the sawtooth build thread Options

[sawtooth]

How many bottles of the sks did you use?

I ended up using 5 bottles. Could have done just the floor pans and wheel wells with 4 bottles. I also did the engine bay mainly for sound dampening, which took another bottle.

[charliew]

I really like that color. It looks like it might even glow in the dark. You will be able to pick that car out of any other from a very long way off. I hope it's not too hard to touch up though.

[sawtooth]

I really like that color. It looks like it might even glow in the dark. You will be able to pick that car out of any other from a very long way off. I hope it's not too hard to touch up though.

Not sure about glow in the dark, but it sure glows in the sun (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) This color does some pretty cool stuff outdoors. The flash of the camera makes it look overly bright, in person the shadows are really pretty dark. I was concerned about touch-ups too at first, but now I think it's going to be okay. I tried doing a touch up with a small brush using just the green top coat. It appears to cover and blend well. I shouldn't need to mess with adding base layer on small chips. I'm also going to use a good quality clearbra type layer in the vulnerable areas, so hopefully it'll stay nice for a good long time.

[jd74914]

That looks awesome! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I might have missed it, but what kind of paint are you using? And how did it shoot? I'd love to paint my current project in a wild three stage.

[sawtooth]

That looks awesome! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I might have missed it, but what kind of paint are you using? And how did it shoot? I'd love to paint my current project in a wild three stage.

Thanks Jim. I'm using RM brand paint. It's pretty straight forward to shoot if you've ever done b/c before. The only difference is you have two base coats. The second base coat is only slightly translucent. It's not a traditional candy where the top coat is mainly clear with a small amount of color, and you have to shoot 10+ coats to get the build up you want. The top coat with this system is pretty dense, and has metallic in it. The first coat is a silver bronze color with a lot of metallic in it, very dense and covers quickly. So it's simply 2 coats base #1, 2 coats base #2, and 2 coats clear. I'm not sure what other colors are available in this system, mine is a 2010 Camaro LE color called synergy green. I know there is a burgundy that uses the same technique, and possibly a blue.

[pktzygt]

That looks awesome! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I might have missed it, but what kind of paint are you using? And how did it shoot? I'd love to paint my current project in a wild three stage.

Thanks Jim. I'm using RM brand paint. It's pretty straight forward to shoot if you've ever done b/c before. The only difference is you have two base coats. The second base coat is only slightly translucent. It's not a traditional candy where the top coat is mainly clear with a small amount of color, and you have to shoot 10+ coats to get the build up you want. The top coat with this system is pretty dense, and has metallic in it. The first coat is a silver bronze color with a lot of metallic in it, very dense and covers quickly. So it's simply 2 coats base #1, 2 coats base #2, and 2 coats clear. I'm not sure what other colors are available in this system, mine is a 2010 Camaro LE color called synergy green. I know there is a burgundy that uses the same technique, and possibly a blue.

I knew I'd seen that color before. Just couldn't figure out where.

[BIGKAT_83]

That looks great!
When I first saw that color on a new Camaro thats the first thing I thought of. What would it look like on a 914.

I saw that you sold your wheels what kind of wheels are you going to use on the car now that its flared???

Bob

[Root_Werks]

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[abnrdo]

Love the color. Cant wait to see the entire car! Its a bit brighter than my Palma Green Metallic, but I still like it. Awesome job!

BTW, thanks for the parts. Cant wait to work on the car again.

-Jim

[sawtooth]

Made it back from a trip to the paint booth. Everything went according to the plan, so I'm very happy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



Took off Friday morning, headed to Twin Falls which is about 2 hrs away.




I had some help from some very talented guys. Huge thanks to my brother-in-law Chris and my friend Jake!




After making the final preparations we masked it up and moved to the booth.

[sawtooth]

First base layer going down...




Using the first base layer as the color for the side stripe.





Second base layer...





Decal/stencil being removed...




And after baking in the booth to cure out the base layers a bit, the final clear coat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

[sawtooth]

Left it to bake in the oven over night...





Unwrapped, and headed back home the next morning.

[Mike Bellis]

That's pretty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

[sawtooth]

Back home again, me and my girls (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Everyone happened to be wearing green just for the occasion! It's ironic, I remember when I first started this project I wanted to paint the car anything but green. Now I can't imagine any other color (granted it is a bit different than Zambezi). Funny how things change.




And she's back in the barn ready to be re-assembled.

[sawtooth]

That's pretty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

Thanks Mike! It is very cool to see it come together.

[sawtooth]

That looks great!
When I first saw that color on a new Camaro thats the first thing I thought of. What would it look like on a 914.

I saw that you sold your wheels what kind of wheels are you going to use on the car now that its flared???

Bob

Hey Bob, my thought's exactly. first time I saw the synergy green camaro in person I new what had to be done.

For wheels I'm using 16x7 fuchs all the way around (thanks for giving these up Jamie, I love 'em!). I've got 245/50 firestone wide oval's mounted up, which are supposed to be a great street tire. Thought about going wide on the rear, but decided not to for now. Using a 1" spacer in the rear to fill out the flare.

[abnrdo]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) That car is gorgeous!! Good looking family too Dean!

[Spoke]

Very Nice! Good job on everything.

[MDG]

I like it! The colour has a completely modern look and yet still evokes the same vibe as the bright '70s colours used by the factory. Fantastic. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

[d914]

omg!!!very pretty!