gusz280 Posted October 3, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 3, 2014 I just wanted to share this with you guys/gals, Ive wanted to paint my car since the day I bought it. Finally this summer I had some time and did it. It took me about a week to prep and 2 days to paint. Im supper happy with the outcome, specially considering that it is my first paint job EVER. There are a couple of spots that have orange peel and overspray, but fortunately they are not very noticeable. The paint shop that I bought all my supplies from was very helpful and gave me great tips on what to do and what not to do, also youtube is your best learning tool as far as getting ideas on spraying. thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280z Posted October 3, 2014 Share #2 Posted October 3, 2014 WOW! Great report and photos. Nice to see DIY with superb results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlorber Posted October 3, 2014 Share #3 Posted October 3, 2014 The car looks good in the pics. I'm sure there was a lot of prep work involved. You can wet sand and buff out the orange peel if it is noticeable. Just don't sand through the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossiz Posted October 3, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 3, 2014 fantastic! love to see a home-brew project with such great results. the color looks really nice in the pics - it looks like there might be some metallic in there? share a few shots in the sunlight congrats on having the huevos to take on such a big project by yourself - inspiring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcb280z Posted October 3, 2014 Share #5 Posted October 3, 2014 Looks really good. I would definitely color sand and buff, she will shine bright then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olzed Posted October 3, 2014 Share #6 Posted October 3, 2014 Wow!!!Thats a sweet job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwri8 Posted October 3, 2014 Share #7 Posted October 3, 2014 Nice work! Did you use acrylic paint or base coat with clear on top of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusz280 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted October 3, 2014 fantastic! love to see a home-brew project with such great results.the color looks really nice in the pics - it looks like there might be some metallic in there? share a few shots in the sunlight congrats on having the huevos to take on such a big project by yourself - inspiring! Yes the color is from the 2009 GTR The car looks good in the pics. I'm sure there was a lot of prep work involved. You can wet sand and buff out the orange peel if it is noticeable. Just don't sand through the color. Im afraid to wetsand it I might use a cuter on it. Looks really good. I would definitely color sand and buff, she will shine bright then. Thanks Wow!!!Thats a sweet job. Thanks OLZED Nice work! Did you use acrylic paint or base coat with clear on top of it? I used acrylic for the spoilers and base/clear for the body to be specific 2 coats primer, base and clear. I heard that doing more than 2 coats can lead to trouble for the inexperienced painter Plus it was raining and as you can tell this was done in a warehouse so moisture was a concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwri8 Posted October 3, 2014 Share #9 Posted October 3, 2014 Also, I noticed that there are no seams around the headlight buckets. Did you fill those in and why? Maybe I'm not seeing it correctly. The reason I ask is because I'm thinking about getting paint for my 77 soon and your Z is giving me many ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusz280 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted October 3, 2014 I didtn fill it in, it was previously filled in by whoever did the last paint job, I like the way it looks filled in, gives it a smoother look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oiluj Posted October 4, 2014 Share #11 Posted October 4, 2014 Nice job! I'm impressed. Much better results than my first try at painting a 1953 Willys jeep! Better than my 2nd and last try painting a 1970's NOVA when I was in college as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freez74 Posted October 4, 2014 Share #12 Posted October 4, 2014 Really impressive transformation, it looks great to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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