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    89 LXi b4&after

    STILL IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING. MORE PICS TO COME!!!

    had this for a while now. dont know how long to be honest. did a full body paint job. saving up for wheels and maybe engine swap soon.

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    (sorry didnt have much pics of before)

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    MORE PICS TO COME!!



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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    Nice!

    Fresh black paint is amazing I remember when I had my old nasty oxidizing del Sol sent in to the paint booth...a couple days later it came out gleamin like a champ It's a good feeling!

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    very nice now clean up that engine bay !

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    I want your car.


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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    very nice indeed, looks much better now!

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    Would look much better if you replaced that eyebrow. Should be common. I know I have a bunch of them. Other than that, looks great. How much did the paint set you back, and where did you have it done?

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    Quote Originally Posted by Rendon LX-i View Post
    I want your car.
    haha, ill take that as a complement?

    Quote Originally Posted by Vanilla Sky View Post
    Would look much better if you replaced that eyebrow. Should be common. I know I have a bunch of them. Other than that, looks great. How much did the paint set you back, and where did you have it done?
    yea, funny thing. i'd think 3g accords would be common in most junk yards, but i went to 3 different ones and none had spare eye brows. Wierd...so im stuck with what i have until i find one.
    the paint...well its a long story. see my dad actually owns a auto body shop, Diamond certified btw hehe and he offered to let me paint the car myself. his shop switched to water-based paint (required by state law recently) and he still has left over solvent-base paint. so finished off the rest of the red metallic black solvents. But the whole thing took about 5 days total. i did the prep myself, DA wet sand primer base and clear coat etc. then polishing. it was fun. so it didnt really cost me anything except a lot of time. But if you otta know, the paint job would've roughly costed around $3000. so im happy just gotta work on internal now.

    Quote Originally Posted by A18A View Post
    very nice indeed, looks much better now!
    thanks man

    Quote Originally Posted by Civic Accord Honda View Post
    very nice now clean up that engine bay !
    yea, im working on it. i'm not quick with projects, especially with this so it may take a while. but it'll be fun. just gotta save up and look around

    Quote Originally Posted by soccerwuedo5 View Post
    Nice!

    Fresh black paint is amazing I remember when I had my old nasty oxidizing del Sol sent in to the paint booth...a couple days later it came out gleamin like a champ It's a good feeling!
    Yup, it does feel really good. i just polished it also. the clear coat ended up dying back so had to re-wet sand and polish with compounds and glaze. it looks amazing now, better than the pics.

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    I think I might have one I could ship you for cheap. Let me check on its condition. Anything else you'd need?

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    Paint is looking good. Black 3geez = sexy!

    And post new pics of the car wetsanded

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    i think it looks great too. definatly better than the faded shitty paint before lol

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    i like your car...ok cool now i have some one that can paint my car right?

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    Quote Originally Posted by Vanilla Sky View Post
    I think I might have one I could ship you for cheap. Let me check on its condition. Anything else you'd need?
    that would be cool man. send me a pic if possible, still havnt found any in the junk yard. i also need a set of windshield soap spray. you know which ones right? mine are crap. if you have em let me know.

    Quote Originally Posted by Hazwan View Post
    Paint is looking good. Black 3geez = sexy!

    And post new pics of the car wetsanded
    i dont have much pics of it wet sanded but heres just a few random i took

    Da'd:




    Primer:


    Polishing/Glazing

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    Quote Originally Posted by AccordB20A View Post
    i think it looks great too. definatly better than the faded shitty paint before lol
    tell me about it.

    Quote Originally Posted by MessyHonda View Post
    i like your car...ok cool now i have some one that can paint my car right?
    haha. maybe if you live close by

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    Re: 89 LXi b4&after

    Lookin good

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