My Celi's paint job progress...let me show you it! =P Options

[OOBE]

A few minutes ago a light coat of basecoat was sprayed to make sure everything was straight. Tomorrow the entire car should be fully painted and clear coated. The color looks weird but that's not exactly the same color. It's going to be lighter and with more metal. That's just a cheap basecoat to look things over. The paint itself is a custom color. Looks awesome in the sun.






I'm so happy that my car isn't black anymore and it's finally shaping up.

[tomazws]

LOLOLOL!!!! This is like biological attack xD Did you have a mask on? BTW, great color choice, I love it!

[OOBE]

Yeah. Looks so crazy with the flash. xD I was holding my breath. That paint smelled overwhelmingly strong, LOL. Oh look, I got orbs in my pictures for the first time EVAR!

[Marbledpearlceli...]

Paint looks wierd cause its not atomized right. Its called Modeled paint . When cleared it will look stripey or blotchy or both. A) not a good paint gun . ways to over come it cross coat it make like x when you paint. Play with the air pressure HVLP gun needs to be set at 10psi- 20 psi no more then that sprayed approximately 6 in from pannel with a 80-90% overlap at a slow steady pace with long strokes

[presure2]

Paint looks wierd cause its not atomized right. Its called Modeled paint . When cleared it will look stripey or blotchy or both. A) not a good paint gun . ways to over come it cross coat it make like x when you paint. Play with the air pressure HVLP gun needs to be set at 10psi- 20 psi no more then that sprayed approximately 6 in from pannel with a 80-90% overlap at a slow steady pace with long strokes

its blotchy/stripey because its one very light coat, which he says in the first post.


cant wait to see it finished oobe!

[Tigawoods]

loove it already!

[AnaXyd]

Damn, looking good!

[OOBE]

Paint looks wierd cause its not atomized right. Its called Modeled paint . When cleared it will look stripey or blotchy or both. A) not a good paint gun . ways to over come it cross coat it make like x when you paint. Play with the air pressure HVLP gun needs to be set at 10psi- 20 psi no more then that sprayed approximately 6 in from pannel with a 80-90% overlap at a slow steady pace with long strokes

its blotchy/stripey because its one very light coat, which he says in the first post.


cant wait to see it finished oobe!

I am SO happy, man. Just came back from seeing the car. The color turned out beautiful. In shade, it looks a tame grayish blue but under sunlight...well...see for youself.















The cellphone camera doesn't do the sparkle any justice. Plus, I didn't expect any color shifting based on angle, and it happened, so I'm twice as happy.

[OOBE]

More of the same goodness.












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[Batman722]

looking great !

[captb]

I really like the color choice. looking good.

^^has anyone ever played around with the idea of making our cars look like a mustang look alike? cus without the bumper its pretty close.

[OOBE]

^ I never wanted to mention it but that's what I thought when I saw it without the bumper. But SHHH...don't say it too loud. But make it a Mustang look-alike? COME ON! He-he. Oh, I forgot to tell you guys that the fenders are going to be painted gloss black on the inside and and also the inside of the hood. The reason for that is that I don't want the blue to take away from the engine when the hood is open, so the black color will act as a background and the engine will stand out, since I won't have anything shiny or flashy. The engine is going to be very conservative. The intake manifold will be powder coated textured satin black. Just the intercooler pipes will be polished.

[johnnehh]

Beautiful!

[conus00]

Now, that looks REALLY good! I love the color. Gonna have mine painted in next 2-3 weeks in similar color (darker, richer blue though)
Keep the pics coming.

[OOBE]

Sweet, man. Make sure to post pics when done. I originally wanted the Tacoma X-Runner (my mechanic owns an '08) 8P1 variation which is lighter and has more pearls than the regular Tacoma and the other 8P1 Toyotas, but I decided to fiddle with the color and lighten it more and add more pearl. A friend of mine has a paint store and is an authorized PPG dealer. On Wednesday I went to buy the paint and he kept tweaking it until I decided it was light enough. It changed way too much and I didn't expect it to look this good. It certainly isn't what I was looking for and I wanted it bluer, but this was a pleasant surprise and I really love it. It's unique

I told him to name it LM Speedway Blue. LM stands for Luis Miguel, his name, lol.

[presure2]

looks great man, tell luis he did a great job on the color!
can wait to see this car 100%, definetly gonna be C L E A N !

