89 Civic SI new paint (56k beware)

Here are some pics of my SI I just painted. (originaly white)
it has taken over a month to get the body straight, but now I am almost finished!

There is still more that I need to do in or to be done. hood, moldings, mirrors, rear spoiler and behind the gas door still need to be painted Also still need to pull the engine and paint the engine bay and replace the bearings in the tranny. and I am going to 20% tint the windows

I finally got all the interior back in.

List of things that I have ordered.

Clear Corners and bumper lenses (going to smoke them to match taillighs)
Main Relay.
Dropzone Springs.
Bomz cold air intake.
Bomz Muffler.
Brake pads and rotors.

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It's to bad you all can't see the color of the paint in person it looks so coool!!

she sitting pretty!

Looks pretty good. Not a big fan of the black tails and black car. Still looks pretty good none the less.

Looks good man. How much did the paint job cost ya?

At first that tree looked like a big ugly scratch. What are you planning on doing for the hood?

She's so shiny *_*

did you forget to tape off the tails?

Looks good man. How much did the paint job cost ya?

DTangent:
It only cost me $120.00 for clear coat, over a month of prep work to get the body straight though! I used paint left over from other jobs we did so the color didn't cost anything...


clawhammer:
At first that tree looked like a big ugly scratch. What are you planning on doing for the hood?

I am still waiting for the hood to get delivered, as soon as I get it, it will be painted along with the moldings, mirrors and spoiler. I accidentaly droped the spoiler of the hook when I was clearing it... DOH!


Hilikus Funkin:
did you forget to tape off the tails?

I mixed black in clear coat then sprayed the tail lights, it's pretty cool becuase they are perfectly legal because they still reflect.

did you forget to tape off the tails?
tails or not, i would of not put my licence plate on the internet

tails or not, i would of not put my licence plate on the internet

No worries bro those are from the previous owner. but fixing it anyways....

good call

looks good nice and clean

BTW: Huge thanks to ice t. I am still working on the website, it's hard to find time though!

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i know whatcha mean. Working 8-5 I barely have time to do anything anymore except on the weekends. But the paycheck makes me feel better :)

sweet paint job,,,did u do it urself....just a comment, ive seen other civics with painted molding and they are always chiped and cracked from retards at shopping mall who dont give a shiit for others cars. dents from opening doors shit like that.....

Looks good man. How much did the paint job cost ya?

DTangent:
It only cost me $120.00 for clear coat, over a month of prep work to get the body straight though! I used paint left over from other jobs we did so the color didn't cost anything...


clawhammer:
At first that tree looked like a big ugly scratch. What are you planning on doing for the hood?

I am still waiting for the hood to get delivered, as soon as I get it, it will be painted along with the moldings, mirrors and spoiler. I accidentaly droped the spoiler of the hook when I was clearing it... DOH!


Hilikus Funkin:
did you forget to tape off the tails?

I mixed black in clear coat then sprayed the tail lights, it's pretty cool becuase they are perfectly legal because they still reflect.


Thats a good deal man. It cost my Bro 6 hundred to paint his mustang, including overspray on a lot of the crome. Lesson learned, check pics of previous jobs before letting some random garage paint your ride :) Good job bud.

....just a comment, ive seen other civics with painted molding and they are always chiped and cracked from retards at shopping mall who dont give a shiit for others cars. dents from opening doors shit like that.....
for plastics, you really should use somethin special such as krylon (sp?) and then a clear coat seince its extereor, for exactly that reasoning, doesnt matter what the vehical is, or where it was made, plastic is plastic, and most paints dont like sticking to it, thats why they dye it at the factory

for plastics, you really should use somethin special such as krylon (sp?) and then a clear coat since its extereor, for exactly that reasoning, doesnt matter what the vehical is, or where it was made, plastic is plastic, and most paints dont like sticking to it, thats why they dye it at the factory

Bumpers are plastic, you need to use adhesion promoter to make make paint stick to plastic or rubber. thats the problem with cheapie paint jobs, they barely do any prep work except wash the car then paint them. Also they do what's called a single stage paint thats where the clear coat is mixed in with the base. it can work okay but it will never last as long as a two stage paint, where you spray the base then several (or more) layers of clear.

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i know whatcha mean. Working 8-5 I barely have time to do anything anymore except on the weekends. But the paycheck makes me feel better :)

yeah the 8-5 grind :) I started at seven thirty got done at six thirty i didn't leave the shop until eleven thirty working on my other car! there is so little time for having a personal life at home!