EG Hatch Drive-way Paint Job

[dpd069]

http://members.cox.net/dandooley11/ebay%20021.jpg
Single stage LIMCO Frost White

Another shot

http://members.cox.net/dandooley11/ebay%20022.jpg

Another shot

http://members.cox.net/dandooley11/ebay%20023.jpg

Still more - trying to build posts so I can sell some stufhttp://members.cox.net/dandooley11/ebay%20024.jpg

Other side in panorama no less

http://members.cox.net/dandooley11/ebay%20025.jpg

[ICD]

You got any before and after pic

[Dirtbikeraz125]

before shots?

[dpd069]

I don't think I have any, but I will look

[p-townHONDA]

looks good what did u paint it with

[cLeAn_Ek9]

not bad

[dpd069]

Primed with Marhyde 2K primer, sealed, then shot with Limco single-stage urethane white

And a Harbor Freight gun

[young_ar]

looks good man good job.

[nosfedb18]

nice job...open your own shop and work from home...

[babyboy5880]

Looks like it turned out really well, good job.

[Ryan]

Paint looks great. You just need to buy my suspension so you can have a good ride height. Very Nice, I love White.

[Jason.AZ1]

Paint looks great. You just need to buy my suspension so you can have a good ride height. Very Nice, I love White.

lol he should buy mine lol

[boostedrex]

looks like it has air ride

[Mormon-BuiltEG]

Stock ride height EG's FTW!!!! Woo! Paint looks good bro!

[usdm420]

Looks real good man, now just get the front grill back to black.

[freakin_elrod]

that actually look really good. i agree with comment above, paint the front grill back to black.

[EPthree04]

x2 paint the grill white. and lmao at posting a pic in a new post to build your post count to sell shit! haha

[freakin_elrod]

x2 paint the grill white. and lmao at posting a pic in a new post to build your post count to sell shit! haha


who me? lol, not so much. don't really have nothing to sell, and if i do want to buy something, i usually just PM the person.

[93NOTCH]

Nice job!

[JDM Jon]

who me? lol, not so much. don't really have nothing to sell, and if i do want to buy something, i usually just PM the person.

he wasnt referring to u selling stuff haha
nice paint btw

[2fnfast]

i hate white cars with black door handles,eerrrr,but its a clean paintjob,

[EPthree04]

who me? lol, not so much. don't really have nothing to sell, and if i do want to buy something, i usually just PM the person.


nah not you... the original poster.

[dpd069]

As soon as I get around to it, I'll take some old door handles and paint them white and paint the grill opening black. I just need more time to finish all the projects. Ill probably color sand it when it gets a little cooler outside, and do the handles and the grill at the same time.

And yes, I do want to build my posts. AZHT is by far the best place to buy stuff, and I have some stuff I want to sell or give away and get it out of my shop and garage.

[blackcardz]

it's looks very good, wow, how long did it take you!!!

[jattgill12]

nice paint job but how does it in the drive way lol

[dpd069]

I'd guess 50-60 hours, including polishing the wheels. I had to do some welding on the body and took the hood, fenders, bumpers, back light and all the trim off to paint it, but I'm pretty slow.

[SiR Mikey]

Looks good man. I'm about to do the same thing to my car with a harbor freight gun.

[nuocmam]

looks good!

[Eg6_boostLs]

ill pay you to paint my hatch white its already primered....

[hondaddict]

looks good man nice job

[Devist8]

looks good. I was thinking about doing the same thing.

[AZDC2]

good job on painting it

[BigJsaid]

nice job

your suspension makes me wanna go to tha dunes

[hondadreamin]

send some close ups

[Kinetic]

As soon as I get around to it, I'll take some old door handles and paint them white and paint the grill opening black. I just need more time to finish all the projects. Ill probably color sand it when it gets a little cooler outside, and do the handles and the grill at the same time.

And yes, I do want to build my posts. AZHT is by far the best place to buy stuff, and I have some stuff I want to sell or give away and get it out of my shop and garage.


admiting to this is not smart...cuz then I tend to delete posts faster....................

[Mop]

Looks good man. I'm about to do the same thing to my car with a harbor freight gun.

Primed with Marhyde 2K primer, sealed, then shot with Limco single-stage urethane white

And a Harbor Freight gun

What gun did you guys buy? I think i may give it a shot....

[dpd069]

Gravity feed gun with the half quart cup. Clean it good everytime you use it or it trashes pretty quick

[vbui21]

i like it!!!

[dpd069]

Looks like it belongs at the dunes?

