1989martin1 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi guys Well I've just embarked on this project really bought a little yaris t sport about a year and a half a go as my girlfriends first car but now she wanted something a little newer so I've gotten it to play with I bought the car for £400 with a broken engine lad who had it was running a bee-r Rev limiter needless to say a piston ended up exploding and putting 2 large holes in the block, so once I got it home I collected another engine for £100 and fitted it and it's been running great ever sinceSo after the engine was fitted I was working in a mates unit and decided it was time for some paint this was how it looked at the time So I spent a few days da sanding the car filled a few repairs filled the rear wiper and removed most of the panels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989martin1 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Then we were all ready for paint went for 2k ford frozen white cost me £35 all in All finished and back together After all this I fitted some tein coilovers for just £50 anyways I've now had a change of plan with the car I want to have a turbo the standard 1nzfe in this car isn't up to much power so for a base it's not what I wanted so I'm planning a 4efte conversion and another respray this time in midnight purple which I'm doing at home in the back yard pics so far of the last week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) welcome mate good choise on engine what type of paint are you using in your back yard ??? im planning on doing the same Edited October 7, 2014 by 5e colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989martin1 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Cheers mate I'm using cellulose paint mixed 1:1 with thinners then 2k clearcoat mixed 2:1 with hardner +10% thinners it's actually working really nicely getting a few bits in the final coat but they sand out no problem the wing above was after it was flatted and polished Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 how long doos it take to dry out without an oven??? thanks by the way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989martin1 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Basecoat dries in about 30 minutes mate Clear takes a good while its touch dry after about 15 minutes so nothing will stick in it but if you press your fingers in it'll leave finger prints for a few hours I find if I paint parts in an afternoon they're completely dry ready for sanding and polishing the next morning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 thanks for the info martin :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989martin1 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 No problem mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989martin1 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Finally got some good weather and all done before a nightshift tonight First off removed the spoiler and the glue then masked up all the windows etc gave the body a full solvent wipedown to remove any grease/oils then mixed up my paint wiped the body down with a tack rag to remove any dust particles and then it was time for midnight purple coat 1 2nd coat finished Then after that waited for the base to dry and then tack ragged and clear coat time I haven't done the door shuts yet as I wasn't sure how much paint it was going to take to cover the White but I've got plenty left for another day still got the front bumper to do bonnet and bay yet if I need more paint would rather the engine bay be a different mixture so there's no colour match issues Anyways here's how it looks after the clearcoat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanzadude Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 That is mad spraying it outside well done mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989martin1 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Cheers dude will be nice once it's been flatted and polished, just trying to source a decent 4e at the moment but doesn't seem to be much around Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlegreenmonster Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Looking good dude im the kid off fb that said about you having a thread on here absolutely love it mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989martin1 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Ah cool cheers dude it's really coming along nicely, just made a deal on some new shoes for it some nice rota slipstreams Not sure what colour to go for with them but think they suit the car nicely Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlegreenmonster Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Yeah kate on here, well her boyfriend has a yaris in the rays bronze and it looks the mutts nuts ! But i like the yaris tbh loads of people slag them off but i think they are a really good car Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989martin1 Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 update for you all from today, my paints reacted awfully over night and it looks like matte finish now anyways today I thought I'd have a good go at the final finishing Just to show you how bad it was before orange peel centralSo then I started wet sanding 2000 was taking far too long and I also read earlier today that using this rounds the edges of orange peel instead of cutting it off and flattening it so I started again with 800 pretty rough so have to be careful around the edges Then I started 1200 followed by 2000 used a diagonal sanding technique so I could see when the 800 sanding marks had been fully removed which worked really well After all of this it was polishing time used my new rotary with some G3 and a wool pad for the initial cutting took no time at all to bring it up after this I refined the finish with a much softer combination of a green hex logic pad with some poorboys ssr1 and to say the least I'm over the moon with it, to say I've never really painted anything with a gun and used a cheap gun a small compressor and I've done it all outside with no covers etc it's pretty awesome The purple under light Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gainzy Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Awesome love the colour choice to, I did the painting course over team valley way have you done that? I have most of a 4efte engine needs bottom end done if you need any spare parts and I have a gearbox with driveshafts only half an hour away, good luck with the build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989martin1 Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Cheers dude and nah mate my brother did that a few years ago now but I've just learned from practice and reading online lol did you get that off mark bowman? Send me a message Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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