my k20a eg build

[Sentry]

Are those off seb's coupe?

[derek_k]

no sebs coupe had sport max'

[mantis_si]

Holy Shit man! Amazing work! I bet you're painting it right now, cant wait to see it man, Im glad you chose rootbeer, will look incredible. I "helped" pull the k20 when I met you and Seb, you've been very busy. Keep up the good work, cant wait to see it in person again!

[Revhard]

Nice job on the fenders for sure!

[derek_k]

Not painting yet, grabbing the paint right now just waiting for them to inject it into my 28 cans lol, then going home to continue priming the rest, will be painting tomorrow most likely

[Modelexis]

What brand and where did you buy that black seam primer from?

How is it applied? does it come with a brush of some kind?

Thanks dude, looks amazing.

[derek_k]

I you can buy the seam sealer from basically any body supply store, I used brush on seam sealer, it comes in a paint can and not in a caulking tube, I put on a rubber glove and went at it smearing it into all the seams and filling gaps with it, it worked good for me

[derek_k]

So I finished priming today, will sand either later tonight and paint some tonight or else start tomorrow, I might do it tonight and do it the same way I primed, engine bay door jams and all that other shit then paint the rest tomorrow, all the primer I just sprayed should be dry semi soon
Anyways here's some pics

[derek_k]

Ready to paint. It's all sanded down and good to go

And I'd rather have more paint than not enough, plus my supplier Hooked me
Up really good on the price, thanks Calgary body shop supplies.

[03ozwhip]

did i miss something? are you using spray cans to paint your car? all that work and youre resorting to spray cans? sorry i dont mean to be an ass but why? if thats not what youre doing, again sorry lol

[Kardon]

You must have missed something indeed, the guy is pretty deadly with a rattle can.

[derek_k]

Paint is paint, it doesn't really matter how you lay it, it all comes down to your prep work, all of it's being sprayed with cans, please inform me of what's different about cans and a gun besides the easiness the clean up is with cans compared to a gun, have you ever even painted before? And more than a bumper.

[03ozwhip]

dude, i said i wasnt trying to be rude, no need to be a dick. my dad is a body and paint man, won a ton of awards, ya, painted alot of shit more than a bumper believe me.

ive used spray cans and guns and there is a huge difference, thats why there are spray cans and spray guns because the quality is not the same i dont care how deadly you are with a paint can.

all im asking is why you decided to do your painting with acan vs doing it properly with all that work put into it already. not saying it wont look ok, but really youre already doing it so it doesnt matter what i think.

[derek_k]

Once again man paint is paint, it's the same shit you put in a gun just in a can, with the correct technique and prep, it looks damn good just from spraying, after a quality wet sand and polish it looks better than oem paint, I've sprayed a gun and cans, cans are not only cleaner but easier, and you don't have a compressor driving you crazy the whole time your painting

[03ozwhip]

not doubting what you can do, ive been around painting cars for a loooooooong time and ive never seen any car come out good with a spray can, id love for you to prove that wrong, believe me ive been following your build and up until now i loved it.

let me love it again with a good solid paint job! thats all i want to see!

[derek_k]

I still have some more to paint, just allowing some stuff to cure first, I need more stands to paint on.

[Redlined_8000]

dammm looks pretty sick. Thats alot of work your putting into that little eg.

[Kardon]

Thats looking really sweet meng

[derek_k]

the iphone pics dont do justice, i wish i had a better camera right now lol

[TE4MFaint]

i love the color choice.

i agree with your conversation about paint gun vs paint can as well.
a lot of body shops get custom paint mixed into cans for touch ups these days.
and if you get a small run with either the paint or the clean, well thats what a nice wetsand is for