Painting the CRX

[krzydrftr93]

Is it actually called JDM ITR dark red or what is the real name? I want to paint the hatch that color after motor

[wa2fastcamaro]

Thanks for the input, I like the bright red one that lank posted better. I am not very fond of the dark reds. I am going to United Automotive in the morning to look at paint samples and try to pick a color. I am trying to do this paint job on a budget so I may go with the Omni pant too, unless the PPG isn't much more. I also need to pick up some body filler, but otherwise the car is going good.

Only a few minor dents, I found about 10 bondo sport where the previous owner started fixing the dents. I was supprised to fin the car relitively rust free other than 3 baseball sized spots on the driver door, grinded them down and will fil them later, it was just minor surface rust.

Also I bused most of the clips that hold the ground effect moldings on, so I hope I can find new ones.

Here's a pic of tinights progress, 5 hours of sanding and the driver side is mostly done.

[wa2fastcamaro]

Ok, I went and picked out colors, its between these 2 reds. Corvette Torch Red or Ferrari Rosso Red.

[PSiedTSi]

those colors are gonna look nice too

[krzydrftr93]

Go with the ferrari red

[h22d_hatch]

Both of those reds will look really good.

[legacy-user-532]

viper red

or HOK oriental blue over silver

[Lindz]

Hmmm...Jim did you decide to get rid of something??

[weshole]

I like the Corvette red over the Ferarri red.

[maximumhp]

Ferrari red. They are famous for their red. Choose Ferrari and you won't be sorry.

[wa2fastcamaro]

Tonights Update. I am about 70% done with the body work and sanding. I had a handful of dents to fix and found some rust holes under the trim I had to weld new sheet metal in, Otherwise its comming good, almost got the body itself done, but haven't even starter on the bumper covers or trim yet. Still hoping to have primer shot this sunday and paint laid before next weekend. Its gunna be a fairly nice car. Now only if I can complete the interior, I would be set.

I ordered a set of Neuspeed Lowing spring and hope to have new wheels ordered next month.

Mike

[KA-T_240]

ferrari. or go unique and combind them(dont know how that well work)

[wa2fastcamaro]

update, the car is in primer. Going to be painted this weekend. Body isn't perfect but it is nice enough for a daily driver.

[KA-T_240]

looking good, cant wait to see the final results

[krzydrftr93]

Whats with the runs on the front bumper??

[wa2fastcamaro]

krzydrftr93 wrote:
Whats with the runs on the front bumper??
I forgot to take the picture before I started sanding. I had already wet sanded the front clip.

[krzydrftr93]

Ok makes sense...Looks good...what color did you end up going with??

[nuckinfuts]

looks great cant wait to see how it turns out

[wa2fastcamaro]

Well the Crx is offically painted red. I will get pictures up in the next couple days. It looks alright but will take a good cut and buff to look nice. It was my dad who shot it for me and well, he didn''t have a good day with the car. The garage heater died a few days ago so he was using the Nipco heater to keep it toasty, but right when he was laying the last few coats of clear the pump on the heater went out and it blew dust all over the garage, I eneded up having to run my heater over to his house, but since paint woun;t dry when its so cold, a few runs had developed.

So I got a fairly diecent paint job that will look nice an last a long time. My body work wasn't very good, because I didn't want to put much effort into a daily driver that will get car door dings and dents anyways. But I hope to have pics up Monday or Tuesday night, when I pick it up.

My new wheels are showing up Wednesday and I ordered tires from Tintmasters so I am all set there, after I got the wheels on the car I will look into lowering springs. I also still need a muffler and since the stock one sucks I will end up going with a tuner one Guess I will be driving a car that sounds like a weed wacker, but I guess that what you get with a honda that has like 1" exhaust, lol.

Mike

[krzydrftr93]

wa2fastcamaro wrote:
So I got a fairly diecent paint job that will look nice an last a long time. My body work wasn't very good, because I didn't want to put much effort into a daily driver that will get car door dings and dents anyways. Mike
First off sweet deal that it is painted. Cant wait to see thes pics of it especially with the wheels on it.

On the other note I think it would of made a little sense to do a good quality job on it so people could see the quality of work you can do since you say you want/have a shop and to automotive work. Just my .02