Some pics of a recent project I have been working on (56k beware)
#161
Originally Posted by Pervis Anathema
The man has a few other priorities right now....
Originally Posted by Michael
I really need to finish it though because I have a couple people interested in it and I don't want to miss the sell.
#162
Originally Posted by MrGone
A chance to have Austin's twin.... intriguing
#163
Well I figured I would update this thread with a couple of interior pieces.
I will get paint pics soon I promise.
anyway I got my shifter **** (specifically chose this one because its screw on) and ebrake handle and they didn't quite match so I decided to do something about it.
here is a pic of them before:
and here are a couple of pics after a few minutes of sanding and polishing wheel/jewelers rouge:
I will go over them with a fine wheel and finishing rouge and then probably powder clear them.
I have brand new black ebrake boot and shifter boot to go with it and I will paint the shifter surround, radio surround and upper trim silverstone like my last VE5. I think it will all look really good together.
I will get paint pics soon I promise.
anyway I got my shifter **** (specifically chose this one because its screw on) and ebrake handle and they didn't quite match so I decided to do something about it.
here is a pic of them before:
and here are a couple of pics after a few minutes of sanding and polishing wheel/jewelers rouge:
I will go over them with a fine wheel and finishing rouge and then probably powder clear them.
I have brand new black ebrake boot and shifter boot to go with it and I will paint the shifter surround, radio surround and upper trim silverstone like my last VE5. I think it will all look really good together.
#169
We cant dude! We're greasy ****-head teenagers reemember?
Actually, I will turn 21 in about 2 months!!!!!!! dude I'm fillin up my max with liquor like that guy did a while back! as long as I have money and my old cloth interior to put in I should be fine
Actually, I will turn 21 in about 2 months!!!!!!! dude I'm fillin up my max with liquor like that guy did a while back! as long as I have money and my old cloth interior to put in I should be fine
#170
Originally Posted by ColombianMax
We cant dude! We're greasy ****-head teenagers reemember?
looks good mike, do any work to the car itself?
#171
Originally Posted by shavedmax
i didnt know that after nineteen there was twentyteen.............. but i guess you never really grow up.
looks good mike, do any work to the car itself?
looks good mike, do any work to the car itself?
yup...I have everything ready to spray except the trunk and hood (which should be ready to spray today). I am going to try and spray my epoxy sealer tomorrow and let it sit over night and spray the color Wed. I am waiting 24 hours because most recommend that with the epoxy (instead of the 30 min the info sheet says). The recoat on this epoxy is 3 days so it will still take the color well. This is my first time to use epoxy as a sealer so I want to be careful. If it were any color but black I wouldn't even use a sealer (I would rather have a nice slick 600 grit sanded surface) but the heavy pigment of black pretty much requires the chemical bond of a sealer.
Of course I will not be spraying the entire car at once since I have everything off (and I mean everything) and not enough room so it will be well into the weekend before every piece is painted.
#173
Originally Posted by Michael
yup...I have everything ready to spray except the trunk and hood (which should be ready to spray today). I am going to try and spray my epoxy sealer tomorrow and let it sit over night and spray the color Wed. I am waiting 24 hours because most recommend that with the epoxy (instead of the 30 min the info sheet says). The recoat on this epoxy is 3 days so it will still take the color well. This is my first time to use epoxy as a sealer so I want to be careful. If it were any color but black I wouldn't even use a sealer (I would rather have a nice slick 600 grit sanded surface) but the heavy pigment of black pretty much requires the chemical bond of a sealer.
Of course I will not be spraying the entire car at once since I have everything off (and I mean everything) and not enough room so it will be well into the weekend before every piece is painted.
Of course I will not be spraying the entire car at once since I have everything off (and I mean everything) and not enough room so it will be well into the weekend before every piece is painted.
#174
I got the quarters and roof painted. My lighting is horrible but you can tell by the reflections that its pretty slick and has a nice shine. I will get some outside pics when I get a chance but tomorrow its supposed to storm so I dont know if it will be then.
I used some 3M plastic masking material that is really nice. Its made to take paint like paper and not flake off like normal plastic. it made taping it off cake. I just back taped the opening and stuck the plastic to it...cut the excess off and its masked.
anyway here are pics of it in my "booth"...I will update when I have better lighting pics...
I used some 3M plastic masking material that is really nice. Its made to take paint like paper and not flake off like normal plastic. it made taping it off cake. I just back taped the opening and stuck the plastic to it...cut the excess off and its masked.
anyway here are pics of it in my "booth"...I will update when I have better lighting pics...
#177
Originally Posted by Michael
I got the quarters and roof painted. My lighting is horrible but you can tell by the reflections that its pretty slick and has a nice shine. I will get some outside pics when I get a chance but tomorrow its supposed to storm so I dont know if it will be then.
I used some 3M plastic masking material that is really nice. Its made to take paint like paper and not flake off like normal plastic. it made taping it off cake. I just back taped the opening and stuck the plastic to it...cut the excess off and its masked.
anyway here are pics of it in my "booth"...I will update when I have better lighting pics...
I used some 3M plastic masking material that is really nice. Its made to take paint like paper and not flake off like normal plastic. it made taping it off cake. I just back taped the opening and stuck the plastic to it...cut the excess off and its masked.
anyway here are pics of it in my "booth"...I will update when I have better lighting pics...
i "lost" my booth today, windy as hell and it bent 2 legs. luckily it didnt end up in my neighbor's yard this time.
#178
Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
God i need to to bring my car to you...
Looks good michael...
Looks good michael...
Originally Posted by therealgoon9
F shooting it myself, I'm taking it to you. Put in down in 2 years, lol.
Is that straight black? Or the pearl.
