car being painted today

[fiercecivic]

well todays the big day, i stayed up till 12:00 last night prepping the car and finishing the bondo work. And theres still more sanding to do!! Im painting the car the stock red(rio red), and im painting the bumpers and mirrors. I alrerady primed my rear bumper and i was really surprised at how it came out. I also found out a way to get rid of those side moulding holes that are there when u shave the mouldings. All you do is use a fiberglass mesh. Then cover it in fiberglass, then start your bondo. it works out rreeally well

[1PhatCX]

congrats man! cant wait 2 see it finished

[Civic Rush]

wheeeeeeeeee......congrats take some pics when done....and also ISNT SANDING FUN!!!

[90civicrider]

Gotta love it when you get the dust in your nose, mouth, ears.. everything. Yuck.. sanding is definatly the shittiest part.

Can't wait to see it!
you should post some pics.

[fiercecivic]

yeh i spent 5 hours last night and 10 hours today but its done!!! The bumpers came out amazing, and so did the mirrors. Im soo happy. And yeh it looked like i had a nose bleed when i was done cause of all that damn dust and paint. Hahaha anywys ill get pics asap. I gotta go back tommorw to put the bumpers and lights and evrything back in.

[fiercecivic]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, big sigh of relief! I fianklly have it back home! I wouldnt think it was my car cause it looks so diffrent hahah. Anyways the paint came out really well, i could have spent more time on the body work, but i figured 30 hours should be lots lol anyways gotta get pics developed so theyll be up soon.

[1PhatCX]

hurry and get pics!!!!!!! haha
congrats dude

[Jmunk]

What kind of paint did you use ?

[el_loco_civic]

makes me wanna just sand my car now.. i like doing anything with my car if its for the better. I have no problem, its all fun when im fixing/modding, or adding to my car. I love it, its my baby.

[fiercecivic]

What kind of paint did you use ?

I used the stock red paint (Rio Red)

[Jmunk]

Single stage ? Dual stage ? Tri-Coat ??????

[fiercecivic]

its the kind where u dont need a clear coat. Im pretty sure its single stage. but its still hella shiny

[Jay eS Iye]

just a tid bit, don't go w/o a clea coat, even if the paint is made to go without it, the clear comes in handy when someone tries to key your car or rocks hit it... my neighbor has been painting cars almost his whole life and usually does about 5 coats of clear... soudns overdone, but his car has never had to be repainted for rockchips and someone tried to key it, all he did was buff it out...

[fiercecivic]

meh too late now

[el_loco_civic]

Originally posted by Jay eS Iye
just a tid bit, don't go w/o a clea coat, even if the paint is made to go without it, the clear comes in handy when someone tries to key your car or rocks hit it... my neighbor has been painting cars almost his whole life and usually does about 5 coats of clear... soudns overdone, but his car has never had to be repainted for rockchips and someone tried to key it, all he did was buff it out...

5 coats protects against key'ers.. im gonna do that then. Cuz my paint job will end up being more expensive than the actual car is (car = $1,500 ) Im still thinking of design i got colorz down tho.