Painting my 260z

[Oregon260z]

Well I started painting my 260z I couldnt afford real paint so I did the $50 paint job that I came across on the internet and so far I must say it dosent look to bad. Iam only to coat 3 but boy it sure shines compared to my old blue paint job. Yes the seals around the windshield were painted but Iam buying a new seal that my friend said he would install sence he works in the windshield repair business( for free yay ). Hope it turns out good but from what I can see so far its gonna look nice once it is cut/and polished up.

Here is a slideshow of the car so far please dont hate to bad on me :paranoid:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v202/jlnuna/cars/260z/?action=view&current=84888c99.pbw

[Zedyone_kenobi]

I think you are doing what all the great historical DIY'ers do. You are making the best with what you have. Good for you. Keep up the picture updates! I wish you great luck.

[leftover z]

Looks pretty good Oregon260Z. Not bad for $50. People pay more than that for rattle can paint jobs. It proves you can make something look decent without spending a ton of money. Keep up the good work.

[Oregon260z]

Thanks for the kind words guys. Iam at coat 3 and plan on doing 8 coats then on my final coat I will wet sand with 1500 and 2000 grit then compound the car and buff it to a glass shine hopefully. If it dont work then I will media blast it and figure something else out but Iam sure it will look nice. "fingers crossed"

[Oregon260z]

well 4 coats now really starting to look nice only 4 or 5 more coats then lots of hours buffing to give it that super deep shine.

[cbudvet]

You can't beat the results. It looks nice. Post some more pictures when you get all the coats of paint on and then when you have it buffed out. I am sure it is going to look great. What color is it? It was hard to tell. Sort of looks light silver blue?

carl

[Oregon260z]

it is high gloss white

[cbudvet]

So it is! I missed the one picture on the left rear that makes it easier to see the white. Sweet!

carl

[DougN]

Well done! It should look great when you are done sanding it out - and should last quite awhile. Nothing at all wrong with using your own labor vs $$$$. Also, since white reflects all colors, it will be harder to notice any potential flaws

[Oiluj]

Very Nice! Sweet Price!

[Oregon260z]

Thanks guys for the comments. So far total cost of paint job is $32.00 and 14hours of labor, which is fine Iam just glad my family is into cars because I wouldnt beable to do it by myself with my poor health. The final paint and wet sanding and then buffing up is what is gonna take the most time.

[Oregon260z]

well the car is painted and the holes are drilled for the fender mirrors and BRE rear sprolier. Rims I got were wrong bolt pattern so the guy is going to send me the right ones these will fit right?

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