CompSyn
Well-Known Member
Looking for some recommendations in trying to figure out the best way to paint my engine compartment now and then the rest of the car later?
Below: Picture of car in its current state.
Body color: F5 Limelight Metallic
Objectives:
What have you guys done with your cars? What are your recommendations?
I realize in a perfect world, the whole body shell would get painted all at the same time. Unfortunately budget dictates me painting the car in stages.
Pic of car as it sits now, at the body shop...
Below: Picture of car in its current state.
Body color: F5 Limelight Metallic
Objectives:
- Want a factory "look" with modern paint. This car won't be a 100 point OE gold competitor. I'm not concerned about using single-stage paint, or duplicating paint runs and shadows, etc.
- I would however like to duplicate things like painting over the grey seam sealer that goes between the fender and inner fender as the factory did.
- I would also prefer to have the engine compartment shot with the fenders bolted on and aligned so that the bolts are painted in place and then not disturbed with the potential to chip the paint if they were painted off the car.
- The concern with my objectives is with paint lines when it comes to painting the rest of the car and the overall look of the paint job; overspray between the seams and the like. My body guy thinks it will be best to remove the fenders later when the rest of the car gets painted but I'm not sure he completely understands my objectives.
What have you guys done with your cars? What are your recommendations?
I realize in a perfect world, the whole body shell would get painted all at the same time. Unfortunately budget dictates me painting the car in stages.
Pic of car as it sits now, at the body shop...
