 celica body work thread!!!, first daytime pics PG 11!!! |
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 Apr 8, 2007 - 8:50 PM
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Freakin sweet !!!! Looking really good Manny
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Apr 10, 2007 - 5:04 PM
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people wonder why having your car painted cost so much money.
well, here is a quick indicator of why: this is what its costs for 2.5 unsprayable quarts of paint. this does not include the reducer (thinning additive ect) required, or the sealer that goes on before the paint, and of course the clearcoat. the clear for my car will be over 200$  then whatever body work needs to be done..i had ~4-5 hrs done on my car in the wheelwells. then we spent prolly 10+ hrs sanding(always at least 2 people working on the car during the sanding tho..) ohh, and fitting the body parts (that was easy, only the rear extensions needed to be fitted, those are the only copys. everything else fits perfectly.) then blowing down, washing off, preping and taping the car off, ect paying for booth time, both for painting and drying paying the painter to actually PAINT it..lol then unmasking, detailing, and reassembling the car. its alot of work, and alot of man hrs to paint a car. that said, im SO glad i got the chance to work at a body shop and learn all this stuff! there is no way i would have been able to afford to do it without doing alot of this stuff myself. heres a couple pics of the car in the booth, just about ready to paint.    she gets the gun tommorow morning! 
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Apr 10, 2007 - 5:15 PM
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i cant wait to come over and see this thing in person manny....keep up the good work, looks amazing. btw, i think im not going to miss the white so much after seeing what this blue looks like
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Apr 10, 2007 - 7:16 PM
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Tape off that muffler, and remove the doggy clears just incase.
Good luck tomorrow
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Apr 10, 2007 - 7:29 PM
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Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
QUOTE(defgeph @ Apr 10, 2007 - 8:16 PM) [snapback]545386[/snapback] Tape off that muffler, and remove the doggy clears just incase. Good luck tomorrow yea, didnt feel like sitting on the floor at the end of the day to tape the muffler off, jeff, that will be done in the am. the turns will be taken off in the am as well, theyre only there cause i needed them on the car to drive it over there this morning, theyre just hanging there with zipties..lol -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Apr 10, 2007 - 7:51 PM
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loving the work so far kid.. how much more till its all done ?
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Apr 10, 2007 - 10:14 PM
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looks awesome manny!!! maybe i will stop by this weekend and see the finished product. or u can stop by with it and help us with justins project! hehe
 well anyways love the paint and its gonna look sick in the sunlight.
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Apr 10, 2007 - 10:20 PM
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Lookin' good!! Can't wait to see the finish product at the end
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Apr 11, 2007 - 5:10 PM
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Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
heres a few quick shots i got of the car in the booth and outside right after it was painted!!
bumper and all the other parts get done tommorow. we'll wet sand and buff the car this weekend, i cant believe its finally blue!!!       WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Apr 11, 2007 - 5:15 PM
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SWEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTT.. Turns out toooo nicely. congrats on the new color manny
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Apr 11, 2007 - 5:17 PM
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I love the blue! nice job with the paint
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Apr 11, 2007 - 5:55 PM
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arn't u supposed to wait a week or something to give the paint time to fully cure before buffing and all that?
i know the bodyshops around here say not to touch it for a week or so |
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Apr 11, 2007 - 5:58 PM
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QUOTE(playr158 @ Apr 11, 2007 - 6:55 PM) [snapback]545725[/snapback] arn't u supposed to wait a week or something to give the paint time to fully cure before buffing and all that? i know the bodyshops around here say not to touch it for a week or so nope. the product we used is sandable within a few hrs after baking. but ONLY when its baked on. the car is baked @ ~150* for about an hr. once the car cools for a couple hrs after that, it can be wetsanded and buffed. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Apr 11, 2007 - 6:03 PM
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wow manny...came out so good. Cant wait to see this thing with everything on it!
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Apr 11, 2007 - 6:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 10, '06 From Somerset Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
look siick manny!!! u gonna b around on sunday so we can meet up and see this beast. let me know. nice color. bling bling!
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Apr 11, 2007 - 6:55 PM
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damn.. that's one sexy color
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Apr 11, 2007 - 7:11 PM
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I'm jealous!!!!!!!!! That looks so freakin good!!
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Apr 11, 2007 - 7:28 PM
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Looks REALLY Good Manny. I cant wait to see it.
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Apr 11, 2007 - 7:31 PM
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Looking really good! Good choice on the color too
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Apr 11, 2007 - 7:40 PM
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QUOTE(presure2 @ Apr 11, 2007 - 6:10 PM) [snapback]545702[/snapback] heres a few quick shots i got of the car in the booth and outside right after it was painted!! bumper and all the other parts get done tommorow. we'll wet sand and buff the car this weekend, i cant believe its finally blue!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! OHHHH SOOOO PRREEEETTIIIEEE.. glade to see you finally got the color you wanted.. great work .. -------------------- |
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