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[Julien]

Looks awsome....so what color are you going to paint it?

Please keep it that awsome blue

Nice work, gonna be nice when done
and yes keep the Blue

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Lazurblau (294) the car's original color.


Day #2 of body work:

Never thought i'd get sick of taping something


Inside the doors in case something bleeds through




luke, i am your father


Mixing the BASF Limco 4100 Primer (4:1)


David spraying:


End Result


Next step is 400 grit wet sanding and cleaning the ever loving $%# out of the garage for the color coat.


Reward:

(Asheville Pizza Company Ninja Bread Porter - Seasonal)

[FreedomM3]

I was wondering what happened to that car. I was thinking of buying it if it was around in December. Good work!

[Gumby]

Asheville has an awesome beer selection! Me and my wife go once a year!

[Petebee]

Love it, that color is great. I am glad you picked this up as it was seriously tempting me. Hope the PO cut you a deal based on how disassembled the car was...although it seemed like a solid starting point...like a puzzle :D

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[Julien]

Love it, that color is great. I am glad you picked this up as it was seriously tempting me. Hope the PO cut you a deal based on how disassembled the car was...although it seemed like a solid starting point...like a puzzle :D

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That is truth. It's been a challenge for sure!

[RagtopE30]

Looks good man!

[flyboyx]

Yes, I remember seeing this car in an ad on Craig's several months ago when I was in Raleigh Durham. You are a better man than I am. I do love the color.

[litu]

cool project

[econti]

Lazurblau!
Not many of us around it seems

[N2MYE30]

Nice save Julian!

[CorvallisBMW]

Great save dude! Nice to see her coming back to glory

[Julien]

quick teaser


now back to sanding :)

[nando]

Nice. Does the vc work? :-P

[Julien]

Nice. Does the vc work? :-P

Current one does, this one does too according to the seller *fingers crossed*


spent all day wet sanding:


a little H2O clearcoat:


paint tomorrow!

[Julien]

Went to mom's house last night... saw that the "type R" wheelbarrow from ~1998 is still kicking (yup that is my handy work) :)


and back to the paint work on the e30:

taped up, dust wiped off & floors cleaned



mixing up the paint



david shooting some trial sprays:


rock & roll:


base coat is down (2x) but our ventilation system isn't working all that great:


ugh


mixing clear


and the result:



there is orange peel and minor debris in the paint that we will address in one week with a color sand & buff. overall the color laid down very nicely! I'm excited to see her outside after the final polish :)