Thread: Red 2006 Grand Prix GT Supercharged

This right here = win... What a gorgeous car.

Originally Posted by wa04compg

Dam dude car looks good but its really brown where you live lol


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Haha yeah that's just by the railroad tracks n no grass, but still. It's been a long record breaking winter so a lot of dead grass still.

Originally Posted by WhiteLightningGTP

This right here = win... What a gorgeous car.

Thanks dude, can't wait to get some pics with panda in june!

should go take some pictures outside today... i bet you woke up to the same BS i did

Originally Posted by Mad Monkey

should go take some pictures outside today... i bet you woke up to the same BS i did

Haha yes I did. A couple inches of snow. It'll be gone by tomorrow most likely but that's nuts

Had a chance to re spray my spoiler n hopefully 3rd times a charm. There's some orange peel so I guess it'll match the factory paint job
Also went ahead n extendo De roof rails
Here's some pics for now, just started clear on the rails.

wet sanding will take that orange peel off. then some buffing of course.

looks pretty good.

This car keeps getting better and better.

Do the spoiler with the hood.

My hood was only $200 to get it done.

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

wet sanding will take that orange peel off. then some buffing of course.

looks pretty good.

I'll have to try it then, n then use the new hf da lol

Originally Posted by Theaceofspades

This car keeps getting better and better.

Thanks dude, gotta get ready for june.

Originally Posted by GrandPrix06GT

I'll have to try it then, n then use the new hf da lol

if you think its shinny now just wait till the buffer gets done with it lol

Originally Posted by Drunkie

Do the spoiler with the hood.

My hood was only $200 to get it done.

bad news on the hood, it has a bunch of spider cracks in it. I went to get a quote yesterday n they said 400 to repair n 250 to paint. Now when I got it from classy, I had his buddy paint it black real quick just to have it black rather than white for now. So I'm hoping it's just the paint cracking. My buddy I grew up with, his dad is a body n paint guy, so I'm going there Friday to see what he has to say about it. No way I'm spending another 700 or so to get the hood refinished n stuff, it's not worth it to me. I'd rather just have a cheap spray on it n rock it for now. So hopefully his dad can lemme know what he thinks is best,mid hate to spend 300 bucks for it to just crack in a year or so. N it's definitely coming off for winters from now on too, to help prolong its life lol.

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

if you think its shinny now just wait till the buffer gets done with it lol

Haha yeah, it's not as quite reflective as the car. So hopefully i can get it there. It looks better than before. Last time I did it, I ran out of the automotive touch up clear.

Damn that sucks about the hood man... i bet it's just the paint cracking though.. I doubt it's the fiberglass.. what if you did the prep work yourself? It's not that hard to do.. then get it painted

Originally Posted by Alix0r

Damn that sucks about the hood man... i bet it's just the paint cracking though.. I doubt it's the fiberglass.. what if you did the prep work yourself? It's not that hard to do.. then get it painted

Yeah ill be taking it off soon n start prepping it. I'll go Friday to see what my buddy's dad has to say. If it's gonna be a pain or recommending fixing, I'm just spraying it myself. Although I'll probably buy a pint or 2 from automotivetouchup.com n get my dad's spray gun n go to town.

Woohoo, finally got this big ol bastard. 70 shipped, not badd:thumbup:

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

wet sanding will take that orange peel off. then some buffing of course.

looks pretty good.

Exactly. Try some 2500 grit and see how that looks. I like to follow up with 3000 grit. Then compound and polish it out. Should look much better.

Originally Posted by The Guz

Exactly. Try some 2500 grit and see how that looks. I like to follow up with 3000 grit. Then compound and polish it out. Should look much better.

Okay sounds good, I may have some. Idk if it's that high of grit, but I can always swing by harbor freight. I'm not putting my roof rails on yet so I can wetsanded those too. Thanks for the advice.

I wetsanded my brothers roof rails with 2000 then followed with 3000 by hand since they are smaller pieces. I used meguiar's M105 on a microfiber applicator. I then followed up with M205 on a foam applicator to remove any hazing left by M105. Be sure to wait 30-60 days before waxing to let the paint outgas and cure. I just poilished out my brothers car this weekend and repolished and waxed the rails and the clear coat on the rails look like factory clear.

I waited 3 days before I wetsanded and cmompounded his rails.

On a larger piece like the spoiler I would do it by machine.

Yeah I'll wait a day or two, I have meguiars ultimate compound n polish so that's what I'll be using, n definitely use the da for the spoiler haha. No wax for a while here. I need to do the whole car at once. Probably clay bar too.

I'm gonna grab a 6 pack of lake country's, which colors should I get you think?

i just got a yellow, pink and black pads. cost almost 40 shipped from these guys http://www.chemicalguys.com/SearchRe...show=10&page=2

you need 6.5 inch pads for the HF buffer.