Painted the E28 Midnight Metallic Black***New Video Attached

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cbecker47
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Painted the E28 Midnight Metallic Black***New Video Attached

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Final finished

https://youtu.be/_PC0a5I4408

List of materials used to paint the car just missing the primers used I have he receipts somewher.

EW Midnight Metallic Black Basecoat Gallon 54220

EW Low VOC Urethane Activator Qt Medium

SpeedoKote SMR-0075 - Zero 0 Low VOC Compliant Thinner Reducer Medium 70-80°F, One Gallon

Paxcoo 85Pcs 400 to 3000 Grit Wet Dry Sandpaper Assortment for Automotive Sanding Wood Finishing

SEM 39143 Trim Black Aerosol - 15 oz.

3M 39060 Perfect-It Rubbing Compound - 16 oz.

Perfect-It 3M 39061 Machine Polish - 16 oz

Summit Racing
SUM-SWSC620G-12
Paint, 2-Stage, Low 2.1 VOC, Gloss Clear, 1-Gallon
(Mfr. #: SUM-SWSC620G-12)

Summit Racing
SUM-SWSH622Q-12
Clear Coat Hardener, 2-Stage, 2.1 VOC, Medium, 1 Quart
(Mfr. #: SUM-SWSH622Q-12)

I forget the brand of primer we used, but we did use a etching primer and primer sealer. As well as tack rags to wipe down the car before spraying.





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Looks great.Was this done at your house??

I can't wait to get one of my cars painted.
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Nice!
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Are the springs still at the paint shop??
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tschultz wrote:Looks great.Was this done at your house??

I can't wait to get one of my cars painted.
Yeah it was all done in the garage
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waynet1 wrote:Are the springs still at the paint shop??
Saving back up for ground control coilovers.
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Looks great. Metallic paint is awesome when its right and awful when it ain't.
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Great job. Next, paint the walls of the garage :laugh:
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Nice work.
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You've done this before. And it shows. And that's a complement, looks great!
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Looks great except for 1 major issue.

Flip flops and socks? Come on. :D
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WilNJ wrote:Looks great except for 1 major issue.

Flip flops and socks? Come on. :D

Lol man that was a good laugh
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WilNJ wrote:Looks great except for 1 major issue.

Flip flops and socks? Come on. :D
You obviously haven't been to Portland.
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I really dig these wheels, and I hate dark wheels wtf.

that second to last picture is sweet and I like the fitment. great work!
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Let me be the first to offer directions to my garage. Free beer and Pizza included.
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I'm planning on having one of mine painted this year, and the other next year . . . this is great looking.
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BDKawey wrote:I really dig these wheels, and I hate dark wheels wtf.

that second to last picture is sweet and I like the fitment. great work!
Thanks BDKawey, I got a great deal on the set that I was lucky to come across. I was thinking about painting them but I just might keep them the same color.
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boomslack wrote:I'm planning on having one of mine painted this year, and the other next year . . . this is great looking.
Can’t wait to see the pictures of it on the forum.
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Interesting technique, doing one panel at a time, more or less. Whatever, looks good from here.
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Looking to use this same exact paint on my car. OP, what grit sandpaper did you use before spraying base coat? I noticed you left a positive review on Eastwood's site for this paint. Kinda funny, was browsing and noticed an e28 in the pics in your review and thought to myself, "I bet that guy is on myE28!" :)
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afireinside1988 wrote:Looking to use this same exact paint on my car. OP, what grit sandpaper did you use before spraying base coat? I noticed you left a positive review on Eastwood's site for this paint. Kinda funny, was browsing and noticed an e28 in the pics in your review and thought to myself, "I bet that guy is on myE28!" :)
We went over it with 800 grit and did a wet sand, right before we went over it with the base coat the car was wiped down with a tack rag. Lol, yeah I was really happy with how the paint came out decided to leave a review. I want to put up a video on YouTube soon of the paint up close.
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cbecker47 wrote:
afireinside1988 wrote:Looking to use this same exact paint on my car. OP, what grit sandpaper did you use before spraying base coat? I noticed you left a positive review on Eastwood's site for this paint. Kinda funny, was browsing and noticed an e28 in the pics in your review and thought to myself, "I bet that guy is on myE28!" :)
We went over it with 800 grit and did a wet sand, right before we went over it with the base coat the car was wiped down with a tack rag. Lol, yeah I was really happy with how the paint came out decided to leave a review. I want to put up a video on YouTube soon of the paint up close.
Please do put up a video! What kind of primer did you use before base coat? My car is almost ready for base, been using spraymax 2k high filler primer on all my body work. Did you primer sealer the whole car before base coat, or just spray right over what you had?
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Looks good! Any more photos of it during the day? Also do you have ig?
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afireinside1988 wrote:
cbecker47 wrote:
afireinside1988 wrote:Looking to use this same exact paint on my car. OP, what grit sandpaper did you use before spraying base coat? I noticed you left a positive review on Eastwood's site for this paint. Kinda funny, was browsing and noticed an e28 in the pics in your review and thought to myself, "I bet that guy is on myE28!" :)
We went over it with 800 grit and did a wet sand, right before we went over it with the base coat the car was wiped down with a tack rag. Lol, yeah I was really happy with how the paint came out decided to leave a review. I want to put up a video on YouTube soon of the paint up close.
Please do put up a video! What kind of primer did you use before base coat? My car is almost ready for base, been using spraymax 2k high filler primer on all my body work. Did you primer sealer the whole car before base coat, or just spray right over what you had?
I’ll have to check my receipts for the exact brand name of the primer we used. A couple rattle can primers were also used for a couple spots I think I went through 3-4 quarts of primer because of each time an imperfection was found the spots were filled, sanded down, and primered again. Yes, we also used sealer before the base coat. Once I get some time I’ll film a video and post it.
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camplo wrote:Looks good! Any more photos of it during the day? Also do you have ig?

No I don’t have an Ig, I’ll tried to post a few recent ones tonight.
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