Finally!!!!!!

So Friday night was the day...the car was rolled into the booth and the sealer was shot. Sealer laid out pretty welll, I really can't complain
1st coat of the base was next shot
Then a 2nd Coat ...
What was kinda scary was when the base was laid on, it almost looked pinkish...which was interesting to say the least...but when it started to flash, it almost looked like primer.
Next the pearl was laid out..
so the count was, 3 coats of base, 4 coats of pearl
Then cleared..
Rolled the car into the classroom to let sit after the paint was baked for 30 mins.
Kinda looks somewhat primer in this picture as well.
Now it looks somewhat purple..
Pushed out into the sun!
It has a grey/blue look to it..
Then it flops to purple in some angles..but a real suttle purple.




Now, the Instructor has advised that I color sand the car, lay out the silver for the flash, and then re-clear the car. Although the solid color is growing on me, not sure which way I want to go, but either way the paint needs some color sanding love on it. Overall, the car won't win any shows, but I'm really happy with it, it's got a few flaws, some parts I should have taken care of, just noticed it after the paint was laid on, but you know what, I'm planning on driving the heck out of it so I'm not worried!

Milestone!

So, for the month of Apri, there wasn't a whole lotta exciting stuff. Got around to blocking out the rest of the car, cleaned everything up, and this past weekend, was finally able to lay color to the door/hood/trunk jambs. Everything was all masked up, and the sealer was 1st applied. Decided to paint underneath the trunk lid as well...the inside of the trunk will have bedliner.

All masked up and sealer laid out.

Finally the base went on...after that tacked up..pearl was sprayed.

Finally finished off with a couple good coats of clear.

Tried to take pictures of it out in the sun, but you really can't tell the color in the pix. It's an 2008 Lexus GS400 Color, Opaline Pearl, sort of an offwhite base with blue/red pearls in it. Some lights it looks a little blue/white, and then in the direct sunlight it's got a pretty cool pearl effect going.

So this week, the rest of the car will be painted, hopefully by Sunday, all will be painted and cleared. Ordered up my weatherstripping from Scotts Old Rubber in OZ, also ordered the light gaskets from mk1-cortina.com, also in OZ. Window trim is out to the chromers so that should be coming back in a few weeks.

Getting that much closer!