Fridays have become my day to go and check on the progress of the paintwork. Now that all the big Monterey Car Week jobs are done, Dave was able to have his team make progress on my M3. Not a bad list to be on!
Prior to getting there, my M3 was already in the paint booth. The booth was already closed and pressurized, so I couldn't really get inside to snap photos of all the prep work they did. Even so, I could see that the paint was sanded down, and all the holes and sensitive areas were meticulously masked off.
That said, Dave knew that I wanted photos for this build thread, and he snapped some photos before I arrived.
I am not an expert on paintwork, and I had a lot of basic and probably annoying questions about the process. Dave handled my barrage of questions with grace and gave me a tour of the paint mixing room. I mentioned in a previous post that Dave did 10 color/texture samples for my car, each utilizing different paint manufacturers, spray guns, and adjustments. I was surprised to find that they got the best match with PPG paint. Dave went over all the paint brands he stocks (Sikken, PPG, and Glasurit), and their different applications. The conversation was far beyond my knowledge level but I appreciated the time and explanation. Fun note, the binders on top of the paint cabinets contain every car that they have painted in this paintbooth. They are able to pull every detail, the brand, mixing formula, spray gun, nozzle, pressure settings, etc should they need to work on that same car in the future.
All of my parts were either in the process, or in the queue. By the end of next week, everything should be painted, and finish work can begin. Hopefully the next update will be in a few weeks when I am trailering the car M3 back to my garage.
Definitely, you can get them HERE. Pair those with a thin sheet of galvanized steel ($0.98 from Lowes) and you should be good to go. If you want to do it a more legit, complex and overpriced way, you can always try the Carbonex kit HERE
The shift knob is one of the few modifications the car came with when I purchased it. I'm going to be totally honest, I'm not sure. It looks/feels like an OEM ZHP weighted knob, on a factory shift boot thats been cut, inverted, then ziptied on from the underside. Nothing about it looks or feels aftermarket. Maybe it’s taken from another BMW model. I haven't read that specific combo wouldn't work. I'm sure someone here has done it and can answer that question with certainty.
Prior to getting there, my M3 was already in the paint booth. The booth was already closed and pressurized, so I couldn't really get inside to snap photos of all the prep work they did. Even so, I could see that the paint was sanded down, and all the holes and sensitive areas were meticulously masked off.
That said, Dave knew that I wanted photos for this build thread, and he snapped some photos before I arrived.
I am not an expert on paintwork, and I had a lot of basic and probably annoying questions about the process. Dave handled my barrage of questions with grace and gave me a tour of the paint mixing room. I mentioned in a previous post that Dave did 10 color/texture samples for my car, each utilizing different paint manufacturers, spray guns, and adjustments. I was surprised to find that they got the best match with PPG paint. Dave went over all the paint brands he stocks (Sikken, PPG, and Glasurit), and their different applications. The conversation was far beyond my knowledge level but I appreciated the time and explanation. Fun note, the binders on top of the paint cabinets contain every car that they have painted in this paintbooth. They are able to pull every detail, the brand, mixing formula, spray gun, nozzle, pressure settings, etc should they need to work on that same car in the future.
All of my parts were either in the process, or in the queue. By the end of next week, everything should be painted, and finish work can begin. Hopefully the next update will be in a few weeks when I am trailering the car M3 back to my garage.
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