Thyfire’s 1Geen Restoration - Lots of pics

[SZfiftyfour]

Yep, its only the best for this girl or.... thats how far my wallet could invest. Guess where i bought it? from IKEA

Was in the garage today, just doing the last few things before I fire up the compressor to spray the car with fuller.(filler?)

I'll take som pictures tomorrow Still going strong, paint on Saturday!

Sweet, I wont ask what color you got.....
*Filler
Ha, IKEA, people flip out over that stuff around here. I heard the lines at IKEA during black friday were rediculous.

[Ichiban]

^LOL!

I can't wait to see it painted! I hope it's black

[2ndGenGuy]

^^ Indeed, black is by far one of my favorite colors, if not the best color on a 1st gen.

[1GCustomAccord]

Yep, its only the best for this girl or.... thats how far my wallet could invest. Guess where i bought it? from IKEA

Was in the garage today, just doing the last few things before I fire up the compressor to spray the car with fuller.(filler?)

I'll take som pictures tomorrow Still going strong, paint on Saturday!

Filler... mmm.. i call it primer or surfacer, dont know how its called in USA.

[Thyfire]

Filler... mmm.. i call it primer or surfacer, dont know how its called in USA.

Yeah, primer. Filler or primer is the same her. I think. More pictures coming later tonight.

I've mentioned which color its going to be, earlier. Hehe. It's black
Just painting up the damage side.

[1GCustomAccord]

Yeah, primer. Filler or primer is the same her. I think. More pictures coming later tonight.

I've mentioned which color its going to be, earlier. Hehe. It's black
Just painting up the damage side.

Cool, my car originally was light blue metallic, but i am also painting it black.
Hope to see pics of the progress in your car soon!

[soliddzign]

I'm so jealous of that rear spoiler, it's not even funny! That has to be some sort of retro-fit or universal fit spoiler, doesn't it?

[1GCustomAccord]

I'm so jealous of that rear spoiler, it's not even funny! That has to be some sort of retro-fit or universal fit spoiler, doesn't it?

There is a OEM rear spoiler for the first gen fastback, is made of semi-translucid ambar acrillic, i have a new one lying around.

The last pic of Tyfire´s car looks like a time machine hidden in a cave, like in back to the future! Love that pic.

[Thyfire]

The last pic of Tyfire´s car looks like a time machine hidden in a cave, like in back to the future! Love that pic.

hehe

Didn't get to spray any filler on it yesterday, my friend is like really picky so had to sand, sand and more sanding yesterday. Filler on today, more fine-sanding tomorrow and paint on sunday. Gaaah. Hope its going to go after schedule now.

[A18A]

isn't sanding just awesome lol. cant wait to see it done

[Thyfire]

Guess what. Forgot my camera. So I took some pictures with my phone. They came out allright tho.

Done with the filler. Hope it will dry till tomorrow, need to do some sanding with water... What is that called?

Loading up pictures as we speak. Here some old pictures I found from when I just bought it.




Nice ass

[Thyfire]

I'll just spam this post.

















And end result after primer

[1GCustomAccord]

Guess what. Forgot my camera. So I took some pictures with my phone. They came out allright tho.

Done with the filler. Hope it will dry till tomorrow, need to do some sanding with water... What is that called?

OMG is that you surfacing the car? Awesome!!

Sanding with water.. i call it wet sanding.

And... the car looks incredible in black.

Nice signature on the glass btw.

[Thyfire]

OMG is that you surfacing the car? Awesome!!

Hehe, no that was my friend helping me out. Hehe. Girls all the way

[79cord]

Exciting to see the progress. Can't wait to see the results. That crease is hard to get looking right, good luck. Faults never seem to show up until you think you are done!

Trimmed Mk2 Golf front lip? Rear hatch looks so clean without badges, those individual H-O-N-D-A letters are so difficult to clean around.

[Thyfire]

Exciting to see the progress. Can't wait to see the results. That crease is hard to get looking right, good luck. Faults never seem to show up until you think you are done!

Trimmed Mk2 Golf front lip? Rear hatch looks so clean without badges, those individual H-O-N-D-A letters are so difficult to clean around.

..What crease?, The one where the wheel arch and rest of the front meets?

I sort of did my best, and the rest the front bumper will cover. Carefully planed ;-)

I'm not sure about the lip or the spoiler. I guess I'm lucky somebody pimped it before I bought it.

I still got the honda letters if anyone wants them

[1GCustomAccord]

Hehe, no that was my friend helping me out. Hehe. Girls all the way

Awesome indeed. Female power! Yeah!

[2ndGenGuy]

Looking great! Can't wait to see it all shiny and in paint!

[Thyfire]

Another spam post coming Done with paint today! OMg, I just can't believe it. I'm actually done with the bodywork and paint!

For those who haven't read the whole tread, or forgot; Before you ask/say anything, I'm sorry to say, but I didn't do a whole bodypaint, I "only" painted the right side of the car since that was where the damage was.
I totally should have I repainted the whole car.
But that would be a massive job, my guess is the rest of the car isn't that flawless when you start to sand it down, suddenly theres hundreds of small dings and things you have to fill with bondo.

Maybe I'll consider it some time later, its anyways insain that I even worked on the car this month, since there is like between -1celcius and -20 Celsius outside, and my "garage" is like a pit hole, no isolation no nothing. The doors don't even close tight, there is always gaps in the bottom part.

Working with bondo or even using a compressor and spray painting when its that cold is ridiculous. Filler has 20 hours drying time, in room temperature!

So I'm actually overexcited over the fact that I got it done! Omg

My plans now, is really just letting it sit in its garage till the weather gets warmer, and the snow melts away. When spring time come, its will be changing of breaks and interior, and a good ol' polish so that rest of the car matches the new painted side

Pictures follow.

[Thyfire]

WET-SANDING





I guess you can say we used a "wee-bit" of sanding paper. This is just a fraction






Cars out of the bat-cave, and inside the paintshop.
Ready for paint!










I'm totally loving this car.

[A18A]

nice progress, looking good so far. top stuff

[Thyfire]

(cont.)


Here is the "good" side, looking all dirty and really really dusty.


Using a lot of time on taping










aaaaand... omg (i'm missing a lot of inbetween shots)

SHINY AND NEW

[1GCustomAccord]

BRrrr!!!! Sanding with cold water!! I know the feeling with just 12 celsius outside, i just cant imagine doing it with -20!

I didnt ever noticed that the reverse lights on your car are painted ambar.

Good job, the car is looking great!

[Hazwan]

Nice progress!

[Ichiban]

Nice!