Mississippi Paint Pro - Painting my RX7 - Going from the worst to the best
#31
Things are picking up again... FAST
The arrival:
Getting the door jambs final prepped for base and clear:
Base laid:
CLEAR
First reflective pic is the door jamb. The second is the hatch.
I remember John telling me when I dropped off the car that the jambs would need to be painted in order to match. I agreed but now I can't believe how big of a statement that was
Lane
The arrival:
Getting the door jambs final prepped for base and clear:
Base laid:
CLEAR
First reflective pic is the door jamb. The second is the hatch.
I remember John telling me when I dropped off the car that the jambs would need to be painted in order to match. I agreed but now I can't believe how big of a statement that was
Lane
#33
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Here's a look at how John closed out last week:
Unhappy with the levelness of the hood, John went back and worked on it one more time. This is mainly due to the PO dropping the hood on a ~90mm TB that was too big to clear the hood.
I'd say he's got it now
Also got the underside of the hood painted along with the passenger door jambs:
I believe all we have left as far as paint goes is:
All parts need a final scuff for paint except the front bumper (needs additional sanding), hood needs block sanding, and mirrors need stripped and primed.
Lane
#35
John charges an hourly labor rate + actual expenses. Currently, by my count, we're just over 120 hrs of labor in this job with a little over $1.3k in expenses (includes cost of base and clear)
If you want to know my specific costs, PM me and I'll give you my breakdown but you'd probably be better off talking rates with John as each car is different. I can PM you John's info too if you want.
Lane
If you want to know my specific costs, PM me and I'll give you my breakdown but you'd probably be better off talking rates with John as each car is different. I can PM you John's info too if you want.
Lane
#36
#37
It's happening right now!!!
Roof after 2nd clear coat:
Roof after 3rd clear coat:
Door jambs after 3rd CC:
Mystery reflection pic
The best is still to come. John is teasing me with these in process pics
Mmmmm... I can just smell the sweet fumes of victory up here in Starkville
Lane
Roof after 2nd clear coat:
Roof after 3rd clear coat:
Door jambs after 3rd CC:
Mystery reflection pic
The best is still to come. John is teasing me with these in process pics
Mmmmm... I can just smell the sweet fumes of victory up here in Starkville
Lane
#39
Getting better as it dries and levels
First clear pic of those sexy quarters:
Lane
#40
More **** for you pervs
The chassis is out in the wild:
So you know what that means......
And here we are after the first clear coat:
Going back for a second:
And boom goes the dynamite!
Hatch:
Sunroof:
Passenger Door:
Driver's Door:
HOOOOOD!
Needless to say John has wrecked the rest of my work day
Lane
The chassis is out in the wild:
So you know what that means......
And here we are after the first clear coat:
Going back for a second:
And boom goes the dynamite!
Hatch:
Sunroof:
Passenger Door:
Driver's Door:
HOOOOOD!
Needless to say John has wrecked the rest of my work day
Lane
#42
A couple more teasers when John finished up yesterday:
Passenger door after 3rd clearcoat:
Hatch reflection after 3rd clearcoat:
Stripped off the masking paper while wet to avoid a hard mask line:
Lane
#45
Exterior Paint is DONE *****es
John's now moving on to tint and the painting my interior pieces
Lane