by "ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
Published 04/17/2017 at 22:25
by "ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
Published 04/17/2017 at 22:25
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I went ahead and sprayed the topcoat this afternoon. There are actually more imperfections than the photo suggests, but I’m still pretty happy with how is turned out. This will certainly do for an old racecar. My plan was to let it cure for a couple of weeks and then wet sand and buff, but we’ll see if that is actually needed.
What I did: Replace the dented hood, better position the somewhat repaired right fender, scuff the original (but very faded) paint with some 320 grit, laid down some matrix 2K urethane primer RS-165, sanded that down with some 400 and then 600 grit, and then laid down three coats of a matrix single stage urethane paint (MCU) mixed to the original R-63 (Honda Rio Red) paint code. That was, by far, the most expensive gallon of paint I’ve ever bought. All products were sprayed with an old Craftsman suction spray gun. All told, there was probably about 40 hours of labor to get to this point. Masking takes a long time.
What I learned: There were some areas of trim that I should have masked better. I also didn’t do a good enough job of masking the wheel wells, because the paper got pulled off when I started moving around and the air hose pulled against it. There is some over spray on those very old Falken Azenis rollers. As good as is it turned out, I probably should’ve gotten a new fender to go with the new hood. I also learned that painting a car is a terrible, no fun job. When you’ve got the hood up on the tyvek suit, googles, and the respirator on, spraying itself was actually cathartic, but everything else is no fun. Overall, I would probably not do this job again and next time just pay someone who knows what they’re doing. I also forgot to remove the badges... I’not sure how I feel about them being red, but I can always take a polishing disk to them and fix that.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
04/17/2017 at 22:34, STARS: 3
Looks good to me! Nice work.
Body work always seems expensive until you try it yourself. LOL.
"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
04/17/2017 at 22:36, STARS: 0
Thanks. Some areas have more orange peel than others and there are a couple of small runs, but nothing that I bet a little wet sanding won’t fix.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
04/17/2017 at 22:37, STARS: 1
FWIW, if you haven’t already, look up cutting and buffing specifically for single stage systems. Keep us updated on this!
"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
04/17/2017 at 22:38, STARS: 0
Will do.
"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak)
04/18/2017 at 00:08, STARS: 0
Really nice!
Have you considered sticking a set of Work CR01 style or similar wheels on it?
"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
04/18/2017 at 00:40, STARS: 2
I run team dynamics in 15x7 for racing. The old CRX phone dials are just rollers. I’m a big fan of team dynamics. At 12 or 13lbs, reasonably priced and durable as hell for off course excursions, they are hard to beat on the track. I actually run them in white as a tribute to the red on white color scheme of the old comptech IMSA integras that won a couple of championships in 86 and 87.
"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak)
04/18/2017 at 03:12, STARS: 0
:o That is so sick! Gotta say it looks great on the stock ones, probably looks great on the TDs as well. You autocross it I presume?
Aren’t those the old Mugen wheels in the pic? Must be expensive...
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
04/18/2017 at 08:31, STARS: 0
It’s gorgeous! I miss my baby. Can I come show you how I can drive it?
"Master Cylinder" (mastercylinder28)
04/18/2017 at 08:40, STARS: 1
Nice job! Remember, you’re the only one who will ever notice most of the flaws.
And I’m with you on the funness of paintwork. I really like to spray, but that’s only like 5% of the job and everything else is dull and tedious.
"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
04/18/2017 at 10:26, STARS: 1
The car did autocross for many years, and then I turned it into and SCCA ITA roadrace car. I don’t know what wheels they ran on those old comptech cars, but Mugen would be a good guess. I think they had a reasonable amount of factory support from Honda at that time.
"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak)
04/18/2017 at 19:24, STARS: 0
Awesome! I really don’t know much about these but I’m kinda getting into these old Hondas:
"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
04/18/2017 at 19:41, STARS: 0
They sure don’t make them with solid beam axles out back and torsion bar front suspensions anymore.