Painting the Z
#1
Painting the Z
My brother and I started the prep work for the painting of my Z this was it before i started
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/l_b6132b40cbba9026513ba75d5d3e5ab9.jpg)
This is the dent i got from a kid a school that couldn't see my car haha
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/112_0975.jpg)
I decided to remove the front and rear bumper and the covers ready for the new body kit im going to get
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0867.jpg)
I also chose to debadge it and take that nasty trim off the sides
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0869.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/l_b6132b40cbba9026513ba75d5d3e5ab9.jpg)
This is the dent i got from a kid a school that couldn't see my car haha
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/112_0975.jpg)
I decided to remove the front and rear bumper and the covers ready for the new body kit im going to get
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0867.jpg)
I also chose to debadge it and take that nasty trim off the sides
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0869.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0870.jpg)
#2
Stripped the doors
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0871.jpg)
Painted the Door Jams
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0881.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0880.jpg)
Prepping the rear
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0887.jpg)
My brother was doing some primer around the car in some bad spots and the metal glaze spots
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0885.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0883.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0890.jpg)
Heres my favorite dent on the whole car from the previous owner
but nothing a bit of work couldn't fix
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0888.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0889.jpg)
And more to come in a week
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0871.jpg)
Painted the Door Jams
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0881.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0880.jpg)
Prepping the rear
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0887.jpg)
My brother was doing some primer around the car in some bad spots and the metal glaze spots
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0885.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0883.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0890.jpg)
Heres my favorite dent on the whole car from the previous owner
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0868.jpg)
but nothing a bit of work couldn't fix
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0888.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/IMG_0889.jpg)
And more to come in a week
#6
Its alot of work but its going to be well worth it
The fender was replaced with one i found in a junkyard but it was a aftermarket one( kind of pissed me off thought) and doesn't fit the best so it took a bit to get it to fit properly but looks pretty good for what i paid for it
I might look for another one later on to see if i can find an original one that fits better
The fender was replaced with one i found in a junkyard but it was a aftermarket one( kind of pissed me off thought) and doesn't fit the best so it took a bit to get it to fit properly but looks pretty good for what i paid for it
I might look for another one later on to see if i can find an original one that fits better
#8
#10
I barely had any spots of flaking which was good but we took a DA to the whole car to find bad spots. And reprimed the bad spots. Yeah its good having a brother that is a professional painter at a Dodge dealership also a paint booth at our house
#11
My ZX is in the paint booth right now and the clear coat will be done in a little bit but heres a few more pictures
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/5894a179.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/73182775.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/b98cf29e.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/cd7f272c.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/ff0c6e2b.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/20e090af.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/f782b146.jpg)
This is just the base which looks pretty good but a few dents have popped up like hail size but oh well
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/cac9358b.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/e55a8791.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/5894a179.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/73182775.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/b98cf29e.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/cd7f272c.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/ff0c6e2b.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/20e090af.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/f782b146.jpg)
This is just the base which looks pretty good but a few dents have popped up like hail size but oh well
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/cac9358b.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/e55a8791.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/bb1c6c47.jpg)
#12
Brother just finished the clear but since we didn't have enough patience to finish the booth off by putting doors up with filters we got a few bits of dirt in the clear, but will soon be buffed out
Here it is, for the age of the car and the price i paid for the paint and supplies(about 300 dollars) i think its a dang good job
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/ea6d7392.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/9af3f9c3.jpg)
Here it is, for the age of the car and the price i paid for the paint and supplies(about 300 dollars) i think its a dang good job
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/ea6d7392.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/9af3f9c3.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/Bloodyjasonm/b09adc7a.jpg)
#15
Nice work! Man I wish I could start stripping down my '82. Hopefully sometime in the near future. Good job, and I don't particulary care for 2 + 2's. But kudos to you and your brother. Keep up the good work! Looks nice!
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#19
#21
Makes me want to paint my Z! I got a lot of body work to do first @.@ Pulled out a bad seam and braze then bondo it, Media blast 90% of the car fix the frame rails, rust spots, replace a fender. Lotta work. To lazy to fix all that hence why my Z is multi colored XD
#23
A little update
Out of the booth and getting it put back together finally ha and new door weatherstriping, new hatch weatherstriping and tail light weatherstriping being installed. It still needs a good wax and some 5% tint on the rear windows and hatch and 10 or 15% on the front windows
Now all i need to get is get a job and buy a MSA body kit for it
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Out of the booth and getting it put back together finally ha and new door weatherstriping, new hatch weatherstriping and tail light weatherstriping being installed. It still needs a good wax and some 5% tint on the rear windows and hatch and 10 or 15% on the front windows
Now all i need to get is get a job and buy a MSA body kit for it
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