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Old 03-14-2012, 07:13 PM
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Time to rebuild?
Already started on the body work, trying to stay motivated and doing 1 panel at a time, besides sanding, do you guys recommend using chemical paint stripper to remove the paint down to bare metal?


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Old 03-14-2012, 07:41 PM
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Oh snaps, what plans do you have?
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Old 03-14-2012, 09:00 PM
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New paint!
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FUCKING AWESOME. Keep up the progress! FYI you'll want to remove your Mugen trunk lip in the prep.

Any hints on the future color?
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Old 03-15-2012, 08:42 AM
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Don't take it down to bare metal. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Old 03-15-2012, 09:03 AM
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Making good progress as always. Kerry still hasnt gotten back to me yet.
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Old 03-15-2012, 10:30 PM
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hah, props to you man. i would be shitting bricks attempting a job as such.

+1 for color?
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nice work. love the mugen wing.
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Old 03-30-2012, 10:21 PM
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The car is home, and ohwow, it's quite sparkly.
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Ughhh...^ what he said
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where the pics at tho?
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i wanna do this sooooo bad. fuck it. i think i will, thanks for the motivation! i wanna see pics!
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Sand it. Dont go to bare metal if you dont have to. Use the existing paint/primer as the base. The new paint will adhere better.
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^^^^ what he said! Are you going to paint it black again?
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he repainted it black metallic
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i know you're probably drooling over the new paint job now but it's time to take a break and snap some pics for Azine. kthxbai.
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Sorry for the crappy pics guys, I tried to capture the metallic in some pictures but it didn't come out too well.



Also painted my visors
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Looks nice....what happened to the mugen wing? Im trying to get my hands on one real bad anyone know where to get one? I like the side markers too, do you have the jdm bumper with fogs?
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Mugen Wing is in my room, the paint guys painted over the emblem and I'm debating if I should just leave it like that, or if I should sand off the paint...
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Old 04-01-2012, 07:17 PM
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niiiiice, you plan on plastidipping the chrome door trims?
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how much did this set you back if you dont mind me asking? did you save any money by doing some of the sanding yourself?
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Originally Posted by 03tLsNBP
how much did this set you back if you dont mind me asking? did you save any money by doing some of the sanding yourself?
600 for paint, and I saved 120 per panel by doing it myself.
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Originally Posted by HairyMonkey019
niiiiice, you plan on plastidipping the chrome door trims?
Yeah, I told them to paint it, but they forgot, smh. I will definitely be doing it myself.
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Love metallic black. Still need to wetsand and buff? Looks blurry in some spots still
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Love metallic black. Still need to wetsand and buff? Looks blurry in some spots still
Yeah wetsanding and buffing are still needed but according to the paint shop, I need to let my paint cure for a month or so until I can proceed with the aforementioned.
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Saw the pic on tumblr. Jumped here immediately, looks great man.
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Dope! Paint came out great! deff a noticeable metallic. I say leave the paint over the emblem, or strip it completely and have it repainted with the emblem covered. the sanding may ruin the emblem. Wheels next!!
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Originally Posted by 02ACTcLean
Dope! Paint came out great! deff a noticeable metallic. I say leave the paint over the emblem, or strip it completely and have it repainted with the emblem covered. the sanding may ruin the emblem. Wheels next!!
Wheels are definitely next.

And big shoutouts to Mr.Maker for helping me with the prep, much appreciated.
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Yo! Your came out great! Nice job bro!
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Damn car looks good.
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Looks great! Can you still see your blind spots on your left with the curtains? That always comes to my mind with curtains lol

Can't wait to see that thing with wheels
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