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Posted: **Sep 30, 2010 5:27 PM**

Ok its Friday now, PICTURES!!

Posted: **Sep 30, 2010 7:09 PM**

WOW...just.....WOW...

Its looks like a piece of hard candy thats been licked...

Posted: **Sep 30, 2010 7:10 PM**

warezdog wrote:Ok its Friday now, PICTURES!!

Is it? No one told me!

Posted: **Sep 30, 2010 7:22 PM**

You know it's threads like this that have caused me to spend more on my car then I ever thought I would. This is simply fantastic Stewart, and I do envy you. I plan on doing this someday, but it's just not in the cards. Enjoy your freshly painted car, I can't wait to see the finished product!

Eric

Posted: **Sep 30, 2010 9:29 PM**

Posted: **Sep 30, 2010 11:06 PM**

wkohler wrote:
warezdog wrote:Ok its Friday now, PICTURES!!
Is it? No one told me!

greenwich meantime silly

Posted: **Oct 01, 2010 4:03 PM**

Looks like they do good work, Congrats

Posted: **Oct 01, 2010 4:04 PM**

ElGuappo wrote:WOW...just.....WOW...

Its looks like a piece of hard candy thats been licked...

That's what she said

Posted: **Oct 04, 2010 6:46 PM**

Here are a couple photos of the final wet sand and buffing process.

wet sanded:

buffed:

This work should be completed this week, and then final assembly begins.

Posted: **Oct 04, 2010 6:52 PM**

Very nice. Looking at the progress reports gets me really pumped to get the E12 into the process, but I can't do anything with it yet.

Posted: **Oct 04, 2010 7:56 PM**

Really coming up beautifully, congrats.

Inspiring me to finally do something about my jewish racing gold fail paint..

Posted: **Oct 04, 2010 10:07 PM**

That is amazing!

Posted: **Oct 05, 2010 9:15 AM**

I'm filled with envy!Absolutely FANTABULOUS!

Posted: **Oct 05, 2010 7:10 PM**

"My god...Its full of STARS!"

Beautiful.

Posted: **Oct 06, 2010 10:17 AM**

Progress update. They got the rear window installed yesterday with a new gasket. I also picked up a new windshield from the dealer yesterday, and will deliver it to the shop Saturday morning. Before the rear glass went in I had them re-dye the rear package tray, while it was easy to access, since it was faded from the sun. They'll be working on the interior today, installing the new carpet, reinstalling the front seats, etc. Two of the doors are buffed out and ready to bolt back onto the car, they're working on the other two and those should be ready soon. They also cleaned up the taillights, and painted the shadowline trim on them since they were also faded from the sun.

Posted: **Oct 06, 2010 10:29 AM**

Is that stuff sitting directly on that newly painted trunk!?

Looks great btw!

Posted: **Oct 06, 2010 10:44 AM**

e281985 wrote:Is that stuff sitting directly on that newly painted trunk!?

No, in that picture the trunk lid hasn't been installed - you're seeing stuff piled up inside the trunk.

Posted: **Oct 06, 2010 1:37 PM**

Ahhhh. Now I clearly see that.

Posted: **Oct 06, 2010 8:14 PM**

The interior is going back in. Things are still pretty dusty, though.

Posted: **Oct 08, 2010 3:14 AM**

Looks amazing so far, it's really coming along. How much is all of this running you, if you don't mind me asking?

Posted: **Oct 08, 2010 10:02 AM**

Mr.ProjectCar535 wrote:Looks amazing so far, it's really coming along. How much is all of this running you, if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks! as far as cost, I'll quote myself from earlier in the thread:

stuartinmn wrote:I don't like to talk money about these sorts of things, but I will say that from a financial standpoint it makes totally no sense to paint an e28 like this.

My initial intention was to basically bring it back to OEM quality, but then it sort of mushroomed...there was a lot more rust than I expected (besides a lot of patches in the floors plus various other spot repairs here and there, I've replaced both front doors, the hood and one fender); we decided to go for a much higher level of preparation (there's a ton of block sanding in this thing) and I'm replacing virtually all of the exterior trim and weatherstrip.

Even with a pretty reasonable shop rate of $55/hr, in the end it's going to cost a lot more than the car is worth. A LOT. I'll probably have to drive it for the rest of my life to get my money's worth, but it's my car, I can afford to do it, and I'm happy with how it's coming out.

Posted: **Oct 09, 2010 11:51 PM**

More assembly photos. If you look close you'll see some swirls in the paint, they'll be taken care of with a final buff once all the panels are bolted on.

Check out the reflections down the sides of the car...this sucker is straight.

Posted: **Oct 10, 2010 12:54 AM**

oh yes.

Posted: **Oct 10, 2010 1:13 AM**

Posted: **Oct 10, 2010 11:57 PM**

Ohhhhhhhhh.......

MyE28.com

Getting my car painted. 10-22-10 update: DONE!!!!