rallycobalt06

looking good ya'll. i plan on doing this once the weather gets a little better. i have plans to either custom paint or fiberglass my interior. i'm thinking the fiberglass will have to wait until the next winter when the SS is parked and i can strip everything out & take my time to ensure it gets done right.

InitialG

I just bought some spray paint and all the necessary things required for this job, tomorrow morning I will tackle this job and I hope I get it done right >.>

VibrantCOBALT

work in progress as we speek..

InitialG

I'm doing the painting right now, and I have one MAJOR problem. I'm doing all this stuff outside and it's a little bit windy. little bits of pieces of dirt keep sticking to the paint. I'm just going to finish the rest just because...but now my question is. If I wanted to re-do this would I just follow the same procedure as before?

VibrantCOBALT

you have a basement? thats where im doing mine.

InitialG

Yeah, I ended up moving all the pieces over there. I had to use paint thinner to remove all what I just did and started from scratch. Now, everything is A-OK

outtamymind

here's mine. painted by a buddy in my dealership's body shop.

the pain is the laser metallic blue

InitialG

looks cool, I like the glossy finish on it. I'll have to post pictures of mine in a couple days. Hopefully, when it dries it'll come close to what yours will look like.

outtamymind

ya mine has clear coat on it.

EmperorJJ1

iTrader: (5)

im jealous... i want to paint mine LBM as well but i have the blue leather so i dont think it would look right on the doors. Im still stumped on what to do

outtamymind

ya for now my door cups are painted the matching blue but when i redo my door inserts to a suede blue then i will be repainting them black.

SS SCHGD

Your blue in the pictures looks different then mine. (should be the same color though) Looks really nice.

outtamymind

ya the lighting wasn't the greatest. that and my camera does some weird things on certain settings to the colors.

EmperorJJ1

iTrader: (5)

i sorta want to do them in chrome to match the door handle

outtamymind

that would be interesting. don't know how easy that is to get done but would be interesting. the glare might get to you after a while.

EmperorJJ1

iTrader: (5)

nah i doubt it they arent that big and my tint should keep out a good portion of the sunlight

but hey wheres the pics of ur engine paint job?

DomDiggity

I'll post some pics as soon as I finish up with two other things. I already got the trim painted black and the two door handles on the inside.

InitialG

I finally got it done. The only problem now is that my car smells like spray paint. How do I fix this problem????

outtamymind

the pics of my engine bay are kicking around here somewhere. i'll post up on my lunch break.

killah_thug08

im playing to do this next weekend but my only concern is my door trims, im doing laser blue color for my center peices since my car is the same color but i got blue interior and if i paint my door trim laser blue it will look out of place with the baby blue that comes on the interior doors, so should i paint my door trim black or leave it silver??

outtamymind

paint it black. it would look much better.

ReggaeRampage

Wow. That looks REALLY good in yellow.
I'm surprised.

I'm new to painting.
What would have to be done to get that gloss coating?
Is it proper sanding (ie, sanding after primer)? Or just a lot of clearcoat?

outtamymind

there are 2 differen't types of clear coat. glossy and non-glossy. the glossy clear coat is what gives it that real nice shiny effect. and yes proper sanding and priming are also keys in getting a good outcome after you paint.

EmperorJJ1

iTrader: (5)

InitialG air your car out a bit

InitialG

Yeah, I aired it out a little bit...though with the wierd weather we were having I couldn't keep my windows down for too long