01/30/2024
1989 BMW e30 325i in for a high end color change owner came in. Wanting to change the color to a Toyota dark green pearl. Which I’d say is a spectacular color to paint a e30 the chassis wears this color very well. I’m normally biased to using other manufacturers paint codes but after seeing it in person I changed my mind. Front end to this car had quite a few layers of paint about 4-5 if my memory serves me right the rest of the car about 3 layers. Decided to strip the front end to bare metal and knock down the rest of the car down to 1 1/2 - 2 layers of paint before I started the blocking. Body wasn’t too pretty on this one and needed a bit of love. After the initial blocking/bodywork stage went ahead and pumped on 3 heavy coats of . Blocked that down then did my grey high build on top. Pulled the doors hood and trunk off sprayed the jambs then reinstalled before paint to have a nice uniform finish throughout. We then let it sit for a week till the cut/buff stage then installed a nice luxurious black suede with green stitching headliner&sunvisor panel. OEM trim black on all the trim and chrome to tie it all in. Client opted for aftermarket headlights & taillights and wired in the angle eyes to work with the corner lights on. Was really happy with how great this color pops in person and in the sun