The $100 Paint Job – Ah, I See It Now!
by Subachad on Mar.24, 2010, under Body
Months into this paint job and I am now fully Convinced.
Hours have been spent straightening, sanding, cleaning, painting, cleaning, painting, sanding and so it goes. The first coat was a little thick and had some massive orange peel, as I progress I get better and faster. I still have two coats of black but I got anxious. I had to see the finish product. I’m glad I I’d too and for two reasons. One, I have a better understanding about the wet sanding. Two, I can see myself in that paint! After some wet sanding with 1000 grit on a block I followed up with 2000 in my hand. A few spots of primer are showing up which can be expected as I’m still a few coats away from being done.
I wrote up a little more, talking about the highs and lows of this evening, me battling the shine but I lost it. Turns out I should hit save prior to done and since I’m making this post from my phone I really don’t want to go back into it. Important thing is the shine.
Now for some pictures. I took a few pictures of the hood, as you can see I only actually buffed a small section. I also have some pictures of the front fenders after two coats of paint. The mix is two parts Rustoleum hunter green to one part Lowes royal blue enamel.
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- Close up of the milky hood. Some polish and wax will result in a nice shine.
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- Hood after sanding, right side has had rubbing compound
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- Showing Some Shine
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- Another Impreza Fender Picture after 2 coats of Rustoleum
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- Fender after 2 Coats of Paint, The left side has been color sanded for smoothness.
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