A few dull spots here and there but not bad. Some sanding and buffing will take care of that easily.

 

yea that was my 1st time with actual paint i primed 2 cars prior but i was nervous and monday ill take pics in the sun after school

 

Great job, keep the pics coming.

 

Did you use clear coat?

 

i juss did todai my teacher said i did perfecton my 1st 2 coats n my 3rd coat arm got a little lazy so i have 2 runs u can barley tell and one drip of clear on my truck pics will be
up soon

 

so wait were those pics you already posted just pics of the base coat? If so then that explains the non shiny spots since base dries to a flat appearance.

anyway post the pics up...you did a good job...people do not realize how difficult paint and body work can be. There is a reason its so expensive to get a paint job.

couple of runs ain't too bad at all.

 

well here my max all wit new paint
urs truly


passenger side door handle run of clear
tell me if you see the run here
and the drip here

 

 

You did a really good job on the car. Those small runs will sand out easily. Very little peel as well...I am impressed by a first time painter in high school...very nice.

I cant wait to see it outside (florescent lights dont give you the best looks in pics) and especially when you get your wheels on.

I wish I had taken some body shop classes in college or something (didnt have shop in my HS way back in the 80s) instead of having to learn it all on my own in the last few years.

Are you going to make a career of auto body or is it just something you are enjoying in HS?

 

proud of ya kid ............ uummmm....... ya wanna do mine you have great potential,what are you gonna do interior wise

 

thank you so much coming from people who dont know me but only have seen my own work
i take criticism and grow from it
interior wise i have tan so im thinkin to juss clean it as best as i can blue and tan remind me of a bmw luxury look

 

and yea im looking to make a career out of this i plan to open my own autobody/ mechanics shop and my biggest dream to go for is to release my own car

 

Very good job with the paint, a few dust nibs here and there and the runs, but I've seen much worse from "professional" painters.

I must say that is a TONNE of metallic in there, lets see some sun pictures!

As far as wheels, simple is your friend when you're into third gens. If you want chrome, get chrome, but how about something like this??


I think that (or something like it) would look pretty sharp on a dark coloured max.

Besides, black wheels are ugly

 

where n how much are those

 

Image properties tell a lot... looks to beee...

Kazera KZ-A Dual PCD
17" 5x114.3
Offset is 40mm

About $160 Each

 

here are some links to some that will fit and are in your budget range.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LEXAN...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-WH...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-Gu...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-AD...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-MA...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-30...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-BM...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-AD...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-Ri...QQcmdZViewItem (owned a set.not same brand. looked very nice)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-AD...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-AD...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18x7-...QQcmdZViewItem
lots more but i have a life. hope this helps you some

 

and theres always www.wheelmax.com

 

The paint job looks great. I can't wait to see shots outside.

The Kazera wheels are very heavy, but look nice.

 

mine too.
you'll have better luck making a performance car than a bling car to sell
bling cars need a name behind them for prestige.
Performance cars make their own names.

 

hie maybe we can start somewhere
i see where you coming from with performance i wanted a nice design with something affordable so as like scion but to fit in many budgets for adults and teens

 

the problem with building an "affordable" car is you need the economy of scales to do it. which means you need big bucks to start with.
something I ain't got, hell I don't even have little bucks

 

same here but thats why i wanted ti open a shop so that can maybe start the basis

 

ok this is the closest i can get to sunlight monday i will actaully be outside

 

I'd let you paint mine

 

Cut and buff next?

 

idk anything else i do is my own work my car leaves my school monday

 

AWESOME job, tigg. Like Michael said, I too wish I had body/paint classes in my schooling. (my max needs both )

I really like it when people put a lot of heartfelt work into their car. I can tell you really like doing this stuff.

good luck in the future

 

these will be the official 18 that will go onto my car unfortunately they wont be on monday wen i get my car back but hei good things come to those who wait right

 

here are the official day light pictures

 

I think you need a better camera

 

how do you like your headlights? i was thinking about getting those 'JDM black housing' ones, but so far, on all the max's ive seen them on, they've turned me off...

 

ye about the pictures that was one my cell phone my camera has died and the head lights i like them but i havent figured out how to do the beam pattern

 

here was my final decision

 

You are on the right track so far man,nice paint job and great wheel choice ,now what kind of grill do you have for that open mouth lol.ps you need some clear corners.

 

finished project

 

Looks awesome. Clear Corners and tint!?

 

soon definetly the corners and thinking a deep blue for the back half
i live in new jersey so i cant do fronts

 

NONE up front?? That is crazy. dark blue might look pretty good. But I'd go black because of the wheels...

But I always try to match trim colors

 

well either way my maxi looks black at night

 

in most, if not all, states you cannot legally tint the front windows.