thread Jack, but i think the OP could use the answer to this as well...

I have some friends who have done it.
Months later, no problems.

[moto_340]

Single stage is not suppose to be sanded. It will dull the shine.

[mxracerjason]

I'm no expert either, but i was under the impression that once single stage is laid down, there was no fixing it...

you either redid it or lived with it...

If you wet sand & buff it out, you'll be damaging it's natural barrier (like clear coat) and it'll start to oxidize within a couple months....

Sorry for the Thread Jack, but i think the OP could use the answer to this as well...

Single stage has no barrier, the hardener in it and quality of resin create how much uv protection it has. Cheap low cost paints do'nt have good resins and wont last long. Expensive high cost paints have exelent components and resins whitch make them last for years no mater if you buff them or not.

[Darren]

Yea that's what I thought and that's why I'll never shoot single stage again

[yellowcr]

looks nice!!!!

[Essfourtein]

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[shiftdrift]

what's up with the dent in the back bumper? thought you did the body work, also, please don't post rain pictures. i could fucking rattle can something and it would look great in the rain.

[Essfourtein]

what's up with the dent in the back bumper? thought you did the body work, also, please don't post rain pictures. i could fucking rattle can something and it would look great in the rain.

Ok.
And I have a new bumper. Just don't have it on.

[Crondy]

1 LOL at this thread
2 great for first
3 gtfo its his car

[shiftdrift]

So, how'd finishing painting it since your shitty paint gun got clogged up for, whatever reason go? Is it a match? How's the shine after the wetsanding?

[Darren]

Props on ya for doing it yourself and learning in the process... Next time will be that much better

That last batch of pics looked pretty good, keep at it man!

[Essfourtein]

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Got it all mocked up this afternoon.

[idahotuner]

my base paint was like 100 bucks an ounce

[S14TEENZ]

Taxi cab paint fail....


Bc cc and done.

[mxracerjason]

Ok.
And I have a new bumper. Just don't have it on.

That bumper is an easy repair but I also see a dent in the 1/4 next to the bumper.

[Jav1997GSX]

paint doesnt look too bad, if you want jdm amber turn signals to fit the bumper lmk