Archie's M3 'NEW PAINT'

[cactusjacks1]

prior to sanding (sorry, photos are backwards)

[325ix]

Looking good, I need to get my whole car resprayed, jambs and everything someday.

[ZM Blue Devil]

3500 for a good paint job is cheap. cant wait to see it.

[archie]

prior to sanding (sorry, photos are backwards)

Hey Jack!
Everything is going as planned so far. Looking good! Trying to get my car to look as sharp as yours!! :)

[mikeedler]

just wait its going be like falling in love all over again!

Glassurit is what we used on my car too- here in Germany its some top notch stuff-- its even what BMW uses from the factory.

just a word of advice-- I don't know how mechanical you are-- but i would go there and pull EVEYTHING possible off the car-- painter like to skimp on pulling anything extra off a car if they can.
stuff like pulling the inner supports of the bumpers are so nice later--no one sees it, but you know there is NO overspray on that stuff-- just like new.

[White325is]

^^ What this guy said.
Most painters like to mask around the door locks. I would suggest pulling the little black cover that goes around them off. Then you dont have that paint build up. Also the trims that go around the gutter are really easy to pull off and put back on. I would do that also. a whole 5 minutes worth of work.
Im sure you get the idea, its the little things that count.

[archie]

I'm already replacing some stuff behind the front air dam. New this and new that. Money,money,money! lol!

^^ What this guy said.
Most painters like to mask around the door locks. I would suggest pulling the little black cover that goes around them off. Then you dont have that paint build up. Also the trims that go around the gutter are really easy to pull off and put back on. I would do that also. a whole 5 minutes worth of work.
Im sure you get the idea, its the little things that count.

All that window trim is coming off.Just masked up so it dont get hit with the sander.


some more pics...

[cactusjacks1]

Hey Jack!
Everything is going as planned so far. Looking good! Trying to get my car to look as sharp as yours!! :)

Thanks for the nice words. Your painter is moving along at a good pace !!
Don't forget to save the 3 pieces of rubber that are between the top of the front bumper & the body - 2 of the 3 are NLA - yours can be cleaned & reused.

[archie]

Thanks for the nice words. Your painter is moving along at a good pace !!
Don't forget to save the 3 pieces of rubber that are between the top of the front bumper & the body - 2 of the 3 are NLA - yours can be cleaned & reused.

I remember you telling me that,yes. Told the body guy the same info you told me.;)

Thanks Jack!!

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[JamesE30]

Looks great! Bet you cant's wait to see it all done! I'd be going in everyday to check up on it lol

[archie]

Looks great! Bet you cant's wait to see it all done! I'd be going in everyday to check up on it lol

Been there two days so far and I've been there 3 times already. :D

[atle36m3]

3500 is a good price...

i paid 3000 for my bronzit paint job with 5 coats of clear. I got a "friends and family" discount to some degree.

they are getting allot done in 2 days too! mine took like 3 weeks!

[archie]

3500 is a good price...

i paid 3000 for my bronzit paint job with 5 coats of clear. I got a "friends and family" discount to some degree.

they are getting allot done in 2 days too! mine took like 3 weeks!

3 weeks is what I was told it would take to finish. Im ok with that,I'd be fine with a month also. Just dont want a rush job on something like this.

[archie]

Stop by this morning on my way to work. Assuming this was yesterdays work. Didnt take a picture of it but the front air dam was also completely sanded. Cruising right along.

6/24/10

[Sepp]

It's good to see such fast progress. I'm not surprised to see the rear spoiler taken down that much, to really get rid of all the crazing in the paint.