1st project! "My EF sedan"

[knightsef-eg]

love then gunmetal.... hammer heads ? good job i work at a body shop and you should see some of the diy`s i have to fix... not to bad for a first timer...you gonna slam that car? DID you sand all the clear coat off before you did anything? casue bondo and primer will just crack and fall off if you didnt ..?

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[juandaman]

Lol I love the hammers too! I cleanded them up and repainted them gunmetal and left the silver lip! I plan on slaming it come spring cause right now winter is almost here and it wouldn't make sense! And yes I did sand everything down including the entire car before I primed it all! Thx for the info though, where can I see some of the work you've done???

[dividedas1]

Originally Posted by knightsef-eg

DID you sand all the clear coat off before you did anything? casue bondo and primer will just crack and fall off if you didnt ..?

well since we are getting technical you dont sand "all" the clear coat off, you need to sand it down to a dull finish before any paint or primer will properly adhere to it.

also technically you are supposed to go down to bare metal for bondo... technically speaking that is. spot puddy works well though.

[knightsef-eg]

here is the pic you asked for..this is one of my civics that iv completly re done..
new rockers quaters fenders door skins and glass...

( sorry for the Huge Rims.. im now on 16" )

[juandaman]

Wow that looks really good! You cant tell there was ever any damage! nicely done!

And I did wetsand the entire car so that it wasnt shiny (dull) so that the primer would stick and where I did most of the bondo it was well sanded and mostly down to the bare metal cause I had used a cut wheel to cut all the rust off thats how I ended up with the really big holes! That I couldnt fix correctly!

[knightsef-eg]

yea thanks man...been in the trade for almsot 3 1/2 years...
the big holes will be easier if you use some fiberglass .. it will hold strong and help alot..

yea its good that u sanded it down to a dull finish the primer wouldent stay on long..
and what he said is true we always take it to bare metal before we use filler...
for some jobs we use kitty hair a good strand filler will help aswell

[juandaman]

Here it is! Its not perfect but im very happy with the results considering it was my first time painting a car!



























Let me know what you guys think!
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[goldex420]

i would use easy sand to fill in all those pin holes. and you need to put more putty on that rocker i can see its really low.

[goldex420]

what did you paint that with put glue down then pur milk on it. iam sorry but that just looks horrible. very orange peely and and alot of dry spray. you should of paid someone.

[juandaman]

Originally Posted by goldex420

what did you paint that with put glue down then pur milk on it. iam sorry but that just looks horrible. very orange peely and and alot of dry spray. you should of paid someone.

Well like I said it was my first time EVER painting a car and I know it didnt come out good but its good enugh for me! And some of us just dont have the cash to pay someone to do the things! If you pay someone to do it for you not only do you not learn form experience and mistakes but you dont apreciate it as much as you would had you done it yourself! You have to make mistakes to learn form them right?

[dividedas1]

right...

you could always resand that thing down and respray it... just thin down the paint more next time... you might get less orange peel that way

[jdmdc2boi12]

holy crap so many orange peel, i know its ur first time painting but hey it looks ok except for those peels

[Leland]

Def. looking good, mad love for the time to "treat" the cancer...haha

[juandaman]

It will deffinetly look a lot better when its put back together!

[juandaman]

Here are some updated pics!









All most done!

[juandaman]

Open to all comments! Update real soon!

[sde780]

I'd re-do it while its still apart, just thin the paint more and it'll look a lot smoother

[juandaman]

I cleaned it up took all the tape off and wet sanded it! It doesnt look to bad im going to put it back together and then make a final decision to repaint or not!

[juandaman]

Here it is all done! The body work and paint that is!


I know im missing the grill, i'll put that in after I paint it!




I know the rear quarter didnt come out that great! Actually it looks like crap to me but thats the best I could do so until I have the cash to bring it to a bodyshop this will have to do!














What do you guys think?

[dem0nk1d]

very noticeable rear fender line.

you have the skills just redo the things that need to be fixed correctly and then respray and you'll be looking better.

[misha]

agreed, that would bug the hell outta me!

[BDaTurboTeg]

u def did a really good job being it ur first time but i would def do sumthing wit the rocker and corner panel.....live and learn...thats how im gonna do it too lol..

ive never painted anything for cars but im gonna

[IMPATIENT]

definite props to you for trying to do it yourself, but wow that looks horrible. those quarters are [freak]ed, the rust is gonna come right back on those rockers and such, and the paint is just emaculately hideous. I always tell people to practice on something multiple times before they spray their own parts or cars. Like i said definite props to you for just digging into it and saying [freak] it, but some more research,and some more practice with a paint gun would have been much more beneficial. And single stage is tough for first timers cause it comes out alot thicker than base/clear. Base/clear is much more forgiving cause you can wetsand and buff alot easier. And clearcoat can make almost anythng look fantastic.

[juandaman]

Originally Posted by BDaTurboTeg

ive never painted anything for cars but im gonna

Well good luck with that!

Originally Posted by IMPATIENT

definite props to you for trying to do it yourself, but wow that looks horrible. those quarters are [freak]ed, the rust is gonna come right back on those rockers and such, and the paint is just emaculately hideous. I always tell people to practice on something multiple times before they spray their own parts or cars. Like i said definite props to you for just digging into it and saying [freak] it, but some more research,and some more practice with a paint gun would have been much more beneficial. And single stage is tough for first timers cause it comes out alot thicker than base/clear. Base/clear is much more forgiving cause you can wetsand and buff alot easier. And clearcoat can make almost anythng look fantastic.

Thx for the props! The guy at the paint store told me for my first time to use a single stage Oh well its done and I hate looking at it but I have a lot of things coming up now so dont really have time to work on the body again!

[BDaTurboTeg]

yeah thanks imma need it!!!

...thats me after i try it on my truck or my spare parts first lol

and yeah its not the greatest but whoever just jumped into painting and made it look spectacular before? i guarantee its not a huge percentage lol