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sessiz10
10-27-2003, 05:18 PM
Well after a crappy first paintjob I decided to sand her down and try again before I dipped her into the acid bath. It worked:D
I need to do some of the detals yet so this is the preview...
civictypeR
10-27-2003, 05:22 PM
thats nice:)
viperkilla
10-27-2003, 05:45 PM
Wow sessiz that skyline is amazing. How did you keep the windows and headlights from getting painted? Did you mask them off? What brand of paint did you use?
Bad Company
10-27-2003, 06:03 PM
Lookin' sweet! I like that color a lot, what is it called? Very clean work, mad props to ya man! Noticed the Skyline emblem in the grill....nice!
fst blk supra
10-27-2003, 10:15 PM
that is awsome and again i love that color.
any ways i am getting one for my birthday in two weeks and i was wondering if you have to charge them and how long?

good job on the paint:D :D
sessiz10
10-27-2003, 11:35 PM
Originally posted by Bad Company
Lookin' sweet! I like that color a lot, what is it called? Very clean work, mad props to ya man! Noticed the Skyline emblem in the grill....nice!

Thanks for the compliments gentlemen.
The paint is plain old metalic green from pactra.
The skyline emblem in the front is stock, I just masked over her :p
Bad Company
10-27-2003, 11:52 PM
So I guess we can add Pactra to the list of reccomended paints for Xmods? Did you use a clear coat?
sessiz10
10-27-2003, 11:57 PM
My first go with the pactra was pretty bad. I attribute this to..
1. Not using a primer at all.
2. Not sanding enough of the factory finish off first.
3. Plain old lazyness :p
I use the krylon crystal clear acyrilic spray for my clearcoats. Cheap and very effective. (Not recomended for enamel paints though)
I wonder how many laps this paintjob will withstand?;)
MadeInUSA
10-28-2003, 12:26 AM
Sweet Looks Great.:)
seiyoun
10-28-2003, 12:28 AM
thats a really nice shade of green....i like it
pacificwarriors
10-28-2003, 02:50 PM
skyline looks awesome man:D :D :D
sessiz10
10-28-2003, 10:50 PM
Well after major thought I've decided to wait until I get the skyline bodykits to add any graphics. I think it would look corny on what is basically a street legal lookin body. I did finish up the minor details (I forgot the side views :p )
What do you gentlemen think about putting a lil vanity plate in the back?
sessiz10
10-28-2003, 10:54 PM
Here's a pic of the first paintjob. I didn't bother on doing any touch up work on it. The pic is unusally flatering. It looked real nasty in hand. This is ofcourse the oposite of the metalic green where the pic does it no justice.
fst blk supra
10-28-2003, 11:02 PM
those are both sweet skylines

the skylines are my 2nd favorite car
I live for supras lol:D :D :D :D :D
fst blk supra
10-28-2003, 11:03 PM
oh ya, how do you get the grill and lights un painted
do you mask them up or what???:confused:
sessiz10
10-28-2003, 11:07 PM
Originally posted by fst blk supra
those are both sweet skylines

the skylines are my 2nd favorite car
I live for supras lol:D :D :D :D :D

They're actually the same body. The red was my first paint job the green is the second.
I keep the lights and emblem and anything else I want left untouched by masking them with tape. I have 3 rolls of that blue trim tape left over from when I was painting the house and find that it's excellent. No bleeding what so ever. You could use plain ole masking tape but you gotta make sure you've got the edges pressed firmly before you start painting or else you risk a bleed or two.;)
rogotiz3
10-29-2003, 12:38 AM
Are you gonna put decals and put a body kit on them?
If so,would you be interested in being put on my site "The Show" section?
sessiz10
10-29-2003, 07:39 PM
Originally posted by rogotiz3
Are you gonna put decals and put a body kit on them?
If so,would you be interested in being put on my site "The Show" section?

I am planning on kitting her up, thats a definate. I also plan on doing some sort of graphic work on the body. I dunno if I want it posted on yer site or not, we'll see.;)
Bad Company
10-29-2003, 07:45 PM
That red looked pretty nice too, but if you are like me, nothing less than perfection will do, and if you saw something wrong with it, then you did what you had to do. In the end, it turned out spectacular. I just picked up my graphics today from the decal shop, but I'm a little hesitant about sticking anything on my paint job just yet. I did throw some on my outside bash 'em up car just for kicks.
sessiz10
10-29-2003, 07:51 PM
Originally posted by Bad Company
... I just picked up my graphics today from the decal shop...

