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924er · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:41 am Post subject: New Paint!

i was tired of that nasty ugly faded urine looking yellow paint job that came with the car, i never had any painting experience so this was my first shot!

so i decided to paint it myself in my garage using cans and not spending more that $70.

i borrowed a sanding machine and first sanded the car down and applied grey primer. then sanded over and appied 4 light coats of enamel white paint. i sanded lightly between each coat to make it look even. then i applied clear coat and sanded over with 2000 grit fine sand paper to make it feel smooth and not rough.

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jrrhdmust · Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 180 Location: Middle Georgia

Looks great for a rattlecan job. My only suggestion would be to now get some clear and shoot on a couple of coats of clear. The clear has UV protectant in it, and it will keep the ratlle can paint from dulling so fast.
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CorsePerVita · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 1992 Location: Redmond, Oregon

very nice
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924er · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:04 am Post subject:

i put two layers of clear coat, but you cant really tell. i will probably add some more
am i supposed to sand over the clear coat with 2000 grit or am i doing it worng?
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Smoothie · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:45 am Post subject:

If it looks good, leave it.
If you have to spray more clear, follow the directions on the cans - many require a week of drying before spraying extra coats after the first hour. If you spray again too soon, it can lift and wrinkle the previously sprayed coats.
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

I've heard white cars are faster. Is it true?
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emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

But of course...

924er · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject:

924-76 · Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 1489 Location: Ontario, Canada

For the GT headlight look on GT-racing.com. They are expensive, but they seem to be good quality.
Or check in the How-to section and do it your self.