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Seventh coat. Three residents of my complex stopped to watch what I was doing and all of them had nice things to say. It's looking really good. I have enough mixed paint to do at least one more full coat, hopefully tomorrow night after work. 
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Looks great. Paint is definitely all about the time you put into it.
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Mar 17, 2015 13:43
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Yea that looks like its gonna sand up nice.
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Mar 17, 2015 13:58
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Man I'm really impressed. Makes me hopeful that I could do it too.
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Mar 18, 2015 04:03
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Aaaaaand that's eight.  Coverage is fantastic. Somehow got a bunch of hairs in the last roller so I was wiping and re-rolling quite a bit of this coat. Not too many places in need of major touchup that I can see right now. I know I have some overspray from the primer on the windshield and a few spots where it bled a bit. Gonna peel the tape and paper off tomorrow night, air up the tires a bit (she's been sitting for a while) and clear out of the garage. Edit: One thing, I do wish I had removed the lights, mirrors and pried off that door trim. Things I have learned if I ever do this again.
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Mar 18, 2015 04:39
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BrokenKnucklez posted:This actually turned out really good. (at least from what ever your using camera wise) The Admiral Nelson? General BrokenKnucklez posted:This actually turned out really good. (at least from what ever your using camera wise) Admiral Nelson?
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Mar 18, 2015 19:09
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Rhyno posted:Aaaaaand that's eight. Dude that looks loving amazing. Can't wait to see it in the sunlight.
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Mar 18, 2015 19:57
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Dude that looks loving amazing. Can't wait to see it in the sunlight. I'm about two hours from getting it into the sun and I'm super loving giddy right now.
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Mar 18, 2015 20:34
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How bad is the orange peel? Those roll on jobs sound like a nightmare to sand for days.
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Mar 18, 2015 22:30
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Larrymer posted:How bad is the orange peel? Those roll on jobs sound like a nightmare to sand for days. It's not horrible. The bad part is now that the tape is peeled I have some bad bleed spots on the window rubbers and a very thing strip where I over-taped and green is still visible. The unused fog light alcoves didn't get primed well enough either so they don't look great. That said, for my first time this looks pretty great so far. I could probably get $1800 out of the car without cleaning it up or sanding it.      It's so goddamn shiny!
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Mar 18, 2015 23:30
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Wow, I think that looks great. I'd be overjoyed if I could get that result. I wonder if there's a rubber-safe paint stripper, anything without toluene or xylene. Mineral spirits? Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 23:34 on Mar 18, 2015 |
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Mar 18, 2015 23:32
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Wow, I think that looks great. I'd be overjoyed if I could get that result. I got all the overspray (tape failed in a few spots) off the glass with acetone. I'm gonna try some acetone and fine sandpaper on the rubbers in a day or two. I will try and do the exterior touch up tomorrow with a foam brush as that will probably need a few coats. I bought a spray can of the same paint and I want to do the door jams and edges under the trunk and hood just for a cleaner look. Probably after I sand though.
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Mar 18, 2015 23:38
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Acetone isn't really the best thing to use on rubbers/plastics. It corrodes them. Paint job looks great though, waiting to see the results of sanding / polishing!
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Mar 19, 2015 03:01
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That doesn't even look like the same car anymore. Nicely done.
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Mar 19, 2015 03:11
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That car looks amazing if you would either paint the rims all one color or just paint the back rims another color. Also pop those center caps out already!!
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Mar 19, 2015 03:20
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SouthsideSaint posted:That car looks amazing if you would either paint the rims all one color or just paint the back rims another color. Also pop those center caps out already!! I haven't had time to work on the wheels! The various colors are from em experimenting last fall. I'm going to buy a set of not gaudy caps and paint them white to match. GentlemanofLeisure posted:Acetone isn't really the best thing to use on rubbers/plastics. It corrodes them. Well with the car out of the garage I'm confident I can get the whole place prepped for the move in a day. So that's tomorrow. I'm going to leave some basic tools and a broom and as soon as we move it's sanding city in there. some texas redneck posted:That doesn't even look like the same car anymore. Nicely done. Thanks buddy. It's still doing the bouncing idle at startup but once it warms up it settles at about 800rpm and purs. The exhaust is so loud I can't even hear the VTEC. And we found a ton of Febreeze at Ollie's for $1 a bottle so I'll hit the entire interior this weekend. Really the only thing I have to sort out is the stereo. It's hacked into the harness badly and only one speaker works. I need to figure that out before I get rid of the car I think. I do have the original HU so hopefully I can get that back in there.
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Mar 19, 2015 03:30
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That's an awesome paint job. How much are you in it for now?
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Mar 19, 2015 03:39
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Air Sponges (they sell them at Walmart) are some of the best options for interior defunkenating I've used. Leave a few of them in the interior, let the car bake in direct sunlight during hot days, and swap out the sponges when they begin to shrink inside their cases until the scene is gone.
