athlonxp

Here are some pics of my attempt at painting the ride. It's white with a frost blue pearl.

Shot of the front bumper, more sanding required, just messing around and shooting leftover pearl.


Another shot of the front bumper


Shot of the rear with the back bumper shaved/molded


Shot of the hood without light applied.


Shot of the hood now with light applied


Tell me what you guys/gals think. Was nervous of not knowing the outcome but overall I am happy as it turned out alright.

But most of all I'm happy that I saved a whole load of money as compared to what a body shop would've charged me.

Peace folks

chef chris

Where'd you paint it?

ApocalypseCL

damn man i love that color i see it on the escalade and i really want it! i wish i had cash id either get that color or a gray color like vxcl was gonna get

athlonxp

I painted it in a custom made garage for my car and my father's tractor. I simply added an exhaust fan, intake with filter, and sealed everything in using plastic sheets made for greenhouses.

Hope this answered your question. And thanks for the reply.

athlonxp

ApocalypseCL,

I never expected the color to turn out like this but I can't complain...I actually like it!!!

After it cures completely all I have to do is color sand and buff it and admire that show car shine!!!! But can't drive it just yet, since I don't have the back glass, it was shattered but tuesday is when I'll be ready to roll!!!

Anyhow, thanks for the reply it is greatly appreciated!!

d5c5b

very impressive man
i do my own paint work too...love to see other do-it-yourselfers attacking the car! that looks really good...the blue pearl adds alot...cant wait to see it finished!

ATLcl98

i'm ready to see it all buffed up...its looking good so far

ApocalypseCL

yo how mcuh would it run me to get a piant job like that??? i really LIKE!

klepto

Id be scared as hell to paint my own car...apocalypseCL..the color on the escalades is diamond white pearl, its a white with a off-white pearl. AthlonXP is spraying a blue pearl by the looks of it. I wish my car was white w/ blue pearl

97Acura3.0CL

athlonxp,

that paint job looks tight i wanted to see this but on a primrose CL. How much did you spend doing it, what paint did you use, all the detail please im doing this next month with my car pianting it over again

i was wondering did you mold the rear bumper to the fenders? this is what i planned to do too, damn u jk no but can you take more pics of the car, are you doing or molding a lip too? keep us posted on your progress

Nice job

Outlaw

daym that paint job is pretty damn clean from the looks of the pics. that frost blue pearl is dope as hell! the shaved rear is pretty nice too, subtle and it gives it a cleaner look.

q2slinger

Sweet diy painting. The shaved trunk without a wing looks tight.

blo2ck

man that looks great! You should have molded some lips on first though.