hey guys,
well im gonna be moving to Florida in about a month and my uncle has a paint booth there. We decided we are going to repaint my car. I think im going to repaint it black. For all you painting experts, do you recommend a certain paint? my uncle says he gets good paint but i was gonna just see what the org has to say.

While were at it i want to shave my doors. Can anyone recommend a certain kit. I dont know to much about that. Has anyone else shaved there handles? I want to get a nice kit that wont die on me.

While im painting it i think im gonna do the 97-99 conversion. Ill keep you all updated about the progress.

Thanks

Sean

 

We use BASF paint products at the shop.

Do yourself a favor and use a lot of FLEX in the paint you spray on the front bumper cover and even the hood, it will resist chipping much better.

 

FLEX? not sure what it is. I bet my uncle does but could you explain what it is?

 

A flex agent is where u it allows the paint to move around a little bit. Its mostly used for urathane kits and sometimes bumpers.

 

Autoloc for the the shaved handle kit

 

PPG is also a good paint.

 

how much were the Autoloc Kit? I really want to get this done. How do your like ur kit?

 

+1 for autoloc. they vary in price, but about 2-300 is average. ive installed/sold a couple without any problems

 

yeah they vary between 2-300 I also have installed, a couple of kits without problems as well.

 

yes dupont ppg is good, i might get my car painted with that

 

thanks guys, ill keep my eyes open. Is there any way i could get a color chips or pictures? i went on the site and coulding find anything.

 

just my 2c, but if your gonna shave your door handels, you might as well go and do the moldings too cause it looks 10x better. i bet if youdont do the moldings, your goona be like ' dam, i should of did the moldings too'
and i just got my car painted with dupont paint and it looks great in person, but heres a crapy pic

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...mmaxima003.jpg

 

wow that is awesome looking. Didnt think of getting that creative. Well graduation come up here soon and im hoping i will be able to buy a kit and do a 97 conversion.

By moldings do you mean molding the kit? Never painted a car before but my uncle is pretty good. Hes certified and has painted my cars. The guy who owns all the grey pupon rolls royces lives right next door and is a excellent painter. I think they both will be over helping up. I figure the car will be down for 40 hrs or so. What two colors is that on your car?

Ohh BTW would u mind posting more pictures? I would love to see how it looks from the front or side on. Thanks

 

yea, thats like the only good to crapy pic i have right now. and i mean the door moldings, cause if you shave just the door handels, it will look alittle funny ( my 2c) or just shave the door moldings and leave the handels. when do you plan on doing this? are you for sure gonna to shave the handels? by the way, i should have better pics up i a week or so...

 

it will be done within the year (worst case senerio) Hopefully within 2-3 months. i really planned on shaving the door handles but if its gonna be 2 hard..? Ill be moving to Florida in about a months where i will have access to a large garage and a paint booth.

Im gonna run out to the Dupont Distrubitor and see if can look at some colors. I would really like to have the doors. I know its gonna take a little while longer but i will have another car to use intill mine is done. How hard was it for you 2 do?

 

its not that hard. as long as you have a welder and someone that knows the basics.i only did one off my moldings myself. i watched my body guy ( friend) do it and im pretty sure i could of did one of my door handles, but i passed. once you shave em,( when you weld, the main thing is a clean line and to make it penatrate) fill in with some body filler ( miracle wip-as he called it) and its just alot of sanding, prime, sanding. mainly just alot of work.

 

sweet. let me know when you get more pictures up. Thanks again