Painted the T/A

[mc73nova]

Well, I thought I was going to wait until this winter but I just couldnt stand seeing the car look so crappy. It took longer than I expected because I painted it at night and wasnt thinking of bugs!(What can I say, it was the first time I painted a car!) They landed all over the wet paint so I had to sand the whole car again. After that disaster, I was lucky enough to use a friends paint booth and do it right. Enough talk, here are some pics.

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[Z28 Heritage]

It looks amazing!:drool:

[92REDBIRD]

Looks great! Did you repaint the wheels too?

[Tru2Chevy]

Nice!

- Justin

[mc73nova]

It looks amazing!:drool:

Looks great! Did you repaint the wheels too?

Nice!

- Justin

Thanks guys. I painted the lip on the wheels, I have blue paint for the middle(black part) but just ran out of time this weekend.

[Kat]

Looks good. I wish that mine was a simple paint job like that. :)

[ar0ck]

Looks amazing!

[transmaro93]

very nice job... looks so much better than that black flamed hood hahahha

[baddest434]

very nice job!! looks great.

[maroman88]

holllllllly hellllllll that looks amazing

[BigRocsFirebird]

wow.. that's amazing! looks very nice

[WayFast84]

Nice work, I really dig the wheels.

[sweetbmxrider]

you made a third gen look good, you sir are amazing! :lol: very nice!

[NJ Torque]

Lookin good matt.

[thunder]

well done

[LS1Hawk]

Great job! But I think you should get the original Trans Am and Firebird decals to make it look complete.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Looks awesome! I told Mo yesterday...what do you think of maybe painting the blue stripes or accents to match the blue centers you're doing?

[siguy]

nice job what type of paint did you use (2 stage etc )

[baddest434]

you made a third gen look good, you sir are amazing! :lol: very nice!

easy there buddy :lol:

[sweetbmxrider]

hey old guy, you make em look fast 8-)

[mc73nova]

Thanks everyone.

Great job! But I think you should get the original Trans Am and Firebird decals to make it look complete.

I like stock looking vehicles myself but my wife already picked out what she wants(this is technically her car!) Also, I dont plan on keeping it stock forever.

Looks awesome! I told Mo yesterday...what do you think of maybe painting the blue stripes or accents to match the blue centers you're doing?

She really wants the bird on the hood. I'll show her some other styles but she loves the look of the bird.

nice job what type of paint did you use (2 stage etc )

It was only a single stage, due to money being tight. I just couldn't stand seeing it look the way it did, this should last until I can afford to do it right.

[Kat]

If you can, convince the wifey to leave the wheels the way that they are. The car looks great with them. :)

[edpontiac91]

Very nice results!:nod: Do you happen to know the where about of Matt (quasar34) who owned that before you? He has some 3rd Gen parts for sale and I have not been able to reach him by his cell phone or PM. :shrug:

[btownws6]

looks awesome good job

[usp55]

sexy

[TAdan]

For a spur of the moment paint job it looks great. I wish I could do that with my turdgen. Love the look of the Z28 spoiler and white wheel trim.

(All that work, but why oh why didnt you pull the taillights, markers and headlight trim?..sorry I had to do it)

[mc73nova]

(All that work, but why oh why didnt you pull the taillights, markers and headlight trim?..sorry I had to do it)

To be honest with you I am anal about everything when it comes to cars. I grew up watching my father fix cars and now I have trouble appreciating any kind of car without picking out the flaws in it. That being said, I did it the way I did because I would have just kept going. If I started to take things off I wouldnt have been able to stop and it would have turned into a restoration. To be honest there are a few small flaws in the paint itself(aside from the fact that I didnt do any body work at all) and I cant wait until this weekend to work on them. Not that I should even bother with it because it looks good for what it is but I cant help it.

[TAdan]

To be honest with you I am anal about everything when it comes to cars. I grew up watching my father fix cars and now I have trouble appreciating any kind of car without picking out the flaws in it. That being said, I did it the way I did because I would have just kept going. If I started to take things off I wouldnt have been able to stop and it would have turned into a restoration.


Ah, I understand. That is one of the main reasons I havent really started the body work on my car, because I know as soon as I do it will be in a thousand pieces. :lol:

I'd say it looks fantastic for a weekend paintjob. Nice work. 8-)