my car after a paint n a polish
25 July 2008, 01:19 PM
#1
my car after a paint n a polish
hey guys here are some pics of my car, i've had it for 3 weeks now, i was originally tuned by a member of sidc.
heres the spec:
SUBARU IMPREZA UK 2000 TURBO:
390 bhp with 352 lb/ft torque-
APS SR40 Ballbearing hybrid turbo-
apexi fc commander ecu-
HKS turbo timer-
STI rebuild STI ported heads and cams-
ty754 refurbed gear-
walbro fuel pump -
nismo injectors -
stainless head gaskets & rocker cover gaskets -
Autobahn88 front mounted intercooler-
gas flowed downpipe -
kakumei gt spec tubular manifold and up-pipe-
Cobra 3" exhaust system -
forge 007p dv with shimmed yellow spring-
silicone hose kit -
Diamond power clutch and machined ultralight flywheel-
mintex extreme 1144 pads-
full sti kit -
p1 lip spoiler
when i got the car it had been a little niglected by the middle owner, so it got a fresh lot of oil through out the car, the body had seen some shabby paint too and had a little rust coming through, but with a sound engine i was fine as i paint for a living, with in a week the annoying paint got ontop of me and i painted it lol so it went from this:
to this:
its had a full hand wet sand, and then a few buffs, going through the grades of polishes up to glaze and then finally a wax, i used the new autoglym hd wax, i must say im impressed and im a meguirs man through and through
heres the engine, im too scared to power wash it so im doing the bits by hand, i took the ic pipes off and machined them, added a few polished bits and gave it a genral clean
only thing that now spoils the car is the none genuine boot spoiler, its the worlds worst replica lol
cheers for looking
jake
heres the spec:
SUBARU IMPREZA UK 2000 TURBO:
390 bhp with 352 lb/ft torque-
APS SR40 Ballbearing hybrid turbo-
apexi fc commander ecu-
HKS turbo timer-
STI rebuild STI ported heads and cams-
ty754 refurbed gear-
walbro fuel pump -
nismo injectors -
stainless head gaskets & rocker cover gaskets -
Autobahn88 front mounted intercooler-
gas flowed downpipe -
kakumei gt spec tubular manifold and up-pipe-
Cobra 3" exhaust system -
forge 007p dv with shimmed yellow spring-
silicone hose kit -
Diamond power clutch and machined ultralight flywheel-
mintex extreme 1144 pads-
full sti kit -
p1 lip spoiler
when i got the car it had been a little niglected by the middle owner, so it got a fresh lot of oil through out the car, the body had seen some shabby paint too and had a little rust coming through, but with a sound engine i was fine as i paint for a living, with in a week the annoying paint got ontop of me and i painted it lol so it went from this:
to this:
its had a full hand wet sand, and then a few buffs, going through the grades of polishes up to glaze and then finally a wax, i used the new autoglym hd wax, i must say im impressed and im a meguirs man through and through
heres the engine, im too scared to power wash it so im doing the bits by hand, i took the ic pipes off and machined them, added a few polished bits and gave it a genral clean
only thing that now spoils the car is the none genuine boot spoiler, its the worlds worst replica lol
cheers for looking
jake
25 July 2008, 04:01 PM
#6
Get some more of the in between pics on Jake 
You need to get yourself an sti washer bottle it's a hell of a lot smaller than the uk version.... check that thread of mine out on ISN for the engine bay fettle it's all on there and how I went about cleaning mine it should help you out.
You need to get yourself an sti washer bottle it's a hell of a lot smaller than the uk version.... check that thread of mine out on ISN for the engine bay fettle it's all on there and how I went about cleaning mine it should help you out.
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25 July 2008, 04:16 PM
#8
on go on then lol
interior is mint, as is the engine, but the body is a let down,
so decided to paint it, but this time im staying blue, lol nearly wrote white then haha
spent half hr at dinner on the car got it to this stage
just needs bumpers, handles, bonnet and strips taking off then its time for repairs,
got on the car in overtime tongiht, had a good 3 hrs stright on it
pics:
the dents
all repaired and into primer
car is now ready for paint, first thing in the morning its a case of clean the booth, water it and then mask and paint,
yeah
also these came this morning, bonnet bling
pics
interior is mint, as is the engine, but the body is a let down,
so decided to paint it, but this time im staying blue, lol nearly wrote white then haha
spent half hr at dinner on the car got it to this stage
just needs bumpers, handles, bonnet and strips taking off then its time for repairs,
got on the car in overtime tongiht, had a good 3 hrs stright on it
pics:
the dents
all repaired and into primer
car is now ready for paint, first thing in the morning its a case of clean the booth, water it and then mask and paint,
yeah
also these came this morning, bonnet bling
pics
25 July 2008, 04:17 PM
#9
productivde day today,
got the car masked up and into the booth for paint, about 2 litres of base and 3 litres of clear later oh and 3hrs, and the car was done.
while it was cooling, i set about prepping the bits like bumpers, handles spoilers etc. then they went into the booth too,
with the spoiler being fibrglass i dint bake these so there air drying.
while they were drying i decided to flat the car for polishing, wet flat by hand with 2000 paper, followed by 3000 trizact pad on a dual air sander, tommorow is polishing and possibly a bit of building too.
pics:
jake
got the car masked up and into the booth for paint, about 2 litres of base and 3 litres of clear later oh and 3hrs, and the car was done.
