Full respray pix

so my 89 gl was lookin a lil worse for wear, no amount of suspension, wheels or engines were gonna make him look better... which left one option.... a new overcoat!!
i decided on inky blue, which isnt that original but is fit as f**k!! and so it begins...

strip down:





prep (cleaning, scuffing, masking, filling, flating, priming etc.)



















once primer is flatted, whole car solvented and tacked it time to paint!!:







colour applied, time for clear coat :





2nd and 3rd coat :











Put him back together and show him the sun!!







FINISHED!!! 3 days work n he looks brand new!!
well worth it, only i forgot to spray the undergrille section, not a prob tho!! will finish next week!!
hope you like

cheers, andy

 

looking good!

 

thanks

 

That's bloody gorgeous mate! Such a deep colour.


Good job

 

Excellent work my friend, love the colour too, it's great

looks like you've been working hard, how long did that take you then?

Edit: I see 3 days hehe.

Fancy being hired for a mk1?

 

couldve took the handles out...quicker than masking

 

Good job & nice colour too!!

Cheers
David

 

very similar colour to my vectra tbh, really nice.... need some nicer wheels imo

 

no probs!! how bad is it? lol
andy

 

LMAO theres always 1!! your are right tho, however a smooth handle change is on the way, so wouldve been time wasted tbh... 3 mins to mask a handle...

 

many thanks

 

Great job fella.

why did you mask the handles, side repeaters and that, quicker to remove than mask or were they being a bit of a pain?

you gonna be flatting it down and polishing it up?

 

no reason really, smooths handles on the way soon, plus, what if they dont work after?? lol in my experience there are a lot of things to go wrong or do wrong!! the side repeaters were just bein stubourn so i gave up!! lol

speakin of flattin....





about 90% finished

 

looks great mate, really well done.

 

Sweet - good job - need to do my 91 gti one day!!!

 

Nice job. Im practising at min on old panels and going to have a go at mine in a few months.

What quantities of paint/primer etc etc did you need ??

 

the amount is variable, primer depends on how much prep you gotta do, and the size of the area. i used about 1ltr to do 3 coats on all prep areas using a suction fed gun and airo 1k primer.
inky blue has poo covering power so i used an undercoat (2ltr) and then about 2.5 ltrs on top, using devilbliss gti gravity gun.
clear coat is the hard part so be carefull!! i used 3.5ltrs again in a devilbliss gun.
not alot of filler (lucky me!!)
3 rolls of 2" masking tape and various grades of sandpaper
total cost?? about 200 squid and lots of hours!!
well worth it remember the key is the prep
what colour is it now? n what ya changin too?
glad you like too

 

looks very smart! I love the chrome trims!

 

ummmm....

Somewhat

 

she ent too bad!! lol there is a mint purple for volvo, high metalic and really deep, looks lush!! whats left and how much d ya wanna spend?
keep it up, shes worth it!!
andy