 My budget garage paint job, (Lots of pics!) |
 Sep 8, 2008 - 9:45 PM
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Hi.
I just wanted to share some pictures of my celica and hopefully inspire some of you people with a budget. My celica was painted in the garage with all bodywork and paint done by me. The whole paint job cost me $600. I never took classes for any of this stuff so I'm confident anyone can do it. I bought this car 9 months ago for $1800. The body wasn't in the greatest shape.. but I saw potential in the poor thing and thus, became determined to bring back her beauty (on a budget). The first thing I tackled was the rust. Aside from surface rust, the body and frame was actually very clean. Everything was intact. I grinded everything off and sealed with por15. The driver side door had a small rust hole on the bottom left corner. It bothered me so much that I replaced the whole driver side door with a rust-free one. Yes, I know, I'm super picky! Original door with rust hole.  Close up of rust.  New door.   My life-saver-- por15. I love this stuff... well, except when it gets on my hands, then I hate it. (my room is messy)  Sanded down.   Base coat. Sorry, no pic of her in primer. I was too busy to snap a picture.   Cleared, wetsanded, and buffed. Car is super dirty at this point.      Everything put back on her.. by this time, it was dark outside.  I tried to take some better pictures today but it rained and was super cloudy. This was the best I could do.   I love the color. It's an OEM toyota supra color called anthracite. Here's a tiny collage I made on the color.  For a budget garage paint job, I think the car turned out great. I gleam with pride everytime I see it. I'm going to paint the trims this weekend as well as put on some rims. I don't plan to work on anymore cars until next year. My '96 winter warrior corolla is next up in line. I think java black will be perfect for it. ...hmm, maybe jada green? Oh well, I have a whole year to think about it.  PS- I wanna thank my dad for his badass welding skills. |
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Sep 8, 2008 - 11:14 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 19, '07 From Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Nice job! I like the color alot
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ImportChick95 My budget garage paint job Sep 8, 2008 - 9:45 PM
808celica wow amazing. you did alot more bodywork than i did... Sep 8, 2008 - 9:53 PM parriehunter That looks awesome, would never know it was done i... Sep 8, 2008 - 10:06 PM Rayme I love the results, so all you did was do a primer... Sep 8, 2008 - 10:13 PM j0e_p3t i love that color. nice work. can you do mine next... Sep 8, 2008 - 11:07 PM Celiracer18 WOW!! that looks amazing.
Just a couple q... Sep 8, 2008 - 11:08 PM Culpable04 I hope the anatomy and Physiology book didn't ... Sep 8, 2008 - 11:23 PM NgoFcukinWay That looks gorgeous! How does that por15 stuff... Sep 9, 2008 - 12:26 AM 95st-celica very nice Sep 9, 2008 - 12:57 AM pure_dx nice job Sep 9, 2008 - 1:46 AM tomazws RE: My budget garage paint job Sep 9, 2008 - 3:33 AM b1gr3d primer-base-clear then sanded the clear and bufed ... Sep 9, 2008 - 6:56 AM Skerj Wow man, that's freaking gorgeous. I'm tem... Sep 9, 2008 - 8:00 AM 97Celica $600 really isn't budget... For my paint ... Sep 9, 2008 - 8:00 AM
808celica QUOTE (97Celica @ Sep 9, 2008 - 3:00... Sep 9, 2008 - 2:25 PM
presure2 QUOTE (97Celica @ Sep 9, 2008 - 8:00... Nov 22, 2008 - 9:44 AM D-Man Damn good job! Sep 9, 2008 - 8:04 AM azian_advanced w2g for diy paintjobs! i remember doing my 1st... Sep 9, 2008 - 3:32 PM supershannon77 awesome work Sep 9, 2008 - 4:10 PM RickJamesBish Wow, that looks beautiful. Sep 9, 2008 - 6:06 PM zero07 Awesome job! You did a really good job, i like... Sep 9, 2008 - 6:21 PM ImportChick95 Thanks everyone!!! -- I really appreci... Sep 9, 2008 - 7:56 PM 808celica tsk tsk tsk leaving a freshly painted car in the r... Sep 9, 2008 - 9:07 PM CelicaST_CALI sweet job!!!
rims rims rims rims Sep 9, 2008 - 11:18 PM Badkarma looks great. inspires me to actually go through wi... Sep 9, 2008 - 11:27 PM ImportChick95 QUOTE (Badkarma @ Sep 10, 2008 - 12... Sep 12, 2008 - 8:43 PM xs94st berry nice Sep 10, 2008 - 12:27 AM shortydragon super nice
I like Sep 10, 2008 - 7:21 PM Stambo awesome job. To bad i have rust that isnt worth fi... Sep 10, 2008 - 9:52 PM Remy Teach me.......I love that color, dark colors=sexy... Sep 12, 2008 - 10:58 PM Muggs Two supras, two celicas, and you painted your own ... Sep 12, 2008 - 11:48 PM mitchy lulz e-love Sep 13, 2008 - 12:18 AM NgoFcukinWay man, that anthracite really looks great on the 6GC... Sep 16, 2008 - 12:14 AM Random_Stranger Ah, so this is what she has been up to. Great job... Sep 17, 2008 - 4:02 PM djseven this must be the most beautiful colour ive seen so... Nov 2, 2008 - 9:39 PM garin hey just wanted to give some more praise. car look... Nov 2, 2008 - 9:45 PM Nibbe Amazing job you've done. Props! I wouldnt... Nov 3, 2008 - 5:06 AM ricerider WOW! A hot girl that can actually paint! M... Nov 6, 2008 - 8:31 PM paul_gt4 Now that is a stunning colour and an awsome improv... Nov 8, 2008 - 12:29 PM Morpheous2008 Top marks for that, it looks amazing.
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