Nat

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Hood, doors, trunk and the whole V-Vision kit were removed yesterday for primer. I was fortunate to be sponsor by BASF Glasurit paint so that's what we'll be using for this project.



Parts in the paint booth.



The whole car completed with primer. I really like how the molded over fender turn out.

texsexlex

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Nat this project is looking good !!!!

Cube

Impressive.

WIL44

Fantastic work, can't wait to see the finished car in paint.

Nat

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Car has been primered and is now ready to go in the booth for paint.


The right way to paint...strip as much down as possible.


The trunk...fully strip.

ShawnOk

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Nat, it looks like you're doing some awesome work! Excited to see this competed! Just a question, can you possible do a Quick DIY on taking out/putting back the seats. I feel like I want to remove mine in the near future and any photos or steps will be really helpful. Hopefully you will oblige. Thanks.

Nat

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Shawn...I'll do my best to take pictures when we put everything back together.

Nat

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Car is now in the paint both. First coat of white paint.



First coat of Porsche Carmine Red on the V-Vision front bumper. We will do 3 coats of red.



First coat of red on the rear V-Vision rear bumper using BASF Glasurit paint.

Nat

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Rear bumper is done with the accent colors. I decided to go with black and gunmetal fins to give it an additional dimension.


Still needs to be cut and polish.

veritek

Haven't been on CL in a while and this is what I come back to, just WOW!!!! This is an epic SC build, heck, an epic build PERIOD!!! Love the direction you took with the different color enhancements with the rear bumper too. Can't wait to see the finished masterpiece.

Nat

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Thank you...hoping to make the deadline by 10/26. Crunch time...

Nat

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Here is the front bumper painted.



Still waiting for the grille to come back from powder coating.

WIL44

Love this.

Nat

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Thank you...just trying to meet the standards set from some of the veteran SC430 owners on CL.

Nat

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Since the headlights are already removed, i figure now is the only opportunity to clean it up. I started out wet sanding with 600 grit sandpaper, then moving to 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500 and then 3000. Just need a clear coat and it should look close to being new.


With the headlights out, I decided to remove and paint the housing. Looking into painting it black to give it a modern look like some of the newer cars nowaday. Going to do a demon eyes on this setup too. Not sure how it's going to turn out though.