Project Steph's 1978 Honda Civic 1200

islander · Post by **islander** » January 29th, 2012, 9:11 pm

Hey steph, WAIT! don't wax it yet. Did the shop not tell you to give the paint at least 30 days for the paint to finish curing? Waxing a fresh paint job will trap solvents in the clear from gassing off. This will cause "solvent popping" to occur. at least check with the shop first.

Steph · Post by **Steph** » January 29th, 2012, 11:07 pm

islander wrote:Hey steph, WAIT! don't wax it yet. Did the shop not tell you to give the paint at least 30 days for the paint to finish curing? Waxing a fresh paint job will trap solvents in the clear from gassing off. This will cause "solvent popping" to occur. at least check with the shop first.

Hey Jeremy, that's an instruction I'm happy to comply with! Did I mention I'm really lazy? :P

OK, I've just pencilled in a wax for late Feb.

islander · Post by **islander** » January 29th, 2012, 11:19 pm

Late February would most likely be good. You are probably not lazy, it's just that you are to busy making up engine bay decals

Steph · Post by **Steph** » January 30th, 2012, 4:03 am

Nah, I'm busy working on my research project for uni at present, and in my spare time I've been rebuilding my dual Dellorto carburetor to mount on my shiny manifold. I received half the parts today from Eurocarb, and now I'm waiting for the other parts to come from Rocky in Italy. I made up an el cheapo blast cabinet out of a large plastic tub and a pair of heavy rubber gloves on the weekend, and soda blasted the Dellortos. It took 2kgs of bicarb to clean them up perfectly, and they look like new now.

bob78cvcc · Post by **bob78cvcc** » January 30th, 2012, 11:53 am

Steph wrote:Nah, I'm busy working on my research project for uni at present, and in my spare time I've been rebuilding my dual Dellorto carburetor to mount on my shiny manifold. I received half the parts today from Eurocarb, and now I'm waiting for the other parts to come from Rocky in Italy. I made up an el cheapo blast cabinet out of a large plastic tub and a pair of heavy rubber gloves on the weekend, and soda blasted the Dellortos. It took 2kgs of bicarb to clean them up perfectly, and they look like new now.

Very, very impressive.

But I will be needing those stickers soon.

Steph · Post by **Steph** » January 30th, 2012, 3:41 pm

I need them too!

I might have to make them and cut them out by hand and the straight lines with a blade. I've already done a couple of test prints and tested them for water bleed (none), and I stuck one in the sun for about 3 months and it didn't noticeably fade, although the ink isn't guaranteed in this way, but I wanted to see how light-fast it was. All this was without the protective clear layer I plan on putting over the top. Anyway...

bob78cvcc · Post by **bob78cvcc** » January 30th, 2012, 6:53 pm

Steph wrote:I need them too! I might have to make them and cut them out by hand and the straight lines with a blade. I've already done a couple of test prints and tested them for water bleed (none), and I stuck one in the sun for about 3 months and it didn't noticeably fade, although the ink isn't guaranteed in this way, but I wanted to see how light-fast it was. All this was without the protective clear layer I plan on putting over the top. Anyway...

Now, I'm getting excited.

8)

islander · Post by **islander** » January 30th, 2012, 7:54 pm

Now, I'm getting excited.

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Me too :D :D

Steph · Post by **Steph** » March 25th, 2012, 9:29 pm

So I've been messing around in Photoshop getting an idea of how I want my car to look, and this is what I came up with...

... which one looks best Lowered 1 or Lowered 2?

Steph · Post by **Steph** » March 25th, 2012, 9:39 pm

Super low...

... oh yeah, I have had the lips on the guards/wings/fenders rolled...

that said, I'm not going super low. It's either one or the other, as shown in the above photos.

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Project Steph's 1978 Honda Civic 1200