Hmmmmm, decal shop you say?
Did you go to a vinyl graphics place?
Thanks for the compliment on the red BC but like I said the pic of it was more like a playboy shot. The imperfections were pretty blatant.:(
Heh, I'm still un happy with the metalic green to tell the truth. I just wanna wait until I get the body kits so that I can repaint it all together.
Do tell about these decals you speak of.:D
SkunkApe
10-29-2003, 07:59 PM
very nice job......that color is pimp
Bad Company
10-29-2003, 08:00 PM
Well, I just had them run me off a couple to test out at first, and then I will go back for more designs and colors. They found out the hard way that the designs I picked out were diffecult to "pick" because of the size, so it will cost me a little more next time, but they did a good job anyways.

Here are some of the "test" decals I picked up today. The other ones are already on my Skyline which I will show later....
Bad Company
10-29-2003, 08:04 PM
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Bad Company
10-29-2003, 08:04 PM
This is supposed to be a lion or something leaping out of the stripe.
Bad Company
10-29-2003, 08:05 PM
These silver "checkers" are the ones I'm considering putting on my gunmetal Skyline...
sessiz10
10-29-2003, 09:01 PM
:eek: Those checkers would look hot on that gunmetal. What did they charge you for them? I was thinking of hitting up the vinyl shops around here to see what they could do for me. Only thing keeping me away was the price (or what I assume the price would be).:p
Bad Company
10-29-2003, 09:07 PM
Well, they quoted me $10 for as many as I could fit on a 12"x12" sheet, which was about 3 of each design + the flames that are on my yellow Skyline. After they found out how hard it is to pick away the unused vinyl around the designs (ecspecially the checker and small flames:D ), they said it would be a little more next time. I only picked up half of them today, they were still working on the other half.

Next time, I'm gonna get a couple new designs and mix up the colors.
sessiz10
10-29-2003, 09:12 PM
That's not bad at all. I'll have to go check the places around here. Good thing tomorrows my day off and payday.;)
Bad Company
10-29-2003, 09:25 PM
Originally posted by sessiz10
:eek: Those checkers would look hot on that gunmetal.
OK, I bit the bullet and did it. I will post the pic in my gallery.
sessiz10
10-31-2003, 10:15 PM
I got the body kit painted but unfortunatly it didn't come out matching the body. I guess I will be striping this car and redoing it. Not until after I give her a nice rash though :p
sessiz10
10-31-2003, 10:17 PM
Side shot...
Bad Company
10-31-2003, 10:20 PM
I can't believe there is that much of a difference. Did you use the same can? Where the body kit parts lighter to start with?

I was going to paint my Civic now, and then paint the body kits when I got them, but this has got me thinking I should wait and do it all at the same time.
sessiz10
10-31-2003, 10:32 PM
Yeah always do the body and kits together to get stuff nice and even through out. There's 2 things going on here with money. First I gotta say that the difference is there but is more noticable in that pic. I sprayed the green over the red on the body. I sprayed the green over the yellow on the kits. This is where the problem lays. I'm not worried though. I know I'll be painting this body often, as anyone who's seen my "rash" pics knows.:p
Silent_NightR34
10-31-2003, 11:12 PM
ahhh...did you forget to sand it down??maybe the yellow underneath is making show like that....
XMODADDICT
12-13-2003, 04:52 PM
wow, the difference in shdes isnt that bad. you could pass it off as a 2toned skyline.
Shelby_HEMI
12-26-2003, 10:10 PM
Originally posted by XMODADDICT
wow, the difference in shdes isnt that bad. you could pass it off as a 2toned skyline.

ditto.

EDIT: i cant tell from the pictures, are the side skirts the same color as the bumpers? If not, they should be.
SKYHIGH
12-27-2003, 01:11 AM
BC those checkers are in your name... BAD those colors work very well with each other. Two point for you
sessiz10
12-27-2003, 08:54 AM
Latest incarnation of my gtr.:D
Bad Company
12-27-2003, 09:52 AM
Nice work, did you paint over Money?
Shelby_HEMI
12-27-2003, 05:16 PM
oh my god...you've killed it...
BlaZin_Ns
12-27-2003, 05:54 PM
Lovin da paint job:D lookz great
sessiz10
12-27-2003, 05:57 PM
Originally posted by Shelby_HEMI
oh my god...you've killed it...

:D YEah I know,lol.
I'm not too hot on deacls and whatnot, but, unfortunatly I had some company show up while stripping. Long story short I had some melting of the plastic and I didn't wanna spend all week sanding :p So a two toned decaled track car it had to become.

No BC I didn't paint over, wish I had though.
Shelby_HEMI
12-27-2003, 06:17 PM
Why'd it melt?
sessiz10
12-27-2003, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by Shelby_HEMI
Why'd it melt?

I left the ELO (easy lift off) decal/paint remover on there too long (over 12hrs too long). So when I started brushing the paint off some of the spots that soaked in too much start to stretch (best way to put it). Oh well.:p