The unveiling

by **that1mexguy** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:40 am

I had been waiting for this day for years, pretty much ever since I bought my car almost 3 yrs ago. It wasn't anything planned, at least not for now, but it happened. About 3 weeks ago I happened to find a body shop and asked the guy how much for a paint job, so after I told him what I wanted, he gave me a price and i was like daaaaaaaamn you must be nuts... so I asked other shops around and some even quoted me twice as much as the 1st guy. After some serious thought i said F* it, and called the guy and asked if he could have it done before NOPIs, he said yes and well...

I present to you guys, the new MEXMOBILE, AKA my green monsta! LOL (if you dont know what it used to look like, check out my cardomain page http://www.cardomain.com/ride/562643 ).

The works: Black with green/blue pearl on top with a fade to lighter green at the bottom (hard to tell i know... but believe me, pics dont do any justice to it ... enjoy!)

Thank you.

by **returnofthedack** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:42 am

that looks really good, he must be a real nice guy because that paint job looks great and if he was only charging half of what other places were? hell of a good find and very nice paint scheme, im a blue and silver kinda guy, but i respect the idea and it turned out great !

by **hskrsolara** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:44 am

Looking nice! So are you willing to say how much the job cost?

by **that1mexguy** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:51 am

$3K ... that included taking ALL dents/scratches out and some minor body work to make sure the body kit fit. He was having some problems with it because of being the Gen 1.5 kit so he took of the bumper and all. That kit is now part of the body, but he had to use to ribbits (sp?) in some areas because no matter how much glue he used, it wouldnt stay... so he ended up spacing them out nicely so it looks like part of the kit. (once i get my eyelids he'll paint them to match the car too)

by **sleepin2000** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:16 pm

That looks awesome. Congratulations.

by **eyedea** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:49 pm

Rivets.

It looks Great. Only problem is If you have to replace the kit for whatever reason.

by **RichD978** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:49 pm

damn that stuff is rediculously hott

http://user.mc.net/~brad · by **jazzlara** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:50 pm

that1mexguy wrote:$3K ... that included taking ALL dents/scratches out and some minor body work to make sure the body kit fit. He was having some problems with it because of being the Gen 1.5 kit so he took of the bumper and all. That kit is now part of the body, but he had to use to ribbits (sp?) in some areas because no matter how much glue he used, it wouldnt stay... so he ended up spacing them out nicely so it looks like part of the kit. (once i get my eyelids he'll paint them to match the car too)

^^ rivets.

Tight man, real tight!! .....for real, SHARP!

by **solaraslev67** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:52 pm

sick...very very nice congratulations

by **toy4x4boy** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:17 pm

That looks hot as hell, I love it. Rivets don't look bad at all, just hope it doesn't rust with the holes in the body now.

by **DatSRBoi** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:28 pm

DAMMM...I never knew painting cost that much... GOtta go pro

by **Solorange** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:19 pm

Looks great man, you have the same wheels as my roomate's buddy has on his echo we just juiced two weeks ago!

by **1st Gen Sol** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:33 pm

Sweet paint job bro........

by **SleeperSolara** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:25 pm

Man that looks clean.
I can see the transition between the paint.
Looks good.
How are those drilled rotors doin' for you. Was thinkin' about it, but neva got alot of feedback on it.

by **Jon11582** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:12 pm

I reallly like the fade. Its smooth n sutble, and probably something you cant do with many other colors. Came out really nice, and I havent seen another solara with a fade so far.

3K isnt a bad price at all for a quality paint job, let alone dent removal and a two tone fade, you didnt get a bad deal at all.

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