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Looks the goods mate, how did you mount them like that?

Well then in my opinion you should go for it. Just do what I did, start out with something like the fenders. Remove the fenders from the car and try your luck with them. They are nicely sized for a first time effort, you don't have to spend ages rubbing them down if you get it wrong so you get plenty of practice with the gun. If you start off trying to paint the body of the car then it will turn into a hell of a job if you get something wrong, and you are more likely to get frustrated and give up on the idea. If you do get it wrong, make sure you rub it down the very next day! That is when the paint is at it's softest and is very easy to sand off, the longer you wait to sand it down the harder it is going to be. Also, what paint are you using? I forget if you have mentioned it already... But if you are a beginner, I would recommend not using metallic paint, it's helluva hard to paint with! Especially if you get something wrong you have to start again completely or the flake will not match up, you gotta get it perfect straight out of the gun. And you need the correct size nozzle for your spray gun. Way too much effort for a first timer, just stick to regular gloss or matte paints. Good luck with it mate, if you need any help with anything feel free to ask and I'll try to help out where I can

Yeh spot on if not hard to read lol ^ I did sort of assume he knew how to use the equipment, and knowing how to mix paint is a given... But it's not that hard, if it comes out grainy then thin it down more, too thin and it will be a thin coat and it will run. A couple of test sprays to work it out and you should be fine. Really the hardest part is making sure you get enough paint out to not cause orange peel, if you get orange peel then you're not getting enough paint on... It does take some practice, but it's not like it's an impossible thing to learn. It's actually easy if you're patient with it and just realize that if it doesn't work then you're doing it wrong and you just need to get it right. I learned by trial and error, I didn't have anyone teaching me, so if you're enthusiastic enough to give it a go then I say go for it, don't be scared to try things.

A bit impractical to be washing your car every single day...

Chances are, if his car doesn't already have rust spots and corrosion, it didn't come from that factory

I painted my car for the experience of it, and the satisfaction of having done something like that myself... Turned out great, check my signature photo's. I got a perfect respray for $165, not 3k. But I made sure I was dedicated enough to do it before I started it. It's definitely a tough job.

Exactly. You should make a cook book. Call it "Cooking with OJ". Maybe even get OJ to make an appearance, but that's not essential.

The group buy is for Hel Performance, it's almost over so not much point checkin that out. I got my braided lines from Hel Performance independent of that group buy, they were still a very good price. They are my recommendation.

I don't doubt lol, that's why it was funny. Imagine reading that from a recipe book lol

Rain shouldn't cause rust unless you have some deep scratches that have exposed metal, in which case the moisture in the air will rust the metal underneath anyway. It would take prolonged exposure to rain to cause any rust. Japanese cars are quite durable when it comes to rust, they are coated with stuff to prevent rust because of the salt they put on the roads to dissolve the snow in Japan. If they can stand up to that then they will easily survive a bit of rain. I just don't like leaving my car out in the rain because of hail, you never know when it is going to start hailing and then you're in for some damage. Same as with wind, if it is windy outside then my car stays inside

Might be worth giving it a go still mate. If you find it's too much for you or it's not something you would do again, then you know for any future cars you get... And if you do a good job then it adds a bit of value to the car

Hey guys, Does anyone have a stock R34 cat-back exhaust that I can potentially borrow? I'm assuming standard GTT and GT exhausts are very similar... Anyway, story is that I may be swapping my 2.5" cat-back with a 3.5" one from someone over east, so I would need an exhaust to put on my car while I wait for my new one to arrive. Would definitely prefer to borrow, but if someone wants to sell one cheap then I may consider buying. Cheers, Martin

What? Lol I was assuming the car has an interior lol, in which case you would want to leave the windows on and just mask it up well so that you don't get any overspray onto the windows. If it is just an empty shell then it probably wouldn't have windows lol. It's not necessary to remove windows and seals to respray a car, you just have to be a bit more careful. A quick way of doing it is to cover the windows and seals with Vaseline, then after you have sprayed you can just wipe the paint off the glass. And when your clear coat starts to run, that's when you have too much Also if you are worried about weight, you wouldn't use clear coat. So if it was for a dedicated race car then you wouldn't use clear coat, in fact you would probably only want to use a couple layers of base coat in the first place.

I'd just scrap the cover and put up a shade cloth or something. I put up a temporary one for when I had 2 cars and one of them had to stay outside

I'll swap you my 2.5" cat-back and extractors for your cat-back? Sounds insane, really gonna miss it... But going turbo so need the bigger exhaust I can post a clip if you wanna hear how it sounds.

Hahahaha I actually couldn't read that all in one go because I was laughing so hard lol. Post of the year

Yep, +1 ^ Painting is 100% preparation and 10% spraying It is definitely something you have to be passionate about, otherwise you will get bored or frustrated and perhaps think "ah maybe I'll just cut a corner here and not worry about the prep so much", and then that's how you end up with dodgy paint that you regret doing... So if you can't commit to hours and hours (literally like days if you are doing a whole car) of labor just sanding and cleaning, don't bother even starting it. I recently repainted my bonnet, took me 4 days to get it perfect so that I was happy with it. Had to sand it back 4 times Also my advice would be to not spray while it is this cold, your paint will not shine and will come out looking matte. If you are really keen to spray now, get a decent heater to warm up the shed you are using above 22 degrees. Also get a heat lamp to warm up the parts of the car you are spraying. I would advise painting parts individually, like bonnet and guards and things, get them all off the car to spray. Makes it easier to get a good coat. Other than that it is a bit hard to give advice unless there is something you are not sure about?

GTR bov will probably be quieter at 10psi, they only start to get loud when you run lots of boost. Get a GTR bov

What he said ^ Lol

It's definitely genuine. Not exactly rare, but they are expensive. And this is what I mean by in the wrong section This is the cosmetic and styling mods forum lol, not the for sale section PM a moderator and get them to delete this post, then just stick to the thread in the for sale section

Haha I think it is all very ordered and under the appropriate tags and titles... Trust a woman to fail at using it

Lol no way, it's about as cool as a fake bov That or very rich tune, or like the op, a flamethrower kit.

And this is the for sale section lol? I just noticed you had posted this ad in a couple of other places on SAU, they will get closed soon because they aren't in the for sale section. This thread is in the right section though lol

Jesus' engine lol, that's gold! Yeh pretty much wanting to check out the general condition of the whole thing.

Haha unless they are in for sale sections, they will get closed soon enough... Anyway, any chance you can get any more pictures? Like of the rest of the exhaust, not just the tip? Am quite interested