Subject	did you clear coat it? one thing I don' like is the color of
Posted by	DRIZCOL on December 01, 2004 at 5:26 PM
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In Reply To	First time pics of my car after painting it myself posted by NitroPow on December 01, 2004 at 10:24 AM
Message	your throttle cover and fan shroud. it makes those parts stick out like a sore thumb. If you used the silver you painted the car your engine bay would look a lot nicer! relocate the PTU and you can tuck those coil pack wires along the cam covers and behind the oil cap to keep them out of sight. everything else looks very nice! You gotta Check out this awsome site! http://fast-cars.net AIM: DRIZCOL
Follow Ups	First time pics of my car after painting it myself - NitroPow 10:24:59 12/01/04 looks like a good job for your first attempt (n/m) - Luke@tirerack 10:27:13 12/01/04 looks great! (n/m) - BoostLesZ 10:27:49 12/01/04 Looks good man, mind if I offer some constructive criticism? (n/m) - jkperformance 10:28:04 12/01/04 Go ahead (n/m) - NitroPow 10:33:37 12/01/04 Keep in mind, it's a beautiful car and i'm trying to be nice - jkperformance 10:37:09 12/01/04 Re: Keep in mind, it's a beautiful car and i'm trying to be nice - NitroPow 10:44:06 12/01/04 Actually, i meant upgrade the ptu in general mainly... - jkperformance 10:47:05 12/01/04 Not bad. More pics would help. Front bumper could be a bit - ENVYMYZ 10:28:40 12/01/04 Impressive. (n/m) - sfarrah 10:32:05 12/01/04 I like your chrome hood latch assembly! - zgene4 10:34:00 12/01/04 Call PracticalZ (aka Turkey Ass) he's got some on hand - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 10:58:36 12/01/04 cool (n/m) - bjammmin (SoCal) 10:37:43 12/01/04 very nice work for your firsth time, congrats!!!! (n/m) - kabubi13(Tx) 10:39:34 12/01/04 why thank you :) (n/m) - bjammmin (SoCal) 10:42:47 12/01/04 LOL (n/m) - sfpearl300z (pissed) 10:52:04 12/01/04 no. (n/m) - whitepearlz 11:01:28 12/01/04 nice! (n/m) - dbotos 10:40:36 12/01/04 Looks great! I'm impressed. 2 things > - whitepearlz 10:48:35 12/01/04 Re: Looks great! I'm impressed. 2 things > - NitroPow 10:57:08 12/01/04 Nice... - TonyD(90Z32TT) 10:49:52 12/01/04 Re: Nice... - NitroPow 11:01:57 12/01/04 Very nice. But get a new PTU. (n/m) - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 10:59:14 12/01/04 2nd..first thing I saw... (n/m) - Zluster 11:09:58 12/01/04 Cool! - RedSER13 11:05:27 12/01/04 Look a little closer... - jkperformance 11:09:20 12/01/04 brilliant silver 2003 for the Mercedes (n/m) - NitroPow 11:09:57 12/01/04 RHD!!! Great DIY paint job man! EXCELLENT WORK! (n/m) - chris@boostpro.net 11:10:03 12/01/04 Couple questions.... - s3trios 11:12:07 12/01/04 Re: Couple questions.... - NitroPow 11:27:38 12/01/04 pics of your paint booth? (n/m) - Tissan© 11:33:18 12/01/04 Re: pics of your paint booth? - NitroPow 12:03:32 12/01/04 You realize you can buy new hood prop clips :-) (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:12:58 12/01/04 Ahhhh RHD!!!! - Zluster 11:14:39 12/01/04 how was I the first to notice that? (n/m) - chris@boostpro.net 11:18:19 12/01/04 I dunno.... - Zluster 11:23:53 12/01/04 it twas the first thing I noticed... its my ricer passion ;) (n/m) - chris@boostpro.net 11:24:44 12/01/04 Its also 2+2 Twin Turbo (original) :) (n/m) - NitroPow 11:33:29 12/01/04 i hate you - Salivate 13:51:37 12/01/04 very unique and beautiful! Paint looks amazing. (n/m) - chris@boostpro.net 17:05:35 12/01/04 I have to admit that I WILL NEVER try and do something - NitroPow 11:32:11 12/01/04 buffing and polishing.. - Zluster 13:08:57 12/01/04 good job! - Endonesia 11:15:38 12/01/04 Very impressive, great work. (n/m) - PiotrC70 11:21:49 12/01/04 Looks awesome, I'd say you have a back up career. also I - Ghozt 11:29:05 12/01/04 Looks great! and props for the DIY (n/m) - Madhatter10-6 11:30:51 12/01/04 Nice... how much $$ do you think you spent on the whole - Moxie 11:48:19 12/01/04 Around $800 including spray gun and compressor - NitroPow 12:01:06 12/01/04 I like the color. (n/m) - Kenny 12:19:22 12/01/04 thats a real nice job - 90BlkZ18 12:38:17 12/01/04 Nice color. Do you need 4 more blue (or black) couplers? (n/m) - Scotts94z32 12:40:27 12/01/04 Hey. How u doing. - NitroPow 12:58:49 12/01/04 wouldnt it have been cheaper to pay someone else to paint it - scottinald 12:44:34 12/01/04 I like your headlights, are they aftermarket? (n/m) - tmv1 13:07:18 12/01/04 Removed the glass and painted the inside. (n/m) - whitepearlz 18:03:08 12/01/04 very very nice (n/m) - Nazgul 13:07:33 12/01/04 Very nicely done. (n/m) - Kez43 15:32:10 12/01/04 did you clear coat it? one thing I don' like is the color of - DRIZCOL 17:26:09 12/01/04 looks good. - SaipanZ(MP) 01:28:36 12/02/04
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