world's ugliest celica...at least until i paint it, please stand by for more info Options

[axelrduvirage]

well it's started. i rough sanded down the topcoat and i will begin the hand sanding tomorrow. filled in a lot of bumps, scratches and ridges. i couldn't feel most of them but my buddy Jim says "it has to be smooooooooth!". doing a bit every day and hope to get to pulling things off (mirrors, heads, tails, etc) this weekend and start priming the engine bonnet, backhatch and doors. i am painting it 199 (Alpine Silver Metallic).

here are a few pics of the progress-- from before i started to what it loooked like this afternoon:









it's so ugly now, it turns as many heads as the day i bought it (i know i'm an eternal optimist).


This post has been edited by axelrduvirage: Jul 19, 2006 - 4:43 AM

[Rayme]

Wow that's alot of work there, can'T wait to see it painted (when's that?)

[Fate]

i've been driving mine like that for the past few months. well with mine the whole front half is oprimed and the rest is rough sanded.

[celicagurl152003]

keep up the good work.....your getting alot done....the hardest thing is the sanding

[presure2]

its alllll about the prep work man.
the more time and effort you spend now on it, the better it will look in the end.
great job so far!

[celicurr]

spoilerless for the win !!

[j0e_p3t]

wow, that's a nice car you had. good work... can't wait to see the final product.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

no celica is ugly! its just...not easy on the eyes atm

[Stasis]

Hi folks. I'm new here, and before you all ask, my ride doesn't exist. But I'm often in the passenger's seat of this ugly baby axel posted.

Had the pleasure today of doing some fine sanding on the car. Some of the first bodywork I've ever done, and I really enjoyed it.

"Make the shiny go away!"

I can't wait to see the final product. For now, I just tell axel that he must have been driving so fast the paint tore away from the body...

This post has been edited by Stasis: Jun 8, 2006 - 2:40 PM

[devilsden97]

no celica is ugly! its just...not easy on the eyes atm

forever the optimist (i cant ****ing spell)

[axelrduvirage]

Hi folks. I'm new here, and before you all ask, my ride doesn't exist. But I'm often in the passenger's seat of this ugly baby axel posted.

Had the pleasure today of doing some fine sanding on the car. Some of the first bodywork I've ever done, and I really enjoyed it.

"Make the shiny go away!"

I can't wait to see the final product. For now, I just tell axel that he must have been driving so fast the paint tore away from the body...

thanks Kevin,

X3 was alright. Eric threw a fit at supper. Parking the car in the garage tomorrow morning. sanding the wing and the skirts. starting the masking and hopefully prime this weekend. BTW i could only go that fast if i had a 3sgte pushing me. .

[axelrduvirage]

^^ thanks for the encouragement all. christina, again, glad you are ok. was there any heat damage to the car's finish? celicurr, for me it's all about the spoiler-- it goes back on. tinabell, dd97 absolutely right. forever the optimist. rayme, shediac.

[axelrduvirage]

i have been working on the Celica every day it seems for the last week. got quite a bit of work done. still more to do before i am anywhere near finished. today i removed the nose and bumper, sanded under driver's side of car, replaced driver's fender, sanded and primed the mirrors (they look sweeeeeet!!) on the weekend i worked mainly on the doors and started painting the plastic inserts. <-----------need opinions on that! sanding the nose down to the plastic is a pain the the crotch!! there are so many rock chips and scrapes, i don't have a choice .

thankfully i have friends that really help out. they are a blessing.

anyway here are a few pics. let me know what you think and if you have tips... please share.

what it looked like this morning




removal and replacement of fender


fittement is 90% or better

removal of nose and tail

[snapshotgt]

Awesome pics, keep the updates coming (w/pics ).

~snap

[axelrduvirage]

no work today. i have to take #1 shopping for a grad dance dress. oh, thrills!!!

my hands were really sore this morning from all the ratcheting and weird positions you need to get into to reach some of the bolts. i need one of those flexi-drivers...for Father's Day, hint hint hint!!!

next big job is the doors. i am going to brush out the rust with a 3M disc and cover the remainder with Rustcheck rust convertor. has any one used this product? then i fill and sand. a shot of primer and paint. hope to get 2 more years out of them. i will probably buy new/collision doors next spring.

again please leave me you comments, tips, tricks and warnings about the paintjob project.


Paix, Amour et Soleil

r.

[Slow-lica]

Is that a neon I see?

This post has been edited by Slow-lica: Jun 14, 2006 - 4:24 AM

[CelicaZR]

Good luck with it Axel
Should be great once your finished.
Take your time and dont rush it.

[presure2]

looks good so far, all that work will pay off in the end!

[axelrduvirage]

Is that a neon I see?

yup they are my courtesy lamps. they go on the little "shelf" on the outside of the foot wells. they are so pretty!

[axelrduvirage]

Good luck with it Axel
Should be great once your finished.
Take your time and dont rush it.

Thanks for the encouragement mate! it's coming along great.
Took care of the rust around the bottom door panel seam where the front panel meets the back. 3M sanding disc made a quick, efficient job of it. then i soaked the area in Ruct Check Rust Convertor. it's suppodes to turn the rust into a "primer". hell knows if it works, we'll see. i have been at it for a while and not rushing too much..a lot to learn and mistakes to fix ( oops!).