My roller paint job so far....

[2002maniac]

How much did you spend on your wheels? I think you should get a decent paint job.

Your car has tons of potential, I hope it doesnt look ghetto.

[Garageaholic]

I guess that it comes down to how much work you're willing to put into it...

[SchnellerVert]

This is a viable means, I might do this to one of my cars to help it. Uber Budget scimping thou. Glad your happy with results.

[Garageaholic]

I have been inspired by this thread...

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=78465

Here is my progress so far. A much more detailed and structured writeup will be coming within the next few weeks...I apologize for the size and quality of the pictures. I think it's time I get myself a real camera huh!?

Started taping up the car with 60 day blue masking tape an started my bodywork...



First coat of my hood. far shot.



First coat of my hood, close shot...As you can see, it's very "grainy". That's the air bubbles that form in the paint as you roll with the foam roller. I was unaware of this by all of the writeups I read, but they ended up leveling themselves out as the paint dried, so it wasn't a big deal.


My spoiler (still needs work, it's such an awkward piece!)






My trunk lid after 5 coats ( i have NOT wetsanded this coat yet).
NOTE: this paint is dry. NOT wet.



Another shot of my trunklid from afar! It is really shiny and like I said, the paint is dry. There is a little orange peel, but nothing that a little wetsanding can't take care of, and it has done a great job so far. What a difference wetsanding in between coats makes!



Any questions, let me know. So far, this is a real success. The paint is Uber strong after only 1 day of drying in ambient room temperature. I can't wait to see how it's going to hold when I use the car in April. lol. Any comments appreciated.