MitsuStyle MitsuStyle

Go Back   MitsuStyle > The Homefront! > Project Talk

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-14-2011   #1
SpyderGSX07
 
SpyderGSX07's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sauk Rapids
Drives: 97 GSX Spyder/99 Chev S-10
Posts: 128
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

FWIW? and i work at a body shop and i get it pretty good here. and ive never worked with vinyls. another question what does everyone think about flat paints? ive never worked with them or had them. i heard they are a bitch to keep clean.
SpyderGSX07 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2011   #2
scheides
flips McGee
 
scheides's Avatar
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

FWIW = for what it's worth, google is your friend

I say meh on the flat paint.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Murlo26 View Post
I need to listen to Scheides more often i think :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by turbotalon1g View Post
...I realized that I can't keep up my shit talking without anything to back it up.
Quote:
Originally Posted by JV
S2000: For those of us that know the Miata is the best car on the planet, but also want extra power and to not have to turn in our man cards.
scheides is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2011   #3
SpyderGSX07
 
SpyderGSX07's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sauk Rapids
Drives: 97 GSX Spyder/99 Chev S-10
Posts: 128
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

haha yeah i suppose i coulda googled. but i donno i thought it would be really awesome and unique to do a flat/matte white on a 240sx.
SpyderGSX07 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2011   #4
tpunx99GSX
 
tpunx99GSX's Avatar
 
Tournaments Won: 3

Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Maple Grove, MN
Drives: Lancer and Durango
Posts: 7,017
Send a message via ICQ to tpunx99GSX Send a message via AIM to tpunx99GSX Send a message via MSN to tpunx99GSX Send a message via Yahoo to tpunx99GSX
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

i did my last 2g flat black (using spray cans WOOT), it came out ok, but i never cleaned it because i was scared of how it would turn out. Once oil gets on there its a bitch to clean.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	l-57.jpg
Views:	125
Size:	33.5 KB
ID:	12159   Click image for larger version

Name:	l-56.jpg
Views:	116
Size:	39.8 KB
ID:	12160  
__________________
Scientific theories are the most reliable, rigorous, and comprehensive form of scientific knowledge. This is significantly different from the common usage of the word "theory", which implies that something is a conjecture, hypothesis, or guess.
tpunx99GSX is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2011   #5
SpyderGSX07
 
SpyderGSX07's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sauk Rapids
Drives: 97 GSX Spyder/99 Chev S-10
Posts: 128
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

yeah that looks pretty good i guess! i donno if im gonna go flat anymore just by the info i have been getting.
SpyderGSX07 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2011   #6
A//// Guy
 
A//// Guy's Avatar
 
Bloody Seal Bounce Champion!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: South Burbs
Drives: Slowly
Posts: 9,870
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

Please dont go flat.. ack.

Cool project though!
A//// Guy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2011   #7
asshanson
immune from paybans
 
asshanson's Avatar
 

Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: West Des Moines
Drives: poorly
Posts: 4,358
Send a message via AIM to asshanson
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

If you are having it professionally done, I think satin panda cars look sexy as hell: http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/a...ite-viper.html

I think you would just use regular white paint with a satin/low gloss clear coat, correct? I wouldn't just use flat white paint without clear.
asshanson is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2011   #8
SpyderGSX07
 
SpyderGSX07's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sauk Rapids
Drives: 97 GSX Spyder/99 Chev S-10
Posts: 128
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

correct. that wrap looks awesome i should have considered that. but i am going with painting it. and i would spray the car with a flat white then use a flat, or like you said, low gloss clear coat for sure. the problem is cleaning it. once you rub/ wax/buff it. it leaves scratches or shiny spots no matter what. correct me if im wrong.
SpyderGSX07 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-15-2011   #9
FattyBoomBatty
Banned
 
FattyBoomBatty's Avatar
 

Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Boulder, CO
Drives: Conquest
Posts: 5,049
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

Nothing is unique with 240s. May as well paint it a nice color, like black.
FattyBoomBatty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-15-2011   #10
Andrew7dg
Built it from scratch!
 
Andrew7dg's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: St. Paul
Drives: Currently Mitsu-less
Posts: 851
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

Maybe I am getting old but I think the flats look too cheap on eclipses, 240s, rx7, the old 1990 gens. Too rat rodish. I don't think you are going for a rat rod look. It works on expensive cars because... well they are expensive no matter what you do to them.

I think if you put your time in with a good paint job it will look 100% clean especially if you are going for white.

Edit: you will have to paint the engine bay as well
__________________
"A turbo, exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster."

