so, i did decide on a color, and got everything i need, other than what i had already, gallon of paint and clear coat and reducer to acompany it only cost me 180 dollars, and by me, i mean my parents cause it was for X-mas.

ps. sorry for the kinda crappy picturesbut i had to use the shitty 6 mega pixel camera. once i get this wet sanded and what not ill get more 10 meg pictures up. it pretty much is a sweet color.

first coat:

 

MAN this camera is shitty..... really pieces me off. woulda used the better cam but the stupid tart that used it last didnt charge it.

 

Looks pretty damn good IMO. I like the color. I would never be able to repaint my own lol.

 

Thats about the same color as my 240.

Looks pretty good!

 

lol, its a darker grey than your 240, and metallic, once i get clear on it and wet sand it and use a BETTER camera you'll see. but yeah, its gonna be rad. lol. and ill paint the 260 and i did some interior work on the 260 so ill put it back up for sale in spring and make the money i should this time around. speaking of the 260 though, I HATE the CHTS, its making the car flood out....


and for those of you that want to learn to paint your self, heres how i do it

you'll need a good spray gun get a smaller one also for touch up work, an air compressor and air regulator. best to do it in 60 degree conditions fairly dry and dust free and out of sunlight. thats why i do this stuff in winter. my garage is heated, clean and the winter air is dry and dust free. wet sand with 800 grit on the primer (remember to always spray at teh same height and angle over all surfaces, always adjust the gun spray on a dispensible object like cardboard and make sure you use the proper type and amount of reducer the paint store should have that infor for you as well as the proper PSI settings for your gun/paint) then wipe it all down and dry, remove any trim pieces you dont want painted, mask off what you cant remove. then go over it again with a damp cloth to make sure you have all the residue from sanding removed. you then let her dry and then wiper her down with grease/wax remover. DONT TOUCH THE CAR after this. then mix your paint. scatter water across the floor so that as you walk you dont kick up any more dust. not to much though to where you splash. now that the paint is mixed you got the gun set up, wipe down the surface your painting very lightly with a tack cloth to remove any dust that settled. now you go to town! wet sand between coats with 1200-1500 grit sand paper lightly, repeat steps to lay down the next coat.

 

not too shabby, and nice color choice. wow, snw did something right! amazing .

 

its ok ...

 

True, now if he could learn how to use a camera.

 

I TOLD YOU ITS THE SHITTY CAMERA!!!! its a crappy HP one that i got for free with my laptop, it has no optical zoom, no stabilization features, no setings other than flash, no flash, macro, scenic, and timer.... its a huge turd. lol. im not a pro with a camera but even i can do totally better than this. just gotta get that other camera charged, once i wet sand, ill re-take the picture. hopefully tommorow since i dont have anything better to do on christmas... other than halo 3


and one more thing... i can do more than one thing right!!! lol. thanks for the kind words so far. oh and i do believe there was a small run in the passenger side door, i guess no bodies perfect.

 

looks really nice, i see alot of grays, many are light or in between, never seen such a dark gray on a S30, looks top-notch! post mo pics when done!

 

Looks good, looking forward to seeing the final results pics.

 

Snw, my Zs metallic grey also, just old lol...

 

here's an updated pic for you guys, now for the clear







and this was my only n00b camera mistake, which was an awsome one might i add

 

poor car....

















just kidding snw.

 

My eyes!!! It looks good... cept what's with the hood bump? Looks like a goopy smudge. Is that just the pic?

 

Looks like overspray someone ran their hand over to see if it was dry.

 

wowie-----all the different colors----like a RAINBOW only in specks......

 

its either just residue that settled on it whil it was sitting that i wiped away with my hand when i touched it, or just a wierd camera thing like that circle you see in the two pictures. its not the paint.

oh as for flat black, its up and comming popularity is making it both hated and loved in the auto world and is starting to go to the ricer side now. it was an scca subaru that did it first and it was rattle canned just for any paint since they needed it fast. then people thought it looked mean and started doing it professionaly, i was worried it would kill the value of my car since flat paints are such a love hate thing right now so i went with this color.

 

i'll buy your hood, and hood vents.... j/k. Kno where i could get some?

 

lol, no idea. they were a factory thing in the 77-78 280z's

an option at least. as for standard. idk.

 

DAMN THE '76.... grrr mebe Z store might have em.

 

smooth hoods are better. Keep your '76 hood

Looks good Phatty

 

I like the color. I wanted a glossy gunmetal on my old 70 Z, and traded a Bronco to a guy to paint it. I guess gunmetal looked like silver to him (jackass), so I ended up with a very different color.

 

haha, nice "gunmetal" color there. it almost looks white. lol. yeah im really likeing the stealthy look its starting to form. cant wait till its glossy. clear coat is today i believe.

 

nice deep clearcoat and car will look actually good-------nice job, kiddo......