Yep, I'm doing another one, MT 18 as usual!

fbi90909 · Postby **fbi90909** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:02 pm

lol, well they are exterior paints, and i don't think i've ever seen a car with a beige exterior for stock colors. I'm sure they have Rustoleum or Krylon to matcgh your interior. then just top it with some clear coat? check your home-depot/wal-mart(since it's closer). i'm sure using regular spray paint will be no different than automotive spray paint. just a thought.

Member02 · Postby **Member02** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:19 pm

nah, i'm happy with this color, it's my first paint job ever better than 80grit then sprayed... so I want the metallic shine. haha.

AsianInvasian69 · Postby **AsianInvasian69** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:46 pm

nice....its about time ...jk
im glad i came to view this post and their was actually an update....cant wait to see this thing done
o ya and can you take a pic of that orange filler putty you were talking about so i can figure out what to pick up

the box cleaned up real nicely after all the sanding got finished

CBFryman · Postby **CBFryman** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:38 am

Looking good.

CBFryman · Postby **CBFryman** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:40 am

Makes me want to go fiberglass on the sealed enclosure I'm going to build for my Mags.

Member02 · Postby **Member02** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:35 pm

well, if you wanna spend about 300$ to make a box this big, go for it...

it's funny, only the little things cost the most. I only spent $100 on glass and resin and filler, but the little things add up quick!

Member02 · Postby **Member02** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:17 pm

now the box has 3 coats of paint on it, effectively getting rid of most of the lighter spots...

here's that glazing putty I used to do the smaller touch up work, it dries in seconds too, about 30 seconds after applying it, you can sand it, and it sands easier than regular filler.

these pics were just before the 3rd coat:

and finally, you can start to see my reflection in the box on the 3rd coat:

yay! now I need to go buy some clear coat and rubbing compound...

Penguin4x4 · Postby **Penguin4x4** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:46 pm

Member02 wrote:
I was wondering, should I sand between color coats? or is it not necessary? I haven't a clue, it's soo smooth, I sanded it down to 800grit smooth before that coat.

well I burnish it with sand paper before the first color coat, then again after all the color coats are applied, then once more after all the clear coats...course I never have touched fiberglass before so dunno...basically final primer coat > sand > color > wetsand > clear > wetsand then polish

Member02 · Postby **Member02** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:51 pm

i seee, what kind of grit?

Derek · Postby **Derek** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:26 pm

i was gonna mention glazing/spot putty...but i see you did....that saves alot of time/hassle...instead of mixing up another batch of bondo.

bondo blows...i hate using/sanding/doing anything with that stuff....

Yep, I'm doing another one, MT 18 as usual!

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