Just like the title says. I used the $50 paint job method. I just finished the first coat.
in this pic you can see that it's going to take about four coats to get the old white covered up nicely:
I will update this thread throughout this week while I keep painting it.
Comments welcome
hmm..... lets see how this compares to the spray can paint jobs.
"Eat, Drink, and be Merry!"
hmm wow that looks pretty tight. lol
one day I'll return.
Assuming you're leaving it two-tone, its going to look really nice when your done. Are you gonna do any wet-sanding between coats?
yes two-tone.. ive always wanted this paint scheme since i had my very first car. I am going to wet sand every two coats. And once I'm done buff the living hell out of it!!Originally Posted by CcordLevel2
hella sweet
you should replace the rear cracked bumper and make that lip fit right tho maybe even do a 92-93 trunk swap and blackhoused headlights with yellow high beam
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
are u guna clear coat???
Looks pretty good man, what type of paint did you use?
have all that in mind... getting a new front bumper, rear bumper, blackhoused headlight and corners.. i like the 9091 trunk actually. im going with 3000k hid high beam, and 6000k or 8000k low beams and mount the lude fogs better or get oem/jdm ones....hella sweet
you should replace the rear cracked bumper and make that lip fit right tho maybe even do a 92-93 trunk swap and blackhoused headlights with yellow high beam
i can see youve been hanging around cb7tuner a lot
no clear coat needed... shines right up without a problem
rustoleum protective enamel, gloss black
Looks good man although i've never been a fan of white.still looks good
Looking good.
got the second coat on tonight... will take pics tomorrow after work.
sweethave all that in mind... getting a new front bumper, rear bumper, blackhoused headlight and corners.. i like the 9091 trunk actually. im going with 3000k hid high beam, and 6000k or 8000k low beams and mount the lude fogs better or get oem/jdm ones....
i can see youve been hanging around cb7tuner a lot
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
looks good, cant wait to see it finished..
on a side note, are those konig monsoon's i see on there?? i had a set a while back and sold them wish i never did
Can't wait to see the finished product!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
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did you do any prepwork to the car or just go over the existing paint?
why yes they are. got them $150 with some pretty new rubber on them.. gotta love craigslist
shaved antenna and windshield washer nozzle(sp?) things. sanded down everything with 150 grit, then went back over everything with 400 for a smoother look, then paint.
dont have one yet.. dont feel like making one lol.. but now that im doing a lot to the car i will start one.. working on some itbs for it... i think im gonna be the only one on there with them on an f22 (besides bisi)sweet
no windshield washers? i couldnt live without those things. when i first got my 3gee mine didnt work (the hose was cut) and it sucked ass because i couldnt clean my windshield. my wipers would just smear when i used them.
OT: Why are you bothering with that car though? I had a 92 EX and I absolutely HATED that car, even with less than half the miles that my 3G has. It was heavy, it handled like a barge, and working on the brakes was completely impossible.
Keep us updated though! The car looks cool, I just can't stand owning one.
do you like to piss people off?
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
damn, you probably need a lesson or ten if you can't work on the brakes
handles like crap?? dont think so.. this would run circles around my old 3rd gen any day.. and I really had a lot of shit done to my ol 3rd gen.. this thing is 100% stock
sigh, children..
anyways...here's some pics of the second coat on it..
as you can see, the second coat really covered things up well..
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