lockmedic Posted June 6, 2016 Author Share Posted June 6, 2016 There's a Ford Edge in that color at a little mom & pop diner I eat at often. Asked my server if she knew who it belonged to and she said it was hers, and she even knew the name of the color! I find a lot of people don't even know the year of their vehicle, let alone the trim designation (LX, GT, LE, etc.) or the name of their paint color. But yeah it catches my eye every time I see it. She keeps her truck clean so I'm sure that helps with the wow factor. Can't wait to see what this LGT looks like assembled! Was doing parts inventory earlier today. . . we forgot to paint the damn hood scoop. It got buried under a bunch of other stuff and I noticed it wasn't in the hood when it got sprayed (it would have been painted separate anyway). Oh well, still have rockers, rear bumper, and one fog light bezel to paint so we'll just do it in that batch. Got a big ass bug right in the middle of the trunk lid so that's getting sanded out & reshot anyway. RJ255: What headlights are you painting tuxedo black? Doing the housings or masking them or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ255 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 RJ255: What headlights are you painting tuxedo black? Doing the housings or masking them or what? We (Lightwerkz, the shop I work for) did a set of 2015 GTR headlights and also F150 headlights in Tuxedo black. The GTR needed masking on the housing because the customer wanted to keep some of the chrome/silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmedic Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Starting to look like a finished car again! Paint/body guy has been taking it easy this week. Next step is color sanding & buffing the whole car, then I'll finish putting it back together. Mirrors and door weatherstrips are still off until that's finished. Gotta get the windshield replaced. It's scratched. Oh well, needed to get the glass guys here to put the back & quarter glass back in anyway. frickin' love this inky blackness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators BarManBean Posted June 10, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 10, 2016 You are pretty nuts. I think that's what I like about you. Honestly wish you lived a bit closer "Bullet-proof" your OEM TMIC! <<Buy your kit here>> Not currently in stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmedic Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 You can move down here but I ain't livin' in no vergina :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 If you drive the car a lot, you may want to look into the 3M clear bra. I should have done that when I had my wagon painted a few years back. My Spec B has it on the front bumper ,hood and mirrors. No chips in the paint. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakabakablah Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Always makes me happy to see a car brought back from the brink instead of being parted out and scrapped. Very good call on the paint color though... as much as I liked some of the suggestions earlier in the thread, the design of the Legacy gives off a more mature aura which wouldn't match with more vibrant colors IMO. Hopefully you can get some outdoor daylight shots of the paint when it's all sanded and buffed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmedic Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 If you drive the car a lot, you may want to look into the 3M clear bra. I should have done that when I had my wagon painted a few years back. My Spec B has it on the front bumper ,hood and mirrors. No chips in the paint. My ex gf does that and window tint. We're still friends. Might have to look into it. Not sure if this'll wind up my daily or weekender. I have a boring little 13 Impreza cvt 5 door that's my daily beater. kinda hard to beat the utility of a wagon. Got first round of color sanding in today. Put the door weatherstrips back on but glass isn't coming until next effing friday so gotta live sans roof mouldings (and glass weatherstripping as that's what it attaches to) until then. Rockers are back off for some deeper wet sanding (had some runs), spoiler is getting resprayed. . .c-mod grille should be here soon. Will probably paint all that in one batch. Shopping for HID fogs in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmedic Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 Sunshine pics (albeit it's still dirty) http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=231851&stc=1465650099 http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=231852&stc=1465650247 http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=231853&stc=1465650247 http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=231855&d=1465650247 To summarize its current condition: -needs some spot blocking and more buffing -spoiler and rockers need extra love -grille has not arrived -glass goes back in Friday. Roof mouldings/glass weatherstrip will go on after that. will be tinting all the things once paint is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotofan Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Gorgeous. I put something here like all the cool people, except there's nothing cool to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmedic Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Progress update. . . -glass is in -interior is back in -all buffed & shiny. Bought some new OEM mud flaps as my old ones were shite. Think I'm sticking with silver for the wheels. More I look at it they just look right. Gunmetal would be novel but it's nice to have some contrast. Got an aftermarket grille from Cmod. Showed up painted satin black. I wanted it body color (except for the mesh). Paint guy primered it, shot base and clear and we both watched in horror as the clear began to look like a teenager's face after binging on pizza and chicken wings for a solid month. Paint guy spent 15 hours fixing that mess. . . had to strip it all the way down to base fiberglass, smooth it out, and re-prime/paint/clear. Emailed Cmod to ask what the eff