The "FrankenStang gets a makeover" progress thread.
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BK_CAULEY
it's built for speed not longevity, woman
nice job... i think im gonna try and brush mine with an exterior latex now. prolly use the cheap wal-mart brand too. 
but seriously it looks at least 2.375 times better
but seriously it looks at least 2.375 times better
The notch was sold so i can finish my t-top car.. Im starting a progress thread soon.. as it sits my 84 hatch was taken down to bare metal and has 2 coats of primer on t now..
1990Coupe
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actually macco doesn't do clear coats.. only on the top of the line paint they sell which is like 1500 bucks... all of there paints are one step.. The paint on my mustang is a macco job. I did all the prep myself, and painted it with torch red one step paint, it was like 499.95.
...which is exactly why I did the paintjob on my Notch, myself, as well. If I want a cheap paintjob, I'll put on a cheap paintjob; I'm not going to dish out hundreds of bucks for paint that's only going to look marginally better. Not that my Mad Rustoleum Skillz are all that mad or skilled, but rather those of Maaco and the like are just about as bad; in both cases, unskilled wee-todds are putting paint on a vehicle, but the difference is that I don't have thousands of dollars of equipment and/or a professional paint booth to do this in. So yeah, I won't argue that a $30 paintjob is probably going to look like a $30 paintjob ... but it beats NO paintjob, at all.
Seriously, her hood was primered back in ... uhhhh ... whatever year, and had faded away to a point that with just a VERY light scuff-sanding, we were already down to bare metal. Light surface rust was beginning to form around some spots, and NOTHING rusts in Arizona! Sooooo, at least the car is all one color, now, a bit more shiney, and protected from the elements (excluding water spots, because our water out here SUCKS).
If anyone wants to throw stones and rag on her and/or me about giving it a DIY paintjob, then by all means, I'm sure we'd both be tickled pink if you'd be willing to bring all your painting equipment and supplies down here, rent us a paint booth, prep the thing, and spray it, yourself. I'll even buy you two cases of beer - one per car.Seriously. As she said, being dirt poor = no money for pretty stuff. At this point, if someone handed me $500, I'd sooner put it into paying off my school loan and/or fixing things that NEED fixing on my Fox than just making it more shiney and trying in vain to appease those who seem never to have anything but negative remarks to say about anything and everything that someone else does to their car(s).
That being said ... here's a couple of sunny pics...
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...and most of the mess created in the process of painting and such (including many cans of Cherry Coke Zero
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WOW it looks fuggin awesome!!!!!!! kudo's for a sweeeeettt job!!! im about to rattle can my DD,, but this looks like it came out just as good i may give it a try!!!
wht93gtEd
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...and most of the mess created in the process of painting and such (including many cans of Cherry Coke Zero
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mmmmmm.....Cherry Coke Zero....
anyone ever see that charger that was posted on corral? it was painted with rustoleum and rollers. They had to buff and wetsand the hell out of it, but it came out awsome. the only problem brought up was that it was a lacquer and had no uv protection. I guess if you could garage the car it wouldnt be such a big deal. looks great!
BK_CAULEY
it's built for speed not longevity, woman
ryan218
In just 10 years, I'll be old enough to drive!!!!
ryan218
In just 10 years, I'll be old enough to drive!!!!
Turkey Sammich
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Derailing a thread... It's a lot like peeing in the shower. You do it, even though you know it's wrong. And you can't help but to feel relieved after it's over.
Turkey Sammich
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