Poll
Question: What to do to darth vader bird
Well im tired of driving something that looks like a pos so I still have some paint that I bought for my dodge (96 ford polar white) So should I ? :D
Ill probly be removing the sunroof also :hick:
i vote med. canyon red over black
stock color ya know?
white with a stripe down the side. Small and simple. Red?Black?Sliver?Orange? anything.
......Or paint it Black, just sayin. lol
Since you have the paint.....
i like the semi-flat look. it jus fits, ya know.
Leave it alone.
white with black stripes, do something out of the ordinary but follow the body lines with the stripes.
and ive always wondered how well does it turn with those skinyy front tires?
I love the primer. Put those 5 spokes back on (the ones in your avatar).
I say paint it. I dont think newer cars look right as a rat rod.
White is good. :)
fire engine red
Go nuts and go " OH MY GOD" Neon green. If you wana make it stand out, thats a sure fire way. Otherwise leave it.
Not looking to stand out,just tired of driving something that looks like doo:toilet:
White would be nice and since you have the paint..
You can't paint the Vaderator Bird non-black!!!!!
It looks good in flat black.
micheal the pics make it look alot better then it does heres a good example of the streakyness going on,It no longer has the prostars on it and is rolling on some py wheels for now.I always tried to take pics at angles that didnt show the paint.
I vote do it white
I agree white.
I say paint it satin black, but without using spraybombs. Use a gun, and make it non-streakey. I think that would be the best. Get some personalized plates that say DARKSDE and be done!
DRKSDE would work also.....VADER LOL............... There are so many you could do!
And Fila, I already corrected somone on that color. its "Ghettotastic Green". :)
I think it's an easy decision. Since you don't like the way it looks now and you already have the paint I say paint that thing white. No stripe though.
Spray gun it Satin or Gloss Black. Vader doesn't like White.
Then what's up with the stormtroopers?
There should be "paint it black" option.
Vader's not a trooper now IS he??? :hick:
Go with the white since you have it already. The only prob with it is it shows all the dirt.
Paint it a nice green maybe with one white stripe down the center.
i think it might be neat to do the top half black, bottom half white, separated with a red stripe, similar to the stang you used to have
my camera phone is all messed up
325's cough just need them on some wider wheels
Every time I see a stripe on a car I like them less and less. I would duplicate the paint scheme on your stang like Shawn said. Now that would be cool.
balck shows all the dust after 5 hours of sitting, lol. i think most of us say black still, and if you had black paint then it would be no question
yeah i hate a black shiny car :toilet: all the rubbing
as of today
So..... how much sandpaper did you go through, lol. I will be doing that soon to mine as well.
2 12x12 sheets of 400
3 12x12 sheets of 180
2 scotch bright pads
nice whos silver fox stang do i see sitting next to it?
its my sisters 4 cyl a4ld car , if you look hard you can see the pinto's roof and my stang in there too :D
Sanding sucks.My car is about in that condition.I pulled the driver's side trim off,and have the driver side of the car almost complete,then,on to the rest.I work one panel at a time.I'm somewhat obsessive compulsive (or so my wife says,and I'm not calling her a liar) about having to have a pattern to everything.Keep up the good work.
Looks good so far. Nothing better than a nice smooth body. You make alot more use of sandpaper than I do, but then again, Im not the one buying the stuff, the dealer does haha.
yea i spoted tyour stang i just wondered if you got another
well here she is:hick:
remeber i said i was going to do something special with the bird?
Lovin the white (I wanna keep mine that color). Not lovin the wheels, though :hick: .
i dont like em either:hick:
OMG looks good in white, love the throwback pic of the old original painted bird, that was when you had the nasty 2.3 with that big ass holset right?
Looks cool. Now put the moldings on;)
i ran out of light:D ive still got some moulding and trim to paint.
WAY WAY better then the flat black. Look good.
looks very good, man! cant wait to see some non-camera phone pics. :hick: i had my engine bay painted today, also.
