Rave's Progress Thread, 3sgte Arrived 11/22/11 Options

[rave2n]

Reconsolidating Thread!

Pics from beginning to present

When purchased


First Mod - Feels like yesterday


Cleaning and Painting engine bay





Battery Tie down


Wheels & Springs

Before:



After:




Rainguards:




Facelift & Projector/Clear Highs:









Well all in all, to this point i think progress is great. I've learned alot, spent tons of money I didn't think I had. Purchased many tools never expected needing, and of course, recieved tons of help and goodies from 6gc.net. My thanks to the community once agian, I couldn't have come this far without ya guys!

This post has been edited by rave2n: Nov 22, 2011 - 1:38 PM

[rave2n]

Wire wheel, then used a bunch of diffrent sand papers til I was happy with it, for the heat shield. That took a good hour.

Yea I painted it in bay, I think the clue to that is letting it cure. 3 Coats of primer, 10 mins in between, then let that cure for 3-4 hours. Then 2 coats of whatever color, 10 mins inbetween. I let it sit for a good 12 hours before I turned her over, its still on to this day, and looking like the original day I sprayed it. I think one way which would stop it from cracking, is leave the surface slightly scarred with sandpapper, gives the primer and paint more adhesive power. After enough coats its smooth, and sticking like JB weld.

Here is a pic of some of the prep, after a few coats of primer, but that gives you an idea.

First Thread!

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 5, 2010 - 10:27 AM