Ke30 2 Door Sedan Sold!!?!!! To Doityourself

[TomoKE55]

Hey, I bought this 2 door ke30 about a month ago for parts for my other one but when i got it home decided it was too good to strip so decided to give her a fresh coat of paint and use it as a daily. So far i've sanded all the black paint off, replaced the bonnet and bootlid(twice) and started straightening out the body, the passenger side rear quarter needed a fair bit of work, but i think i got it alright, and a bad dent just behind the drivers door, other than that it's just the usual small dents around the door handles/locks and the tops of the front quarters.

 

It's running a warm 4k, with extractors and a 2" exhaust

Suspension and brakes are stock but the front end has been fully rebuilt with nolathane bushes

The body is pretty much rust free, besides the bottoms of the doors and the top of the drivers pillar but nothing major.

 

Plans are to get her straight and painted as a daily, probably going back the original yellow.

 

Finished!...sorta. As always plans changed, painted it red instead.

 

 

 

I forgot to take a before photo but all around the handle and lock were rooted, i've skimmed half the door with filler to fix it.

 

I'm more than happy to listen to any advice, i'm having a go but i'm not a pro.

 

FINALLY got the bodywork finished today. Then got some plastic and prep'd the shed.

even managed to get the primer on :yes:

 

going to wet rub her tonight and hopefully paint tomorrow, decided on monza red(cos it was cheap, lol)

Edited April 2, 2011 by TomoKE55

[SLO-030]

I see you made use of the panels off Jason's 2dr. :dance:

[TomoKE55]

haha, nice spotting. Yeah, swapped him my parts car for a bunch of parts off his wreck. At least the panels are going to good use:)

[TomoKE55]

just finished sanding. Paint in the morning :)

[bmxsexmonkey]

Good work tom. Glad to see it come together. Will love to see it when it's painted

[TomoKE55]

Cheers jason, it's coming along nicely. Just finished painting :dance: could have been better but i think i did well for a first attempt.

now for the fun bit, trying to find all the bits i pulled off lol still have to buff it aswell.

[ijg033]

G'day Tom , its come up looking pretty straight , well done on your 1st attempt ,

 

Can I ask what tip size you were using on your spray gun as the paint looks a bit dry , The ideal tip to use with acrylic in average temperatures is 2.0mm if you used a smaller one it would explain the dryness or its from the gun not being adjusted correctly , the other thing that may cause this is you moving to fast or being to far away from the car ,

 

If you want it better why not wet rub it with 800 & then throw another coat or 2 over it before putting back together & thinking maybe I should've , (Yes speaking from my previous mistakes lol) You'll only need another litre of paint & a bit more thinners , or just keep it in mind for next time

 

Cheers

 

Dave

Edited January 16, 2011 by ijg033

[TomoKE55]

i wouldn't have a clue what size the gun is, just a cheapy i grabbed from bunnings this morning lol. i wet rubbed it with 400 after 2 coats and then gave it one more, i think experience is the key there. i'm already intending to re-paint it in 6-12 months anyway, was just trying to neaten her up. do you reckon i could buff it up to more of a gloss? and what should i use?

 

Cheers, Tom

[bmxsexmonkey]

Ah it's all good as is. Just do a rising sun decal down the side and bam jdm haha

[ijg033]

i wouldn't have a clue what size the gun is, just a cheapy i grabbed from bunnings this morning lol. i wet rubbed it with 400 after 2 coats and then gave it one more, i think experience is the key there. i'm already intending to re-paint it in 6-12 months anyway, was just trying to neaten her up. do you reckon i could buff it up to more of a gloss? and what should i use?

 

Cheers, Tom

 

 

G'day Tom , yeah rub it back with 1200 wet on a "Colour Sanding Block" (these are thin foam blocks)& then buff it using a 7in sander/buffer with a Foam pad on it & Buffing compound, Keep the pad damp/wet & also spray water onto the car using a spray bottle , Make sure you do this out of the sun , Don't Buff any edges of the car on purpose unless your've finished everywhere else as you'll generally cover these without even knowing it & if you do buff them to much you'll go straight through the colour ,

 

I always if Possible Buff the car prior to any fitment of outside trims as the Compound makes a mess & sticks well everywhere & is a pain to get out of all the exterior Trim , creases & seams , It just gets everywhere & is much easy to clean off if you buff prior to reassembly ,

 

Cheers

 

Dave

[ijg033]

Also the Spray gun will have the size on the Tip <

 

Cheers

 

Dave

[Kay e Sev]

wow those orange panels are of my old ke30 with the trd badges what happened to the orange ke30 jason someone told me it got wrote of? must be true got pics? atleast that car had extremely straight panels haha

[bmxsexmonkey]

http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/47484-well-this-sucks/page__pid__490612__st__15#entry490612

 

Pics on the 1st page. Most of the orange car is on this car now. Atleast it was an awesome donor car

[TomoKE55]

It's done. it's not perfect but it'l do for now i reckon :yes:

[BUZ440]

nice ride mate

 

looks great for first attempt and good to see you got stuck in it