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| Girlfriends, 87 Coupe, Paint Build. Sanding Has Begun (Page 7/12) |
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darkhorizon
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FEB 22, 01:22 PM
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Dont forget to take the fuel door inner part out jimmy.. I made a huge mistake there... I had to change out my fuel neck and I took off a few chips of paint with it.. and I see red under it now!
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JimmyS
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FEB 22, 04:11 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Fierokid87:
Out of curiousity, why are you not painting it blue again?
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Cause she doesn't want Blue. She originally wanted Pink! I'm just happy I changed her mind on Pink.
| quote | Originally posted by 85LAMB:
What are you using to sand the factory Blue paint ?
The reason I asked is that you seam to have a lot of high and low spots after you sanded the blue.
I am a little concern that those hight and low spots might show up after you paint it. |
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A DA Sander. There are 2 aftermarket paint jobs on this car. Plus the factory paint. I am sanding all the aftermarket suff off down to the factory paint and primer. As for the high and low spots... Thats what block sanding the primer is for.
| quote | Originally posted by darkhorizon:
Dont forget to take the fuel door inner part out jimmy.. I made a huge mistake there... I had to change out my fuel neck and I took off a few chips of paint with it.. and I see red under it now!
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Already done. Look at the first pic above of the roof and rear clip... you will see it has been removed. Trust me when I say... If it could come off, it did. The only pieces I left on the car are the roof and rear clip. Everything else got removed.[This message has been edited by JimmyS (edited 02-22-2009).]
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darkhorizon
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FEB 22, 05:55 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by JimmyS:
Already done. Look at the first pic above of the roof and rear clip... you will see it has been removed. Trust me when I say... If it could come off, it did. The only pieces I left on the car are the roof and rear clip. Everything else got removed.
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Ah yes I see that in the other picture... I am most likely repainting my rear quarter at this point.. I need to fix alot of clear on that side as it is anyway.
| quote | | Thats what block sanding primer is for |
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But fiero SMC is MUCH cheaper than primer (as in free verses 130+ a gallon). If I was to do everything again I would forsure cut my primer use in half by sanding the hell out of the fiero parts.
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JimmyS
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FEB 22, 07:49 PM
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Today was no where near as productive as I wanted it to be. It took me 7 hours and 13 sheets of sandpaper (5- 80grit & 8- 120 grit) to get it sanded down! The reason it took so long and so much sand paper is because a little over a year ago, I sanded it down and did a rattle can paint job on it. Rattle can primer, paint & clear. That sh!t is a mother $%^&#$ to sand off. Thank god I only rattle canned the decklid.
By the time I got the decklid done, I was in no mood to continue so I just called it a day. Tomorrow I will sand the other door panel and prime the decklid and both door panels.
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87GT2M6
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FEB 22, 08:50 PM
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looks like you've been busy... keep posting photo updates whenever you can.
Can't wait to see how it turns out!
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87GT2M6
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FEB 24, 06:29 PM
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JimmyS
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FEB 24, 09:55 PM
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Not much really to show you picture wise right now. I have been finish sanding the primer on the roof and rear clip. I should have that all done tomorrow and get the decklid and doors primered. [This message has been edited by JimmyS (edited 02-26-2009).]
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JimmyS
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FEB 26, 10:48 PM
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A little story... Since I have started this task, I have had at least 20 people stop in my driveway and ask if I paint cars. One person even rang my doorbell at 8:30am (I was sleeping) to ask if I paint cars. The answer is always the same... No I do not paint cars. This is my fisrt one and I am learning.
Yesterday afternoon, I was outside sanding when a truck pulled into the driveway of the house next to me. The house is empty (no one lives there). The driver of the truck starts walking across the lawn toward me. I say... Let me guess. You want to know if I paint cars? His reply was... no, I just moved into a house one street over and I have a 87 GT. I just wanted to stop and talk. I was like... Cool.  He then asked me if I wanted to buy a spoiler. I asked how much. He said $50.00. I said $20.00 right? He said sure why not.  He then started talking about my side scoops and I informed him that I sell them. I brought him in the house and showed him all the styles. He said he wanted a set like mine and asked how much. I told him $250.00 - the $20.00 for the spoiler so $230.00. He called it a deal and went home to grab the spoiler. 1/2 hour later he came back with the spoiler but no money. I asked him if he wanted me to just give him $20.00 and then he could buy the scoops at a later time. He said no...just take the spoiler, I trust you and know where you live. After talking for a few hours, we exchanged phone numbers and he left.
Now I have a spoiler to sand, prime and paint to put on Danielles car! She is happy cause I had been looking for a year for a good deal on one for her car. I am happy at the deal I got!
Today I managed to get the decklid and door panels primered. Tomorrow I will finish the sanding on the rear clip and hopefully the doors and decklid. I will post some pics tomorrow night.
Jim
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JimmyS
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FEB 27, 07:42 PM
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Well I was going to post some pictures tonight but there really isn't anything to see.
Today I got the decklid and door panels sanded and ready for paint. I also got the rear clip block sanded. I need to wet sand the rear clip and then it will be ready for paint. I also got the rear quarter panels sanded and ready for primer. The only pieces left to sand down are the rear bumper and the new spoiler.
I am a little behind of where I wanted to be but I think I should have it all done by next weekend. I wanted to have it done by the end of this month but I fell a little behind schedule with all the cold weather we had.
If things go as planned, I should have some really good pictures on Sunday.
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Tony Kania
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FEB 27, 08:23 PM
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Yeah! Where are our pics? We need our pics! Just kidding. Nice story about the spoiler though. Made me smile to know that most of us Fiero folks are just good people. A little crazy, but good people.
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