while it was cooling, i set about prepping the bits like bumpers, handles spoilers etc. then they went into the booth too,
with the spoiler being fibrglass i dint bake these so there air drying.
while they were drying i decided to flat the car for polishing, wet flat by hand with 2000 paper, followed by 3000 trizact pad on a dual air sander, tommorow is polishing and possibly a bit of building too.
pics:
jake
25 July 2008, 04:18 PM
#10
got into work at 8:30 started to buff the car
cutting compound done
then a machine glaze
difference in flat and polished paint, with a reflection shot
then i set about building the car up, all thats left now are the doors
done,
im dam tiered now, been a busy day, also sold a 5ft fish tank and my mtb lol been all over haha
enjoy
looks alot better now than it did, not 100% but then it never was guan be lol
jake
cutting compound done
then a machine glaze
difference in flat and polished paint, with a reflection shot
then i set about building the car up, all thats left now are the doors
done,
im dam tiered now, been a busy day, also sold a 5ft fish tank and my mtb lol been all over haha
enjoy
looks alot better now than it did, not 100% but then it never was guan be lol
jake
25 July 2008, 04:21 PM
#11
i started the car on thursady at 12:30 stripping it, then i had 3 hrs from 6 till 9, then on friday i spent my diner hour and an hr after work getting the car ready for paint, sat i painted the car, flatted the bits and painted them and finally wet flatted the car by hand with 2000 wet and dry, left about 4:30. then on sunday i had a good day polishing it etc, got in at 8:30-till 12:30 then went back down and did 3:00 while 9:00
the mrs was a bit of a car widow that week, but im glad its done.
jake
the mrs was a bit of a car widow that week, but im glad its done.
jake
25 July 2008, 08:13 PM
#14
Bit of a thread hijack, hope you don't mind. My RB5 is in for some bodywork repairs (thanks to the pensioner who pulled out into the side of it!) Nothing too drastic, new rear nearside door and repair to wheel arch and rear wing/bumper. Was due to get it back today but I'm now informed that they are having trouble matching the colour and the paint manufacturer is due to come in and help. Any ideas as to what may be going wrong as your in the trade. It's an insurance approved place so reputable as far as I know...
25 July 2008, 08:15 PM
#15
Yours looks stunning by the way! Hope mine comes back looking as good (having the bonnet and bumper done while it's there to sort out the stone chips). Also, was that an old Marin full suss bike in the background of one of the pics?
25 July 2008, 09:00 PM
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Great wee thread mate,the car looks real good!Wish to f**k i knew how to prep and paint it would save me a fortune
Mines going in soon for bonnet,both bumpers rear drivers side door and both skirts.Very careless previous owner.Although it came from Germany and i believe there is a race track down thet neck of the woods
Mines going in soon for bonnet,both bumpers rear drivers side door and both skirts.Very careless previous owner.Although it came from Germany and i believe there is a race track down thet neck of the woods
25 July 2008, 11:59 PM
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Man i would pay you good money to get my car in that condition. Really great job you have done here 
Ive just recently purchased a 96 wrx import and have the same problem. The interior is mint as is the engine but the paint is not so good, needs a good t-cut to get the bland patches back.
Cool car man, very impressive
Stevie
Ive just recently purchased a 96 wrx import and have the same problem. The interior is mint as is the engine but the paint is not so good, needs a good t-cut to get the bland patches back.
Cool car man, very impressive
Stevie
26 July 2008, 12:22 PM
#27
cheers guy's ill start at the top lol:
marin depending on there paint company - if there ins approved its likely there now on water based systems. they might not have a good shade of the colour ie too dark too light, the paint company comes in with a camera that scans the paint and will pick a shade- were lucky we bought the camera too lol
the bike is a marin alpine trail 05
as for bonnet, if there doing it for chips make sure they blend the wings for colour.
wrx- was three full single coats haha used a litre a time, as i pi$$ed it on haha
wrighty- its an sti engine with hybrid turbo
beef- any colour now is pretty much clear over base, so if you car came in like mine ie dented to hell haha you'd be looking at £1500
exvaux- once painted your left with a 'gun finish' this will not be totally flat and will have a few bits in it, tbh there were about 6 as i wet the booth floors.
so your next step is to snd the clear smooth to get it like glass, thats flat finish is the result
jake
marin depending on there paint company - if there ins approved its likely there now on water based systems. they might not have a good shade of the colour ie too dark too light, the paint company comes in with a camera that scans the paint and will pick a shade- were lucky we bought the camera too lol
the bike is a marin alpine trail 05
as for bonnet, if there doing it for chips make sure they blend the wings for colour.
wrx- was three full single coats haha used a litre a time, as i pi$$ed it on haha
wrighty- its an sti engine with hybrid turbo
beef- any colour now is pretty much clear over base, so if you car came in like mine ie dented to hell haha you'd be looking at £1500
exvaux- once painted your left with a 'gun finish' this will not be totally flat and will have a few bits in it, tbh there were about 6 as i wet the booth floors.
so your next step is to snd the clear smooth to get it like glass, thats flat finish is the result
jake
26 July 2008, 09:15 PM
#30
Cuprajake - cheers for the info on the paint - I guess so long as it comes out looking right I don't mind waiting. On the bikes side of things - is the Marin yours? I have had various Marin full sussers and now have a Cove Hustler that is a real dream to ride...