soo nice! I am so excited !! I simply cannot believe that this is the same car !
this is THE magic moment of the painting process.... you spray the clear and the paint comes alive!
so white it was blinding me !
3 quarts of etching primer, 1 gallon of high build primer, 2 gallons of Gran Prix white (could of used more!) and 1 gallon of Omni clear coat.$3000 paint job? nah...... not in my life
(mix 1:1)
Etching primer 1 qt $22.28
activator $14.56
(mix 1:1)
Nason speed highbuild primer 1 gal. $60.56
Acetone 1gal. $15.90
(mix 1:1)
Nason Base coat Grand Prix white 1.5 gal. $133.56
Reducer 1.5 gal $32.80
(mix 4:1)
OmniSV Clear 1 gal. $61.70
Hardner 1 qt. $46
Nason gun cleaner 1 gal. $14.72
Misc. sandpaper, bondo, spreaders, fiberglass&resin(for hood) $100
labor 2 people 7 days maybe 200 hours plus of time spent....$$$$$ I currently unemployed so .....
one happy bmw owner!!
Grand TOTAL $502.08
not bad for what came out to be quite a nice paint job. First time for me and my friend!
now it's time to put everything back together and make that engine scream!!!!!!!
After the Clear cured..... we color sanded and buffed the paint....
1 comment:
I really find what you did is both very interesting and very nice work.
I'm a kinda do-it-yourself guy and I'm testing this out, maybe I paint my car as well one day :P
I was wondering if you could give me a few pointers, things to watch out for? and I wanted to ask about the clear coat element, i heard you need at least 3 layers of clear, is that true? is there a "rule" for this ?
thanks for ur time
Marc
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