Matt 6 Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 After my baby being off the road over the winter I decided to have it painted before the good English weather returned Just over three weeks ago I took my car to a local paint shop which is owned by a good friend of mine. Working on the car after work for a couple of hours each night until it was totally stripped on the outside, including the glass being removed. All the bodykit was repaired where it had being marked and stressed over the years in Japan and then preped ready for paint. Once this was done the rest of the body was preped. To our amazement the body was perfectly straight apart from the bonnet!! The only repair work the whole body needed was a small dent in the front part of the bonnet, we couldn't believe it When I first bought the car about 8 months ago I noticed that the bonnet was all crazed in the paint work. When we started to flat the bonnet back to get rid of this we found out that the laquer on the bonnet was still soft and had never hardened at all!! Very strange indeed. The bonnet was then flatted back to bare metal primed ready for paint. All this prep work took us about 2 weeks and was done off site from the bodyshop as I couldn't be taking space up down there for that long. Easter Friday morning I went across to finish the prep work and to start bagging the car up ready to over to the paint shop, luckily my friend finished work early that day which ment we got it down to the shop Friday afternoon instead of Saturday morning, bonus. Now the bodyshop is about 5 miles away from where it had all been preped and stripped, so this made for an interesting drive through Nottingham in a Supra that was stripped of all its bodykit, mirrors, handles and glass!!! Friday afternoon the car was painted which ment we could leave it to air dry in the paint booth over night rather than having to bake it and get it back out quickly. It has had 4 coats of base colour and 4 coats of laquer to help give it a really deep shine. Once we had driven it back to the other unit on Saturday morning my friend then spent the rest of the day flatting and polishing the whole car. Bank Holiday Monday I spent most of it rebuilding my car to the point that I needed the glass refitting. Glass fitters came back on Friday diner, so Friday night I finished the build ready for the bodykit to be flatted and polished. Again my friend spent most of his weekend on and off polishing the whole car ready for me to collect on Sunday evening, WOW!!! What a result, she is gorgeous again All new badges have been fitted this week and next week I am having the wheels refurbished and hopefully new arch liners fitted to finish the outside off. Then its time for the interior........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rich Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 looking great mate,same front as mine and in the fastest colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Looks pure!! get some tyre gel on that rubber tho. :edit just realised your having your rims refurbed, will look fantastic when you finish, i presume your keeping them white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 lookss great. i love a kitted supe in white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris aka fonz Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Looking good mate , White was on my not too get list when i was buying a soop but completely changed my mind lately , love the supra in white . Looks good with white wheels too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 looks good mate, lovin that rear end what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDriver Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Looks good! That frontend is awesome Greets, Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGSi Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Looking good matt. Hopefully mine will be done for the bubble meet as i'd luv to see yours now!! Take it easy, Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooper-supra Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Looks great the spoiler suits it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 6 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 looks good mate, lovin that rear end what is it? Cheers everyone for all your comments The rear end is from a company called Regulus, never seen it before anywhere other than there website. Wheels are staying white, having the done the same white as the car. Just been to have my O.Z vinyls made for them in reflective Red so they stand out even more at night Tyres are all slicked up at the minute, been out cruising in it for the last 3 days!! Insured it for 1 week so I could use it over this weekend before I take my rims off!! Just had to use it in this good weather. Doesn't look like I am going to make the Bubble Inn meet now though, really gutted about that But it will be for a good reason!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Looks great in white, like the kit and the wheels look cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 6 Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 Only the interior to decide what to do with now...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupra Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Looks good Matt, White soops really stand out on the road.(Thats why i bought one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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