VR4 off to get painted

[3000GTCSULB]

Here is how the car started off:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0003.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0002.jpg

I've started to take the body parts off the car now:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/BegginingtoStrip.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0014.jpg

I bought the Victory hood, and I have some problems with the hood hitting the strut tower, so I'm having the body shop work their magic to make sure it closes right.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0034.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0041.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0042.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0044.jpg

Last pic before it goes into the operating room.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0048.jpg

Should have it back in 2 weeks.

I'm having it painted Glacier Frost Mica Pearl White.

:D

[J-Groove]

Can't wait to see pics!!

-John

[Austin@STM]

In for pics, should come out really nice because it looks like it was a very straight clean car to start with. Should be pretty sweet when its all done.

[Nationalmilkman]

Another Gen1 lost to the '99 fad. :(

[3000GTCSULB]

The shop I took it to mostly does classic cars but they want to start branching into the import scene, so I was lucky enough to get in on a good deal. I had a car similar to this years ago, so pretty much I'm just trying to duplicate my old car. :)

[R/T93]

Man I bought my 93 vr-4 chromies from you off your older 1st gen pearl white vr-4. I put them on my pearl white R/T Stealth, now you have another pearl white vr-4 getting painted pearl white!! PW FTW!!

I should put that on a license plate border, "My other car is Pearl White" haha

[3000GTCSULB]

I do remember that. I'll be selling these chrome wheels too. I actually purchased some Enkie RP03 wheels that I'll be putting on the car after it's painted. I might go take some photos this weekend of the prep work being done.

[Austin@STM]

Is it done yet :p

Nice wheel choice, deff keep us updated, i like shiny new paint :)

[nosferatudracon]

In for pics

[Lugnut]

In for pics as well .. Hope your getting your old bumper and hood painted as well in case your wanna change up that 99 front end at some point ..

[3000GTCSULB]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs780.snc4/66091_1497194382951_1026847862_31115222_6534401_n. jpg

Went to the shop to see the progress...here is a pic.

[mb3000]

In for pics of the finished product :)

[3000GTCSULB]

Here are some update photos:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0077.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0089.jpg

Should paint by Tuesday, and pick her up maybe next Friday or Saturday.

[3000GTCSULB]

Went to the shop to verify the paint color before it goes to paint, here are some more pics:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0013.jpg

Shaved the Mitsu Logo

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0017-1.jpg

This bumper had 3 layers of yellow:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0019-1.jpg

[Austin@STM]

lookin good.

[tazman]

Looking forward to seeing the car in person!

[blackrob]

if you don't mind me asking, how much did they charge you to strip and paint the entire car? This is something I will need to do in the future, and I was curious to know how much it would be since I wont be doing an el cheapo macco or peach job.

[3000GTCSULB]

Getting painted today. The next pictures I post up will be the finished result. I'll let you know total cost on Tuesday after I pick it up. This is a 3 stage paint job.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0101.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0096.jpg

[Granny]

Sweet!
Excited to see the results.

[Austin@STM]

getting exciting

[Polygon]

Wow, three stage. It's probably going to be expensive, but it will be worth it. Can't wait to see it done!

[R/T93]

1st gen Stealth pearl white was the 1st production car to use a 3 stage pearl :) FYI!

[3000GTCSULB]

Update:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0009.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0003-1.jpg

[DocWalt]

mmmmm..... shiny :D

[nosferatudracon]

I like! :bigthumb:

[CoreyB]

Very nice.

[Austin@STM]

where is the rest of it, pearl is very hard to match if it isnt done at the same time, let alone all together.

[3000GTCSULB]

The skirts, bumpers, panels were on brackets. Inside that booth is another room section dedicated for parts like these.

This pearl color is pretty interesting, outside in the sun it looks kinda white blue, outside in the shade it looks white, and inside with these bulbs it looks kinda white cream.

[Lugnut]

The Beauty of Pearl FTW !!!

[OhioSpyderman]

:bigthumb:

Can't wait to see the completed car :)

Bob.

[92RT-TT]

looking good! Reminds me of my last vr4 project, mine was taken apart just a little more then yours (doors removed) but otherwise they look identical

[Atrosity]

It needs to be finished already!!!

[CoopKill]

I want see done!

[3000GTCSULB]

I started putting the car back together today, the body should be back together by Saturday. The inside maybe on Sunday. The color looks amazing, I'll have to take pictures from different angles to show all the different colors.

[92RT-TT]

pics pics pics! :D

[nosferatudracon]

Now please. Thank you.

[tazman]

Looking good! What kind of hood pins are you going with?

[3000GTCSULB]

I finally got around to getting it put back together...well almost. Here is a pic, I'll take some more outside as soon as the morning fog goes away.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/IMAG0031.jpg

Paint looks absolutely incredible.

[CoreyB]

Wholly WOW. Looks great.

[nosferatudracon]

Looking forward to more pics!

[Austin@STM]

WOW, that looks good. Congrats, and i can only imagine how big the smile will be on your face when you drive that around.

[MADMarc]

I love that color. Cant wait to see more pictures of it :)

[CoopKill]

Tease! That's a great ass!

[3000GTCSULB]

Sorry for the delay guys, work has really been kicking my butt and I haven't had time to take some decent pictures or wash the car so I'll just post these up. I still have to wash the car as there is some film residue left over from the color sand. But these should give you an idea of the look of the car now:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0040.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0039.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0037-1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/Rgarcia9/VR4%20Project/IMAG0038.jpg

[CoreyB]

Hubba Hubba

[OhioSpyderman]

Love it, love it, love it :)

You gonna leave it badgeless?

