Yes, the lack of fog is rediculous...two gun loads get's the entire car covered! For next time, I've got to remember the feel of the gun. It is quite "soft" when it sprays.

Craig, if I didn't know you personally, I'd say you photoshopped that.

OMFG, I want to be just like you when I grow up.

Maybe I'm a little less apprehensive about painting the 122 now...

Unreal Craig, you are the master
If you would like more practice I can offer a project

Ya, let's chalk that up to the new gun. Sure the guy on the other end needs to know what he'd doing - but that Iwata can make anyone look good. I've got to find a gun with a big tip for the primer. I did so much sanding that the ends of my fingers on both hands are litterally raw from the sanding. I basically removed my finger prints in the last couple of days.

When I get home I'm going to give it a polish before the assembly party. The 122 is next.

Almost there Gents...this weekend was kicked off in great style when Dale and Beth came down for a working weekend. Greg stopped by to assist as well and with the three of us working we actually got the car out of the garage late on Sunday evening.

Given my two week hiatus to go witness the Olympic spectacle, I was a little further back than I wanted to be for Saturday. Friday was spent putting out fires at work and wet sanding the car (because it wasnt' shiny enough). Here's a few shots of the final polishing on Saturday AM.



Here I'm going to town with the wool buff...don't use it at this steep of an attack angle unless you either know what your doing or are moving very fast.

Then I switched to the foam buffs (blue is the "coarse" one) - a little squirt of water helps lube things a little.


Easy does it...looking good.



I only cut and polished the top half of the car. Here's the results after the white "fine" buff.



Then we masked the car back up again and I sprayed one little touch up in the trunk (note haze in photo on the drivers side) and shot the semi gloss black for the butt cheaks.


Greg then put the winter wheels back on and we started cleaning and putting the legal stuff (lights/horns etc) back on the car.



Then I drilled a couple of holes for the bumper mounting plate - nerves of steel - no time for a wandering drill!


Then we sparked it up and got it back on the street...a little video of the start.


Then, in keeping with our club tradition, the empty garage shot (don't know what happened to Dale's camera on this one).

A special thanks to Dale and Greg for all the help. Couldn't have done it withouth you guys. No full outside pictures just yet as the car is in for a winshield today.

I'm so cheezed that the timing didn't work out and that I couldn't come down this weekend to help. I wanted to be part of that action!

Congrats, Craig - this has been a big haul but it's really really close to being over now, and it looks great. Needs more chrome, though...

Almost the last photo's in the thread...here's the before and after set.

Before


After



Man, it really needs the belt line trim. Still waiting on that.

Red brakes and DIRT on the paint...

Ya, it was fun (there will be others, you won't miss them)...stressful to work on the car now that the paint is nice (fresh paint chips pretty easily). I'm really glad it's over, but sort of miss it. Now to get it clean, oh and the interior is still apart.

Tell me about it...

That is TRULY impressive, I admire the time and attention to detail you (and others) have put into that. My hat's off to you! Alex.

That looks great, nice work!

Just thought that I'd post a few pictures of 242 with snow.