Euro e24 resurrection (update 10/2/24)

[bkbimmer]

That is a an amazing color. Do it! Do it!

I love old school solid colors.

[bkbimmer]

More progress last night.

[bkbimmer]

Tonight I sprayed the roof and right 1/4 panel, and masked for hours.

[sixxxer]

Nice going project. Keep them pics coming always a pleasure to see people doing it right.

[bkbimmer]

Nice going project. Keep them pics coming always a pleasure to see people doing it right.

Thanks, I'll try.

[bkbimmer]

I'm tired of sanding.

[86GT635]

I'm tired of sanding.

ya right. it puts the paper on or else it gets the hose.

Like how you took the time around the fender gaps in the front. That has always been a tell-tale area of concern if the fenders have been off. It ruins the car without the work you did. This car is going to look awesome. Glad you didn't throw it in the dumpster.

[euronewbie]

Its going to look amazing mate! keep up the good work

[bkbimmer]

Thanks guys, I need the encouragement. I'm struggling to find the motivation.

[bkbimmer]

Just finished spraying the last coat of primer at 5am this morning, I'm beat tired... Been a long day.

After many hours of cleaning, masking and more cleaning since Saturday afternoon I finally met my goal. I still need to prime the doors, fenders and hood.

[bkbimmer]

[leadphut]

wow, that's a lot of work.

i was near your house yesterday and almost sent you a text to see if you were busy. something told me not to.

[bkbimmer]

wow, that's a lot of work.

i was near your house yesterday and almost sent you a text to see if you were busy. something told me not to.

Are you going scitzo?

[leadphut]

wow, that's a lot of work.

i was near your house yesterday and almost sent you a text to see if you were busy. something told me not to.

Are you going scitzo?

going?


the voices are usually correct.

[bkbimmer]

I unmasked it today, back to real life... whatever that means.

[Nebraska_e28]

Damn bad ass work man!

[Mat & Pat]

That is a lot of work. (Understatement of the year.)

Keep on going, with the amount of effort and detail this should be an absolutely beautiful car once it's finished and extremely rewarding to drive

[bkbimmer]

Thanks guys, I still can't make up my mind on a color so I'll probably leave it in white sealer for a while. I want to build a nice SS exhaust for it soon and burn some rubber.

[bkbimmer]

I just finished priming the doors.

[Mat & Pat]

If you want to go for an original colour your best bet would likely be to locate an E24 brochure from '81 and see which ones were available then. Or keep it white (perhaps a little boring ). As for the internet solution; I'm going off Gábor's post on a Hungarian forum, found here.

My personal taste would say Burgundrot or Lapisblau but of course that is due to a personal preference for darker blue/red colours. I was also wondering how a darker green colour like Achatgrün would suit the E24.

[86GT635]

Not doing it black would be a crime, after all your hard work on getting it flat. I'm a sucker for silver though. Maybe the original royal blau metallic- it's a blue base with a purple flip. The RBM is the wildest paint BMW has used that I've seen. Then again, I'd love to see a grey to black flip. I've been on a kicker for flip paint the past month for some reason. One time in Miami I saw a candy red flip to gold and I was flabbergasted. I didn't know the flip could go that far away from it's primary color.

[86GT635]

Here's the RBM. It's definitely different. But for a stock BMW color from 86; I think it's fucking delicious.

[bkbimmer]

Thanks for the positive input, chaps.


I'm a simple guy with simple tastes, I'm not a fan of metallic colors on my own cars. I don't care at all about going with a factory color since I'm not really a bmw guy or a purist, I just want something I can stand to look at and deal with long term. That being said I'm pretty tired of looking at the car and stashed it away out of the shop again for awhile. I'm going to try to paint my e28 before summer is over since it's the closest thing I have to being done, then hopefully I can sell the thing and move on to my 70 c10 which is where my heart is at these days.

[bkbimmer]

If I were to go with a factory color it would be 028 phoenix orange from 1977.

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedi ... =1&rows=50



This is my favorite factory color I've ever sprayed, I know everyone will say something annoying about it being the jagermeister color but so be it.

[wkohler]

How many times have I suggested that for this car?!

I am very excited to see this in July. I think this is the only time I'll ever admit to being excited to seeing an E24. Better note the date and time.