I have finally repainted my E28. Here is the whole process from start to finish over the last 3 months. I will post one from each stage of the job, and then several of the final results.
The start of the project, at the end of december...
sanding down the body for primer...
priming, one section at a time...
blocking down the primer to check for dents and make sure its smooth...
repairs- rusted trunk seal area, this was the only rust on the car.
All primed and ready for final masking...
building an air-tight booth with filtered air and a fan.
paint and chemicals ready for mixing
all masked off, getting a final once-over with a tack rag to get final dust off surface
shooting first layer of basecoat (3 layers were used)
basecoat finished, drying for 20min before clearcoat is applied.
All clearcoated, drying for a few days before colorsanding begins.
colorsanding with 1500 grit
Polishing out clearcoat with compount, then a polish.
New glass moonroof from a Saab 900 '87-'94 (bolts right up!)
Compleated project!
All in all, I spent around 150 hours on this project. This was a long 2.5 months, but most of that time was spent not working on the car because of the rainy weather. I am soo glad to have the car back together again!
The paint is pretty good for the conditions in which it was painted in. I still need to put the sideskirts I fabricated from aluminum onto the car, I havn't decided whether or not to paint them body color or to just paint them with black undercoating.
The 18's are from my M3 and are only temporary. I had to put some new tires on my 17" motorsport II's so it was easier to have the off to take into work for replacement.
Let me know what you guys think. I did a few mods while I was in this project, like shaving the antenna off the quarter panel, blacking out ALL the trim, the moonroof install, and some new rear shocks. I am happy with the car, but now its time for some suspension repairs like new links/bushings in the front and rear and just a general overhaul of the components under there.
I will try and finish the write-up I started on how to repaint your own car in-expensively sometime soon.
Total cost of the paintjob, with materials was around $500. This is a 2-stage urethane paintjob and looks pretty decent. The clearcoat is a little dry, and I might respray it in a year or so, but for now I am just going to drive the car and enjoy it.
I am beat... off to bed.
Later guys!
The start of the project, at the end of december...
sanding down the body for primer...
priming, one section at a time...
blocking down the primer to check for dents and make sure its smooth...
repairs- rusted trunk seal area, this was the only rust on the car.
All primed and ready for final masking...
building an air-tight booth with filtered air and a fan.
paint and chemicals ready for mixing
all masked off, getting a final once-over with a tack rag to get final dust off surface
shooting first layer of basecoat (3 layers were used)
basecoat finished, drying for 20min before clearcoat is applied.
All clearcoated, drying for a few days before colorsanding begins.
colorsanding with 1500 grit
Polishing out clearcoat with compount, then a polish.
New glass moonroof from a Saab 900 '87-'94 (bolts right up!)
Compleated project!
All in all, I spent around 150 hours on this project. This was a long 2.5 months, but most of that time was spent not working on the car because of the rainy weather. I am soo glad to have the car back together again!
The paint is pretty good for the conditions in which it was painted in. I still need to put the sideskirts I fabricated from aluminum onto the car, I havn't decided whether or not to paint them body color or to just paint them with black undercoating.
The 18's are from my M3 and are only temporary. I had to put some new tires on my 17" motorsport II's so it was easier to have the off to take into work for replacement.
Let me know what you guys think. I did a few mods while I was in this project, like shaving the antenna off the quarter panel, blacking out ALL the trim, the moonroof install, and some new rear shocks. I am happy with the car, but now its time for some suspension repairs like new links/bushings in the front and rear and just a general overhaul of the components under there.
I will try and finish the write-up I started on how to repaint your own car in-expensively sometime soon.
Total cost of the paintjob, with materials was around $500. This is a 2-stage urethane paintjob and looks pretty decent. The clearcoat is a little dry, and I might respray it in a year or so, but for now I am just going to drive the car and enjoy it.
I am beat... off to bed.
Later guys!
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