JA Rebuild updates

[Vulpes]

For anybody who has sprayed their car you know what I'm going through. It's an incredibly slow painful process of weeks of stripping paint, then undercoat. Now it's a long slow process of sanding the undercoat and making sure every little dent and imperfection is gone. i hope to put the first top coat on next week.

[Alspos]

Pics.....we need pics!!!

[Vulpes]

Photos dont do the preperation justice, it's taken me ages.







I hope nobody hijacks these pics and replaces them with the man and the horse thing again !

[MR Bender]

painting a car is a pain in the ass!!!
i know how much fun you are having! :D

[Vulpes]

amen to that bender, i just want to get it right, i'd hate to see weeks and weeks of work ruined because i rushed it.

[JDSTAZ45]

Panel fitment/lines of the car look spot on! Seems like you picked the right car for the rebuild :)

Do I get $200 cashback if I bring my car for a paint job LOL
(newspaper ad on windscreen)

:beer

[Vulpes]

yer thats true, although the car was in good condition for the average joe it was waaaaaay below the standard I could live with. I had to replace one of the front guards due to rust, there were several dents over the body,, the front spoiler is rooted but i hope a panel beater can one day fix it, in the meantime im fitting a redzone spoiler. I much prefer the original but what are you gunna do ( anybody want to swap a new redzone one reinforced with heaps more glass for a standard one in good nick pm me ) the engine is rooted but i have a spare, it wouldnt pull a sailor off your sister at the moment, the turbo doesnt spool up but again i have a great engine/turbo setup to drop in, the interior will be near perfect once I steal a couple of odd and sods from my donor car. Basically although in rough shape everything was there and fixable. It will be outstanding when its finished.

[Vulpes]

sorry btw based on the time ive spent on it yes if you give my 6k ill give you your 200 back

[starspeed]

from experience " TAKE YOUR TIME " trust me ! been there , done that !!!!! :) is that in 2 pac ? so what colour is it going to be ?? matallic ??
cheers and keep up the good work !!! :D :beer

[Vulpes]

no its not 2 pac its just acrylic and its white as in the original colour. I HATE metallic paint on cars with a passion, I believe the person who invented metallic paint should be dragged naked through a barbed wire fence TWICE ! why the hell you would paint a car in something that is impossible to match without repsraying the entire car plus the three cars next to it is beyond me.
So no its not metallic :)

[Vulpes]

top coat is on ! will post pics soon. Came up great.

[Vulpes]

you can see the shine after i hit it with a 1200 wet and dry. There are hours and hours ahead of me, first going over it with 1000 then 1500 then 2000 then cut and polish.

[spinners]

Geez,That looks good
I know what you mean sanding the car back-Mine took 2 years(I hate f#*%ng sanding :x
I had my one sprayed with lacquer(& blue pearl)It came out a bit Arse so got done in 2K white with pearl(Gloss off the gun)
Keep up the good work
:beer

[JD_Stazza_Brendan]

Be like brand new when done. Looks great

[Vulpes]

in rubbing it back with 1000 grit wet and dry i started to notice a bit of discolouration even though i was being incredibly careful when sanding. I am going to rub it all down with 1000 then give it another 3 or 4 coats. I dont want it being thin in places even if its just my imagination.