Rowleym Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Ever seen them in person? They look like someone got lazy mid way through paint process and said, "screw it, not gunna spray clear coat" Matte clear coat man!! Clear coat is the most important in Wisconsin haha. I'm doing this specifically for rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 no matter what color you paint you're supposed to do clear coat. What I'm saying is, for your "matte/flat silver/grey or whatever" it'll look unfinished, like a primer paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Just do white, or henna red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 no matter what color you paint you're supposed to do clear coat. What I'm saying is, for your "matte/flat silver/grey or whatever" it'll look unfinished, like a primer paint job. Silver works but grey would look unfinished. I really like the new frozen silver. Alpine would be the easiest being a single stage color, but Henna Red is an awesome color too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Silver works but grey would look unfinished. I really like the new frozen silver. Alpine would be the easiest being a single stage color, but Henna Red is an awesome color too. That color works cause it's a newer body style. on an E30, it'd look out of place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Its going to look beautiful, I promise you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 And yes almost done sanding. But my grades are terrible this semester, so my mother threatened to take all my stuff out of the shop. Hopefully ill be able to work on it this weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Also, I really appreciate you changing the name! WOOHOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Its going to look beautiful, I promise you Just do a gloss.... And yes almost done sanding. But my grades are terrible this semester, so my mother threatened to take all my stuff out of the shop. Hopefully ill be able to work on it this weekend... Also, I really appreciate you changing the name! WOOHOO You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Im scared to do a gloss because its going to look like dick. Just saying... also, do I sand the base coat before I put on the primer? Like could that help smooth things out? And the base coat isn't that shiny right? I test painted my fender, and it didn't turn out shiny, but it looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Sand after every coat. Gloss isn't hard to fuck up. It's a single stage paint, it's fucking bullet proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Alright... Maybe. I'll do some more research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 I did some more research.. I guess I'm doing gloss silver. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 I did some more research.. I guess I'm doing gloss silver. Haha For once you listen to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 So. Micro update. Bought a new gun to spray this biotch. I need a bigger compressor though.. Bought a whole bunch of shit I don't need obviously. Started removing my rad support. Basically cutting it off, and making some brackets with this new welder I have been working on this damn Volkswagen. Got the trans in yesterday finally, and then hopefully finishing it today. That means I have lots of extra time to work on my BMW if I finish it. Good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Yay. Ill be in Greenlake today lets hang out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Want to work on das auto with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Sure! I'll stop by your moms in 2 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I'm already with your mom Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I'm already with your mom Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows. Ha ha. Real funny you fucker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Sure! I'll stop by your moms in 2 hours See you soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Oh, a note on the paint.Don't know if any of you remember or saw my first e30 (white 4dr 318) but that was sprayed with boat paint. Single stage, easy to spray and looks really good even if you don't do that well! The paint was tough as hell, and with wetsanding you can get rid of all the imperfections. Pretty good variety of colors by interlux, its called brightside. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Dude. Thanks a lot for the tip. Any where local you can get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 West marine Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Dude. Thanks a lot for the tip. Any where local you can get it? Are you fucking kidding me? What town do you live in again? Green lake? Don't they have like 95 fucking boat places. Look there. They'll be able to point you in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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