Dumb Ass Teenager Turbo/Body Work/Respray Learning Experience Build Thread

[brokenbimmer533]

Which MS are you running? Are you wiring straight to the harness (cut out the 88pin) or making an adapter board?

[Jafxod]

I bought a gallon and a quart, and ended up with two quarts. I used half of one of the quarts to paint my engine bay, the other half as practice; The rest to storage incase of damage and what not. Even the same paint from the same can will never match exactly, but its as close to it as possible.

Anything is better then the 4 shades of white I have on my car now.


Whens my MS gonna be done?!?!?!

[blueapplesoda]

I bought a gallon and a quart, and ended up with two quarts. I used half of one of the quarts to paint my engine bay, the other half as practice; The rest to storage incase of damage and what not. Even the same paint from the same can will never match exactly, but its as close to it as possible.

[Jafxod]

Are you going with summit?

Not sure. I dont wanna spend more then like 200-300 on paint if possible

[jaywood]

Are you going with summit?

[Jafxod]

Rumor has it that summit and eastwood paint are both repackaged Kirker paint. Kirker makes nice paint it just needs to be thinned out a little extra.

When looking for paint double check how much actual "sprayable paint" you're getting. Sometimes the cans are only 3/4 filled.

Check out tcp paints. Mixed reviews, but they claim their products are almost identical to PPG's, just different mix ratios.

I heard it takes a little over a gallon to spray an e30, I was just planning on getting 2 so I can practice a little.

[jaywood]

Rumor has it that summit and eastwood paint are both repackaged Kirker paint. Kirker makes nice paint it just needs to be thinned out a little extra.

When looking for paint double check how much actual "sprayable paint" you're getting. Sometimes the cans are only 3/4 filled.

Check out tcp paints. Mixed reviews, but they claim their products are almost identical to PPG's, just different mix ratios.

[acolella76]

damn hipsters and your instagram :p

[Jafxod]

Gahhhhh can't wait to get her back on the road

[Jafxod]

If you go with this paint i would look into a hardener, i had painted a friends car with the same thing ( different color ) and it layed nice but it was really easily scratched..

Awesome build though, love the tux. Lolz

Yeah on the site they talk about using their own brand hardener.

And thanks man.

[dmjensen]

Anyone have experiance with something like this

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-UP301/

If you go with this paint i would look into a hardener, i had painted a friends car with the same thing ( different color ) and it layed nice but it was really easily scratched..

Awesome build though, love the tux. Lolz

[Jafxod]

looking forward to the outcome. I planned on doing the body work myself and having it professionaly painted. But now I'd really like to see how this turns out.

good luck

Thanks man. The bodywork was kinda like while Im there type stuff. I wasnt gonna let myself paint it without fixing it up the rust spots and small dents and dings. Got my fingers crossed its gonna come out good.

[SwiftE30]

Yup! Gonna go buy some paint soon! I don't care if it looks like shit I can't wait to do it myself

looking forward to the outcome. I planned on doing the body work myself and having it professionaly painted. But now I'd really like to see how this turns out.

good luck

[Jafxod]

[Jafxod]

Yup! Gonna go buy some paint soon! I don't care if it looks like shit I can't wait to do it myself