safcdixon Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) Well the time has come too get rid of the terrible paint job some moron did on my car (and probobly replace it with a worse job), its not really the colour its the quality of the job (well it is a bit), it has bald spots, runs, dust under the paint and the doors shuts engine compartment have not been painted the same colour as the body outside it looks really gash and pretty embaressing tbh, im after ideas of colour, recomendations of how to do it for example sanding, cleaning and painting, i will be doing this myself i figure i cant make as worse job than whats already there. any ideas on colour 1st of all, im thinking a nice gloss black and doing my engine bay the ninja green the colour the car is at the moment. im also changing the front veilside bumper for a standard one with a carbon splitter, also debating on overfenders or just going with a bit of arch rolling as wide wheels are out of the price range what are the opinions on wheel spacers. Below is how the car stands at the moment. Thanks in advance marc Edited August 1, 2011 by safcdixon (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cje001 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 If i was to repaint my Supra it would be Bayside Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Doing it yourself? Speak to EvinX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 go white, with the carbon would look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Are you going the blend the rear spats in properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 Doing it yourself? Speak to EvinX haha not with hammerite though fella, it will be in 2pk and shiney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 it will be in 2pk and shiney Something i will be doing soon to:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 Are you going the blend the rear spats in properly? yeah they have been a big irritation of mine since i bought the car. as well as the skirts not being blended well enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 go white, with the carbon would look great its not carbon mate its industrial strength black gloss from toolstation haha the bonnet had a horrible stripe on it and the spoiler was all cracked and faded was just a temperory job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 its not carbon mate its industrial strength black gloss from toolstation haha the bonnet had a horrible stripe on it and the spoiler was all cracked and faded was just a temperory job oh i ment your new lip, but you could wrap the spoiler too that would look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 oh i ment your new lip, but you could wrap the spoiler too that would look good. oh right, got wrong end of the stick there, yeah would look nice could maybe do the mirrors too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 oh right, got wrong end of the stick there, yeah would look nice could maybe do the mirrors too? your call dude may look good imo I would paint them, but its always good to be different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 your call dude may look good imo I would paint them, but its always good to be different the good thing is its easilly peeled off maybe worth a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 bit of inspiration- http://94supraturbos.synthasite.com/resources/ExteriorStyling/LipKits/WW/WW%20carbon%20fiber%20on%20white%202.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 heres some pics of the bodge jobs ive found so far one of the pics is of the inner wing where the morons cut the headlight bracket out to fit the bodykit was held in lace with tiger glue and then layered filler up too the headlight to hide the fact nowt was holding it in on the nearside. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 what a bodge job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I seriously hope a bodyshop never did that! Really really gets on my nerves seeing stuff like that, thats shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 I seriously hope a bodyshop never did that! Really really gets on my nerves seeing stuff like that, thats shocking. i really couldnt believe it tbh just glad the piece was there for me to weld back on, the car was painted the 1st time (the paler green) 10 years ago when it was still a pretty expensive car, 2nd time about 5 years ago(i think), the 1st job, well the bits i can see, looks like a pro job full engine out type job, 2nd job looks like it was done by stevie wonder and his guide dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 if theres any paint shop guys on here do you have any recomendations for example sanding, cleaning and painting whats the best sander too use orbital, belt or sheet just looking for the best way to do things, the strip down starts tommorow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 you doing this yourself i take it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 you doing this yourself i take it?yep certainly am, i did my nova years ago looked decent but this aint a nova wish i could afford too get it done professionally, maybe in a couple of years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 what you need to decide is what colour your going and how your going to apply it- aerosol, paint brush, roller or have you got a compressor and decent gun setup? what did you use to rub the nova down with? all cars are the same, if the nova looked decent to you then approach it the same way mate with the supra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 what you need to decide is what colour your going and how your going to apply it- aerosol, paint brush, roller or have you got a compressor and decent gun setup? what did you use to rub the nova down with? all cars are the same, if the nova looked decent to you then approach it the same way mate with the supra yeah got a decent compressor and gun both machinemart gear, it was all hand rubbed down which was real hard graft tbh and it was only a small car the supra is massive in comparison, i did use a mouse sander for some of it, but it just put deepish scratches into the paint which took ages to remove, is it correct to wet sand in between each coat of paint both primer and top coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 dont worry too much about the scratches you proberly where using a too abbrasive rubbing down pad... we flat nearly everything by hand at our place (old skool) Use a decent high build primer (3 good coats usually works for us) then mist a guide coat over it all (black aerosol or any colour) this will give you a good idea when wet flating the primer down that you dont miss areas and keep things even. we usually leave in primer for a good week to allow solvent to be released and ensuring its gone off good. then flat down. thats the first stage roughly described Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 dont worry too much about the scratches you proberly where using a too abbrasive rubbing down pad... we flat nearly everything by hand at our place (old skool) Use a decent high build primer (3 good coats usually works for us) then mist a guide coat over it all (black aerosol or any colour) this will give you a good idea when wet flating the primer down that you dont miss areas and keep things even. we usually leave in primer for a good week to allow solvent to be released and ensuring its gone off good. then flat down. thats the first stage roughly describedold skool haha i like it, saves me a few quid there then on other power tools, also im doing the interior do i give the interior the same amount of coats as the exterior or less coats, thanks for the help btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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