So, today I had to take the S14 over to the body shop because the rattling windows were finally starting to really get on my nerves. I guess… that’s what happens when you start doing things like… plugging water leaks in the trunk and fixing the air conditioning. You start to get a little bit more picky about things, like when the doors sound like rattling bird cages whenever you run over a bump in the road.… Read the rest of this now >>
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I left off on the last step with some really nasty orange peel on the clear coat. I really wanted to take care of that, so I ended up sanding the clear FLAT with some 1200-grit sandpaper. That was last night. The shower is a great place for wet sanding.
After the ol’ 9-5, I came home and sprayed the flow coat on.… Read the rest of this now >>
We left off at Part 1 with a really nasty primer coat. Well, not super nasty (it could have been worse) but definitely far from smooth. After that initial coat of primer dried, I sanded it down with some 600-grit sandpaper to leave a nicer surface for the base color coat.… Read the rest of this now >>
My latest project is to paint some of these Subaru body kit parts that one of the guys picked up from Craigslist. Since I really want to get better, I figure this will make some good practice. In total, I have 2 rear valences and one rear wing that needs to be painted silver.… Read the rest of this now >>