sneak peak

[integralsgreen]

heres a quick sneak peak on my slow ongoing project. its finally got up ti like 50 this weekend so i was able to get some work done. got 1 box complete ready for vinyl. oh yea i went out to my car this morning to take these pictures and saw that sombody had shot 3 holes in my windsheld with a bb gun. oh well thank god for insurance and i hope i catch the fucker that did it. and yes i know my cars a mess....what do you expect from a collage studant

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Picture_174.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Picture_1833.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Picture_1901.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Picture_1871.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Picture_1941.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Picture_1921.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Picture_1932.jpg

[TBSpyder]

Lookin good. So you're doing another box on the other side as well? What are you doing for an amp rack?

That sucks about the windshield, I had my driver's side window, and mirror shot up by a pellet gun in one of my cars once. Bastards.

[integralsgreen]

yea doin another one exactly the same on the other side then a flase floor. havent decided if ima mount the amp in the floor with the heat sinks pokin through or have it do some moterized crazy flipping action lol. well see when i get to that point. i mite float it

[integralsgreen]

still cant decide if i should wrap them in black vinyl or the same grey i used on the inserts on the seats? what do you guys think?

[TBSpyder]

I'd match the vinyl exactly to whatever color the plastic trim panels are in your trunk...looks like dark dark grey?

[integralsgreen]

npo there black...just dirty and covered in shopdust from sanding

[GradeA_TireFryer]

Black Vinyl

[TIM TIM TIM]

nice tires

[integralsgreen]

:d

[integralsgreen]

or should i do a lil more work and paint them? really wouldent be much more since i alredy have it sanded down with 180 grit olny have verry few minor imperfections that i can fix with some iceing. i could bring them into class and paint them since im bassically done with all my work in class and im just sitin around wating to graduate lol. olny a week left! fuck yea!!

[03AcuraCLTypeS]

or should i do a lil more work and paint them? really wouldent be much more since i alredy have it sanded down with 180 grit olny have verry few minor imperfections that i can fix with some iceing. i could bring them into class and paint them since im bassically done with all my work in class and im just sitin around wating to graduate lol. olny a week left! fuck yea!!


I would probably wouldn't paint them... lately the trend in the big shows has been to get more away from the painting and stuff and back to the basic clean, stock look of vinal..IMO...at least thats what i have been seeing.

[TBSpyder]

I'd stick with the vinyl.

[integralsgreen]

well then black vinyl it is :D

[TBSpyder]

Maybe do the trunk floor in the color of the inserts on your seats. That would atleast tie the whole car's color scheme together.

[integralsgreen]

well i wanted to do the floor with flexiform carpet. at least if i did the boxes grey i can use the same vinyl

[TBSpyder]

Get carpet the same grey color.

[GradeA_TireFryer]

When You Graduate - What Will That Give You?
Do You Have A Job Already Lined Up?
What Kind Of Money Does Your School Say You Should Be Making In This Career Field?

[integralsgreen]

i get a diploma in collision and refinishing technology and automotve tim and upholstry consisting of 1500 hours of lab and theroy. along with that i have goten 14 icar points and icar mig welding certification. i also have a ase certification for ac service and hasmat. i have a few job offers but im looking for somthing in tallahassee because my girl is goin to fsu and i wanna move up there with her. mony depends on what i decide to do, as a collision tech you can make anywhere from 30k up. all depends on ur skill and how busy the shop is. pay is a flat rate so if you finish 2 hours of work in an hour you still get paid for thos 2 hours. as a painter i can make more but usually that is somthig you work up to. most dealierships start you out doing small dents repairs and stuff like that. and i dont even know what i could make doing upholstry. i have an interview with a autotrim shop when i get back so ill let you know what kinda mony that feild is offering. but most likely i would like to do upholstry on the side. rite now my main interest is painting because that seams to be what im the best at but eventually i would like to open my own shop doin all kinds of custom fabrication. anything from painting, grafics, tint, audio/vidio, upholstry, roll cages,.....ect. pretty much anything. i really dont like doing repair work but thats whats gonna pay the bills.

[TBSpyder]

i get a diploma in collision and refinishing technology and automotve tim and upholstry consisting of 1500 hours of lab and theroy. along with that i have goten 14 icar points and icar mig welding certification. i also have a ase certification for ac service and hasmat. i have a few job offers but im looking for somthing in tallahassee because my girl is goin to fsu and i wanna move up there with her. mony depends on what i decide to do, as a collision tech you can make anywhere from 30k up. all depends on ur skill and how busy the shop is. pay is a flat rate so if you finish 2 hours of work in an hour you still get paid for thos 2 hours. as a painter i can make more but usually that is somthig you work up to. most dealierships start you out doing small dents repairs and stuff like that. and i dont even know what i could make doing upholstry. i have an interview with a autotrim shop when i get back so ill let you know what kinda mony that feild is offering. but most likely i would like to do upholstry on the side. rite now my main interest is painting because that seams to be what im the best at but eventually i would like to open my own shop doin all kinds of custom fabrication. anything from painting, grafics, tint, audio/vidio, upholstry, roll cages,.....ect. pretty much anything. i really dont like doing repair work but thats whats gonna pay the bills.

You should look into Sound Advice. It's commision based and you set your own prices on any custom work. Judging from the skills you're learning, you could make considerably more than $30k a year once the word is out. There's SA installers who have established themselves and work on only 2 or 3 celebrity's cars a month, but the labor is over $20k alone per vehicle. Plus they offer very nice benefits, which you probably won't find at most smaller shops. PM me if you want some more info.

[Notladstyle]

Dood hurry up and get over here so we can do that spyder - that guy is all wet thinking about your skills. he wants a paint job too now $$$....

[integralsgreen]

bassically im going to take whatever job pays the most. i dont plan on working for someone forever. my gole is defentally to run my own shop. starting small doing upholstry jobs for people on the side to build up a reputation. also when i get home i got a storage garage wating for me that i rent and im gonna turn it into a paint booth so ill be able to do some painjobs. but while im in tallihassee ill be workin my ass off and puting away my mony so hopefully in 5 years you guys will be seein a new shop in tampa

[integralsgreen]

Dood hurry up and get over here so we can do that spyder - that guy is all wet thinking about your skills. he wants a paint job too now $$$....
sunday the 26th ill offically be home. im planning on workin my ass off doin any project anyone wants. i know im just getting into the feild and i wanna build up a good reputation. so if anyone wants anything done lmk. any project big or small, just dont ask me to do somthing retarded. remember im tryin to build a reputation so if you want you car painted hott pink....hope you got alot of mony :lol:

[integralsgreen]

wow like 3 months later and i finally found some time to work on it. here is todays progress. got the floor and amp rack done, also covered one box. im close to finishing the other box so hopefully i will have that covered tomorow. then i just needa put the rear seat carpet back on and wire everything up. heres todays pictures....hopefully ill have finished pictures tomorow
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/S4020932.JPG
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/S4020929.JPG
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/S4020931.JPG
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/S4020933.JPG
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/S4020930.JPG

[integralsgreen]

btw the foor isnt siting in there correctly in thos pictures so dont mind the gaps

[TIM TIM TIM]

looks pretty good.