RedTwilight Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 That spoiler is looking good. So I guess that means you'll be keeping the spoiler in CF instead of paint. Can't wait to see the whole car in paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 40 minutes ago, RedTwilight said: That spoiler is looking good. So I guess that means you'll be keeping the spoiler in CF instead of paint. Can't wait to see the whole car in paint. Possibly! i might do the backside (minus the center piece) or top in body color still. I’ll figure it out once i get the entire thing done and painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Vacation has BEGUN! Woooooo All of the paint supplies have arrived and been sourced. An aluminum overflow bottle has arrived as well, but im unsure of where to put it or if i even want to use if. option 1- is to plumb it like a stock modmotor degas bottle setup where the Rad cap overflow hose feeds back to the top of the radiator. option 2- hang it off the front of the motor infront of the passenger idler pulley. This will be in the way of the turbo’s eventually. option 3- hung off the core support behind the passenger head light. Conflict free, barring AC plumbing routing. option4- laid horizontally between the core support and headlight header panel. Potential intercooler space conflict. option 5- positioned vertically in the same area as option 4. Definitely intercooler space conflict. So far im thinking option #1 or 3. With #3 being my least favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 Well its painted... but the lack of a booth and the over abundance of pollen has created one hell of a wet sanding job for me.... i gave up after 2 coats of clear, so i’ll wet sand this thing, rig up a booth setup and re clear the thing my last few days of vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 sorry to hear that it did not work out as well as you hoped. I know that disappointment of it just not being up to the quality you like. Pretty sure if/when mine gets painted again it will not be in my garage by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 59 minutes ago, ttocs said: sorry to hear that it did not work out as well as you hoped. I know that disappointment of it just not being up to the quality you like. Pretty sure if/when mine gets painted again it will not be in my garage by me. Definitely let the wind out of the sails a bit compared to the near flawless pieces i had done previously, but oh well. i got started on the wetsanding and its coming out pretty easily and quickly, so it wont be to much of a paint. The sides could get by with a clean up and get by with a cut n buff. The upper surfaces will need some extra clear. I have the materials, so its no big deal, just some extra work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Evilcw311 said: This time of year it’s almost impossible to spray and not get stuff in the paint. Too much pollen and bugs in the air. So don’t get down on yourself. Next time, create a ground cable and run it from your chassis to a solid earth ground in your garage. It helps displace the static charge you create when spraying and the car won’t attract as much dust and stuff. Learned that trick from a guy who use to do some seriously insane custom paint work in an old barn and the paint always canine out flawless. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thats pretty damn genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators LWARRIOR1016 Posted May 12, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 Oh come on, you know that pollen is nothing that a little elbow grease wont take care of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 4 hours ago, LWARRIOR1016 said: Oh come on, you know that pollen is nothing that a little elbow grease wont take care of! LoL. That it is.. it’ll be done before we know it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 14 hours ago, Evilcw311 said: Fixed that statement for ya, and yes I am!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Lol. Even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 Almost done sanding. Gotta do the passenger side and the rear section of the decklid. Also went through to primer on a few corners, so i’ll have to touch those up, but that does give me the opportunity to repaint the roof and remove some of the tiger stripping that is almost not even noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators LWARRIOR1016 Posted May 13, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 Awesome! Got it all sanded now, after you get the roof and touch up spots done, are you going to clear the whole car? Is the temporary booth still going to happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 7 hours ago, LWARRIOR1016 said: Awesome! Got it all sanded now, after you get the roof and touch up spots done, are you going to clear the whole car? Is the temporary booth still going to happen? Yep, i’ll clear the entire car. I have a little more than 1/2 gallon of clear, so i may as well use it. So instead of an entire booth, i am going to do something a bit more temporary. im going to tape plastic drop cloth to the ceiling and openings of the garage to build a booth. Then put some Hvac filters over holes cut in the drop plastic and a pair of box fans at the other end of the plastic cave of over spray death. The idea is the plastic death cave will keep crap from floating in, and the box fans (blowing air out of the cave) will evacuate the overspray while letting filtered air in through the Hvac filters. Ive used something similar once before, so it should work.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 Sanding is all done. Ended up burning through in a few spots along the edges along the bottoms of the doors and decklid.. i was planning to respray the roof anyways, so no big deal since i have some blending spray, the touch ups should be invisible. tomorrow i have to pull the car out and completely wash it and remask it. Im hoping to respray it on Wed. Before the temps get back to the near 80’s so i can use the fast reducers and activators i have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 yup those edges can go through fast huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 12 hours ago, ttocs said: yup those edges can go through fast huh? That they do. Especially when there is a giant bulb of paint from the factory on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Spoiler end pieces are done... man i hate small parts. and the paint is done: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators LWARRIOR1016 Posted May 15, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Looks like this go around came out a whole lot better! I’m excited to see it out in the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, LWARRIOR1016 said: Looks like this go around came out a whole lot better! I’m excited to see it out in the sun. It is a TON better. Still some trash in the clear, but that is expected without a booth. I’m gonna go pickup the stuff i need to do the cut n buffing on it tomorrow, so im not sure if i’ll have it out in the sun tomorrow or next week once i come back home for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Picked up some stuff to start the cut n buff process. Im still waiting on a bottle of 3M ultrafine polish to arrive. The local body shop place wanted $60 for what i got for $28 off amazon prime. i also got the wetsand, compounding and 1 polishing step done on the rear sail panels and passenger side skirt. Its amazing how smooooooth those panels are. Its exciting to see what the final outcome will be. Also stuck the ducktail spoiler in place temporarily to see how it would look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 42 minutes ago, Evilcw311 said: That spoiler is pure fawking titties and sexual chocolate!!!!!!!! Build one for the 94-98’s you dirty rotten scoundrel!!!!!!!!! And I mean that in the nicest of ways!!