My 325iC Body/Paint Project

[s_ribs]

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[oekundar]

I like!!!

[e30this]

So what did you end up using for the rear valance?

[bimmerboy12]

So what did you end up using for the rear valance?

I had to scrape out the latex and butyl rubber... and used an acrylic urethane filler and it worked great. Got it at Lowes for around 6 bucks.

[e30this]

So did you spray the car yet?

[bimmerboy12]

no haven't painted, it was 92 yesterday and 94 today and close to 100% humidity, so I think I'll take a half day vacation tomorrow. Plus had to be on the lake :)

That sealer primer is incredible stuff... the car looks and feels like it got "dipped" or overmolded or something. My wife says it looks like a clay car. It really seals everything in and will be a great base for the color.

[e30this]

I just talked to a guy at the paint shop yesterday. He said you have a 7 day window from the time you spray the sealer till the time you lay your paint or you need to sand and spray more sealer before you lay your paint. The whole point of the sealer is to hide all of the prior work you did and seal it all up so it wont rust or bleed through. Said if you sand the sealer and you break through you need to spray that sport before laying color.

Just trying to offer up what I learn yesterday. You might have already known..

[bimmerboy12]

I just talked to a guy at the paint shop yesterday. He said you have a 7 day window from the time you spray the sealer till the time you lay your paint or you need to sand and spray more sealer before you lay your paint. The whole point of the sealer is to hide all of the prior work you did and seal it all up so it wont rust or bleed through. Said if you sand the sealer and you break through you need to spray that sport before laying color.

Just trying to offer up what I learn yesterday. You might have already known..

No i wasn't aware of that. Thats great information, thanks! I better get on this then... The bad part is its supposed to be mid-80s and really humid for the next 5 days. I don't know how much that will affect it but I guess we'll see.

[bimmerboy12]

Leaving work in 1/2 hour to wetsand 400 and spray... wish me luck

[bimmerboy12]

OK Im done for tonight, took 4 hours just to wetsand and get set up. Put on three coats of base and was pretty cashed out. I used almost a whole gallon... need to buy more tomorrow, put on another drop coat, then clear after a flash dry. Looks like another half day of vacation for me.

Here's the only pic I have, had my wife click it for me. Fake spraying :)

[oekundar]

No gravity feed gun?...looks good though, my wife would have refused due to fumes regardless of the mask that you put on her...LOL

[bimmerboy12]

No gravity feed gun?...looks good though, my wife would have refused due to fumes regardless of the mask that you put on her...LOL

yeah its an old siphon feed. Works pretty good though. TIP: when using siphon feed guns, spray away from the car for a second after spraying sideways. You get air in the feed then it splatters, and it sucks.

Yeah she didn't even step into the garage, she held the camera out the door through my sheet curtain barrier and snapped away.

[bimmerboy12]

Spent 9 hours painting and clearcoating yesterday... and the results?

AMAZING. This isn't a car painting; its a restoration. Better than original. It really is breath taking. Took some cell phone pics.. better ones later.















...And a thumbs up in the reflection of the hood! :up:



Have to let it cure for at least 48 hours, then on to 1500 grit wetsand and polish glaze with variable speed orbital buffer...

[e30325ic]

Looks good. Now you have a red garage floor.

[oekundar]

Looks good, hope you're able to get some of that peel off from the hood.