CrossCudi's 95 AT200, New Paint Job Options

[CrossCudi]

Sorry guys i never really entroduced myself, just kinda walked in about 2 yrs ago lol !!
my name is martin, but known as *Cross =)

so lately ive been working on my celica and decided to share.

Red 95 celica 1.8st
Pretty much stock everything except:

Headers, some tinted windows, and a decent sound system.

Last week i was able to get my hands on some TC wheels for a very cheap price because they were filled with curb rashes, and only had 3 tires.
Over the weekend went to my local ACE Harware and bought some beauty supplies...

FOA: sorry for bad quality pics:

they were all like this:


and this:


since i dont have a garage to work, i carried them up to the roof and started working there !

i JB Weld all 4 rims and sanded them down...


after that process was done, the next day was finally the more fun day,
i primer n paint n clear..

*3 coats of primer:
if u look closely i didnt do the greatest job applying and sanding the jb weld
but i am 100% more happy with how they look now than b4.




and here they are after *3 coats of gold




im totally unexperience with this stuff, and if i can go back i would definitely prep alot better before painting.
sanding really makes a huge defferent but its such a B****!

i was very happy with this color, i wanted a bit darker but i can roll wit it.
the 3 tires are in fair conditions, i would say about 75% thread on there,
need to buy a fourth.

Also: Ordered me some Megans Coils which i should be recieving in the mail tomorrow..
can possibly do an unboxing video or just snap some pics to show u how they come and look.
i was reading up on the HOW TO: threads and was really tempted on installing these myself,.
Any recommendations would help..

This post has been edited by CrossCudi: Apr 7, 2014 - 2:04 PM

[CrossCudi]

thanks guys for the compliments

I was gonna say, damn you only spent one day sanding. I sanded for 16 hours in total. The end result on yours looks nice though.

As for the coilover installation, read up and do it yourself, not much harm in it. Do not attempt without a breaker bar and PB blaster.

OMG sanding took an entire day and i woke up with a horrible backache.. and yet it wasnt enough, having the proper grit really matters.

Adding to Ferdi's advice I'd also look into having replacement rear endlinks on hand when the coilovers are installed; also, installing them yourself (the coilovers) should take less than a day with the proper tools and will be much cheaper than paying a shop.

my links were replaced last summer, because i was told that this was the cause to my rattle sound over bumpy roads, and they werent. should i still get a set ?
what is a pb blaster, i did some googling but i still dont understand its purpose ? already did some searching, and know where to get it.

All you really need are a couple sockets (12, 14 and 19?mm) and some ratcheting wrenches to install coilovers. 3 nuts on top of the struts on all 4 corners and 2 big bolts on each strut, the 1 nut for each endlink on the back and they're off. You don't have to remove the springs from the struts or anything so it isn't that complicated.

doesnt sound to complicated, i will most likely take the car to my friends garage super early and work on it this weekend.

If you wanted darker, you'd use a grey primer or a red primer before hand. You can also use a black primer for a more "bronze" look. (red will also make a copperish/bronze look) White makes it a "brilliant gold," which IMO looks better.

yes your right, a darker primer would have gave me the darker color, now i know for next time .