Paint Project 2.0

[mr2magic]

I would advise you to use 2k paint. Even if it is more work mixing base color and hardener it's worth it simply for the durability aspect. One spot of brake cleaner on your 1k paint job and you're farked! Other than that I bow before the masterfulness of 328ftw.

I still wish you would use commas and shit though

[David]

How I missed this thread for so long I'll never know. I have to get outta OT more often.

[muffinman]

Originally Posted by David

I have to get outta OT more often.

NONSENSE!! Get back in the OT dungeon!


Nice work 328 except for the pink VC.

[328FTW]

Originally Posted by beachbum

nice work. you''ll have to post a vid of this bad boy running when you complete it.

I will assuming it doesn't magically knock or throw a curve ball at me. I'm going to spin it on the starter on the floor before I put it in it spins freely by hand but one last check won't hurt

Originally Posted by mr29180

Can't wait !!! Nice build!!

Originally Posted by mr2magic

I would advise you to use 2k paint. Even if it is more work mixing base color and hardener it's worth it simply for the durability aspect. One spot of brake cleaner on your 1k paint job and you're farked! Other than that I bow before the masterfulness of 328ftw.

I still wish you would use commas and shit though

,,,,,,........... There that's enough to cover me for a while. 2k is evil to work with at home you need good ventilation and a good mask. I did consider it for a second cause there was a 2k "off tint" for $80 at the local mixers, a turquoise and if I asked them to metallic it for me for another $20 that would of been cool but the fumes and crap off 2k will put you in lala land Acrylic works well for this and I'll let you in on a secret I don't use brake cleaner

Originally Posted by David

How I missed this thread for so long I'll never know. I have to get outta OT more often.

Originally Posted by muffinman

NONSENSE!! Get back in the OT dungeon!


Nice work 328 except for the pink VC.

Trolls have arrived, and I'm coming round to that cover it looks pretty cool . I'm just looking for the throttle body so I can put it back in the car today. But maybe not I still have to mount the turbo and change all the old hoses

[SW21T]

Nice build!

[328FTW]

Engine is done, time for paint now kthx.

[muffinman]

loving everything except for the pink.

[328FTW]

Originally Posted by muffinman

loving everything except for the pink.

At least I don't have a dildo shifter.

And driving that at night was fun. No tops, no rubber seals, engine that is freshly built and making funky smells, neighbours coming out to look at what just went vroooOOOOOOM PSHT!!!!! past their house and seeing a car that is all half sanded with no lights except headlights roaring about. Would do again.

[muffinman]

Originally Posted by 328FTW

At least I don't have a dildo shifter.

YET!

[Tjzsin4given]

Hell of alot of work!

[328FTW]

Cars are always work, it never stops.

Progressing slowly, I'd of had the car masked today except I forgot the masking tape so used an almost empty roll. I also forgot my heavy brown packing paper roll. I use heavy packing paper to mask because it doesn't flex all over and drop flakes in your paint and you can lay it over and cut the shape you need out quite easily, hence good ol newspaper again.

I also decided to take the side strips off the car. Real PITA to do but I want the paint in everywhere. The front guard ones are screwed and glued, the door ones glued only, the rear quarter ones are bolted and screwed and you have to disassemble the interior a bit to get at the bolts. Added bonus is the side scoops then come off so I can get in there and sand them real well and shoot some good protection in behind to keep the rust at bay another 20 years (if it happens to make it another 20).

Also finished off shaving the front and took off the doorhandles. The more you get off the better, it stops flaking at the edges in the long run and it made sanding the area so much easier.
















I'm going to need more masking paper and tape.........

[328FTW]

I found masking paper.........old wallpaper We had an old roll so I thought "hey I can use this", so I did. Got the car sanded off, washed it, hand sanded some junk, removed the trim glue and masked it out. Removed more trim and stuff to. Washing it I actually bought a brush to get right under the panels and the amount of brown/black water that washed out is amazing. Also sanding the panel edges by hand the previous paint job skipped this and flakes were coming off everywhere with just one wipe, the glue on the trim sucked as well, the wire wheel on the grinder was really slowing getting that junk off. So many different panel colours under the paint.























Hopefully if I'm not too busy I'll shoot primer tomorrow.

[beachbum]

love the progress. keep it up I hope to soon see a nice shiney looking mr2. what color are you going with?

[328FTW]

Thanks, I'm going white. Covers well, looks good and I like white mr2s. I was going to prime today but it is pouring with rain and there is water everywhere, my watertrap is filling up and there is still condensate in the lines so even though it's just primer I'll flag it till tomorrow. That and I'm working on my chopped down spoiler and I'm going to have to weld the boot carefully and then bodyfill it over. So I'll just fill my day with carving some custom foam bits and glassing them over and inserting the studs into them so I can attach to the car. I have a bunch of M6 rod, floral blocks and fibreglass so will see what I can come up with.

[beachbum]

Yes I will agree they do look very clean and good in white. As well with the water, water is never a good thing weither primer or not and deffinetly not good in base or clear. your only asking for imperfections and issues. I'm deffinetly interested in how this spoiler is going to turn out, I saw the pics were you started to mod it.

[328FTW]

Started the spoiler and got the car primed. Floral blocks to shape the base of the spoiler. And lots of wax and grease remover to prep the car for primer. Did a spot coat in black when I was done with primer, just thinned the fan of the gun and stood back more so I got large droplets hitting the car sparsely and making a whispy blotchy coat. My new friend is a half board and various grit sandpapers.

[Denz]

keep it like that, its camo as

[328FTW]

Originally Posted by Denz

keep it like that, its camo as

It lost the black today If I was real keen I could of laid the jet black on thick and left it all gloss black. But that is far from the white I want.


I drilled a couple holes, test mounted my spoiler. Just need to add more resin and really make it strong. Then the story on the day was wetsanding, my arms hurt from it and I'm still only two thirds done. My palm and half board are crying from how much primer I had to take back. Feels smooth though, just got to finish off sanding then wash, prime, scotch brite and shoot top coats. That is apart from welding and refinishing the bootlid holes but that is no biggie.

Then I have to put it all back together, that will take a full day










You can never do too much sanding with some fine grits just depends on where you want to draw the line in terms of effort.




And I need bits for this I want to get it going



I have turbo brakes for it (prolly land up on my V6 cause they roxxer), some random bits and pieces that are pretty good but the wiring is hacked, has no motor or box and needs a front end for the most part.




EDIT: Another car crashed outside the shed today, that is about the second in as many weeks. Same place as the Van that took out the powerpole last week or so ago. This time the car was fine except for a couple fencepost dings. Apparently death corner has moved.

[beachbum]

lookin good. I use black as a guide coat as well at work after I get done priming something.

[328FTW]

Originally Posted by beachbum

lookin good. I use black as a guide coat as well at work after I get done priming something.

I used red last time. As long as you can see it and know how to use it I don't think it matters too much. The deep sanding swirls and places you dug deep really show up when you start going back through the primer. The mr2 being a curvy car doesn't lend to a full board it requires a lots of hand work. A good eye helps a lot at this point. I remember the swirls from when the primer was glossy to, helps out a lot pinpointing hollows and humps. If you have bad memory take pics and circle bad spots so you can come back later. Once you lay the gloss you will see the ripples all over if you ignored them early on.

Paint is not hard as such. You can read techniques everywhere it is just really involved and requires a good focused effort. Shooting the pant takes a few hours depending on if you clear and how many coats etc. The lead up to that is the killer or else the paint just kinda falls off in time or has lots of rainbows of reflection where the dents are.

And I never worked at a paint shop I learned from the guy next door and painting my racecars