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| Girlfriends, 87 Coupe, Paint Build. Sanding Has Begun (Page 8/12) |
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JimmyS
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MAR 01, 08:35 PM
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I promised pics so here are pics.
Underside of hood...
Silver stripe masked off...
Silver stripe painted and cleared...
If all goes well, I plan to paint the whole front portion (Raspberry) tomorrow. Look for more pics tomorrow night. 
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FieroMaster88
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MAR 01, 08:52 PM
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Wow, looking good! I wish I has the patience for paint/bodywork.... ------------------
88 Coupe: Modded 4.9L V8 5 speed
www.geocities.com/fast88fiero
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JimmyS
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MAR 01, 09:01 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by FieroMaster88:
Wow, looking good! I wish I has the patience for paint/bodywork....
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Well when I went around getting prices to have the car painted at a shop, the prices ranged from $3,000 - $10,000. With prices that high, you tend to dig down deep and find the patience needed to do your own. 
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rogergarrison
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MAR 02, 06:17 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by darkhorizon:
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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Thats why Ive used $30 @ gallon primer/surfacer for 40 years. You can even block out small dents just using primer. I do a lot of high dollar cars by dollying out a dent to nearly perfect and use primer to finish the job so little if any filler is used. Guys seem to not like 1/2" of bondo in their Porsches....LOL. Even with smaller hail dents, you still can have a slight ripple after pushing the ding out, several blockings of primer makes it perfect.
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eze does it
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MAR 02, 06:58 AM
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Being in the windy city it is hard to paint your car your self in the garage its always cold here. being in florida am sure helps out.
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InTheLead
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MAR 02, 12:52 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by eze does it:
Being in the windy city it is hard to paint your car your self in the garage its always cold here. being in florida am sure helps out. |
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Even Chicago has this thing called summer 
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darkhorizon
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MAR 02, 03:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by rogergarrison:
Thats why Ive used $30 @ gallon primer/surfacer for 40 years. You can even block out small dents just using primer.
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I dont have the 2 weeks it takes for laqure to evaporate out of my cheapo primer.. If I can spend the extra and use a bit less when it comes to primer, and paint black over it without a hint of scratches, then i am going to do it.
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JPW
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MAR 02, 10:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by JimmyS:
I promised pics so here are pics.
Silver stripe painted and cleared...
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Why did you clear the stripe? Also if there will be different colors on either side would you not want to put the stripe on last, to avoid having to tape exactly right?
Not knocking, just asking. Look really good so far.
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JimmyS
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MAR 02, 11:36 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by JPW:
Why did you clear the stripe? Also if there will be different colors on either side would you not want to put the stripe on last, to avoid having to tape exactly right?
Not knocking, just asking. Look really good so far. |
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Since this is my first time painting, I wanted to paint the color that is the lessor of the 3 just in case I messed up spraying. I figured it would be easier to fix the sivler than it would be to fix a huge amount of the other colors. The reason I cleared it is because I am spreading the painting out over several days. According to the spec sheets on the paint, it must be cleared within an hour of painting. I fully understand that I may not be doing this the most efficient way there is but the end result should be the same. As I get more experienced I hope to be more efficient.[This message has been edited by JimmyS (edited 03-02-2009).]
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JimmyS
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MAR 02, 11:41 PM
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Have you ever had one of those days where even the simplest of tasks don't go right? Things you dont even think about doing like picking up a glass or walking. Seems like everything I did today turned into a chore or just didn't go right. In light of todays events, I decided that it may not be the best day to spray a car. So I decided to spray it tomorrow. I did however get it all masked off and ready.
It is supposed to drop down into the 30's tonight so I may not spray till later in the day when it warms up.
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