LOLA got Owees last week - Pictures
09-07-2006, 08:57 PM
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Resurrection Day is Near!
This is it. The time is near for LOLA to Debut her new dress.
I should be finished and ready for pictures tomorrow. I might respray the top because it has quite a lot of Cutting Compound sprinkles on it that most probably will not come out. All I have left to do is the Fog Light Assemblies and a few screws and of course the TOP.
I purchased new door Moldings from Marshall at Trussville. And when I took them out of the bag the passenger side was kinda bent up. I tried to straighten it as much as I caould, but I still don't like it. SOOOO, I'll have to call him and see if I can get a replacement.
*********** :gay: LOLA LIVES AGAIN :gay: **************
I should be finished and ready for pictures tomorrow. I might respray the top because it has quite a lot of Cutting Compound sprinkles on it that most probably will not come out. All I have left to do is the Fog Light Assemblies and a few screws and of course the TOP.
I purchased new door Moldings from Marshall at Trussville. And when I took them out of the bag the passenger side was kinda bent up. I tried to straighten it as much as I caould, but I still don't like it. SOOOO, I'll have to call him and see if I can get a replacement.
*********** :gay: LOLA LIVES AGAIN :gay: **************
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09-21-2006, 03:27 PM
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Late Pictures!
It's been a couple of weeks since I put her all back together. She still needs pinstriping and I think I will paint the black stripe on the bottom again. I purchased a new LOGO emblem from Japan also - I didn't like the old "toilet bowl" emblem. I haven't stuck that one on yet either. All in all, I'm pretty happy with the finished results. 
Thank You All,
LOLA
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Looking good. (I see the tires are pointed the right way this time!) Hey and they are the same as my DDs.
! Melbert was here!
You edited that post! Don't make me look stupid!
05-23-2008, 08:35 AM
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I'm going to bring this back to the top just 'cause it's awesome. So you did this in your garage I assume, cause the car is on blocks. You didn't build a little booth?! I notice there's not much overspray on all the other things in your garage. What did you do for ventalation? What equipment (gun, compressor, water/oil seperator, respirator, etc)? How is it holding up after 2 years?
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05-23-2008, 10:51 AM
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I'm going to bring this back to the top just 'cause it's awesome. So you did this in your garage I assume, cause the car is on blocks. You didn't build a little booth?! I notice there's not much overspray on all the other things in your garage. What did you do for ventalation? What equipment (gun, compressor, water/oil seperator, respirator, etc)? How is it holding up after 2 years?
In the garage -
Funny you should ask right now, because I am compounding out some over-spray from something else I did near the car about a month ago -
STUPID ME!
I got the paint on-line from here:
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/
Clear coat and SU Base Coat and some primer for nose cover and raer cover and the accident area at the rear quarter.
Lots of Vinyl that painters use - 1 Roll
2 fans - I didn't really mask off the garage - Too much of a pain in the ***, although if I remember coorectly I did cover many parts of it. But with the fans blowing and sucking there wasn't much of a problem.
I bought 2 HVLP guns (low end).
The compressor was (crappy), but it worked. Small compressors have a tendency to make more moisture. YES I used a water separator but moisture still came through at times. A small pressure regulator was also attached to the guns.
Double filter face mask about $40/50. (You need this for sure)
I removed all of the belt mouldings and anything RUBBER, for a more professional look. I hate paint/tape marks on the rubber.
Side mirrors werwe also removed.
I painted the hood, trunk lid, headlight covers inside the garage and outside.
Once again - The most important part is the prep work and how far you want to go to make it look right - My feeling was that if a paint shop wants $2K to $4K to fix my car and they are not rocket scientists, then I can do it also. It just takes time to do it right.
~~ The paint was the most expensive (app. $550) part of it. I spent around $1200 including the ($360) for the new front fender and the used door (whole w/windows and internals). ~~
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