they used for paint, they said "no big deal, just prime first". well duh, we did that. Anyway lesson learned. . if you buy a grille from Cmod and are considering painting it body color. . . probably want to test first. No idea if it was just outgassing or reacting to the shitty paint they used. Should have just bought an R-Rev. . .would have been cheaper. Had a GMS exhaust kit laying around I bought in a group buy like 4-5 years ago. Been tripping over it all this time. Bolted it on as I robbed the factory mufflers off this one for an 06 NA I fixed a few months ago. Sounds burbly. I like it. Not a huge fan of the tips sticking out 4" proud of the rear bumper but that's what the kids like so :shrug: Added a little bit of carbon fiber vinyl over the chrome strip on each tail light. Not sure if that's a keeper or not. Makes me wanna do the exhaust in black chrome if it stays. To do: -ultra mega interior detail. Like, seriously. sooo much dust. -pull front bumper, install aftermarket HID fogs after making some brackets and finding a place to stash all the ballasts. -pull rear bumper, install correct foam absorber (has an 05 one in there now, makes the bumper stick out all poofy) and touch up rivet heads so people who are 24" tall don't point out that you can see shiny rivet heads when looking straight in at body/bumper seam. -install left rear wheel skirt. Lost that in the fray and I'm too cheap to buy another one at $80 when the parts car on the hill has one but I'm also too lazy to drag a jack up there so I can get the damn left rear wheel off in the dirt. Also put the first chip in the paint when I was reinstalling the doors. :sad: Paint guy says he can fix it. It's right where the quarter window meets the door. Oh well. . it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyGT Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Sweet! Looks like some good work has been done to this bad boy. Wasn't too sure about the silver on the rims but I have a feeling they look better in person and I'm gunna blame the lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithcraft Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 That looks great! SC 1994 Legacy MI 2008 Legacy GT specB 2023 Crosstrek Limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08 LGT Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Looks awesome. Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre617 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Wow, makes me want to find a paint guy to hire and do some work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 effing door glass weatherstripping is $80/ea and I need all 4 of them as the flimsy little screw tabs that attach them are all broken. Tell me about it . I've been wanting to buy these suckers but man they are pricey for a piece of plastic. But nice work man. Your car looks great. I've been wanting to repaint our car too. Clear coat (not OEM btw) has come off three doors, hood, front bumper, both fenders. A total mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utc_pyro Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Wow it looks great! Looking at the background of your pics how many Subaru do you have in your driveway:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I like the grill. FWIW, I ordered a GT emblem from Japan and glued it in with RTV in the lower left hand corner. To me it ad's definition to the grill. Good Job. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmedic Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Max, yah I'm thinking it needs something. . . it's kinda boring as it sits. I'll probably fog the vertical core support and condensor behind it with semigloss black, maybe order some different grille fabric for it. Not a fan of the cheap diamond "Gutter screen" the Cmod folks included. But I'll probably put a medallion of some kind in it. Dre, if you've got the facilities, get on it. I just put an ad on craigslist and started interviewing them. More of them out there than you'd think. Lots of guys have the talent but no place to work. utc_pyro. . . i've honestly lost count. think 10 or so here and prob. half that many at my mom's place, few more at my buddy's house in Kodak (who has like 40 of his own, we trade parts a lot). Of the ones that run/drive/are registered: 13 impreza, 2 baja turbos, 07 WRX, this 08 GT, and an 06 Tribeca. You might say I have an addiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utc_pyro Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 utc_pyro. . . i've honestly lost count. think 10 or so here and prob. half that many at my mom's place, few more at my buddy's house in Kodak (who has like 40 of his own, we trade parts a lot). Of the ones that run/drive/are registered: 13 impreza, 2 baja turbos, 07 WRX, this 08 GT, and an 06 Tribeca. You might say I have an addiction. Hum... You don't happen to have a '05-'09 wagon/outback with a sunroof do you? Sounds like a fun collection though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 FWIW, http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x40/92Si/DSCN6455_zps54876b1b.jpg http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x40/92Si/DSCN5333_zpsa10312c3.jpg 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithcraft Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 That's a sweet wagon! SC 1994 Legacy MI 2008 Legacy GT specB 2023 Crosstrek Limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre617 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Very nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmedic Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hum... You don't happen to have a '05-'09 wagon/outback with a sunroof do you? Sounds like a fun collection though! yeah I've got an 05 OBXT (one of the ones at mom's). What do you need? Better yet just come up and pick what you need. . . I'm not crazy on parting stuff out online these days. front end was damaged on that one and the driveline is 100% gone/sold but it still has most of the interior. beige leather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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