Back from Maaco w/ prices

oh, i would ask the guys on the autobodystore forums how to prep the rubber

considering you need paint with a good flex agent, this is critical

[Mastrcruse]

Haha, I dont have a side yard, damn apartments. I could go home for the weekend and do it.

My dad has an automotive paint gun, that we have never used. I am probably going to do most of the work myself and my bro just imformed me that CAR (ohio states automotive research facility) might let us use their paint booth if it gets approved by the treasurer. And guess who is the treasurer? My brother...haha.

I would do more with the mechanical side of things but I want to do things that are out of my range minus the suspension. Is is really necessary to do anything maybe exept a chip/exhaust/other little things to a vert. If I could I would turbo it but I could almost buy another e30 for what I am going to spend on it. Alex so since you want me to do it myself, I will be down next weekend with 2 pieces of 80 grit paper..haha

You honestly don't need to use a spray booth. Your side yard will work out just as good for you. A paint booth isn't infallable, there are still many ways to get things into the paint, even in a booth. You might get a few things in the paint (even in your side yard), but you can use 2000-2500 grit, wet sand, and you won't even be able to tell that there was something in the paint.

[Mastrcruse]

Also I need to bondo some spots and thats the biggest reason he said it would be a lot more than I expected. I haven't worked with bondo before so I really dont' know what to expect.

Also does anyone know if the front IS air dam is plastic? I have heard it was plastic then I heard it was metal. It bends like plastic but if it is thin metal it could probably bend sort of like plastic.

Actually is it rubber?

[mtechnik]

You my freind got connections... Nice

Trent, This is the closet I could find to what I probably have to do to my spoiler. Does anything change, if you know, because they are working with body panels and aren't I working with plastic?

http://www.autobodystore.com/strip_&_paint.htm

Also is there any special "automotive" 80 grit paper or any will do? I dont' think I am going to spend all that money on a sanding/buffing wheel

THat is exactly what I would for everything but the plastic. I honestly don't know how to go about that.

[Mastrcruse]

My dad has an automotive paint gun, that we have never used. I am probably going to do most of the work myself and my bro just imformed me that CAR (ohio states automotive research facility) might let us use their paint booth if it gets approved by the treasurer. And guess who is the treasurer? My brother...haha.

I would do more with the mechanical side of things but I want to do things that are out of my range minus the suspension. Is is really necessary to do anything maybe exept a chip/exhaust/other little things to a vert. If I could I would turbo it but I could almost buy another e30 for what I am going to spend on it. Alex so since you want me to do it myself, I will be down next weekend with 2 pieces of 80 grit paper..haha

[doucy2]

DJ, I vote you do the work yourself and save yourself the $$, since you are planning on doing all the prep work, why not just paint it yourselft too. Just get a local paint shop to color match the paint and take you time and apply nice even coats. If you still really hate it in the end you can always throw the parts on your car and Maaco them when you have the expendable $$, I would rather see functionality and preformance over looks out of a car any day. Mechanics 1st then cosmetics. Just my $0.02 for the day, have a good one bro.

[Mastrcruse]

Gotcha, yea I dont know I might as well give them a try with the mirrors and if they turn out bad they will be the same "badness" as they are faded to shit now.

[mtechnik]

by local shop i meant your local Maaco

[Mastrcruse]

oh ok understood. Never know could be that just your local shop may do a darn good job.

To tell you the truth I havne't even looked at local shops around here. I am guessing there has to be some but not sure. I just don't want to pay $300 for mirrors and things you know. If I am going to spend that much I will do the full suspension before I put this IS spoiler on or anything gets painted.

[Mastrcruse]

Trent, This is the closet I could find to what I probably have to do to my spoiler. Does anything change, if you know, because they are working with body panels and aren't I working with plastic?

http://www.autobodystore.com/strip_&_paint.htm

Also is there any special "automotive" 80 grit paper or any will do? I dont' think I am going to spend all that money on a sanding/buffing wheel

[mtechnik]

oh ok understood. Never know could be that just your local shop may do a darn good job.

[Mastrcruse]

Well I thought if they could do something nice it might be as little as mirrors. Then I will judge on that and go from there.

[mtechnik]

Not discouraging you and so on (cause i know how it is when ur looking for budget prices), but don't Maaco paint jobs have a unfavourable rep?