The Kouki S14 Thread

[xoxide]

No XXR's.. Dont worry haha. VS-XX's or Blitz 03's are my current dream wheels.

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

^^^So if you dont mind me asking, how far into the whole paint process are you $$$ wise?

The paintjob exceeds the value of the car lmao.
Materials- $750 for the paint/reducer, another $850 for the clear/reducer/hardener, $70 for primer, Probably right around $200ish for tape/sandpaper, buffing compound, etc., Around $150ish on bondo/panelbond (what I used to fill the licence plate.. doesnt show warps in the sun like covering it with bondo does)..

Then the new mouldings came out to $300 (front fastener/trim, sunroof (which was a bitch to get the old one off), and rear, all new hood bumpers/etc.
$200 to have the windows removed and put back on.

Way more than I really wanted to think about haha.

If it was just someone walking off the street it would be a $7-10k paintjob with labor and all.

[240Cali]

that blue looks stunning.. and Im not really a fan of blue! but that's a color that you can't help to stare at, post sum HD pics!! P.S Blitz 03's would be fucking sex on that car.

Originally Posted by xoxide

[DomChan]

Originally Posted by xoxide

No XXR's.. Dont worry haha. VS-XX's or Blitz 03's are my current dream wheels.



The paintjob exceeds the value of the car lmao.
Materials- $750 for the paint/reducer, another $850 for the clear/reducer/hardener, $70 for primer, Probably right around $200ish for tape/sandpaper, buffing compound, etc., Around $150ish on bondo/panelbond (what I used to fill the licence plate.. doesnt show warps in the sun like covering it with bondo does)..

Then the new mouldings came out to $300 (front fastener/trim, sunroof (which was a bitch to get the old one off), and rear, all new hood bumpers/etc.
$200 to have the windows removed and put back on.

Way more than I really wanted to think about haha.

If it was just someone walking off the street it would be a $7-10k paintjob with labor and all.

Jesus, you did an amazing job man. For the whole process, start to finish, how long did it take you? I'm REALLY contemplating on doing my own paint job as well, but I don't have a garage nor the necessary skills to do so. I will most likely rent a paint booth IF I decide to do it myself, but damn I don't think I will get a result like yours haha. Also, was this your first time doing body work? Just trying to get information before I go down one path or another..

[xoxide]

Thanks guys, Cali ill get some soon... Im going to simply clean this weekend, maybe a professional will snap some shots haha.

Dom, my dads been doing body work for 20 something years, and we have a paintbooth in our backyard shop (shops bigger than the house lmao). It was my first, definetly not his though.

Time wise, I started in July working on it every sunday (just doing one bodypanel at a time), every panel on the car was beat to hell... If I was working on it solid non stop, it wouldve probably taken me about a week-week 1/2 for body work/primer. Then I pulled it off the road to block sand it down and get it ready for paint/paint it, wetsand, buff, and reassemble. That took 2 weeks of 8-16 hour days.

So realistically, if its your first time, and you are taking your time (prepwork=time, and prepwork is the key to a good paintjob), I would expect your car to be off the road for 3-4 weeks. If you are rushing it and not completly disassembling it (ie taping windows and spraying with bumpers, etc. on it), and not going to wetsand and buff it, id say itll take around 2 weeks. It just all depends how nice you want it to look. Feel free to PM me with any questions you may have, ill answer them the best I can.

[240drifter1]

I had more in my paint then you did, I garuntee yours came out better. Haha.

I never wet sanded and buffed mine, I should have.

[Nismo-kouki]

Here are some more of my pile, car is dirty in these pics. I cant wait to paint it this winter..

[LEG1T]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Midnight Purple is always a classy Nissan paint. One paint that grew on me is the 350z Brickyard Red. I think the reason why alot of us like these 2 colors is because they look like they have alot of depth in them.

Agreed...The oem color changes In the sun really adds life to car and makes it pop nicely...I wanna see more of these colors so beautiful. ..

[MidnightKouki]

These last few posts really make me want a good quality repsray.

My original job was a single stage "drift spec" sorta deal and It's starting to show

[xoxide]

Originally Posted by 240drifter1

I had more in my paint then you did, I garuntee yours came out better. Haha. I never wet sanded and buffed mine, I should have.

lol. I've probably got more in it than that, I really don't want to know.. I might cry Lmao.

[blueshark123]

I gave up on expensive paint jobs, since always when they come out of paint something out of my hands fucks up my paint. I have already repainted my 240sx 4 times lol, and twice it was a complete color chance.
I have probably blown 10k plus on paint. Luckily I get charged cheap since I give my painter a lot of referrals.

Im gonna be plasti-dipping my 350z white since its my daily and it needs paint.

[Z33dori]

Red car on CE28(or rep w/e) looks good as fuck

[Kingbaby]

yup no paint needed

[bigs]

[BlewByYou]

[240drifter1]

Nomnomnomnom

[Tuckedin]

[Chigga]

Not OEM sapphire...

[charrington_74]

Originally Posted by Tuckedin

Had a chance to meet up with this guy while I was in town for a bit.........


Cool dude very laid back. Nice meeting you Raymond!

best kouki out there!!

[MidnightKouki]

This fucking car...

[xoxide]

That grill is just atrocious... and fits wonderfully.

[igloo_bedspread]

so here's my car. some call it ugly, some people like it... whatevz.

[Lukasss]

It has rabies

[tricky_ab]

[s0fa king]

[240Cali]

Originally Posted by Lukasss

It has rabies

+1. n thats being nice

[xoxide]

Originally Posted by 240Cali

+1. n thats being nice

Louisiana... The nascar rocket bunny spoiler, and diamond wheels fit right in... Personally, I wouldnt be caught dead driving that around... I dont understand why people take pride in making their cars look like utter shit. I cant even blame it on poor execution... just poor taste I guess.. Im not even going to comment on the TRA Kyota 6666 wheel paint attempt.

[tricky_ab]

Originally Posted by Lukasss

It has rabies

He could be trying to be an extra in the remake of Mad Max...

...I'm grasping at straws here...

[240Cali]

finally sold the pos INGS+1 kit that was half destroyed, got new fenders and hood up in irwindale from joraninnovations test fit pic.. 2 bolts holding the fender for now till it gets installed right this weekend. overall stoked on the process

[240Cali]

duplicate-

[terrence]

You should copper coat the fender mesh. Be a trendsetter.