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Old 09-16-2009, 03:54 PM   #1
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1989 formula paint job
so i got the car in June and me and my dad started to prep for paint we got it all straight and primed and we finally got paint on it a couple of weeks ago. well heres some pics.



^ all primed and sanded down
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Old 09-16-2009, 03:56 PM   #2
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^ everything trimmed out and one step closer to being finished
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Old 09-16-2009, 04:00 PM   #3
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^ painted and spoiler and lights mounted back on.
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Old 09-16-2009, 04:03 PM   #4
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^ more painted pics it came out good for being painted in a garage with plastic setup in a bay.

also painted my air cleaner and rims

^air cleaner on top of dirty 305.
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Old 09-16-2009, 04:09 PM   #5
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heres some of the rims they came out alright


^before very dirty


^charcoal painted for inserts

^ a hour and a half of tapeing later

^ finished
more pictures can be found at http://img9.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=atsa00000.jpg
post some opinions about the spoiler too because i have had mixed responses about it i think it looks good.
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Old 09-16-2009, 07:25 PM   #6
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Looks good so far, the paint looks great. Look forward to seeing it all put together.
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Old 09-16-2009, 07:34 PM   #7
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Looks great!

When I repainted my rims I painted the PONTIAC in the rim with red.
It took a while, but was well worth it. Amazing what a little color will do.
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Old 09-17-2009, 05:08 PM   #8
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yea i thought about painting the pontiac blue but was tired of tapeing lol guess i could of took a fine brush and did it.
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Old 09-18-2009, 10:56 PM   #9
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Looks great, what color blue is that?
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Old 09-19-2009, 07:35 PM   #10
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the color is maui blue
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Old 09-19-2009, 07:46 PM   #11
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You two really did a great job. How many coats of paint? Clear coated also?
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Old 09-20-2009, 08:44 AM   #12
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Old 09-22-2009, 10:32 PM   #13
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we used three coats base and three coats of clear
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Old 09-24-2009, 02:23 AM   #14
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Re: 1989 formula paint job
Dangit man! How am i supposed to compete with that?!
Better not pull up next to me.. I might cry.. XD

Nah but in all honesty man, it looks great.
I'm glad to see some thirdgems in our area rather than turdgens...
I rarely see nice thirdgens in KG...
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Old 09-25-2009, 11:13 PM   #15
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your right man i hardly ever see any thirdgens in kg and firebirds are even rarer to see here. however i did see a black formula at howards resturant the other day.
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Old 09-25-2009, 11:28 PM   #16
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your right man i hardly ever see any thirdgens in kg and firebirds are even rarer to see here. however i did see a black formula at howards resturant the other day.
Ya man. I just saw a new black formula today. Probably the same one that was for sale out in westmoreland.

I know of like four Camaro's and I'm the previous owner of one lol

Edit: I also know theres a guy working on a T/A or GTA on Indiantown Rd. I've been waitin to see him get it rollin lol
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Old 10-05-2009, 04:35 PM   #17
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Real nice man. One question i have is was Maui Blue the original color of the car? I want to paint my GTA maui blue and put black emblems on it with black wheels.
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Old 10-05-2009, 04:56 PM   #18
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whats the paint brand and part number u used bc mines same color the paints good but i got a few primer spots and needs a little body work so i wanna repaint it

o and how much u use like quarts and stuff
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Old 10-22-2009, 05:16 PM   #19
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just a quick update got the door panels painted to match black interior and uploaded a bunch more pics heres the link http://img199.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=1000109c.jpg
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Old 10-23-2009, 01:45 AM   #20
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Re: 1989 formula paint job
I don't remember your answer to paint and body...how much for both???I know I got some of both to make it all pefect. Which i imagine would be a 3200 professionally at least!
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I know I want to save at least that to make my minimum paint job requisite!
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Old 10-23-2009, 02:57 AM   #22
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How did you mask off for the silver paint on the bottom? I want to paint my car, but I am unsure about the charcoal on the bottom.
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turned out good, nice job
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