Project Facelift

[dude8383]

Boy howdy, have I got some pictures for you kids... they'll be posted shortly.

We dun painted.

lets see em!

[BDSax]

man, you car is going to be complete with the plastics. its all going to be worth it at the end. thats what i keep telling myself.....

[Jand3rson]

Boy howdy, have I got some pictures for you kids... they'll be posted shortly.

We dun painted.

[Mike325]

Wait... they're coming? The GERMANS ARE COMING??? OH SHIT!!!

Dude, you guys didn't hear???!!! Ya were all fucked

[Jand3rson]

Looking good J-sauce.

Are you going to run the 318i style oil cooler hole blank?

Nope, I've got the standard 325i vented one.

[MR 325]

Looking good J-sauce.

Are you going to run the 318i style oil cooler hole blank?

[Spaz]

THE GERMANS ARE COMING!!! looks great man.

[E30trash]

love it!

[Jand3rson]

Looks good I cant wait to see the last two chapters of this project.

You're not going to see SHIT! Didn't you read??? THE GERMANS ARE COMING!!!!

Ha ha, just kidding. Don't worry, I'm going to post more pics as soon as there's more to take.

[nefarious7907]

Looks good I cant wait to see the last two chapters of this project.

[Jand3rson]

Very clean. The Germans will be proud.

Wait... they're coming? The GERMANS ARE COMING??? OH SHIT!!!

[Mike325]

Very clean. The Germans will be proud.

[PeaveyBassist]

Valence looks great Josh. Looking forward to final pics.

Will

[Jand3rson]

Part VII: The home stretch...

We're so close to being done I can't stand it anymore. We're painting tomorrow, and truth be told, I'm actually kind of nervous about it. I'm scared that the paint is going to come out bad, or it's not going to look good, or something. I'm sure it's going to be fine, but I can't shake being nervous about it. But we've got very good paint, the proper tools, and it should be just fine. I just need to get myself psyched back to looking at it positively.

Well, all my neurotic BS aside, here's what I got done today:

Rear bumper shocks/brackets, rust free and with a fresh coat of Rustoleum:



Front bumper primered, drying in the garage. Still have to sand it and everything else, it's going to be a long night:



Rear bumper primered and drying:



Front bumper trim, lightly sanded and awaiting paint:



Front valence, freshly cleaned and wiped down with acetone:



Front valence first shot with an even coat of self-etching primer, necessary since it's bare metal:





After the self-etching primer had about 2 hours to dry, this is the 3rd coat of high-build primer:

[Sean]

Still is, you just can't buy it direct from ACS anymore. ;)

Ahh...yes, that's true. I'd like to get a complete ACS kit someday. Haha...right.