Last edited by Andrew7dg; 12-15-2011 at 07:05 AM..
Andrew7dg is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-15-2011   #11
Shane@DBPerformance
formerly ecoli
 
Shane@DBPerformance's Avatar
 

Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: On the dyno
Posts: 4,892
Send a message via AIM to Shane@DBPerformance
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

Flat black on a 240 is so 2002-2003. The Twin Cities was crawling with them back then and every one of those guys thought the were the only ones with a flat black 240. Tintmasters has a flat black RX7 that looks cool, but flat paint jobs are a nightmare to try to keep looking decent. I would do it a on a track only car.
__________________
www.dbptuning.com
Shane@DBPerformance is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-15-2011   #12
Kevin 1G Drummer
 
Kevin 1G Drummer's Avatar
 

Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cottage Grove
Drives: Silver '02 IS300, Blue '06 Suzuki SV1000
Posts: 5,293
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

I would never do a flat white. That shit is sooo hard to keep clean. A car wash would never take all the dirt off so it would need to be hand washed every time
__________________
'02 Lexus IS300
'06 Suzuki SV1000: Back on the road and ripping hard as ever!
Kevin 1G Drummer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-15-2011   #13
turbotalon1g
 
turbotalon1g's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
Send a message via AIM to turbotalon1g
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

Flat done by anyone but the pros suck ass. They only seem to look good on exotics these days.
__________________
Aaron/brownman/big brown.
'91 Automagic.
'02 Z06
Please leave feedback - http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/itrader.php?u=58309
turbotalon1g is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-16-2011   #14
SpyderGSX07
 
SpyderGSX07's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sauk Rapids
Drives: 97 GSX Spyder/99 Chev S-10
Posts: 128
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

right thats exactly what i was thinking. yeah fuck going flat. i think ill just go with white. i donno something about white that just makes the car pop. especially if the cars body is straight.
SpyderGSX07 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-16-2011   #15
SpyderGSX07
 
SpyderGSX07's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sauk Rapids
Drives: 97 GSX Spyder/99 Chev S-10
Posts: 128
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

Couple more updates. looks like the guy hit a median or ran over a log. u be the judge. also did some painting
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	12-16-112..JPG
Views:	106
Size:	90.1 KB
ID:	12161   Click image for larger version

Name:	12-16-113..JPG
Views:	100
Size:	106.8 KB
ID:	12162   Click image for larger version

Name:	12-16-114..JPG
Views:	100
Size:	97.5 KB
ID:	12163  

Click image for larger version

Name:	12-16-117..JPG
Views:	105
Size:	90.0 KB
ID:	12164   Click image for larger version

Name:	12-16-1154..JPG
Views:	94
Size:	103.1 KB
ID:	12165   Click image for larger version

Name:	12-16-1155..JPG
Views:	103
Size:	96.2 KB
ID:	12166  

SpyderGSX07 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2012   #16
SpyderGSX07
 
SpyderGSX07's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sauk Rapids
Drives: 97 GSX Spyder/99 Chev S-10
Posts: 128
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

here is a little update, body work is nearly done. interior is completely cleaned up. engine bay needed a lot of tlc so i cleaned up everything that was there for no particular reason. did some re wiring, re routing, and re "vacumming". shaved valve cover(s), spark plug cover, shaved, ported and polished intake manifold, de ziptied everything, re fabricated the front bumper, and a bunch of other odds and ends.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	1-19-12.JPG
Views:	114
Size:	171.9 KB
ID:	12229   Click image for larger version

Name:	1-19-12 (15).JPG
Views:	105
Size:	134.5 KB
ID:	12230   Click image for larger version

Name:	1-19-12 (11).JPG
Views:	103
Size:	157.8 KB
ID:	12231  

Click image for larger version

Name:	1-19-12 (6).JPG
Views:	125
Size:	118.3 KB
ID:	12232   Click image for larger version

Name:	1-19-12 (4).JPG
Views:	132
Size:	156.4 KB
ID:	12233   Click image for larger version

Name:	12-13-11 (11).jpg
Views:	104
Size:	50.1 KB
ID:	12234  

SpyderGSX07 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2012   #17
awd-drifter
'2of9'
 
awd-drifter's Avatar
 

Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Inver Grove Heights
Drives: Racer Van V6
Posts: 2,125
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

looks like it's coming along very good! damn, looking at these pictures just wants me to revive our S14!
__________________
ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
awd-drifter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2012   #18
SpyderGSX07
 
SpyderGSX07's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sauk Rapids
Drives: 97 GSX Spyder/99 Chev S-10
Posts: 128
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

glad i could spark the fire for ya! and thanks. and u should so i can get some ideas from ya!
SpyderGSX07 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2012   #19
viridionplague
 

Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Blaine
Drives: 1991 talon tsi, 1991 stealth
Posts: 788
Re: Picked Up Another Project (RB S14)

lookin good.

Last edited by viridionplague; 01-29-2012 at 03:14 AM..
viridionplague is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:15 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.