more pics will soon to follow as well and a before and after ones. I would like to thank my dad (the man in the pic) for all the wonderful things he's done and i really appreciate all he'd done for me.



This post has been edited by 808celica: Apr 13, 2008 - 12:30 PM

Nice. Not too many of us have dads, but I know how you feel. My dad has always been there for me and without my dad, I wouldn't be the man I am today.

BTW Nice work by your father.

dangggg home made paint job...NICE...ima be doing that this summer! i think i might borrow your idea with teh plastic on the walls, was thinking of maybe doing it like how coomer did it maybe.... but def schweet job

looks good, can't wait to see the rest.

thanks guys. and yeah i wouldnt be the person i am now if it wasnt for my dad.

and yeah when you do paint your car lx130 hit me up if you need ideas or want to know what i did as far as set up.

WOWS!! AWESOME PAINT JOB!!! UR SOO LUCKY TO HAVE A DAD LIKE THAT!! UNLIKE MINES.........hahahahah

looks good!
MAD PROPS TO POPS!

I <3 half oversprayed mufflers

Looks good. Can't wait for more shots.

looking good pal hurry up and get it finished so we can see it!

assembling the car today. funny thing is that we forgot to bring in my spoiler and gas lid to paint yesterday..........

im kinda scared to put it back together with a small chance of scratching the paint

we'll see today.

Looking good so far man. You know I hate being teased baby. Just kidding.

the gay thing is my cybershot is in the P.I. and im stuck with a cell phone BOooooo
oh yeah shaved front and rear emblems.
i removed my shocker sticker





This post has been edited by 808celica: Apr 13, 2008 - 12:31 PM

original plan was just to wet sand it down so all the clear is gone. then just shoot the paint.
here is the primer that my dad said we should just invest in. luckily we did or else the paint would've not stuck and would look all wrinkley



This post has been edited by 808celica: Apr 13, 2008 - 12:39 PM

Dang, that looks freakin' CLEANNNNNNN man.....woot for pops!

Dang! Nice job!

i just took the car out for a drive. alot of heads turned there was a car cruise i passed and chicks in tc's stopped and followed me. kinda gay though cuz i was in surf shorts and no shirt with black spots from the paint

but yeah i'll post the pics in a sec.

this is all i got after a small detail session. oh yeah NO CLEAR COAT ADDED YET!!! i want my cybershot to come home from the P.I.!!!!






you know what i forgot the butt shots

DUDE BADASS PAINT JOB... did your dad paint the whole car? or you also?

oh yea btw...jw wat paint did you use?

you just got me excited for my summer project...haha *thumbs up*

lolz my dad told me he was gonna do the whole thing while i drive his truck to go get lunch. fair enough. im painting the spoiler and gas lid though. we missed it yesterday. all my fault. but im liking the spoiler-less look.

as far as the paint. i bought my paint at a local shop. Napa auto store. dont know if its also station up in the mainland. the sold me cross/fire paint. i wanted the deepest black they got and they gave me. this paint called "mid-night coach black" i have to go back and get the clear and................possibly a gold pearl to put between clear coats

ooo lala gold pearl...sounds pretty nice... yea theres a few Napa's here around teh chicago area... guess ima check them out! mad props man i keep loookin at your pics hahaha

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super FAIL

i might not talk to you now......

looks amazing! I wanna know everything about your set-up and all. lol. How much time did you spend sanding, and what grit(s) did you use? what kind and how much paint did you use? what kind of gun did you use? and how much did it all cost you?

sorry for all the questions but I've been considering doing my own paint job too so I wanna know all this stuff.

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i had to this jdm chick doesnt like it on my car gives the wrong image of me to her parents when i come over to just chill

lolz yeah sure no probs 6strngs **edit April 13th, 2008 - 8:09 PM**

gun is a sharpe 1.4mm i think ( $450 )

took me 6hrs. a day for 8 days of sanding and body work. last block on the 8th day was final prepping. 9th day Primer and PAINT!!

used glazing putty for the small dings and used body filler (light weight filler) for the rear quarter damage i didnt know was there.

i used 120 4 sheets for the bondo'd area with a bondo cutter
220 15 sheets to sand down some rust spots and dings
used 320 3 sheets to sand down the spots where i used glazing putty.
also used 320 (re-used paper) for the 1st stage of wet sanding the whole body
then i went over again with the wet sanding with 400 10 sheets , total cost of sand paper was about $60

be prepared to spend alot of time doing the body work and wet sanding the body.

then i went over with 600 2 sheets to match the body worked are with the rest of the body to make everything even.

i bought 1 gallon of paint - $95
i think it was 1/2 gallon paint reducer - $35
and 1 quart paint hardener. - $20
with 2 quarts primer - $25 per quart so $50

**note i bought more than needed only cuz im putting 4 coats of color**

the pics you see is only 2 layers, sorry i dont have a better camera to take close ups of the minor "orange peel" spots.

then i went ahead and bought 5 10ft. x 20ft. plastic to cover my garage (on sale for $15 a bundle, original price $32).
of course staples $5

and 4 rolls of painters tape $12 + alot of newspaper.

i bought the paint at a Napa auto store i took a pic of the paint and gun but i'll post later i just wanna get this brain info. dump out before i forget.

it all cost about a good $400 ****(not including the gun)**** for the supplies, lunch $15 , drinks $6, painters mask $3( ski mask will do ), and that respirator thingy filter $35 2 pairs ( only bought the filters cuz we have 2 ).

my dad invested in that water catcher ($80) that connects to the compressor hose, to of course catch any water so it doesnt mix with the paint and messes up your whole day.

what else.............hmmmm i cant think of anything at the moment but if i did miss something i'll post.

This post has been edited by 808celica: Apr 14, 2008 - 1:14 AM

the gun and the second water filter


ninja fajah!!!


1 gallon paint called mid-night coach black


today painted the spoiler, you can see on the ground the 10ft. x 20ft. plastic from yesterday


the primer


tore down the make-shift booth DONT FORGET TO TRASH BAG YOUR RIMS AND TIRES!!!!


you can see the body work i did, especially on the rear quarter where i used body filler


the driver's side was alright minor stuff


took off the tails to spray inside


here is the body work before the color matching with the rattle can


the work on the hood. filled up rock chips and other minor stuff (glazing putty is the grey stuff)

thanks for all the info! I'll have to consider doing this myself this summer

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she isnt worth it then hahaha


jdm chick!?!?! bahahaha

im soooo sad to see it gone

i might get the keychain ones and i'll just hang it by the exhaust.

nice man, nice. so, when are you n your coming coming down to cali?

looks really clean though, props to your pops as well as you. good work on the prep, when i was younger i mistakingly askd my uncle to help him prep his cougar and he took advantage of that lol

i dunno xav. i could easily transfer to heald up there. but then i have Celica Club Oahu to take care of now. so we'll see..........

6strngs just post or pm any q's you got. cuz i know i missed something but i cant get a grip on what

This post has been edited by 808celica: Apr 14, 2008 - 4:07 PM