What sideskirts are those? (Novara?)

Bob.

[3000GTCSULB]

Since most people don't know what type of car this is I will keep it that way. No badges, I shaved the mitsu logo on the front bumper, and I'm buying the GTO garnish from Frank (TazMan).

The skirts are Novara, they required a custom bracket, and some fiberglass filling on the front.

[CoopKill]

Nice! Love that color. I still need to wet sand and polish mine.

Watch those curbs!

[Austin@STM]

Very nice, cant wait to see pics in the sun, thats when the pearl will really "shine".

[Atrosity]

Now this looks CLEAN!!!!!!

Get some fogs and 99 splitters! :D

Where are you located in California?

[3000GTCSULB]

I have the fog lights which I'll install when I get my new plates, I decided not to install the splitters because I like the look of the holes on the sides.

I'm in Anaheim, CA.

[Granny]

Very nice! I love that color.

[Atrosity]

I have the fog lights which I'll install when I get my new plates, I decided not to install the splitters because I like the look of the holes on the sides.

I'm in Anaheim, CA.

Wow you live in Anaheim!? My brother lives in Irvine and I practically live there. Hit me up sometime to meet up or if you need help.

[blackrob]

So, the big question. How much did it set you back. My pearl 3K is in some need of a fresh paint job. Drum roll...... :D

[3000GTCSULB]

Drum roll................. $4500 for a 3 stage paint job. However, mine had dents, scratches, and modifications required to my after market pieces. You should give them a call to get a price for your vehicle as every job is slightly different.

Every other shop I was quoted $5600 + modification cost in labor hours.

A truly professional shop that works on everything from NSX, Saleens, Old School cars. I'll take more detailed pics when I have time, they were honest, respectful, and took a real interest in the car. I must have visited the shop maybe 15 times during the process.

Richard at All Quality Collision & Restoration
1414 N. Batavia
Orange, CA 92867
(714) 744-1414
http://allqualitycollision.com/

They also do ship your car options.

Rigo

[OhioSpyderman]

That is an AWESOME price :)

I paid $3000 to have Zach's car painted (and repaired from a parking lot collision to the passenger fender and front bumper). He had some fading on his hood, roof and hatch that they claimed to take down to bare metal (I had used these guys for some minor stuff on the Spyder, so I thought I knew their work). It looked good initially, but after the paint had a chance to "cure" all kinds of issues arose. I took the car back TWICE and the guy was none to happy the second time. In the end it came out "alright" but then Zach put a solid 2 days into detailing it (we have mucho $'s worth of detailing stuff [there's some in my refrigerator!!!])...everyone at NG10 thought it was a VERY clean 93 VR4....

The thing that makes your deal sweeter is that it was done in CALI, and nothing there is "inexpensive" :)

Said it before, LOVE IT!!!

Bob.

[blackrob]

Drum roll................. $4500 for a 3 stage paint job. However, mine had dents, scratches, and modifications required to my after market pieces. You should give them a call to get a price for your vehicle as every job is slightly different.

Every other shop I was quoted $5600 + modification cost in labor hours.

A truly professional shop that works on everything from NSX, Saleens, Old School cars. I'll take more detailed pics when I have time, they were honest, respectful, and took a real interest in the car. I must have visited the shop maybe 15 times during the process.

Richard at All Quality Collision & Restoration
1414 N. Batavia
Orange, CA 92867
(714) 744-1414
http://allqualitycollision.com/

They also do ship your car options.

Rigo
I'll remember them when it comes time to paint my car. I was just curious to see what kind of ballpark I was looking at to get a good job done. I was expecting around $3500, but I wasn't thinking about the pearl. Thanks for the info, and your car looks awesome!

[Hans@GZP]

That looks great. The price was right too. Do you know what brand paint and clear they used?

We're painting my 95 3000GT with Dupont Chromabase products and it's coming in at just over $1k in materials and takes about 2 full weeks to prep, paint, and finish. I've got a bunch of pictures of the process we're going through and I'll start a thread on it when it's done. I'm hoping for before thanksgiving.

[tazman]

The car looks amazing! Looking forward to seeing it soon!

[nosferatudracon]

Really hope I can find a good place like that in my area to paint my car when I'm ready.

Looks great man. Hope you're happy with it and that it looks better in person than it does in the pictures.

[MADMarc]

Anaheim?! Nice, another local guy :D Car looks awesome, man. I will have to try and remember them when the time comes in the far far future to get mine done.

[Jimvr4]

Only 2 weeks for a nice job like that? Pictures look great :bigthumb:

[ChargerX3]

Sweet ride before...and now after paint.

[Street_Chally73]

That looks awesome!!! White with pearl is a great combination!!!

[Amphiron]

Paint looks outstanding, 99 front with 1st gen spolier, not so much.

[Darth Reidar]

Nice color, nice car, very smooth.
I personally think that the first generation spoiler is the only way to go. It flows really nicely with the lines of the car.

[mcshooter]

congrats, looks great, 99 front with 1st gen spoiler is the only way to go, my sons vr4 is the same way. we tried the 99 spoiler and after a year got rid of it. the only change i would do is to paint the headlights the white pear. the dark headligths take away from a great looking design of a car..

[ictponder]

It's refreshing to see someone with taste. That car looks amazing w/99 front and 1g spoiler. I also like how the sideskirts don't have the vents in the wheel well.

[tazman]

I saw this car up close yesterday, and it looks amazing!