I have been waiting 2 years to get this baby painted. I started building this car the weekend I turned 16 and now I will be turning 18 this weekend and I finally was able to have it painted. Tell me what you think. Also, the rims have been on it only like a month. Before it was the factory trans-am rims. What does everyone think?


before...


after...

I think it'd be nice to see some pics.

yeah i tried to attach them and it just says they are "in progress.." let me try something different.

finally got it working

looking good, but I dont care for the rims it would look amazing with some GTA rims, but either way sweet car I need mine painted I keep seeing others getting theres painted

Looks Great! Is that black or some other shade. Really like the before and after pictures so we can see the progress. Good Job!

it is a dark grey. i pulled the paint code off of a '06 Tahoe. Sometimes it looks blacks and sometimes it looks grey.


here is a picture of it during the day.

looks nice, have fun with it

looks great. cant tell, has it been wet sanded already?

no it hasn't... are you supposed to wet sand when it is base coat/clear coat?

you can wet sand then buff it for a perfect finish, but if your car already looks great I wouldn't unless you already have experience doing it.

I love that color

did you paint it yourself?

looks very nice! way to go

hmmm GTA rims would bring the car to thwe next level
either way nice ride

would you mind getting me that color code?

IMHO, wetsanding that paintjob then buffing would make it pop. Also, because there is a little bugs or something in the paint on the hood.

What you have to be careful for is that you laid down enough clear to actually sand. Even 1500 or 2000 grit will bite into the base if your clear is really thin.

Also, if you do do it here are some pointers:

-Sand 1 direction on each panel. No criss cross no swirls.
-Make SURE to keep the paper and the surface wet
-wait till a week or two at least to let the paint harden some.
-Use the palm of your hand only. Fingers will leave deep scratches.
-Sand up to, but NOT OVER the edges. Even this fine grit will go down to the primer if you do the edge.

Personally, I woulda left the stock wheels, instead of those.

Let's hear about your cool tail lights! Video?

That's almost the color I went with but I didn't want to go through the headache of a color change in all the jambs and corners ;-p Looks awesome...I love that color.

I would seriously like to do that color, but I wouldn't wake to steal your thunder.

Looks great!

i'll agree with everyone else about the wet-sanding.

i wonder whatever happened to him....he hasnt replied since 11/24/07

That's why i'm glad I bought a gunmetal metalic bird. I will be painting it charcoal of course. Close enough not to be too big of a difference.