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Mar 19, 2015 03:40
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BrokenKnucklez posted:That's an awesome paint job. How much are you in it for now? Uh, like $1550? I stopped updating the spreadsheet in October but the only things I've bought are primer, paint and supplies. I found a possibly crappy sander in my rubbermaid bin of inherited tools, I'll post that later to see if it would be usable. Really the last thing I'd need to buy is a polisher but I wouldn't count that as a Civic expense because I need to do the Miata as well.
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Mar 19, 2015 03:50
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It's looking really good, but hurry up and sort those wheels! Tools bought to do a specific car job should never count towards the car spend total..
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Mar 19, 2015 04:17
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I haven't seen a civic look that clean since the 90s
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Mar 19, 2015 04:24
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You did an awesome job dude. I'd buy that from ya if I had the money.
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Mar 19, 2015 04:31
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Tomarse posted:It's looking really good, but hurry up and sort those wheels! I'm browsing Ebay for a set of caps for $20 or so! Don't rush me! Let's play "Which caps are the least terrible?"          All of these run under $22 shipped. Most are terrible, cast your votes! Edit: I also need to sort out mounting the door trim on the passenger side as the new door never had any. Gonna have to get creative.
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Mar 19, 2015 04:33
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Put baby moon hubcaps or dog dishes on it, you peasant. Full moon hubcaps are terrible though, so don't go that far.  edit: uuugh why are baby moon hubcaps not some universally available thing? There go my plans for cruise night with the Impreza. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Mar 19, 2015 |
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Mar 19, 2015 04:39
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I'm going to paint the wheels black and then whatever caps I buy white to match the car.
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Mar 19, 2015 04:59
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All you need now are the type R honda H badges
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Mar 19, 2015 08:08
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The last ones are best. They just look like regular, normal hubcaps, which is about the best you can hope for.
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Mar 19, 2015 13:01
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revmoo posted:The last ones are best. They just look like regular, normal hubcaps, which is about the best you can hope for. This. If it had those hubcaps, I would call it an honest car. Nothing fancy, not pretending to be anything else, just a reasonable car.
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Mar 19, 2015 14:01
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Yeah, I had pretty much made up my mind on those.They're the closest to the real Honda caps anyways. Edit: Also my timing on finishing the paint was excellent, we get our keys to the new place today! I need to get my rear end out to the garage and get it torn down and ready to move. Rhyno fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Mar 19, 2015 |
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Mar 19, 2015 17:29
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The whole reason I had to accelerate my painting timetable My new street.  Our unit. Ignore the site manager's truck.  Kitchen  A loving coat closet.  A goddamned walk-in pantry.  Front bedroom  Door to laundry/huge bathroom from the front bedroom  Laundry nook where full size washer/dryer will sit (being delivered April 5th)  My giant-rear end bathroom  Kitchen view 2 (it's huge)  The den. This is where my bookcases and desk will be  Master bedroom. Looks small, but for a reason, has an enormous walk-in closet/wardrobe. Room for two dressers, tons of shelves. Forgot to take picture.  Master bath.  View from the den  Vaulted ceiling in living room  All this and a two-car attached garage. The company was just awarded some energy efficiancy compliance thing for how great their insulation processes are and how much it saves residents on gas and power costs.
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Mar 19, 2015 22:58
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Holy poo poo dude, that looks awesome (minus the neighbors being close enough to spit on, but that's just me). Congratulations!
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Mar 19, 2015 23:07
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Terrible Robot posted:Holy poo poo dude, that looks awesome (minus the neighbors being close enough to spit on, but that's just me). Congratulations! Well actually we're the end unit and the next unit will be the office/model home. No neighbors!
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Mar 19, 2015 23:09
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Rhyno posted:Well actually we're the end unit and the next unit will be the office/model home. No neighbors! Oh, well in that case gently caress yeah!
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Mar 19, 2015 23:10
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Rattle can your steelies white then put black hubcaps on top, looked sorta legit on my friend's old AX. Also, sweet house! Cached Money fucked around with this message at 23:15 on Mar 19, 2015 |
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Mar 19, 2015 23:12
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Cached Money posted:Rattle can your steelies white then put black hubcaps on top, looked sorta legit on my friend's old AX. I was gonna go the opposite, I like white wheels on white cars. Hell I just like white wheels in general.
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Mar 19, 2015 23:27
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Holy poo poo dude. Nice set up!
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Mar 19, 2015 23:52
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Not to knock home-ownership, which is good regardless, but pictures like this let me know that America is a hosed up place: Like a loving ant colony. I would become so depressed. Looks comfy inside though.
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Some of the Sheep posted:Not to knock home-ownership, which is good regardless, but pictures like this let me know that America is a hosed up place: It's not a normal neighborhood, these are condo styled apartments.
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Mar 20, 2015 04:39
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The Civic is awesome, the home upgrade is awesome, the thread is awesome.
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Why don't you just paint the wheels stock silver? The more stock it looks the more money you'll get for it. Those lovely hub caps will make the car look cheesy imo.
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