"It'll look good!"

[nightfire]

You said you had a few runs. Did you do a light tack coat first to give the paint a base to adhere to?

I did, yea.. and it certainly helped. The problem is I was working in the dark with only a handheld fluorescent light.... I couldn't see what I was doing.

[nightfire]

Well here's an emo shot of my respray:



There are some runs and a couple orange peel areas I'll have to sand out, but the paint's not completely cured yet. All in all, a definite improvement. But god painting's hard.

I still have to do the hatch and the bumpers/fenders, but I'll do that when I replace them.

[projectzemx3]

lol i sort of enjoyed my car when it was a bondo buggy, blue door purple bumper mx3. especially when it was completely sanded down before paint. it was a total sleeper.

[nightfire]

lol i sort of enjoyed my car when it was a bondo buggy, blue door purple bumper mx3. especially when it was completely sanded down before paint. it was a total sleeper.

Ya you know it wasn't the work that was getting to me .. it was actually kinda fun... the problem was I was doing this all in a parking garage and I knew at any moment all hell could break loose and the building owner would fly off the handle... which he did, right after I finished my last coat.

I was always working under a frustrating time pressure, and learning at the same time. Bad combination.

[_-Night-Shade-_]

Holy s---, that is a definite improvement!

[nightfire]

Holy s---, that is a definite improvement!

Thanks!

Next up:



This should be a lot easier to paint since I can do it on my balcony during the day instead of in a dark garage.

[mx-3_4evr]

Nice man! I like the Mazdaspeed bumper. Balcony painting FTW!