Black with lots of clearmickeylex said:
You're looking at 2 hours of stripping right there, of which I performed all myself. Its not very hard at all. The more you strip, the less masking time you have. We'll probably have an hour of masking time with 3 people working on it. Paint time will be over a period of 3 days. I have to mask the entire car to paint the roof, then let that fresh paint sit up long enough so that masking it will not harm it. Then i'll paint the white which will be about a half a day, possibly more. We're going with 3 base coats of GPW, 2 pearl coats, then 4 clear coats. 25 minutes in between coats. Reassembly is a snap when you've done it so many times.matteni said:
NSXnBRLA said:You're looking at 2 hours of stripping right there... Reassembly is a snap when you've done it so many times.
Naah, i'm a watch salesmanmatteni said:
there have been many times I have had some major work done but not looked down the road to future mods which meant extra labor costs and more downtime fwiw.
NSXnBRLA said:
Oh, but they look so good when they're done.NetViper said:
If my car was black, i'd be doing a color change to Orange, but after about a 1 hour review and assessment, I've opted against it. There are ENTIRELY too many places that I would have to paint to do a true color change, and IMO, its not worth the time. I bought my car because I liked GPW, so I've decided to just do a better paint job than the one Honda didNeoNSX said:Wow... i certainly did enjoy these photos; really interesting to see the "guts" of the car.
You definitely have to post some after shots.
Is there a reason you're going back to Grand Prix White? Just bored and nothing else to mod on your car?
I'll be SURE to post plenty of aftershots, Neo. Thanks!
As requested... (and these are Vinny's)BlKeViL said:
We used the hardware that Vinny included, which was 4 or 5 screws to affix them to the brackets. We made our own brackets for added stability under the front fender.autobody tech said:
5 being the best, and if you're just referring to fittiment, i'll say 3. The part of the skirts that meets the fender, has a small part of it thats cut at a 90 degree angle and is intended to wrap inside the fender. That part is cut perfectly, but when you place this 'notch' exactly where it wraps, you come up short where the fender and the door meet, which is where Vinny puts the wire mesh that is supposed to slip into the crack where the door and the fender meet. We had to grind the 90 degree lip off the front part, hang the skirts with masking tape (see photo above), then rebuild that lip. Didnt take much time at all, and it actually fits better than it would have had we not had to cut. I was told that these sides were, perhaps, made to fit cars with the widebody kit, which would explain the slightly smaller size of that particular part of the piece. Since we were 'forward' a quarter inch or so on the front, the back had to be notched to fit flush as well. You can see the small cut i made, on the photo from the rear. I am VERY happy with the way the sit on the car now. Cannot WAIT to see it all paintedCG_SNOW said:on a scale 1-5.. whats is the quality of the vinnie's sides as far as fitment and any serious body work on the car that is required for it to fit? Ive heard different stories thats why i ask.. thanks alot!