[manphibian]

Beautiful

[garin]

great color! i bet it looks even better in person!

[PR0PH37]

Vaya Boricua!!!! It looks real good! Man, I need to get mine painted. Are you leaving the rims or are you going with something bigger. No hate since I know the roads are rough in PR but it looks real good. Looks likr the kit went in nice. Did you have a lot of trouble to put it in or is it TRD? Se ve bien socio!

[Marbledpearlceli...]

pressure I was just giving advice. Thats all! Wasnt beeing a smart ass or knocking anyone. but also one coat or not it was modled. HOWEVER as it sits it does look good.

[OOBE]

Can't you read before posting? Who cares how that first coat looks if it's going to be sanded? It was a test coat with a cheap base coat to look for imperfections. Read before getting finger-happy next time. But thanks for stating the obvious, Captain Obvious.

EDIT: Since we're on the subject:

I am a PPG, I-Car, ASE cetified Collision painter. Remember though you get what you pay for. Im not macco, My jobs start out at 2500. Good quality paint alone costs over 500 alone. I use only PPG or House of kolor

I painted my scion rims all PPG Global Paint and clear Gold and black marble . As I am a ICAR platinum, ASE Master, PPG platinum certified Painter.

Gosh, you are overwhelmingly annoying. Stay out of my threads. How many times do you need to post that you're a highly decorated painting god? Nobody cares, guy. Do you want a cookie or perhaps a badge? Don't you get enough attention at home? Do you stare at a mirror every night and repeat that as a mantra? Are you waiting at every opportunity you get to post something about paint? Jeez.


Back on topic, I get the car back on Monday. After we install the engine and tranny next month (gotta save for some more parts), we'll proceed to wet sand and polish the clear. Then it'll look really good.

I'm sorry, Manny, but I needed to get this off my chest. He really annoys me.

This post has been edited by OOBE: May 2, 2010 - 2:20 AM

[SwissFerdi]

Great choice on color. There are not that many blue 6GCs, so you'll definitely stand out.

And Mr. Experience, I demand that you get a cell phone with a better camera!

[hurley97]

Looks great!

and when you start doing things like this you really need to invest in a good camera

[OOBE]

I have my D-SLR but I won't take it near contaminated places, lol. My lenses are too expensive to expose them to dust or paint.


See? It takes decent pictures.

Once I put the car together, I'll snap good pictures of it.

[manphibian]

lol, is that a UK license plate?

The yellow one goes on the back

[OOBE]

He-he-he. We're in PR. We can only sport the fake tags on the front.

[manphibian]

cool, you need a white one for the front

[OOBE]

That's my buddy's M3. He should know better, lol.

[hurley97]

holy crap... we never see nice pics like that from you. get a cheap point and shoot for progress threads and stuff like that

[OOBE]

Yeah. I'm not too loved around these parts, so I don't bother to post my photography because it wouldn't be acknowledged. Kids can't take the heat from me, lol. Well, technically, this camera is cheap. It's an old Fujifilm Finepix S2 Pro from 2001. Got it for $296 shipped. It takes Nikon lenses.







But yeah, I need to buy me a point and shoot. I'm thinking a little Canon Powershot SD880. I just love Canon point and shoots. I'm a Nikon guy but Nikon point and shoots cannot compete with Canons. Even their Powershot A series are excellent.


Tomorrow I am getting my car back. Anybody knows where I can buy the socket for the wheel nuts? I lost the socket and I have two different sets of nuts in there. One socket won't work with the other style of nuts. I need to pull off the wheels so I can get them painted. They're going to be matte black with a blue circle strip on the lip.

[OOBE]

Finally found my card reader. A few quick shots. It's dirty as heck. The spoiler is just resting on the trunk. Most of the car is getting repainted again. I found too many flaws and I'm not happy about that.

[ilmatic]

Where do you get that paint?

[presure2]

tell luis to clean the overspray off your tailpipe man!
wow, who knew oobe could actually WORK a camara?????
damn dude, you NEED your car to be done and get some REAL pics of it!!

[Johnnyny]

oh snap un duende is messing with the rim on that black kar (suzuki jetta?)

nice color paint i like the cf risers

[SwissFerdi]

Finally found my card reader. A few quick shots. It's dirty as heck. The spoiler is just resting on the trunk. Most of the car is getting repainted again. I found too many flaws and I'm not happy about that.

