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Cars by Model Type => 3rd generation RX-7's => Topic started by: Andy_FD3 on February 15, 2007, 07:54:30 PM

Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: Andy_FD3 on February 15, 2007, 07:54:30 PM
Fingers crossed, the car should be painted on Saturday! The whole thing is guide coated, just needs sanding down and spraying now.
 
Ive painted all the door shuts and boot shut, just got to spray the obvious bit now (ie, the car!). I forgot how evil cars look in guide coats. The car got LOADS of attention driving home from the garage today!
 
SOOOO cant wait to get this finished now.
 
Andy
 
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/Sub_Culture/15022007431.jpg)
 
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/Sub_Culture/15022007434.jpg)
 
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/Sub_Culture/15022007432.jpg)
 
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/Sub_Culture/15022007435.jpg)
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: kermit on February 15, 2007, 08:08:19 PM
Signs of the finished colour around the door shuts.  Looks really nice!!!!!
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: ace-rx7 on February 15, 2007, 08:13:25 PM
see i like the look as it is ! go on just chuck some laquar on it and finished :D
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: Andy_FD3 on February 15, 2007, 08:16:32 PM
Thanks a lot, peeps!
 
Hmm, okay, you can have a colour picture! I really like it! Think it should look pretty individual, not seen too many FD\'s in it, especially not with a Burnout kit? Although Im sure someone somewhere will be able to correct me on that.
 
PS They look a bit dull, as they havent been lacquered yet. That will be done with the car.
 
Andy
 
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/Sub_Culture/09022007413.jpg)
 
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/Sub_Culture/09022007412.jpg)
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: d-king on February 15, 2007, 09:15:40 PM
looks well rude in primer mate , almost like dolfin grey lmao
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: Fish on February 15, 2007, 09:46:48 PM
Would be interested in seeing the finished paint job in the flesh so to speak.

What sort of cost are you looking at, if you dont mind be asking.

Fish
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: Grizzly on February 15, 2007, 09:59:55 PM
Looks a bit like dragons Camo car :)
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: gmogle on February 15, 2007, 10:37:41 PM
Looks like the Wine Red Skyline colour, have a mate with a wine red 32 gtr, in the sunlight it looks awesome.

Not keen on the AA van in the rear of your pics, tell me it wasnt anything to do with you lol.

Primer looks pretty cool.
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: Jono FD3 on February 15, 2007, 11:27:26 PM
Wow, it looks like there has been a massacer inside the car & the blood is overflowing  out the pannel gaps!!!! cool affect!!!

Jono
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: Cally on February 16, 2007, 12:45:45 AM
Looking good, I am doing mine soon (helping my mate who sprays rub it down) how long has it taken you to prep it? Also how did you get such a good fit on the front bumper? I have the same one but doesnt sit as nice as that!!
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: Andy_FD3 on February 16, 2007, 08:23:55 AM
Thanks for the great comments, peeps.
 
Fish, Ive done all the bodywork myself (including the priming), so cost should be minimal, pretty much just the paint. Its a Mitsubishi colour out of interest. Very similar to the Nissan Wine colour as mentioned above.
 
Thank you for the comments about the fitment. When I say it was awful when it was first fitted would be an understatement. Its taken me quite a while to get the front bumper to look like that. The headlights didnt fit, the bumper didnt line up with the wings etc etc. Ive basically had to make new lines out of glass on the join lines, blend them together, then refit the bumper. This has definitely been the worst fitted bodykit Ive had to play with so far.
 
HOPEFULLY, if all goes well, she will all be painted tomorrow, and I can have some pics for you guys on Sunday!
 
Oh, and gmogle, lol, no, I just pulled into the petrol station, took a couple of quick snaps and drove off again!
Andy
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: McCARTHY on February 16, 2007, 10:43:06 AM
Hey buddy we few past each other a while back i was coming back form ikea went past you in Raynes Park.

She was unpainted then but still looked very mean indeed
Title: My car is NEARLY ready to paint!
Post by: Andy_FD3 on February 16, 2007, 08:30:35 PM
Quote from: McCARTHYHey buddy we few past each other a while back i was coming back form ikea went past you in Raynes Park.
 
She was unpainted then but still looked very mean indeed

Sorry, dont think I saw you, mate! normally try really hard to look out for fellow FD owners!
 
Andy