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KDMofo · 10-23-2016, 01:32 PM

Was bored on the weekend so decided to give my Genesis a new colour. Thought I might as well take a stab at body work to cover up door dings

Took roughly 10hr's to do the fenders, hood, doors, 1/4, trunk, rocker and by the time it was finish baking at 4am, we decided to call it quits for the day. Plan on painting the rest another day and the hood black too. Until then, probably wont release the colour yet, but took me a couple days to find. Hint: It's from a 90's porsch

Removing a couple door dings and first time really doing body work. Scuffed down to the base, filled with filler > sand > more filler > sand > check from even surface > putty > finish with 180 grit

Then came all the R&I's... roof moulding, belt moulding, weather strip, front bumper, grill, side mirrors, door handles, rear bumper, headlamp, tail lamp emblem came off.

Pulled it into the paint shop and started with sanding the spots where I did body work starting from 320 to 600, made sure there was no deep scratches so I could avoid primer and use sealer instead. After, I ran the DA over the entire car with 800 grit.

After sanding, gave it a quick wipe down and blew the dust off. Rolled it into the paint booth and started masking. After masking, I wiped down the car with paint degreaser and tack cloth.

Ready for paint! started off with 2 coats of sealant around the area where there was body work. While the seal was drying, I mixed 3 bottles(1.8L) of basecoat for spray. Sprayed the first coat lightly - emphasizing on the wheels wells, left it to dry for 15mins, second layer of base coat on - 20mins, turn on downdraft fans and left for 30mins to dry completely.

Once the basecoat was dry to the touch, it was time for clear. I mixed 3 bottles of fast drying clear and sprayed 2 coats 5-8mins apart. One the last coat went on, I baked it for 30mins and 15 mins of cool down time.

By this time, it was 3:30 and we were ready to go home, quickly threw it back together (took about 30mins) and taped "IN PROGRESS" so people didn't ask so many questions.

Plan on doing the rest next week, hopefully if I have time.

10-23-2016, 01:32 PM	#7050
KDMofo Need my Daily Fix of RS Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Vancouver Posts: 254 Thanked 694 Times in 114 Posts Failed 6 Times in 3 Posts	Was bored on the weekend so decided to give my Genesis a new colour. Thought I might as well take a stab at body work to cover up door dings Took roughly 10hr's to do the fenders, hood, doors, 1/4, trunk, rocker and by the time it was finish baking at 4am, we decided to call it quits for the day. Plan on painting the rest another day and the hood black too. Until then, probably wont release the colour yet, but took me a couple days to find. Hint: It's from a 90's porsch Removing a couple door dings and first time really doing body work. Scuffed down to the base, filled with filler > sand > more filler > sand > check from even surface > putty > finish with 180 grit Then came all the R&I's... roof moulding, belt moulding, weather strip, front bumper, grill, side mirrors, door handles, rear bumper, headlamp, tail lamp emblem came off. Pulled it into the paint shop and started with sanding the spots where I did body work starting from 320 to 600, made sure there was no deep scratches so I could avoid primer and use sealer instead. After, I ran the DA over the entire car with 800 grit. After sanding, gave it a quick wipe down and blew the dust off. Rolled it into the paint booth and started masking. After masking, I wiped down the car with paint degreaser and tack cloth. Ready for paint! started off with 2 coats of sealant around the area where there was body work. While the seal was drying, I mixed 3 bottles(1.8L) of basecoat for spray. Sprayed the first coat lightly - emphasizing on the wheels wells, left it to dry for 15mins, second layer of base coat on - 20mins, turn on downdraft fans and left for 30mins to dry completely. Once the basecoat was dry to the touch, it was time for clear. I mixed 3 bottles of fast drying clear and sprayed 2 coats 5-8mins apart. One the last coat went on, I baked it for 30mins and 15 mins of cool down time. By this time, it was 3:30 and we were ready to go home, quickly threw it back together (took about 30mins) and taped "IN PROGRESS" so people didn't ask so many questions. Plan on doing the rest next week, hopefully if I have time. Last edited by KDMofo; 10-23-2016 at 01:37 PM.