Is that straight black? Or the pearl.
in two years I hope to have my actual shop and booth so you might be my inaugural paint job .
It is just straight black. I decided since I was selling it to just go back stock color. I do have another 3rd gen in my drive way I will be painting the pearl black color.
Originally Posted by shavedmax
very nice mike, was it just plain black kh3 or did you add anything to the paint?
i "lost" my booth today, windy as hell and it bent 2 legs. luckily it didnt end up in my neighbor's yard this time.
i "lost" my booth today, windy as hell and it bent 2 legs. luckily it didnt end up in my neighbor's yard this time.
ouch on the "booth"...any way to straighten the polls or you just gonna have to junk it?
#179
Originally Posted by shavedmax
i "lost" my booth today, windy as hell and it bent 2 legs. luckily it didnt end up in my neighbor's yard this time.
Looks very nice, I can only imagine the satisfaction you must get by making a car look brand new again.
#182
Originally Posted by Michael
Thanks...it actually came out really nice...much nicer than I expected (very little dust or peel). I did stick with the KH3. I used a very high solids clear (52%) with the Transtar Euro clear. I really like how it sprayed.
ouch on the "booth"...any way to straighten the polls or you just gonna have to junk it?
ouch on the "booth"...any way to straighten the polls or you just gonna have to junk it?
i havent used transtar in a while, i did like how it sprayed out though. i still have a gallon of the limco(glasurit) clear i had bought so i'll be using that on the 98. how long did it take to dry?
#183
Originally Posted by shavedmax
...how long did it take to dry?
If I had to paint the whole car at once I would have had to use the slow activator or I would have dry spray all over it because of the temp.
It says its out of dust in 30 min. but it had gotten hotter than I planned (still below 80* though) so I am pretty sure it was out of dust in less than 20 min.
all in all I am very pleased with it...now I just have to see how well it buffs.
#184
Originally Posted by Michael
it dried really fast (at least out of dust) because I used the fast activator (good up to 80*) since I am painting small sections at a time. I barely got to finish just the part I did.
If I had to paint the whole car at once I would have had to use the slow activator or I would have dry spray all over it because of the temp.
It says its out of dust in 30 min. but it had gotten hotter than I planned (still below 80* though) so I am pretty sure it was out of dust in less than 20 min.
all in all I am very pleased with it...now I just have to see how well it buffs.
If I had to paint the whole car at once I would have had to use the slow activator or I would have dry spray all over it because of the temp.
It says its out of dust in 30 min. but it had gotten hotter than I planned (still below 80* though) so I am pretty sure it was out of dust in less than 20 min.
all in all I am very pleased with it...now I just have to see how well it buffs.
#189
Originally Posted by shavedmax
lotta work to just sell it.............
Originally Posted by maxitech
How about keeping it and enjoying it for a year or so?
Originally Posted by Alex_V
Michael, my maxima told me to ask you if you or your max will consider having its babies? The 240 is quite jealous as well.
How much for a respray of the max? I wanted to DIM in a few years but I couldn't ever be that good.
~Alex
How much for a respray of the max? I wanted to DIM in a few years but I couldn't ever be that good.
~Alex
By the time you got it down here and had to leave it for half a year (yeah I am slow) it wouldnt be worth it.
Originally Posted by JRS89MAX
Looks great Michael. Cant wait to see pics of it all finished.
Originally Posted by 90stanza
Nice job on the valve cover
#192
Originally Posted by ColombianMax
Dude, you are quite skilled and truly inspire me to learn, which leads me to my question. Where did you learn to do bodywork?
There are a lot of good places on the net to read and learn and also there are some places you can buy DVDs of how to do it (thats what I wish I had done...may have saved me some money in the long run).
#193
how about some reflection pictures...
Man this thing is coming together slow. I sure wish there was an org member near me that wanted to learn how to do this stuff and help me out. It will come together in time though.
Man this thing is coming together slow. I sure wish there was an org member near me that wanted to learn how to do this stuff and help me out. It will come together in time though.
#194
Originally Posted by Michael
Man this thing is coming together slow. I sure wish there was an org member near me that wanted to learn how to do this stuff and help me out. It will come together in time though.
if you were only a lil closer buddy...........
looks awesome, is that polished or out of the "booth"
#195
Originally Posted by shavedmax
if you were only a lil closer buddy...........
looks awesome, is that polished or out of the "booth"
looks awesome, is that polished or out of the "booth"
thats polished...I had a little bit of peal and some trash to get out.
Hopefully the glass guy can come tomorrow and put the front and back windshields in. Its supposed to rain Wednesday and I need it to be out of the booth. I should be able to put the doors on tomorrow as well.
#198
Oh yeeeah! More motivation to get it done!
The reflection has a contrasting effect on the tree, lol.
I have plenty of vacation time!.. But no time for vacation.....
EDIT: Mapquest says 5 hours 8 mintes. Hmmmm!!!
The reflection has a contrasting effect on the tree, lol.
I have plenty of vacation time!.. But no time for vacation.....
EDIT: Mapquest says 5 hours 8 mintes. Hmmmm!!!
#199
Originally Posted by Michael
How much vacation time do you have and how much is a flight down here .
thats polished...I had a little bit of peal and some trash to get out.
Hopefully the glass guy can come tomorrow and put the front and back windshields in. Its supposed to rain Wednesday and I need it to be out of the booth. I should be able to put the doors on tomorrow as well.
thats polished...I had a little bit of peal and some trash to get out.
Hopefully the glass guy can come tomorrow and put the front and back windshields in. Its supposed to rain Wednesday and I need it to be out of the booth. I should be able to put the doors on tomorrow as well.
as far as the flight, not sure. closest airport is islip/macarthur, then jfk, then laguardia.