are you going to take your glass out or no?

 

more then likely not seeing as hes in school.....

for your wheels sand them down and get rid of the orange peel otherwise it will more then likely still be there. idk about your paintline but on the standox system we dont reduce the primer at all. what i recommend is to reduce the primer some or shoot some sealer ove the primer. do either or from a 1.4 1.5 gun.

 

I could take the glass out but I dont think i will, i dont see me getting any better of a paint job with it out, im gonna have to take it out to get the weather stripping back in however, i just wanted to leave it in so it will make it easier to tape up in the booth with the glass in there to tape up instead of having to try and hang it. Remember the jambs and car will be done at 2 seperate times.

And yea thats why im gonna wet sand them to get rid of that orange pearl and coarseness thats in them now, i know im gonna hit tons of metal doing this. i do reduce the primer. It says not too but i also find it lays down SOO much nicer when im not looking for a huge build up. Im not looking for build on the rims, just something to lay down nice and cover metal so paint can stick to it. so i figure some reduced primer with a higer air pressure and i should be allright for scuffing and basecoat after that

 

So dusty ahhhhhhhhh

 

looking good!


Random question, im a novice painter and im really ocd when it come to masking....Have you tried that "frog tape" yet? seems legit

 

lmao i know! iv never seen my car this dirty lol. when its all painted im gonna have to spend like 14 hours vacuuming and shampoo'ing all my seats and stuff lmao. But im gonna vacuum b4 i paint to help keep some trash out of it lol

 

hell if your just going to hit a bunch of bare metal and theres no filler dont worry about the primer. shoot some 1k etching primer which should lay down smooth and blow some sealer over them. higher air pressure(25-27psi) and a bit less material should do the trick. sand any big nibs in the sealer and then base over. sand the base with like 1000 or 1200 in the areas you need to and clear over it. try to get your wheels done in a day. also remember when your masking taking out the quarter glass will make the difference in the paint job since it rests pretty tight to the metal. the windshield and the rear glass shuold have to come out just be sure to scuff the crevices really good. i say the quarter glass only because your laying a lot of material down. it would suck to get a line with the candys and such.

 

Only problem is I dont have any sealer, but i have plenty of primer but your way sounds really easyy. my way will take me 2 days, unless i prime them 1st thing in the morning and base clear then come 5:00, but if i sand and hit with prime tommorow, then thursday i can spray them which is good because i still have to do a new sprayout with the new basecoat

 

Bro i was looking through the pictures and once the ones of the dash and center console and **** my jaw dropped i was like damn thats gonna be a bitch hahahahaha but good to see the progress

 

its because of the umm, like 40 hours of sanding i have into this damn spoiler! lol.

 

Yeah blame it all on the spoiler. Lol jk, its gonna be so worth it tho, cant wait for you to paint that bish!

 

finish your primer in 600 and then just buy some rattle can 1k etching primer or buy some sealer then. trust me on this it will save you tons of time and your hands and fingers will thank me later. id ship you some but ups hates shipping hazerdous **** lol

 

i have rattle can etch prime ad regular etch prime. Your saying to just sand the rims with 600, etch the bare metal, and spray base? Dont you need a regular primer over the etch?

 

read the can because every brand is different.... our 1k primer doesnt require priming over it.

 

Sweet ill check it out

 

yeah with our 1k we just apply over bare metal and then spray right over it. if its left for more then like a half hour it needs to be lightly sanded.

 

 

holy bajollies, nice.

 

batmobile

 

shsould have removed the strut bolts lol

 

under the hood done hopefully interior pieces and maybe rims tommorow. but probobly rims friday and spoiler will be final primed (again), hit under the hood with black and clear, and sand and prime rims for final scuffing and hit them friday. Oh and calipers will be done with wheels as well

thought about it but i wasnt sure if the strut would **** up or not and then i was like **** it ill never remove them anyways lol. but not a huge deal anyways

i sprayed the first coat with a full size Sata RP gun, and it was almost IMPOSSIBLE to get in nooks and crannies with that huge ass cup on it, so i got a Sata Minijet and holy **** that gun is amazing. Couldnt have gotten what I did without it. Ony 2nd time that gun as ever been sprayed lol

 

the minijet is my FAVORITE!!!!!!!!! **** ive sprayed base on bumpers with that thing lol. i take it base and clear and not single stage on your engine bay? did you find out about your 1k?

 

lol Minijet FTMFW! Yea i sprayed base clear, and didnt find out about 1k yet but we got some cheap 2k at the shop and im broke now so im just gonna lay down that **** so i dont have to spend any more money on materials. Got a question for ya though, what should i get to hold up the weather stripping on the back glass so i can spray under it. I heard that nylon rope works good, or that tape that sticks under it and then you tape it pu to the glass to kinda pull it up. Forgot what its called. But what do you suggest is the best way to do that.

OH, and the black trim piece on the roof, that runs down the channels on the 2 sides, i believe its held down with double sided tape, should i remove that or just tape it up? and if you remove it will you need to buy a new piece cause it will be bent to **** removing it?

 

if it where me i would remove it..... i havent had the run channel moldings out on my car but i think they are clipped in....most cars are and they are a HUGE pain in the ass to get out. also i would use the blue 3m tape that has like one hard side to get between the body and the weatherstrip and the otherside sticky to pull the weatherstrip back. i forget what its called. you'll need the biggest size for the front and rear glass and probablly the 10mm size for the quarter glass.

 

Yea that was the tape i was talking about! i forgot what it was called too lol. And i guess ill remove it too, im not candy'ing the roof so i didnt think it would be necessary since itll be black with silver pearl and the black weather stripping will be alright there, but i may remove it anyway, i just done wanna **** it up and then have to buy new ones at the dealer for a rediculous price

also if some1 has an extra set of tail lights let me know. both light on the right side of my car has the tail light tint fucked up so i have to sand them all down and its gonna be a pain in the ass and i dont think i have a chemical remover that will take it off without damaging the plastic. So if i can get another set and just scuff up and paint it would be magical