ghetto home pain job/dont try on your solara

[Turbosolara]

well you can try this at home on your beaters, but dont try on it your solara

i just here to share my another pix with you guys "homemade 1-day paint job", inspired from option magazine

This is how the rear look before i paint it. old and fadding


I first used paint thinner to wash off the paint, dirt, and oils. Then i use d#400 sand paper to send the old paint off (not really, but made it rough surface). After that, i used spray on primer and primed the bumper

In the process, i sand it and spray primer on


I used #400 again, i was experiencing the effect on the license plate area. Then i spray the "Bodyshop paint" import Black form pepboys. i found it is thin and some overspray. So i wait till next day i went to pepsboys picked up another can and clear coat. I use #800 to polish it and get rid off over spray part. Now they looked kinda even. Then i spray paint it over and over again. i used #2000 to polish it, it gets very smooth. i spray the clear coat, and used #2000 to polish again. Then i waxed it.

I want to make sure the paint is thick, so i used two cans of spray paint

[michaels artic frost]

Let's see the finished product. Show us some after shots. I'm very interested in seeing how this turns out. Does it match the rest of your car?

[Turbosolara]

i would say about 90% match, but i think i spray some part too thin. need to spray over again.

[onefiend]

I think you did a good job for your first time painting.

[swimshady906]

Check the latest SCC the did that on an sti... i guess it looks alright?

[Turbosolara]

yeah i saw they paint the STI, but i am still debating because i thought it looks ghetto like those civics on the street.

[bronzemaxell]

did you put a clear coat on?
it will make it look shiny wet

[Rudy]

you got a 240 and you mod your solara?