Uhh, where the hell are the camera phone pics?

But I'm not seeing any flaws except for that dumb overspray. Are you paying for the respray or is your painter taking blame?

[AnaXyd]

Looking good! What kind of flaws are you not happy with? It looks GREAT on the pictures, but when u get close it might not be the same?

[OOBE]

Where do you get that paint?

I bought it at my buddy's paint store. He's a PPG dealer.

[OOBE]

tell luis to clean the overspray off your tailpipe man!
wow, who knew oobe could actually WORK a camara?????
damn dude, you NEED your car to be done and get some REAL pics of it!!

LOL...right?

Nah, man, Luis just made the paint and sold it to me. The guy who painted it is a friend of Luis. He recommended him to me. That overspray was lousy attention to detail. Taping and papering is so easy. How can you screw it up, right? He's going to take care of it, though. I told him his shop is too dark and needs some good lamps. Awesome guy, though. He lends me his Isuzu truck or his '06 GSX-R 1000 when I need transportation.

oh snap un duende is messing with the rim on that black kar (suzuki jetta?)

nice color paint i like the cf risers

Thanks, man. That's a Suzuki SX-4. It's a Chucky doll. Suzuki owners are the lamest ricers in the island.

[OOBE]

Looking good! What kind of flaws are you not happy with? It looks GREAT on the pictures, but when u get close it might not be the same?

Ferdi, he's paying for the paint and materials.

AnaXyd, the hood has little dings that both didn't see. They fixed the big ones but those ones that I saw were invisible with the primer. After it got painted, they became visible, but they still didn't see them. I literally have OCD and take medications for it. I can see a ding or imperfection in the reflection of the paint from a mile away. Also, the trunk lid has a lot of imperfections that weren't fixed. Front bumper paint is too thin and didn't stick too well. A little rock will take the paint off. He's coming to my house to repaint it and fix everything that I'm not happy with (the owner of the shop). The guy that did the bodywork is an older guy with mental problems but has a heart of gold. Bad thing is that he pays no attention to detail whatsoever. If it's something big, he'll fix it great, but little things just aren't his forte. Car looks fine from far away, but if you get close you can see those details, which aren't a big deal. Car looks beautiful, but I want it like OEM paint. I'm too picky, and I didn't pay $3000 to have imperfections that rob me from my happiness and give me stress. Those same wheels are getting repainted in matte black by the owner of the shop.

[OOBE]

Pics of the carbon goodies. Nothing is installed. Just laying there, so that's why everything looks jacked up.

[2celicas2love]

great color choice, it looks great! I can't wait to get mine done!

[OOBE]

Thanks, 2C2L. What color are you getting yours painted?

This post has been edited by OOBE: May 18, 2010 - 1:32 PM

[2celicas2love]

Thanks, 2C2L. What color are you getting yours painted?

i am having a hard time deciding but I've pretty much narrowed it down to the brand house of kolors "colbalt" or "blurple" "majestic" or even doing something outlandish like magenta this decision is super hard!!! what do you think?

[OOBE]

Well, I think Celicas look good only in normal colors. Girly colors make the car look faggy. Magenta will look...yah...outlandish. I dunno. I think you should stick to a sports car color. And get a paint that is easily matched. Nothing worse than needing a repair on your car and the paint ends up not matching.

The Cobalt color would look amazing on your car.

[GriffGirl]

Great color choice, love it! (I DO love shiny stuff! Oh, how I love shiny stuff... sigh.)

And yeah, go for the Canon point and shoot, they're definitely hands-down better than the Nikons.

[2celicas2love]

Well, I think Celicas look good only in normal colors. Girly colors make the car look faggy. Magenta will look...yah...outlandish. I dunno. I think you should stick to a sports car color. And get a paint that is easily matched. Nothing worse than needing a repair on your car and the paint ends up not matching.

The Cobalt color would look amazing on your car.

yea I keep going back to the colbalt color, it stands out yet its still a sporty color and not too wild. have you seen it? I made a post with a picture of a sample of it

[OOBE]

Yah. I've actually seen it at a car show. Looks awesome in person. It's a very deep color. Nothing at all like an OEM color. You should pick that one for your Celi.

Muchas gracias, Griffy!