That's a neat color it aught to look great.

Charles

What did you ever do about the sunroof hole?

See,I told you that you would pass me again. Very nice, can't wait to see it all painted.

What did you ever do about the sunroof hole?

Decided to keep it. It'll be a summer car (of course!) and its nice to have.

A little more work to do and awaiting a FINAL color choice!!!

Well - I mixed a color and sprayed the inners - but after a TON of thought , deliberation and input from others, I decided it was too light for the classic lines that are the 240Z. So Dupli-Color is once again stepping up and sending me enough of their Deep Blue Metallic to paint the entire car - in and out.

If you want to see the color I vetoed, check it out here: E-tek/Dupli-Color FB Page

The new color will be on SOON!

Fixed a couple last minor items while waiting for more of the (dark) Blue Metallic to arrive from Dupli-Color. Paint goes on (for good:cry:) Monday!

Woo-Hooo!!! The E-tek Z is finally painted!!

The entire job today took 6 hours, but I did the inners and exterior all at once this time. You can see the light-blue color I mixed first awaiting it's re-caoting. First up though, a sealer coat on the exterior panels:

I hung the hood and deck lid from a rope stretched across the shop so as to get at both sides:

...and BAM! She's blue! I sprayed 3 coats of Dupli-Color's DIY-friendly Lacquer paint. No mixing, no thinning required. It covered extremely well,, went on like butta and the metallic sat right - the first time.

The 3-4 coats of Dupli-color clear went on really easily as well. All-told, it took 5 hours of straight spraying (including flash-times).

Lacquer doesn't have the same shine right out of the gun as do the 2-part Urethane products, but it can be "color-sanded' (wet-sanded and polished) to the same glossy finish.

Now the fun part: re-assembly! Next spring I'll be able to pull out a perfect classic Z ready for summer cruising - and a little slalom time!!

Edited October 1, 201311 yr by e-tek

Well WHAT'dya THINK BOYS?!?!?!?

Awesome !

Pretty darn nice!

I'm encouraged to see your results using the Duplicolor products. Did you have problem finding it in stock locally? I believe you mentioned having to wait for some of it to arrive. Who did you order it from?

I'm considering attempting some self-painting this winter on the next project. Your results are leading me to believe a "decent" DIY job is in fact possible.

Looks great. She'll really stand out of the crowd.