My roller paint job so far....

[SchnellerVert]

http://wp1016621.wp027.webpack.hosteurope.de/fotost/f01655/f01655.htm

[whelton70]

Why not just scotch bright your whole car and have a cheap paint shop paint it. I use to prep cars I was buying for resale and taking off anything that I didnt want paint overspary on and had the cars painted at a place called Peaches. Like a maaco or earl schib job cost $185 and with a lite wetsand afterwards it looked like a $3000.00 job when done instead of a DIY project like this one. To even think about painting a car with a roller is just ludacris!!

[scBeamer803]

I Want Pics!!

[helikon06]

wish i could read any of that, got a direct link?

[SchnellerVert]

it's done and been how do we say it? R3V'd. It was a sad day, but finished pics can be seen on http://e30.de in the latest update.

[helikon06]

hey hows it going? Im really liking thins. Im looking at the satin black. i don't like rattle cans, ive done that before and did not like th out come. so... lets see some picts

[ivo316]

Thanks, pulling the doors apart tomorrow. ;)

[Garageaholic]

Hey, just pull the trim upwards. Take a screwdriver undrneat it and twist the screwdriver. That will force the trim upwards and then it should all just pull right off. (never pull out, just pull upwards)

I will get more pics when I take more. I have yet to finish polishing the doors still (tisk tisk!)

[ivo316]

I searched and could not find how to remove the door trim, I mean the one that goes on the outside of the door, right on the bottom edge of the window, does it have bolts on the inside of the door ?

I want to know before pulling the door apart.

Since you just did it i thought I'd ask.

thanks

[euroshark]

Need more pics Frank! I'm getting a huge itch to try this... Still got that spare fender downstairs and I have a few bucks for the supplies!

DIY Rustoleum paint jobs FTW!!

[Garageaholic]

Thanks TJ. I'm going to look more into poor boys stuff.

[Digitalwave]

I'm not going to comment on my thoughts about roller paint jobs, but I wanted to mention that I think you should invest in some higher quality polishes and detailing products if you want to ge the most out of this paint job. Turtle Wax and most off the shelf Meguairs products are garbage. I've spent more than 4 times the amount of your total paint job on detailing products! Look up Zainos, Griot's Garage, Poor Boys, Pinnacle, etc.

[vectorsc]

Well, I missed some sratches from the 100 grit I used to do some body filler work...so I get to knock it back down and try again. The stuff that is all the way to 400 grit looks good.

I am having a coverage problem. I'm putting the paint on really lightly, but it's not covering all the area with paint (by this I don't mean that I can't see through it...I mean coverage). THen in the places where I got all the paint on aren't very flat...like they are running a little bit on vertical surfaces.

Any tips? Or do I just sand that flat?

[87' 325]

well crap.......ill bring the grit up. I havent put the coat on yet. I used 80 grit cuz i literally had to take some of the old paint off cuz it was completely cracked. Thanks tho.

[Garageaholic]

^^

yeah i just completed sanding my trunk lid.....Im really trying to make sure that the prep work is done right. My luxorbeige coupe's roof/trunk lid/ and hood were messed up so ive decided im going to do gloss black above the pin strip and luxorbeige below. I sanded with 80 grit on my orbital sander....and sprayed it down with the hose and then put acetone on the trunk lid to clean the dirt off. Once all that dries my first coat of gloss black will be going on.

what do you think of my paint scheme? luxorbeige contrasts with black excellent. I was then going to purchase some rota slips or konig remembers in black.

Aaaaaah, don't use 80 grit!!!

I used 220 then 400 before I did any painting. Trust me, especially if you choose a dark color, it WILL show in the sunlight. Sure, in the garage it will look "ok", but in the sunlight, you will see ALL of those swirl marks created by your 80 grit orbital sander. Please, sand down your first coat and redo it after sanding it down with 220 then 400....


Other than that, how is it coming for you other guys?