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk LoL. One day... eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted May 17, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 12 hours ago, ThomasW said: LoL. One day... eventually. As expensive as you said it would be, I am still considering the full trunk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 18 minutes ago, Psychorugby said: As expensive as you said it would be, I am still considering the full trunk... Dude, its RIDICULOUS! What 94-98 cars go for around here. theres a 94 v6 (looks like atlantic blue, ir whatever color is was) for $3500! even a junker GT vert with no front body panels or drivetrain is going for $1500! but a 05 v6 roller is $300? Wtf. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted May 17, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 36 minutes ago, ThomasW said: Dude, its RIDICULOUS! What 94-98 cars go for around here. theres a 94 v6 (looks like atlantic blue, ir whatever color is was) for $3500! even a junker GT vert with no front body panels or drivetrain is going for $1500! but a 05 v6 roller is $300? Wtf. Lol Might be some time before I can get to the junk yard, but want me to look around here? I can get body panels for CHEAP. I bought a quarter panel off a car for like $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 9 hours ago, Psychorugby said: Might be some time before I can get to the junk yard, but want me to look around here? I can get body panels for CHEAP. I bought a quarter panel off a car for like $40. Well... if you want something like i have with the end pieces, i really need the entire ass end of the car. An entire car is preferable as it helps to be able to see how the thing flows with the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 8 hours of sanding and a little bit of buffing later, hood is completely done (but it needs a respray bc of the tiger striping) the drivers fender and door are sanded to 1000 and about 2/3 of the roof is sanded to 1000. I just ordered $100 worth of sandpaper (800 to 3000 grits) so that should be here once i get back from work. here’s a few random photos from today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 yea I made that same sandpaper order a while back and I am almost ready to pull it out and get back to work with it. FYI anything above the 1k I hope you really enjoy rubbing as it just takes for ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 23 minutes ago, ttocs said: yea I made that same sandpaper order a while back and I am almost ready to pull it out and get back to work with it. FYI anything above the 1k I hope you really enjoy rubbing as it just takes for ever... Everything up to this point i have been doing with 1000 grit. The hood is the only thing that has gotten finer and that was 1200grit. Im about 8 hours into it so far. Im not looking forward to 1500,2000 and 3000. If i wasnt cheap, i would spend the $60/box for those in 6” velcro discs for the DA sander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Evilcw311 said: The da makes quicker work of it but you gotta be super duper freakin incredibly careful with it. It’s an easy way to burn through or leave cloudy areas in the paint. As long as your being careful and moving in a careful manner you’ll be ok!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Im just going to do it by hand, i got 50 sheets of every grit listed for less than 2 boxes of the DA stuff. Sanding by hand will suck, but im in no rush. I cant get the car inspected until i get new tires anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Evilcw311 said: The da makes quicker work of it but you gotta be super duper freakin incredibly careful with it. It’s an easy way to burn through or leave cloudy areas in the paint. As long as your being careful and moving in a careful manner you’ll be ok!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk are you sure you are not confusing an orbital with a DA? Yes you can still burn through with the da but not nearly as easy with just a regular orbital. As bad as all the sanding sucks polishing it all by hand is not something I am planning on doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted May 20, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted May 20, 2019 On 5/17/2019 at 9:28 PM, ThomasW said: Well... if you want something like i have with the end pieces, i really need the entire ass end of the car. An entire car is preferable as it helps to be able to see how the thing flows with the body. What I have in mind is just the trunk lid, not the extensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted May 21, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 18 hours ago, Evilcw311 said: Our mustangs have such wide hips that this probably wouldn’t look right. The Beamer doesn’t have nearly as much curve in the rear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk They're curvier than you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Still have some buffing to do, but its getting closer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Evilcw311 said: Fawking tits!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk LOL the buffing would be done, but when i took it outside to wash all the wetsanding gunk off in the nooks and crannies, i saw alot of dull spots where i didnt compound enough. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted May 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 Yea. Buffing is now my most hated job... more than wet sanding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 buffing I always thought was a little more fun then sanding just because you finally get to see what all the work was for. When I am sanding and checking to make sure I am where I want to be over and over drives me nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTwilight Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 It turned out great! Now to see it all shine in the sunlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted June 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 After coming home from work, i was welcomed with all of the sanding scratches visible again. I tried using the HF compounding pad again... same problem. so i bought a 3M waffle compound pad and it was a night and day difference. All of the scratches the HF pad wouldnt remove came out in only one or two passes. after compounding the Entire car for the third time.. all of the wetsanding scratches were basically gone. Now i need to order the other two pads. Lol anyways, the wife got involved and cleaned all the glass on the car, the interior and helped me compound the headlights, tail lights and install a few small odds and ends. Here you can see the tail light as we were compounding it. The nearest lense has been done, the other two havent. wanting to do something different for the turn signals, i was originally going to do a 99/01 cobra type turn signal. Then decided to do my own sequentials, but realized the LED strips would be visible through the lense. Then the wife said i should do the outer bulb in the stock configuration and the lower turn signal (if it was an amber tail light signal) so it would look like an Arrow (its more like an L). Its kind of cool and different, so i said why the hell not. Lol All thats left at this point is some detail stuff, such as. lower bumper side supports drilling the jacking rails for the side skirt pins front bumper license plate hardware tubular front bumper tires AC plumbing front fender lines drivers side skirt polishing and swirl removal ceramic coating alignment gas Most of that will get it to the point that i can drive the car. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted June 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 No words needed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators LWARRIOR1016 Posted June 6, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Oh man, that thing turned out great!! I like it a lot. Now you get to put some miles on it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...