i just did this 2 days ago, sort of rushed through it cause im redoing it all again w/ millenium yellow when i get a new door and ram air 2 hood,but this is better than the primered front end. what does everyone think?

 

n here,it still needs to be buffed.so its not that shiny yet

 

It looks awesome!
I personally think you should have waited until you got your new hood and door, thast alot of money to spend just for fun.
But nonetheless, that paint job is very inspirational. Very good job

 

Whats wrong with the door?

 

geez, it looks great the way it is, nice job.

 

drivers side door got smashed,bent the hinges like hell,so i fixed all the **** on the door except the hinges,so when i get the new door im reoding the whole car and taking my time, the flames i did on this one,i dont really like that much,their to short and stubby,it was only my 2nd attempt at flames. so it was sort of practice also i guess.

 

dirvers side

 

Paint jobs are mostly labor. I'm guessing he has about $60 tied up in pain, reducer and hardner.

 

Are you going to wet sand it first? I have been wet sanding my black car little by little every chance I get. The difference between buffing, and wet sanding then buffing is like night and day.

 

i have to wet sand a little bit and teh reclear then buff. 60 bux is just about right,lol, but the millenium yellow is 400 a gallon,so when i do my real paintjob,itll cost around 700 in supplies

 

What kind of buffing pads and polish are you using? I use Meguires foam buffing pads and 3M Machine Polish and 3M Swirl Remover. I refuse to use wool bonnets anymore. Its almost impossible to burn through paint with a foam pad. Not to mention no swirl marks. I have yet to be able to find a swirl mark, even after using the machine polish, after switching to foam pads.

 

You rushed through THAT!? Wow...very nice. I love the yellow/black color scheme..

 

thanx,itll be alot better next time

 

SSSMMMMMMOOOOKKKIIINNNN!!!

:hail:

 

that is awesome man!!! :hail: :rockon:

 

You know how many people here would have thier car painted like that "for fun"?

*ahem* Zepher

 

Tint + blackouts + paint = all black + yellow car = pure ownage.

 

looks amazing!

can't wait to see the "next time" pics.

 

Definately hard to miss that one comin' down the road Gotta love flames!

 

hell yeah,flames are the ****

 

Ghost flamess!!! *DROOL* :hail:

Nice job on the black flames... it almost looks like it has a firebird front end at first glance, cause you can't see any of it. The Millenium Yellow is gonna look killer.

I dunno if anyone else noticed this or not, but while you're fixing the driver side door, you might want to realign the passenger door as well. It looks like the back end of the door's ground effects don't line up with the GFX on the quarter panel.

Chrome 17" IROC rims would put that car into the Perfect catagory for me. Everything else... awesome! Good job.

 

It almost just looks like the door isn't closed all the way. You can do a quick job on mine.. It would probably be better than the $3000 that was spent on it before I bought it... I can't believe the previous owners spent that much on a hack job. the pain is very brittle(cracks on bumper if pressed on too hard)... they did horrible prep work... I.E. rusting under paint. I can't believe a shop does work like that.

Oh.. camaro looks real nice BTW.

 

Looks awesome for a rushed job. I cant wait to paint my 82,uggh so far away from that. Did you use 1 stage paint or base/clear.

 

Looks sweet, are you a professional or just a garage painter?

I think the solid black goes too far up the hood, but it looks better than my car so who am I to complain

 

well garage right now,im going to school for autobody and **** soon though. when i do other peoples stuff i rent a booth to do it though.