Progress on the bmw1602.com car ...** UPDATED 09/16/24 *

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-Etching primer first

- then high build primer.....

-sanding

- sand.....

argh!!!

It is AMAZING TO FINNALY SEE THE CAR IN ONE COLOR!!!!

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now it's time for more sanding.......

then tommorow the first coat of WHITE !!!!!

unemployment has it's benefits...............

[bmw1602.com]

sprayed the white today!

link to all the pics

http://bmw1602.lostbrazilian.com/v1/viewer.php?albid=324&stage=2

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On the seventh day god created urethane clear coat and we applied it !!

soo nice! I am so excited !! I simply cannot belive that this is the same car !

this is THE magic moment of the painting process.... you spray the clear and the paint comes alive!

so white it was blinding me !

[BLUNT]

looks great man, is that an accusump all wrapped up in front??

[bmw1602.com]

yes it is, I was lazy......

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SPARKLE !!

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3 quarts of etching primer, 1 gallon of high build primer, 2 gallons of Gran Prix white (could of used more!) and 1 gallon of Omni clear coat.

$3000 paint job? nah...... not in my life

(mix 1:1)

Etching primer 1 qt $22.28

activator $14.56

(mix 1:1)

Nason speed highbuild primer 1 gal. $60.56

Acetone 1gal. $15.90

(mix 1:1)

Nason Base coat Grand Prix white 1.5 gal. $133.56

Reducer 1.5 gal $32.80

(mix 4:1)

OmniSV Clear 1 gal. $61.70

Hardner 1 qt. $46

Nason gun cleaner 1 gal. $14.72

Misc. sandpaper, bondo, spreaders, fiberglass&resin(for hood) $100

labor 2 people 7 days maybe 200 hours plus of time spent....$$$$$ I currently unemployed so .....

one happy bmw owner!!

Grand TOTAL $502.08

not bad for what came out to be quite a nice paint job. First time for me and my friend!

now it's time to put everything back together and make that engine scream!!!!!!!

[TMK-001]

TOP EFFORT! Always great to see another nice 2002 getting ready to be put back together...

So what is your timeline from now of gettign it back together? Are you planning on doing some stripes? I think you need something a bit out there... something very 70's race car.

Todd

[brad_c-ville_VA]

just needs some rally stripes and it's ready to go!

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I hung the the doors this weekend and installed the fenders and started unmasking everything.

later in the day I used my new tool! Air snips! made a posterboard template and cut some door panels....

Fun stuff......

[Dirt]

It was awesome to see your project in this month's Classic Motorsports magazine. I just started surfing this site and was thumbing through Classic Motorsports and thought a photo looked familiar.

Keep up the good work. I'm reading your web site very thoroughly. I'm hoping to get started on a project of similar magnitude this winter.

Thanks for documenting it all.

Pete

[bmw1602.com]

thanks,

I'v only got this far because other have documented their projects.

it's given me inspiration and ideas.....

I figure my site might just help out some other people crazy enough to ge into a car project.....

[Dirt]

It is contagious. I've done similar sites or my VW GTI and Corrado, though not quite in that depth, and I get so many comments on it that it inspires me to do more. I'm sure I'll have a blog going about the 2002 project when it gets under way.

Pete