presure2

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hey all, as most of ya know, i have been working at the local maaco, and have been painting there for the past year or so, well, that has come to an end, but that dont mean i've stopped painting!

it was fun while it lasted, and i got what i wanted out of the job:
i LEARNED.
last night, i preped up and painted jims gt-4 hood and parts for his car, and painted them in my garage.
here are a couple pics i snapped this morning after they were dry.







these last 2 are reflection shots. this is before wetsanding and buffing, since the parts were just painted last night. ill post more when they are done and on the car.





later today i will paint the gt-4 bumper and the forgmann lip.

more pics to come!

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stetsonaw

#2

looking good

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manphibian

#3

Good work, i thought the first hand reflection pic was cracks in the paint for a second....! Shoulda known better

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96bluevert

#4

Wow, nice work!

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95st-celica

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QUOTE (manphibian @ Nov 22, 2008 - 11:48 AM)

>Good work, i thought the first hand reflection pic was cracks in the paint for a second....! Shoulda known better

yea i thought it was a couple runs!!! good work though man, painting at your house really isnt all that bad...just gotta be carfull with dirt and stupid stuff like that...i have been painting at my house for a while now with pretty good results...looks good though man keep up the good work!

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808celica

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:woot: that's one sexy blue color

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RickJamesBish

#7

Looks very good.

supershannon77

#8

Wow Manny..looks real good I cant wait to see it all complete!

Yea I love that blue Def was the first thing that stood out wen I originally bought the car..Its Electron Blue Pearl... Its one of my fav colors on the celica. I think Jim and his brother at one time were talking about changing it and making it darker..I was hoping it was just talk bc I would have been a lil sad to see this car lose this color.

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_Jim_

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QUOTE (808celica @ Nov 22, 2008 - 3:36 PM)

>:woot: that's one sexy blue color

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I fall in love with this color every time I walk outside and see her sitting there.


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QUOTE (supershannon77 @ Nov 22, 2008 - 4:42 PM)

>Wow Manny..looks real good I cant wait to see it all complete!

Yea I love that blue Def was the first thing that stood out wen I originally bought the car..Its Electron Blue Pearl... Its one of my fav colors on the celica. I think Jim and his brother at one time were talking about changing it and making it darker..I was hoping it was just talk bc I would have been a lil sad to see this car lose this color.

Don't worry Shannon, this was more Joe then me when he had the car.....so don't worry, I wont be changing a thing with this color.

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TheMadScientist

#10

I love blue and that is a sexy color!!! What color of blue is that?

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presure2

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QUOTE (TheMadScientist @ Nov 22, 2008 - 7:32 PM)

>I love blue and that is a sexy color!!! What color of blue is that?

its a honda color, electron blue pearl, the paint code is B95P

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azian_advanced

#12

the same color they put on their later-spec preludes? i love that color!

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Random_Stranger

#13

Looking good Manny, you are quite the painter!

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Cuts_the_Pilot

#14

bit off topic, but those of you with GT-Four bonnets that are in their factory paint, whats your plastics like, as per pressures second pic.

I think the paint reacted with the plastic a bit cause its gone a bit odd. kinda looks like its got real shallow scratches (can only see from real close).

anyone else had this?

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presure2

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QUOTE (Cuts_the_Pilot @ Nov 23, 2008 - 5:50 AM)

>bit off topic, but those of you with GT-Four bonnets that are in their factory paint, whats your plastics like, as per pressures second pic.

I think the paint reacted with the plastic a bit cause its gone a bit odd. kinda looks like its got real shallow scratches (can only see from real close).

anyone else had this?

that sounds like a preperation issue.
oddly enough, the vents are METAL on this hood, must be a WRC thing, cause mine arnt IIRC.

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Batman722

#16

Looks Great Manny !

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njccmd2002

#17

Can you post the specs of your sprayer, gun, compressor? Nice work.

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presure2

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QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Nov 23, 2008 - 8:23 AM)

>Can you post the specs of your sprayer, gun, compressor? Nice work.

sure,
my gun is a devilbiss GTI HVLP gun, with a 1.3mm fluid tip.
the compressor is not really up to the job, its a 26 gallon craftsman, its big enough, but the motor just dont have the ummph to keep up, so with it i spray right at the edge of not enough air pressure, and stick to doing smaller parts (the hood is the largest part i've sprayed in the garage.)
i need a few more upgrades that will come over time, but for where im at right now, im pretty happy with how it looks, the dupont chromabase i used matches very well with the paint that is on the car, which is a beautiful thing, and the 2 little kerosene heaters i use get the garage just barely warm enough (~55-60*F)so that the clear flows out and dries well.
i will post a few pics of that later, im going out to the garage in a few to finish prep and paint the bumper and lip, ill post some pics of that as well when im done with those.


thanks for the compliments all, ill be sure to post some finished up pics once its all back together and wetsanded and buffed!

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presure2

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ok so i took some pics of the hood on the car, and a few of the bumper and lip in progress.

im waiting for the sealer to dry now, then ill go out and base and clear them.

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808celica

#20

black primer??? you used the same for the hood??

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_Jim_

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QUOTE (presure2 @ Nov 22, 2008 - 10:51 AM)

>the parts were white, jims car is electron blue pearl ,(honda B95P)so, i sanded them and preped them, then went to work, sealed the parts black, then hit them with some dupont chromabase basecoat, and the trusty old sherwin clear:

later today i will paint the gt-4 bumper and the forgmann lip.

Yes he did the same process.

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presure2

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QUOTE (808celica @ Nov 23, 2008 - 1:07 PM)

>black primer??? you used the same for the hood??

yes. well, technicly no, its black "sealer".
i perfer to use dark sealer under colors like this, you get better coverage, and it dont lighten the color like a white or light grey would.
more pics in a few of the bumper and lip, theyre painted.

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presure2

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done.













more pics later when the parts are dry.

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manphibian

#24

Looks delicious

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njccmd2002

#25

the fumes look like ready to spark. The blue is awesome

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_Jim_

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This is coming out purely amazing......Im going INSANE, I cant wait to see it all back together. Great work Manny!!!!

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Batman722

#27

great shine there

hope you didn't slip on any ice

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SeverX13

#28

Looks awesome! love the color. cant wait till jims celica is completly done!


Great work!

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Cuts_the_Pilot

#29

so the bonnet wing and the rear facing vent bits you were painting in the second pic on the first page are metal on yours? obviously mine is a Group A Rallye, which is the aus version with all of the go fast best goodies they made for 205's, would be interesting how yours are metal and mine arnt.

like i said mine is still under the same paint it left toyota with all those years ago. But yeah it does sound like prep or a reaction thing.

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808celica

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ahhhh i see. yeah i was thinking about that for my car. nice job manny

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