For the dunes, I use this-

http://members.cox.net/dandooley11/2008%20070.jpg

I guess I've never gotten used to being too low to the ground

[Lil Blue]

Harbor Freight gun FTW.

I bought one and plan on repainting my EG Black, What size air tank and pump did you use?

[dpd069]

I have an 25 year old 5HP Sears compressor with a 20 gallon tank.

If you are going to paint it black, prime it and block it several times before you paint it. Use the longest blocking board that will fit, especially on the doors. I used a gallon of 2K primer on this car, and wished I'd primed it and blocked it one more time, but with white you can get away with it. With black you cant - you will see every imperfection

[Lil Blue]

by blocking, you mean filling of the minor imperfections?

[dpd069]

I would block the car out using the following process, assuming you want to paint over the existing finish-

- Clean the car with a strong detergent, guide coat it with a mist of laquer primer (rattle can works good), then sand it with 150-180 grit dry paper on the longest sanding board you can find. 18" is ok but 24" is better. Use criss-cross motions, never straight back and forth

- Where the guidecoat shows minor dents, clean the guidecoat out and fill it with a glaze putty like Evercoat. Put it on thin - it is a bitch to sand off. Put it on with a credit card as a spreader (you can use anything that looks like a credit card) You might have to do it a couple of times, but lay it down pretty flat and build it up. If you have high spots, knock them down with the pick side of a body hammer and fill them with Evercoat too.

- Shoot a coat of 2K primer on the entire car, and hit the spots with the glaze putty with an extra coat. Let it dry, guidecoat it then sand it again with 180 grit and a long blocking board. Glaze the low spots you missed with more Evercoat.

-If you are going to shoot black, repeat the step above until you can sand the whole car with a longboard and remove the guidecoat but not break through to bare metal

-If you have to, prime it again, guide coat it and wet sand it with 280 or 320 paper wet. Guide coat it again and move up to 400 grit and sand the whole car. Stop at 400 if you are going to seal the car before you paint it (a good idea) or 600 if you are not. Be sure you guidecoat between sanding grits to make sure you've sanded the scratches out the previous paper left, if you don't you'll see sanding scratches in the topcoat. Always use a criss cross motion to sand with a longboard and never use your hand. A paint stick wrapped in sandpaper works good on the tight spots the board won't reach.

Remember that the more aggressive sandpaper works best at getting the panel straight and not wavy - the finer grits are just for taking out the scratches so they won't show through the paint

That is blocking out a car in a nutshell

[eg69]

nice

[Lil Blue]

I would block the car out using the following process, assuming you want to paint over the existing finish-

- Clean the car with a strong detergent, guide coat it with a mist of laquer primer (rattle can works good), then sand it with 150-180 grit dry paper on the longest sanding board you can find. 18" is ok but 24" is better. Use criss-cross motions, never straight back and forth

- Where the guidecoat shows minor dents, clean the guidecoat out and fill it with a glaze putty like Evercoat. Put it on thin - it is a bitch to sand off. Put it on with a credit card as a spreader (you can use anything that looks like a credit card) You might have to do it a couple of times, but lay it down pretty flat and build it up. If you have high spots, knock them down with the pick side of a body hammer and fill them with Evercoat too.

- Shoot a coat of 2K primer on the entire car, and hit the spots with the glaze putty with an extra coat. Let it dry, guidecoat it then sand it again with 180 grit and a long blocking board. Glaze the low spots you missed with more Evercoat.

-If you are going to shoot black, repeat the step above until you can sand the whole car with a longboard and remove the guidecoat but not break through to bare metal

-If you have to, prime it again, guide coat it and wet sand it with 280 or 320 paper wet. Guide coat it again and move up to 400 grit and sand the whole car. Stop at 400 if you are going to seal the car before you paint it (a good idea) or 600 if you are not. Be sure you guidecoat between sanding grits to make sure you've sanded the scratches out the previous paper left, if you don't you'll see sanding scratches in the topcoat. Always use a criss cross motion to sand with a longboard and never use your hand. A paint stick wrapped in sandpaper works good on the tight spots the board won't reach.

Remember that the more aggressive sandpaper works best at getting the panel straight and not wavy - the finer grits are just for taking out the scratches so they won't show through the paint

That is blocking out a car in a nutshell


Dude you rock, thanks for the info.

[alterdprojex]

Not bad

[da9_boosted17]

good job dood looks good

[mookspd]

Looks good

[EK 9]

looks good, but you should have did the handles, then lower. it will look sick as fuck.

[Fat Boy]

not bad, should have taped off the grill