hey everyone! i figured since i have a lot of things going on with my car and a lot of questions i should just start my own build thread! ok, as some of you know, im in the process of rust-oleum painting my car. now, i need to know how the heck to replace this body part:
thats the one thats gonna be on the passenger side. i need to know how to change it asap! ....i know its a stretch but im trying to have my car all painted by daytona!
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Back On Holiday Member
Posts: 6238 From: Downingtown, PA Registered: Jul 2001
thanks! that video is good.... but... i dont wanna sound toooo picky but is there anyone that can explain it step by step because i didnt have enough patience to watch the whole video(plus he jumps around a lot). i got some good general info from the video thats good but i need specifics.
AND. I NEED A NAME FOR MY CAR! i havnt been able to think of anything!
hah! that took me a minute then i got it. hehehe silly.
so, i hear something that sounds like spray painting coming from the living room... i go in there and Jerrys spray painting my air intake/filter housing! in the living room! and hes doing a crappy job! so i take it out onto the back porch and show him how its done. yea! what!
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DtheC Member
Posts: 3395 From: Newton Iowa, USA Registered: Sep 2005
so, i hear something that sounds like spray painting coming from the living room... i go in there and Jerrys spray painting my air intake/filter housing! in the living room! and hes doing a crappy job! so i take it out onto the back porch and show him how its done. yea! what!
WELL, at least Babado wasn't painting it in the kitchen sink............? . . . . . . . Thats reserved for cleaning Throtle body's and the ocasional transmission, for Pete's sake.
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William Federle Member
Posts: 733 From: Milwaukee WI, USA Registered: Sep 1999
I just finished swapping all of the body panels except for the roof on my 1984 Fiero. The panel you have pictured had one or two rivets under the trim. The trim also has a "Christmas tree" clip on one end, and a normal looking clip in the middle. The rocker panel plugs into the bottom of this panel with three tabs. You'll probably have to remove the rocker panel at least half way to the front to get enough play to get it out of the panel. Be careful not to break the tabs. I wrecked one rocker panel taking it out.
When putting the new panel in, the part sticking out the top has to be carefully fitted up behind the part in back of the door jamb.
When I put the new panel in I used a plastic rivet tool from the Fiero store and two plastic rivets. Two fasteners, the kind you push in and they are held in by ribs on them, hold either end of the molding. I still haven't found the right fastener for this at Autozone or Parts America. The wheel well cover screws into this panel in two places I think.
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GTPat Member
Posts: 457 From: Parkville Md. Registered: Jan 2007
that is looking sweet! I paid $1000 for a black paint job last November. That front end picture looks just as good as mine. Have a safe trip to Daytona, I can't justify it myself
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Formula88 Member
Posts: 53788 From: Raleigh NC Registered: Jan 2001
Paint a real small red hourglass in the middle of the front bumper, between the bumper pads. (cuz if you put it on the car's underside - who's gonna see it?)
in the video, at around 27:35 he takes off the molding on the quarter panel, and at 31:30 he takes the panel off. You will have to loosen the rocker or take it off. I"m sorry i didn't get when in the video he does that, but it is maybe somewhere around 23 minutes. I'm also not sure if any of the wheel well liner bolts attach to the quarter pannel. Patience is a wonderful thing to learn, and an important thing to have.You can learn a lot watching the video. However, I would not recommend using an electric drill right in the gas cap area, especially if the cap has been off for a while. Think big boom.
I liked the part in the video where he yells "don't back up don't back up!" then "crash!" lol.
Anyways, have fun.
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KurtAKX Member
Posts: 4008 From: West Bloomfield, MI Registered: Feb 2002
Your Rustoleum job is coming out pretty good, so I'd like to ask, what ratio of thinner to paint have you been using.... I have heard anywhere from 2 parts paint to 1 part thinner to 1 to 1. Also, have you stuck to the high density foam rollers, or done some other work like using a brush and such?
Your Rustoleum job is coming out pretty good, so I'd like to ask, what ratio of thinner to paint have you been using.... I have heard anywhere from 2 parts paint to 1 part thinner to 1 to 1. Also, have you stuck to the high density foam rollers, or done some other work like using a brush and such?
Looking good!
Kurt
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Mar 16th, 2007
BekaintaFunk Member
Posts: 838 From: Pittsburgh, PA Registered: Feb 2006
ok well i havnt been on here in a few days(tired from painting and playing Wii!) so...
i love the black widow idea!
i let jerry paint one day and it came out really drippy but i fixed it!
the 1 to 1 ratio can get pretty thin so try like 1.5 paint to 1 thinner or 2 to 1, i depends on what layer it is and what part your painting. i find that the first few layers should be thicker then the last. if you do the last layer thinner then be very careful for drips but it fills in stuff better than the thicker mix.
the high density foam rollers are great! but be sure to use the small or medium sized ones! the large one is just to much of a pita! at walmart there is a set of sponge brushes in various sizes, which come in handy for detailing and such. o, and.... be sure not to use a too-thin mix with the rollers cause the paint will be so sensetive that it was just scratch off when you go to wet sand between layers!
man i am soooo excited for daytona!!! i cant wait to meet people! o to be able to lounge around in a bikini
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motoracer838 Member
Posts: 3751 From: Edgewater Co. USofA Registered: Jan 2006
WINTER! it was only 26 freeking degrees out so i couldnt get any painting done today aaand the weathers not looking too good for the next few days.... hopefully i can get a few more layers in before daytona!
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Formula88 Member
Posts: 53788 From: Raleigh NC Registered: Jan 2001
i havnt been able to think of anything!
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Can't go this year. 
