IT'S PANDA TIME!!! (56k no-no)
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IT'S PANDA TIME!!! (56k no-no)
The inevitable had to be done. After over a year of procrastination/exuses on my behalf...
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.
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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Looks bad ass Andy. The extra prep work and light mist coats really paid off.
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Thanks guys!!! I couldn't have done it without Hooman. I can't wait to get her out on the road full time. People are already pointing and saying "look look!". Hahahaha... Takumi is big time!
The "Fujiwara Tofu" stixor should have been here last week along with the "Apex Twin Cam 16" & "Trueno" stixors for the rear. Bwaahahaha... after that, the Zenki bumper's gotta go on - and of course... WATANABE's (eventually, lol)!!! One of these days, I suppose a 20v will need to go in there... but FOERST things FOERST, lol.
Oh yeah - the total cost was $65 everything. Not a bad project at all! Bwaahahaha... now I'm parking the eight-six in the covered spot, and the e46 outside, lol.
The "Fujiwara Tofu" stixor should have been here last week along with the "Apex Twin Cam 16" & "Trueno" stixors for the rear. Bwaahahaha... after that, the Zenki bumper's gotta go on - and of course... WATANABE's (eventually, lol)!!! One of these days, I suppose a 20v will need to go in there... but FOERST things FOERST, lol.
Oh yeah - the total cost was $65 everything. Not a bad project at all! Bwaahahaha... now I'm parking the eight-six in the covered spot, and the e46 outside, lol.
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I saw it FOERST! LOL
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