Operation turn Garage into Paint booth Complete!



Primer Sprayed

 

So this is the color I PAID for


But this is how it sprays!!!!
1ST COAT



WTF that is NO where close to being ANY KIND OF BLUE! WTF?

 

2ND Coat turned it into a Darker Green

 

Here it is after the clear still need to wet sand cut and buff. hopefully all the orange peal will be able to be removed.

The color defiantly is NOT Midnight Blue and I am pissed, it is more of Midnight Green but at least I have color now. I even used 5 Quarts of color to get it to darken when a beetle is only supposed to need 2 quarts. Stupid Duplicolor people are color blind and can't count! Anyone know if you are entitled to a refund on their paint?

 

I've had problems with Duplicolor in the past. Hell, like you said, at least you have color. Looking forward to seeing some pics once you got her back together.

 

looks like emerald blue to me.
the blue that is actually green.
Doesn't looks to bad though.

 

Some of their products come with "refunds"... I would inquire about that!

 

You know what... yes, it's not midnight blue - but it doesn't look bad at all. Curious how it will turn out once completed.
In any case - this is an incredibly cool project.

 

Hey it could look pretty cool! Looking forward to the tidied up and in the sunlight pics!

I think a refund would only work if you took paint back before spraying the whole car with 5 quarts! 8)

 

yeah but even with 5 Quarts when only 2 should work and it is still not the correct color?

it looks a little bit better now that I have unmasked it.

too bad I didn't get the gun to spray well and it is nothing but orange peel. oh well at least that will blend all my imperfections in.

 

holy crap, I just realized u live in Tampa, I'll might have to come and check this bad boy out.

 

Just note that it has to be this month as I am moving out of state in about two weeks!

 

CAR IS BACK ON THE ROAD!!!

Still need a lot of things done to it but at least I can have a little fun in the mean time!

 

Post some daytime pics

 

this by far is my favorite build!!! Good work, I love to see how much progress you have made in such a short amount of time.

 

Here are some pics as of now





That has got to be a VW motor right?


Looks stock to me!


Oh Wait, I guess NOT!

 

nice,

just a quick question. Did thouse two fans work for your vent in the garage? I was going to build something to that effect out back and paint the GSX and the wifes car, but still need to do her's etc...

looks good, hope your move is an easy and not a pain, i hate moving.... Good luck!

 

Man, this build is so cool. I love the RX8 seats in there!!!!

 

yes it worked great kept the dust and bugs out, my problem was with the gun and paint, I should have used a different color as this one didnt come out the way it looks on the can.

 

I love this car. Great job.

Can you do something about the front undertray thing? My inner "health and safety" inspector is getting jumpy at those sharp edges! (plus it kind of spoils the nice beetle roundness)

The wheels are cool too!

 

^^^ I will agree to disagree

I think it adds just that touch that says i appear to be a beetle but i'm not quite stock. He needs it for his Rad to help cool that mother. and i say chop them off at the ankles!! shouldn't have been walking out in front of Herby's cousin.

 

Theres a blue in there somewhere..

 

yeah the car is ONLY blue at MIDNIGHT

 

haha!

 

I swear that colour looks like emerald blue.
I painted my old ranger years ago with "emerald blue" (a colour I found on a 240)
It looks very similar. Just get that paint glossin'
\/pic of ranger. I loved that colour.