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> It's about that time, to finally paint my car
post Nov 18, 2009 - 1:52 AM
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Well, I'm taking my car down to maaco tomorrow to see what they can do for me. If they can get me a paint job with the "additonal sanding" I need to get out the scratches, nail polish (from previous owner), oxidation, etc. for under $500 then I'm going to have them do it. After almost 4 years I might finally be getting the paint job I always said I was going to get. lol. This is, unfortunately, only so I can sell the car faster since nobody wants to pay a reasonable price for a car that's in perfect condition mechanically, near perfect on the interior, but 4 different colors on the exterior. laugh.gif

pics and update tomorrow wink.gif


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94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold
88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold
00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car
95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive
 
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post Nov 22, 2009 - 6:21 PM
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today I went around and fixed up any issues I had. First, they re-installed my taillights for me, though I didn't ask them (or pay them) too. That was nice so I didn't have to put them back in in the parking lot. Anyway, the left turn signal blinked fast, so I figured they didn't plug the taillight back in. I took both out and they actually installed them correctly. It was the front turn signal not working. I took it out, and the bulb had green paint on it, and I guess that burnt out the bulb. This is actually ok with me though, cause a bulb is only $3, and it means they took the time to remove the front turn signals smile.gif Next, the rear wiper was running horizontal to the window instead of vertical. I guess they thought it swings up instead of down. My 00 is vertical and swings down but my 88 is horizontal and swings up, so I had to test it to make sure it actually did swing down. And yes, they put it on wrong. I'm not really upset over it though, it was a simple mistake anybody not familiar with the car could've made. The only thing I haven't fixed yet is the headlight rubbers (you can see in the pics) the low beam ones are half falling out. Before the paint job they would sometimes come out at the corners, but I would just push them back in and they'd be ok for another few weeks. well now they don't really want to go back in. Am I going to have to take my bumper off to get these back in right? I also still need to vacuum out the interior. There's a bunch of dust inside now. Other than that, there's a few places where they could've masked better, and there are a few scratches on the front bumper and fenders, but other than that the paint looks really sweet! So, without further ado, here's the pics:











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94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold
88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold
00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car
95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive

Posts in this topic
- 6strngs   It's about that time   Nov 18, 2009 - 1:52 AM
- - CastrolCelica   QUOTE (6strngs @ Nov 18, 2009 - 2:52...   Nov 18, 2009 - 9:32 AM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Nov 18, 2009 - 6...   Nov 18, 2009 - 12:30 PM
|- - CastrolCelica   QUOTE (6strngs @ Nov 18, 2009 - 12:3...   Nov 18, 2009 - 12:31 PM
- - 6strngs   Well, I ended up dropping it off there! Total ...   Nov 18, 2009 - 4:04 PM
- - CastrolCelica   Color? As a side note, I notice you just took of...   Nov 18, 2009 - 4:15 PM
- - 6strngs   it's going to be the stock green color. and I...   Nov 18, 2009 - 10:03 PM
- - 6strngs   got a call from maaco today, they said it's do...   Nov 20, 2009 - 9:13 PM
- - richee3   I got so excited to see this thread, then I find o...   Nov 20, 2009 - 9:29 PM
- - 6strngs   well it's not sold yet! I got it back tod...   Nov 22, 2009 - 4:33 AM
- - SwissFerdi   Nice, good for you man. I second Castrol's not...   Nov 22, 2009 - 3:36 PM
- - benzo   lets see the pics!!!   Nov 22, 2009 - 3:38 PM
- - 6strngs   today I went around and fixed up any issues I had....   Nov 22, 2009 - 6:21 PM
- - yarik83   I see you are surrounded in celicas there. 5th gen...   Nov 22, 2009 - 6:26 PM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE (yarik83 @ Nov 22, 2009 - 3:26...   Nov 22, 2009 - 6:46 PM
|- - captb   QUOTE (6strngs @ Nov 22, 2009 - 6:46...   Nov 22, 2009 - 6:56 PM
- - epocsirhc   That turned out awesome! Good luck selling the...   Nov 22, 2009 - 6:53 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Wow, very nice. I'll probably do the prep myse...   Nov 22, 2009 - 8:08 PM
- - captb   did you remove the handles, bumber, etc for paint ...   Nov 22, 2009 - 8:24 PM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE (captb @ Nov 22, 2009 - 5:24 P...   Nov 23, 2009 - 1:55 AM
- - richee3   Wow, hey, they did a pretty good job with that. Th...   Nov 22, 2009 - 10:31 PM
- - CastrolCelica   I reaaaally like the more blueish tint to the teal...   Nov 23, 2009 - 9:54 AM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Nov 23, 2009 - 6...   Nov 23, 2009 - 5:42 PM
- - johnnehh   You know what's funny? I was VERY close to bu...   Nov 23, 2009 - 7:43 PM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE (johnnehh @ Nov 23, 2009 - 4:4...   Nov 23, 2009 - 9:05 PM
- - njccmd2002   Wow I like it, don't sell it, get rid of th ot...   Nov 24, 2009 - 10:23 AM


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