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Respraying a ST-162 Celica SX...
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Sun, 13 February 2005 10:51
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Hey,
I've got a celica sx 1986 model and yeah the paint is pretty decent on it in most places for original paint, but yeah i was considering respraying the right side of the car under the windows and all the way to the front of the car,
I was also going to respray the bonnet and fix up the sunroof..
Only problem i see with this is, if i do it, i wanna do it myself... It might not come out picture perfect but i rather save that money knowing that i did it myself....
The other factor was that the car will have to be debadged from its stickers that came out of the factory.... These were expensive
Just wondering also if there is any advice on the topic of spraying. We are doin it at a mate of mines possibly with a compressor and a decent spray gun...
Colour will be 3E5, factory toyota red back in 1986!!!
Thanx
Adrian
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Coffs Harbour
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October 2004
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Re: Respraying a ST-162 Celica SX...
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Mon, 14 February 2005 03:49
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piece of advice, dont paint ya car yaself it always turns out crappy trust me i got my st162 fully resprayed and rust cut out and everything for 2300 that was 4 everythin and its a perfect job, ive had a few mates who have sprayed there own cars themeselves and it always turns out crappy and makes car look worse but its up to u and wat u wanna spend, also if u gonna paint just one side of car it will look terrible as one side will be faded and one side brighter so yeh if u gonna spray the car do the whole car all at once.
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QLD, Gold Coast
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February 2004
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Re: Respraying a ST-162 Celica SX...
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Mon, 14 February 2005 05:37
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Was the 2300 you paid to get that blue spray job shown on your avatar jorrs?
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South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Respraying a ST-162 Celica SX...
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Mon, 14 February 2005 05:41
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I'd probably agree with Jorrs - the amount of time and money you will spend on cutting back a shit job and doing it again will drive you nuts, especially if it's your first time spraying a car...and yeah it's REALLY hard to match faded colours unless you are a professional so you are much better off spraying the whole thing. I wouldn't attempt to match colours, hell I recently did my bumper and I can tell that the colour is miles off the rest of the car even though it's the factory mix. (by miles I mean it's just a different tint, and probably a polish or two away from being as smooth-a-finish as factory)
Having said that, it is possible to do a very good job yourself but you had best do your research about how to get the paint down evenly and you need to spend a bit of time practising spraying stuff (just get some sheet metal or scraps) to get used to how to operate a spray gun -> there's lots to learn, I've been DIY spraying stuff for ages and I think I've only just recently got enough experience to possibly tackle doing a whole car.
At least you are choosing a flat colour, metallics are a little trickier (but not impossible).
Last piece of advice, don't rush! And concentrate 100% - professionals may look pretty relaxed about it, but they focus 100% on what they are doing.
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Coffs Harbour
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October 2004
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Re: Respraying a ST-162 Celica SX...
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Mon, 14 February 2005 06:41
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hey buddy nah it isnt i wish hehe i reckon thats a 5 grand job at least nah but ill organise and show u some pics of wat the pros do and show u thats its worth it, ill get some pics sent to u soon ok buddy as i gtg to work cya mate
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Melbourne
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October 2003
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Re: Respraying a ST-162 Celica SX...
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Mon, 14 February 2005 15:45
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Thanx for everyones response..
I've got a bit of a theory about my car...
I don't exactly enjoy paying people to do things for me...
Its somethin i would be very proud about doin even if it turned out relatively shitty... Its my project car, i'd rather work on it and cut it back and enjoy it...
Me and a mate sprayed a hyandai excel but an old model, spent a while on the prep job... and yeah it turned out really well from what i could imagine, finish just looks like new paint, no blemishes etc...
He spent a fair bit on the spray gun and yeah he sort of estimated the amount of thinners to add 
Seems to work great...
But i'll do more research. if anything i'd do the whole thing now... Thanx though!!! anymore advice would be priceless and much appreciated!!!
hahahaa
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Location:
Adelaide SA
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February 2005
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Re: Respraying a ST-162 Celica SX...
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Wed, 09 March 2005 11:22
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just adding my say if you are going to respray get the whole car done
By someone who knows what they are doing and have done it many times before..
kristy
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