Hey guys, I'm getting ready for the Exotics Rally Turkey Run for Charity 2009 and got around to polish my car. For anyone attempting to do this, is it hard and time consuming. You should most definitely hire a professional.

All I got done today was most of the hood.

What I did:

Sanded with 1000grit
Sanded with 2000grit
Washed, dried
Clay barred
Used a PC with Meguiar's Ultra cut compound, at around 4k rpm.

this is only one step of the process, as I havent even gotten to the polish and wax yet, but I like how it came out.

Here's a shot of the door, with nothing done to it. Orange peeled mess, not very glossy.



You can barely see my outline:



Now here's what I did on the hood:



Clearly see my outline and details:







Neighbor's house:



I also polished the headlight, looks near mint, and I also de-lined the housing from the inside:



I'll update tomorrow when i'll get more done.

Let me know what you guys think!
-Freddy

 

True DIYer.. you painted the car yourself IIRC?

 

nice work................

 

Yup, Kirker Automotive Urethane single stage.

 

very nice man. how do you do the headlight thing?

 

Car looks man

 

Looking great! How much paint experience do you have? What did you shoot with?

 

I had absolutely zero when i painted the car. i shot with a harbor freight hvlp gun, which was simply awesome, but obviously my setup could use some work. It doesn't help that the guy that let me rent his paint booth set up my gun and didnt know what he was doing either.

Honestly i was worried about getting runs.

 

Opened it up, sanded the lines out from 60 grit to 2000 grit. then sanded the outside and polished.

 

Yeah, it looks like you sprayed it dry. Most single stages need a light tach coat followed by a medium wet coat. The outcome after all that sanding looks good though. Next time you shoot with that gun -- up the air pressure and slow down your pattern.

 

Hows that motor coming along for under a grand?

 

Thanks for the info. I will be painting my MK3's bumpers. It cant get any worse, lol.

 

Wow! truly a night & day difference! nice DIY...

 

good work

 

Got the front end done today with the first step. This is gonna take a while.

Saw a rainbow:



I finished a little while ago, these are just in the process: