Rice2Nice's 89 Si slow build

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By Rice2NiceEG
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:43 pm #71016
teal_dx wrote:nice paint booth :thumb:

I liked the olive drab at first but then I saw the green you painted it and I like that color even more :thumb:


thanks! the paint booth worked pretty good. I had two cieling fans running up at the peak of the rafters, and the fans under the door did a real good job with ventilation. between base and clearcoat I took off my resperator in the garage and could hardly smell paint. but I should have blocked off the opening made above the garage door by having it cracked open like it was, a couple bugs got in...
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By Rice2NiceEG
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:44 pm #71017
fresh eh2* wrote:WOW real good shit man :thumb:


thanks bud! :D
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By Rice2NiceEG
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:17 pm #71022
D15kid wrote:Damn dude I love the color :thumb: Cant wait to see it done. Wow Jimmy does an awesome job. :thumb:


thanks man! Jimmy does do a good job, sketchy at times but..... I wanted to do blackcherry pearl, but its already been done on an EF. thought about gold or porsche tobacco brown but couldnt find paint codes. so really I settled for last and love it. got more parts too!
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By CivicTypeR
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:57 pm #71031 What make are them lugs? I love the purple.
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By Rice2NiceEG
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:10 pm #71178 Got somemore parts in the mail today! and got a pic of the paint in sunlight.
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By CivicTypeR
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:26 pm #71193 Thanks for the PM dude :thumb:

Wow, all original new parts from Honda, must of cost you a fair bit? I'm lovin' that colour.
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By Rice2NiceEG
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:12 pm #71199
SlipCivic wrote:Thanks for the PM dude :thumb:

Wow, all original new parts from Honda, must of cost you a fair bit?


yea, it gets pretty pricy... i'm mostly just worried about exterior pieces that wear out after 20 yrs. also clips, screws, bolts, nuts and caps that break or rust. plugs and grommets that have been painted over really piss me off too. i'm not gonna get too crazy with the oem, as there are some parts i cant justify spending so much on. but doing a decent exterior makeover requires new everything to make the car. imo.
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By ohDirka
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:51 am #71301 Are those all the parts that they didn't send you the first time? That color looks sick :thumb:
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By Rice2NiceEG
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:04 am #71402
D15kid wrote:Are those all the parts that they didn't send you the first time? That color looks sick :thumb:


nope, the parts they didnt send me were either backordered with no future eta, or discontinued. which sucks. that pic above is just some other crap i've been waiting over 2 months to get..
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By Rice2NiceEG
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:19 am #71403 got bored last night so I decided to paint an extra master cylinder that I had frm the crx. It was pretty cool because I realised that my hatch has a 13/16 mc and my spare is a 7/8. not a huge diff. and not as good as a 1". but it is better than whats on the car.

I started by scuffing it really good with some maroon scotchbrite and wiped it down with some RM 900 wax and grease remover. to get the dust debris and brake fluid off it, and sprayed it with some Dupli-Color Aluminum enamel. not sure how good it will hold up, but I gotta learn somehow. I also added my new reservoir cup and bracket.
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By Rice2NiceEG
- Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:11 am #72000 My side mirrors were pretty scratched and knicked up, and the side moldings were painted gloss black. disgusting. I tried ordering new side molding sets, but they're discontinued. Then I tried emailing them about getting them individually, but never got a response. And I just cant justify paying $290 with shipping to get new ones from Password.

So while I was picking up my paint + supplies I grabbed some SEM trim paint. I can post up the part number if anyone wants, but it basically is supposed to look like the raw plastic that our molings were meant to be. I did 3-4 coats with a 4 minute flash time between coats. it was kinda tricky at first because some spots when dried were lighter then others. The moldings didnt turn out perfect, but I'm happy with them. Before there were a ton of dirt nibs, runs and nasty chips. Sorry I didnt grab any before pics of the moldings, but I dont want to remember what they used to look like.
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By ohDirka
- Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:24 am #72051 looks good man :thumb: When I come up this winter I cant wait to see how much the car has changed. Also can't wait to work on it.
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