Anyone done a paintjob for under $150 ? I have.

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Anyone done a paintjob for under $150 ? I have.

Postby NitroDann » Sun May 29, 2011 5:23 pm

What does everyone think?
Ill upload more photos if anyone wants. These photos arent touched up or anything, you cann see that the white is still factory and some around the window is flaked off.
I need to keep going and do it as well.

BTW this was with acrylic and it hasnt even been cut or buffed yet.

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Postby Patrick Bramston » Sun May 29, 2011 6:09 pm

Looks good Dan, can you do mine next..PB

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Postby ak_perth » Sun May 29, 2011 6:19 pm

Does look good so far, keep the photos coming...

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Postby MX5XM » Sun May 29, 2011 6:23 pm

Patrick Bramston wrote:Looks good Dan, can you do mine next..PB


...join the queue Patrick! he has to do my Alfa bonnet/roof/boot hatch ..BECAUSE RACE CAR
..Dann's NA looks better in plateless race ready mode?!! :D
Wakefield Park here we come!! :beer:
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Postby NitroDann » Sun May 29, 2011 7:02 pm

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Thoughts?

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Postby Dandaman » Sun May 29, 2011 7:17 pm

Much nicer then last time i seen it Dann!!

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Postby NitroDann » Sun May 29, 2011 7:38 pm

Thanks dann. Must be a surprise seeing it like this huh, i know you had your doubts when you first saw it.

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Postby Hjt » Sun May 29, 2011 8:41 pm

Where did you get the rattle cans from?

I found Autobahn pretty decent at $30 a can.

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Postby Okibi » Sun May 29, 2011 8:48 pm

Nice one, pondering painting my NA6.
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

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Postby NitroDann » Sun May 29, 2011 9:11 pm

Its not out of a can. Its 3M gloss jet black acrylic.
Its 39 dollars for a litre at supercheap. I only used one.

I sprayed it on my driveway. Borrowed 60 dollar spray gun. 30 bucks of sandpaper. A sanding block for 4 dollars. 20 bucks for primer used half of it. Bog for 15 or something.

It had paint flaked off the boot and guards. Dents everywhere, split front bumper, back bumper warped with huge flakes off it, big dents on the boot from passengers dropping the hardtop(like 5 F'n times!), along with someone kicking the quarter panel in 3 weeks ago (jealous sheeeple).

Also now youve seen photos everyone can see the no fan, heater stuff is true. You can see it has no glass.

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Postby olboy » Sun May 29, 2011 9:52 pm

Thats great, If it looks that good in real life then thats even better.
is it flat or satin black?
would look good with white and black plates

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Postby NitroDann » Sun May 29, 2011 10:01 pm

Its gloss paint, and satin at the moment due to not being buffed. I think it looks pretty tough at the moment but I got a hold of a buffer today and ill shine it only a little bit at a time till im happy. I doubt ill go full deep gloss. Also im never going to clear coat it.

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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Mon May 30, 2011 1:34 am

How did you fix the split in the front bar?

I need to give this a go at some point in the future on mine

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Postby NitroDann » Mon May 30, 2011 1:36 am

Scratched the hell out of the back and fibreglassed it, then some putty on the crack.

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Postby Okibi » Mon May 30, 2011 1:40 am

NitroDann wrote:... no fan .. no glass.


Because race car :mrgreen:
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.


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