projektgerman e30

[dmjensen]

previously looked like


after shaved antena, body work, and some bits and ends




and soon i'll have these on ;)

[A_Whelan]

Very nice paint job! Clean car, although I feel like something is missing.

[FunfGan]

Lip and bumper plastics are missing... But this should look good with the new wheels! What size are they?

[Sepp]

much better.

[mcgillaguddy]

love the paint...

[Pantless Spency]

i liked the old paint more.... nice car though.

[KamakaziX]

Looks great!

[lambo]

Matte Black looks cool, until it gets smudges on it. I like the new wheels though, are you going to paint them at all?

[dmjensen]

Thanks, the wheels are 15x7 et26 mtws. And i have them all done i just need to get some rubber

[noE30]

what a surprise to see another projekt member on the forum, my sn is vwmichael but I havent been on the site in probably a year.

[dmjensen]

Hah, i figured id put that as the title just to see if anyone else was a member

[Ramgoat]

did you pay to get it painted satin or did you do it yourself?

how much? process involved (if you did it yourself)?

[SCapelo]

did you pay to get it painted satin or did you do it yourself?

how much? process involved (if you did it yourself)?

+1^
I'd also like to know if this was a rattle can paint job or what? Looks great btw.

[Heyitzsushiboi]

Damn you beat me to it! You showcased your satin black e30 coupe before I did! Looks great though!

[dmjensen]

did you pay to get it painted satin or did you do it yourself?

how much? process involved (if you did it yourself)?

first i started by sanding down any dents/ knicks, then fill them or what ever is nessicary to get rid of low spots. i had a huge dent in the quarter pannel on the passenger side fender lip wich i pulled out with a stud gun and then smoothed out with bondo. then i just sanded the whole car down with 320, then wet sand 400 and then wet sand 600.

after that i primered it with normal spray can primer, check for any low spots or anything else i missed. then wet sand again with 600 untill your satisfied, then clean everything really good and i used an average sized air compresor and a spray gun my dad had (more then likely a $50 gun from harbor freight) and the paint is satin black tractor enamle from thiesiens, i did not use a clear coat. i figure theyre shouldn't be a need for it since the paint is pretty tough and i had used it on another hood last year which still looks as good as the day i painted it.

overall i started on a friday night and had it put back together the following wednesday. that's with one primer layer and two good paint layers. keep in mind to paint a car right you need to remove bumpers, trim, mirrors, lights, and i recommend the pop out windows.

i did skrew up on a few spots, but for a seventeen year old kid in his garage i think it turned out pretty good.