Author Topic: tjts1 (Read 49877 times)

Alpine003 · « **Reply #90 on:** July 11, 2007, 04:06:06 PM »

I find it ironic that you painted your valve cover which no one really sees but your car isn't shadowlined yet which can be seen by everyone. :p

Hop to it son!!! :

tjts1 · « **Reply #91 on:** July 11, 2007, 04:13:29 PM »

I like the chrome. Maybe later when I paint the whole car white I'll black out the trim for contrast.

Master · « **Reply #92 on:** July 11, 2007, 04:50:46 PM »

Leave the chrome, it looks great especially if you manage to get some BBS basketweaves

tjts1 · « **Reply #93 on:** July 11, 2007, 06:04:09 PM »

I like the idea but honestly between the steelies and the bottle caps I have enough wheels for now. The steelies are for road trips, bottlecaps/Azenis for the local twisties. I'm sure people around here will hate this idea but I'm leaning toward a new set of hubcaps for the steelies.
http://www.hubcapmike.com/racing_disc_wheelcovers.html

gearheadE30 · « **Reply #94 on:** July 12, 2007, 08:53:29 AM »

IMHO hubcaps just make steelies look worse, and, overall, give the car a "cheaper" look. Once the tires you have wear out, I'd just pick up another set of bottlecaps on the cheap.

tjts1 · « **Reply #95 on:** July 12, 2007, 12:42:23 PM »

I must be the only person in the world that likes steelies. I was thinking of turning my car into a 316i just to mess with people. Black bumpers, steelies, center caps, badge... on the outside anyway.

gearheadE30 · « **Reply #96 on:** July 13, 2007, 11:42:58 AM »

I don't have anything against steelies except that they bend very easily. I just don't like hubcaps...

ose30 · « **Reply #97 on:** July 16, 2007, 05:32:08 AM »

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must be the only person in the world that likes steelies

This is my 316I. Picture was taken in November 1991. That young man is now 19 years old... Time flies

Car have steelies, because winter tires were installed on them. I used to have 318IS plastic centercaps installed, but for some reason they were not on when the picture was taken. Car was sold back in 1993, but i still have those 318IS hubcaps

Vladi · « **Reply #98 on:** July 16, 2007, 02:57:30 PM »

Is that a Zender kit on the car?

ose30 · « **Reply #99 on:** July 16, 2007, 04:25:59 PM »

No. It's an original BMW body kit.

tjts1 · « **Reply #100 on:** July 16, 2007, 04:45:51 PM »

HAHA nice pic. Are you in Sweden? I ask because of the 240 in the background and it looks cold.

ose30 · « **Reply #101 on:** July 17, 2007, 01:42:43 AM »

Almost, i am located in Finland. Still plenty of 240's around.

Zilla · « **Reply #102 on:** July 19, 2007, 12:15:16 PM »

steelies are good cause you don't have to worry about damaging them, cause you can also just buy another one dirt cheap!

tjts1 · « **Reply #103 on:** July 22, 2007, 09:38:48 AM »

I bought a 'new' JY sunroof panel to replace my rusty one, so while it was out of the car I tried a little roller painting. The panel was originally metallic blue. After seeing how this one turned out, I'm going to tempt fate and do the whole car.

These pics were taken after 2 of 3 coats, before any sanding or polishing.

Indoors under fluorescent light. You can see the flaws in the paint.

Extreme closeup! These imperfections should get knocked down after a third coat, sanding, polish and wax.

Alpine003 · « **Reply #104 on:** July 23, 2007, 11:54:20 AM »

Good luck on the roller painting. Personally, it's too much work and there are ways you can achieve the same results with a lot less labor.

I think some people will be amazed at what a $60 Harbor Freight spray gun can do. As for the paint, Dupli-Color has come out with "Paint Shop" quarts of auto paint that is reasonable in price. Dupont also has a lower line of paint called Nason but I wouldn't recommend it based on my experience. As people say, it's mostly in the prep and post finishing.

I've painted 3 cars before and learned a lot from each one. I just can't imagine putting in 5+ x the amount of labor for a roller paint job for a < $5k car imho.

I know everyone's budget and living conditons are different but I would rather spray it or take it to a suitable Maaco than to do a roller paint job. Also, considering this is a BMW, you'll always encounter those elitest snobs although I tend to agree when it comes to roller painting a BMW.

Also unless you have clear coat, the paint will fade over time. I did a 1 stage enamel job before and it looked really good for 3 months after wetsanding and buffing. It was too much maintenance to keep it looking good thereafter.

I'm just trying to save you some headaches but you can obviously do as you wish.
My $.02