My ghetto paint job

[loonibab325i]

Here are some pictures of my car and the status of the paint job.









And again, i know, i've posted these b4, but this is what will be going on the car.

IS SKIRTS

SMOKED HELLAS

EURO TRIM

TECH 2 SPOILER

TECH 2 FRONT


mah front bumper skin was teh br0k3, stupid deer :(

TECH 2 REAR



Then it was off to paint














Adding some primer to the car











more primer after the guide coat and first layer was sanded






ok that's it stay tuned for more

[TerribleONE]

what was the condition of the paint before you decided to get it painted?

[loonibab325i]

what was the condition of the paint before you decided to get it painted?

Well it wasn't the best, it had allot of scratches in the paint, ALOT ALOT ALOT of tiny dents that are pretty hard to see, but they are there.. clear coat had oxidation on it.. looked like i skeeted all over the car..

[browntown]

looks like decent prep to me, keep us posted.

[loonibab325i]

looks like decent prep to me, keep us posted.

Will do :up:
The prep work was pretty good.. I like the fact that they removed all the trim peices. Most shops usually tape allot of things up.

[White Nightmare]

Looks great so far. Keep up the good work :up:


-Chris

[mtechnik]

Looking good so far.

looked like i skeeted all over the car..

:D

[StereoInstaller1]

Sweet!

[Garageaholic]

Looking good. are you doing it yourself? or paying someone and you are visiting the shop?

[GaryE30]

Are you not painting the license plate strip and the strip below the tails?

[Garageaholic]

Are you not painting the license plate strip and the strip below the tails?

The license plate strip is not necessary as he has a US plate filler, but i see what you're saying. If he decides to change his mind, he'll have to repaint it another time.




Now what about that strip below the tails? aren't you going to paint that at least?

[loonibab325i]

I am in a local car club down here in the Alamo city, and it brings me nothing but awesome hookups.. The car is being painted by a friend of a member of the club who owns a BMW aftermarket performance shop.. SO he's HOOKING it up. The hole paint job will only cost me 2200 dollars, and that's with GOOD layers of paint and clear coat, FULL body work (hail damage, and shit loads of tiny dings and dents!) As you can see, the prep work has been pretty good so far, they removed all the trim door locks, anntenna, etc etc..

And yeah, i will always either have a euro or a US plate filler, so no biggie about the license plate. And i will be having a new valance put on there so no need to paint the existing one :D

[E30_pilot]

Looks like its gonna be a hot mtech2 4dr...

gemme the old valance..lol...

[ivo316]

cool, it looks great so far, I hope i can match those results..

[Lobstrosity]

And i will be having a new valance put on there so no need to paint the existing one :D

Not the lower bit below the rear bumper, but the bit between the tail lights and the bumper... It's masked off in those pics?

Looks like it's going to be fantastic, though. Mtech2 is hot, 4 door is hot, new paint is hot.

Is it oem mtech2? Or replica?