Hooman and I finally got our li'l eight-six one step closer to how we planned it.
The car's original 1986 panda red/black combo needed a refresher of sorts... and she finally got it!
$65: 11 kans of krylon, two rolls of painters tape,
one fine-grit sanding block, one sunday paper,
and two 5-hr day's work...
and I present to you - Atlanta's ONLY white/black panda eight-six!
Step #1: Wash her down & remove excess drrrt.
Step #2: Wet sand any problematic areas (such as the Jesus fish a previous owner applied
).
Step #3: Rattle-can the wheels ultra-flat black.
Step #4: Begin masking off windows, tail lights, & trim with painter's tape & newspaper.
Step #5: Bust out the Krylon.
Step #6 (not really illustrated): Mask & paint lower half of car & hood satin black.
Step #7: Leave her sit overnight & start the next day with a fresh head clear of Krylon dust.
Step #8: Tape & mask the black portions of the car to prepare for the white.
Use the sunday paper to aid in covering the black portions you already sprayed.
Step #9: Start the white paint application.
Step #10: With the white paint applied, give her some time to dry & cure.
Step #11: Take dorky picture of self with gas mask on.
(BTW, I highly recommend one of these - especially if you're doing this in a poorly ventilated locale.)
Step #12: Unwrap your work carefully and slowly...
the paint still hasn't completely cured, and you don't want to destroy hours upon hours of work.
Step # 13: Bask in the glory as the fruits of your labor are fully unveiled.
Step #14: Rawk out more post-completion poses.
Step #15: Bring her to the surface & back into the real world!
Bwaahahahha... Hooman and I are the biggest dorks on the planet,
and we love every minute of it. We had to rawk it out Initial D style.
This was a team effort for sure. I was primary masking technician, since I'm so damn picky about detail...
and Hooman was primary paint batallion, since he's the rattle-can master.
We could not have rawked it out so hard individually. I thank him for putting up with my time-consuming mask techniques... I think it turned out RAD!
Keep an eye out around towne for the Ghost of Akina.
Now that the e46 is back with the cage, I'll be pushin' the eight-six around a bit more.
Yellow FD's better watch out, cause I'm comin' out gunnin' for sure.
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