You painted the door handles nice. Looks really good. Did you completely smooth the bird emblem?
ill be painting the door handles back black along with the bumper trim
and yeah the bird emblem is completely smooth:D
Very nice! It's gunna look cleeeeaaaan.
Looks great.I wasn't sure if I'd like white,but it looks really good.I'm leaving my side trim between the wheels off.Are you re-installing yours or keeping the smooth look?
You do all the work yourself? If so what kinda gun did you use? I've heard the HVLP (with top mounted canister) deliver a lot better results.
yeah, i used a sharpe cobalt hvlp gun
side trim is gone, i need to reinstall the parts behind the wheels
Definitely looks better than the flat black!! You paint the car right where it's sitting???????? If so, how much dust particles or bugs did you get in the paint?? I'm going to paint my car in my garage as I can't find a place to rent a booth from around here. I too have a Cobalt HVLP gun. Haven't used it yet though. I had a Deville Bliss JGA502 but someone like it better than me :( It wasn't a HVLP but it was darn good.
Love the way your car turned out!! Be very proud of your work!!
John
Sweet! That looks awesome. I thought about painting my car myself when the time comes but am afraid it will look horrible. Did you spray it outside or just move it out for pictures?
I'd leave the bumper trim white though. I like the monochromatic look.
You are a freak of nature. When do you sleep sleeper? :D
If your not pulling engines like oil changes, your doing something else. lol.
Those are nice. We use one for primer. Gravity fed guns spray alot better, because there is always an equal amount of material flowing through unless you are running out.
I Like the smooth emblem!!!!!:birdsmily:
Wow, nice job. I saw your sig and was like "WTF when did that happen" then I saw this thread. I like the smooth bird. But the wheels have to go.
here is some better non camera phone pics , still need to do some clean up Im hunting for a set of 17' tri spokes to also do in white:D
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Nice! Install the trim and buy some new headlights/marker lights.
im trying to decide black on the trim or monochromatic, i will buff the headlights and markers when i do the car and they will look better:D
the only thing i don't like about the smoothed bird, it blends in at lest in the pics. man if only those wheels were better looks quite shagy with those huge ass rear tires
White trim, White Tri-Bars. Or Black Tri-Bars with polished lip. Or just put another set of Draglites on :D
i want tribars........
yup ive had 2 sets of them on my car in the past
Tri-bars? Yuk!
:D :D :D :D
How about some White Saleens?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/whsawh1.html
too rich for my blood.:toilet:
Ahhhhh I hate tri-bars. What's everybody's infatuation with them?
I thought you didnt like those wheels....
i dont like the 15" v6 tri bars i do however like the 17" GT version
Tri-bars equal teh hotness. 5-spokes... old and busted. :D
I honestly don't know why I like them. I saw them on an SN-95 one day and that was it.
Meh,
DRAGLITES!!!!!
paint the wheels white on your car if you got extra paint and they might look ok. I like the tires but not a fan of the rims. Other than that i can't say anything bad about the overall look of it nice work.
Nice job and the door handles look clean and the front looks good.
I love the tri bars, I had em on my '87 Stang. Looked sweet, but I sold the car with them on it a couple months ago. :(
i raped the mustangs wheels tonight:beatyoass:
MUCH BETTER, i say leave the trim white its wiked different, wont draw so much attention
Looks like a pro stocker with pro stars. You go Bob Glidden!
MUCH better! Drag wheels FTW!!
sweet!!
Keep those rims on there and paint the trim silver.
So does it change it's own shoes, or do you still have to tie them.
Love how you can change rims and tires on a whim. And it looks good in white.
gotta say, the white is lookin good. i dunno about doin the trim in black, i'd keep it white, maybe a pearlesc metalic white? but yeh, you gottta keep the draglites... im with the crowd against tristars... they remind me of old fiberglass BMX fad trispoke rims.