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Hi Guys ,
Just wanna say that this site makes my day... ever since i got on here i have been checkin out all ya rides, and seein how i can add to my luxury box... Here is some progress photos from what i have been doin lately.... And a big thanks out there to ... "Snickers00" (The missus really appreciated the plastic in the shed idea !) who inspired me to paint the old girl myself , rather than lettin someone else have all the fun..... I am keen to hear any suggestions that you think might make my ride look and move better.... Shes an 8 ... (is there anything else it could be ???) * I am doin paint first... (Electric Blue Mica Metallic) * Superlows with Correct Shockers next * A set of mags & tyres to finish off the look * Then looking for any options on body kits (I know Im dreamin !)
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| NAfairlane... |
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Nice work, come round and paint mine lol the NA-NC lanes dont need body kits dude, when u lower it with rims ull see how good it looks.
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| MadMax19 |
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I have finished the colours and clears now , so heres an update of the colour...
Should be super schmick when I finally get around to buffing and compunding the finished coats....
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| MadMax19 |
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{USERNAME} wrote: Nice work, come round and paint mine lol the NA-NC lanes dont need body kits dude, when u lower it with rims ull see how good it looks.
Yeah , I saw one the other day in silver , and it looked good... I have also seen a red one with custom skirts and front / rear bibs which also looked excellent...
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| eb_guy888 |
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hey man nice self paint job
looks nice I see ur from maitland, im from the terrace area should meet up and check out ya ride in person, go into town much? |
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| snikers00 |
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Nice work mate it looks tops
 . It takes alot to take the plunge and do-it-yourself. Keep up the good work.
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| MadMax19 |
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{USERNAME} wrote: hey man nice self paint job
looks nice I see ur from maitland, im from the terrace area should meet up and check out ya ride in person, go into town much? Actually , I am plannin on takin her into town one saturday night to do the cruise on the foreshore... just wanna do the drop first...
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| MadMax19 |
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{USERNAME} wrote: Nice work mate it looks tops
. It takes alot to take the plunge and do-it-yourself. Keep up the good work.Hi Snickers , yep you would know... Actually , am a bit disappointed.. as I went acrylic after all , and ended up with some dust... but worst of all , the roof and bonnet got dry spots in the clear coat... so I may have to sand back and redo them... the compounding didnt fix the problem... But thats what i get for doing a backyard job hey... hahahaha I did the whole plastic thing in the shed like u did , and would have really been stuffed if i didn't... Thanks for the tip...
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| Rmyers |
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Looking good man. Just a question, how long did it take ya to rub the primer back?? The pics of your car in primer, has that already been rubbed back or is that halfway through? I'm currently doing a paint job on my car and was just curious what other people's experiences have been...
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| MadMax19 |
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Hi Rmyers ,
The first photo is the car in undercoat with black guidecoat. The second photo is when I was half way through the sandback. I actually sanded the whole car back to just the grey/beige undercoat , which took me 3 days in total to get it to where I was happy. It made it alot easier by taking off all the panels and bumpers , because i could work on them on a bench. When I painted , I did the main body all in one go (1 Day) by doing 3 coats of colour , and 4 coats of clear. Then when I moved the car out of the shed the next day , I started doing the panels , bonnet , boot , bumpers , and extra bits , a few at a time... (Took 2 more days). The best thing about the acrylic paint is that you really only need about 5 to 10 minutes of cure between coats , then about an hour before you put on the clear coats... Hope this helps...
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| Rmyers |
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{USERNAME} wrote: Hi Rmyers ,
The first photo is the car in undercoat with black guidecoat. The second photo is when I was half way through the sandback. I actually sanded the whole car back to just the grey/beige undercoat , which took me 3 days in total to get it to where I was happy. It made it alot easier by taking off all the panels and bumpers , because i could work on them on a bench. When I painted , I did the main body all in one go (1 Day) by doing 3 coats of colour , and 4 coats of clear. Then when I moved the car out of the shed the next day , I started doing the panels , bonnet , boot , bumpers , and extra bits , a few at a time... (Took 2 more days). The best thing about the acrylic paint is that you really only need about 5 to 10 minutes of cure between coats , then about an hour before you put on the clear coats... Hope this helps... Was that 3 days inculding the door jams?? It's taken me almost 5 to do the jams on my car :/ |
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| ED911 |
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Dump it and throw wires on it it al a carte my ol' ef trick looking rims and very different....see gallery....
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| MadMax19 |
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Wires look great , but finding them is another story !
Got any lying around ya shed ??? Hahahaha
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| MRE-50L |
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good going steve , that has turnd out to be awsome , from when i seen it last . just lower it on the rims you got and hopefully you got the centre caps for them rims cause they suit it . the LTD rims that is ,
i should have rego on my DC in a few weeks hopefully..
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| TwinturboBMX |
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Bloody hell mate, that looks amazing.
Give us newcastle members a yell when your heading to the foreshore and we could organise a group cruise meet and greet type event.
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