2002 TXT Build/Paint and Body Pic Heavy

mike_dmt · 07-05-2017, 11:02 PM

So, here's a handful of pics of the progress I've made. Be kind!!

Heres day 1.Dissassembly Day. More like 45 minutes after reading the DIY.

mike_dmt · 07-05-2017, 11:04 PM

Next was the plan to eliminate the rubber mats off of the body, and start bodywork.

mike_dmt · 07-05-2017, 11:05 PM

Next was wet sanding the primer to a pretty smooth 600.

mike_dmt · 07-05-2017, 11:07 PM

Next was paint. It's been a long time since I actually sprayed anything for real.

A good friend manages the auto paint shop close by. She hooked me up with everything I needed to shoot a single stage metallic.

You'll notice the tiger stripes in these pics. These are of the 1st and 2nd coat. I did 4 total.

mike_dmt · 07-05-2017, 11:12 PM

These are of the final coats, about 10 minutes after spraying. I shouldn't have moved them outside, but I get impatient.

Everything flowed out really nice IMO. I was happy for my first sprayout with a Harbor Freight HVLP gun!! LOL.

The original plan was to do a matte silver with a lot of metallic. Well, we ended up matching the paint color of the custom rims, so it's quite a bit darker than my initial idea.

It does look weird when it's inside, under the fluorescents, but the metallic really pops in any kind of natural light, and actually has a little gloss to it.

guyboy1970 · 07-07-2017, 08:05 AM

Looking Good!!!!

BrewCityMusic · 07-07-2017, 11:32 AM

Looks great - I just blew a cart that we're building yesterday with a Silver Aluminum Metallic, it came out a little darker than I wanted so I broke down and blew 2 coats of .004 Flake on it with just a touch of Grey Tuxedo Pearl - I still have to wetsand and knock down the flake later today before I do the final clears (it was getting so late last night that I decided to push the window a bit and put the final off til today) - here's how it looks now, I'm likely going to throw a *tiny* bit more Tuxedo in the first coat then bury it - I really like that Grey/Silver look on a cart (although obviously, this may have been a *bit* over the top as far as metallic content goes, LOL)

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DaveTM · 07-07-2017, 11:35 AM

Really nice stuff!!

But....how do you take that hunting?

Gearhead1956 · 07-07-2017, 11:45 AM

Looks good!

Do yourself a favor and shoot the inside of the body, you will be glad you did when reassembled. Really give it a professional look!!

mike_dmt · 07-07-2017, 02:06 PM

Thanks guys!

Shopping carts for paint stands seems like a great idea. Easy to roll around, for sure.

I was thinking of doing the inside of the body too. I wish I had before I shot the color on it, but oh well, nothing some tape and film won't take care of.

I like my carts to look anything but stock. I never want the golf course to ask me why I'm loading up one of their fleet carts!

I just picked up a dead Club Car yesterday.. So, now I have another one to do down the road.

07-07-2017, 08:05 AM	#6
guyboy1970 Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Blackshear, GA Posts: 226	Re: 2002 TXT Build/Paint and Body Pic Heavy Looking Good!!!!

07-07-2017, 11:32 AM	#7
BrewCityMusic Hammer Down !!!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lake Geneva, WI Posts: 2,681	Re: 2002 TXT Build/Paint and Body Pic Heavy Looks great - I just blew a cart that we're building yesterday with a Silver Aluminum Metallic, it came out a little darker than I wanted so I broke down and blew 2 coats of .004 Flake on it with just a touch of Grey Tuxedo Pearl - I still have to wetsand and knock down the flake later today before I do the final clears (it was getting so late last night that I decided to push the window a bit and put the final off til today) - here's how it looks now, I'm likely going to throw a tiny bit more Tuxedo in the first coat then bury it - I really like that Grey/Silver look on a cart (although obviously, this may have been a bit over the top as far as metallic content goes, LOL) 20170706_113101.jpg

07-07-2017, 11:35 AM	#8
DaveTM Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Southwestern Pa. Posts: 6,215	Re: 2002 TXT Build/Paint and Body Pic Heavy Really nice stuff!! But....how do you take that hunting?

07-07-2017, 11:45 AM	#9
Gearhead1956 Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Woodstock,GA Posts: 1,088	Re: 2002 TXT Build/Paint and Body Pic Heavy Looks good! Do yourself a favor and shoot the inside of the body, you will be glad you did when reassembled. Really give it a professional look!!

07-07-2017, 02:06 PM	#10
mike_dmt Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 349	Re: 2002 TXT Build/Paint and Body Pic Heavy Thanks guys! Shopping carts for paint stands seems like a great idea. Easy to roll around, for sure. I was thinking of doing the inside of the body too. I wish I had before I shot the color on it, but oh well, nothing some tape and film won't take care of. I like my carts to look anything but stock. I never want the golf course to ask me why I'm loading up one of their fleet carts! I just picked up a dead Club Car yesterday.. So, now I have another one to do down the road.
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