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I recently got my formerly red Starion back from the body shop, I'll post some better pictures soon, but for now here are a few. John Deere Blitz Black paint, JD reducer and Valspar hardener. Carbon Fiber hood, header panel, headlight covers, airdam, hatch wing.. and muffler. http://waste-nj.com/d2/paint/fender.jpg http://waste-nj.com/d2/paint/grill.jpg I modified the front emblem using carbon vinyl... http://waste-nj.com/d2/paint/inter.jpg http://waste-nj.com/d2/paint/shels.jpg http://waste-nj.com/d2/paint/street.jpg http://waste-nj.com/d2/paint/bros.jpg Little bro is getting in on the fun now. Hard to see in this pic but the Starion is much wider than the Turbo-II. Cheers

I was initially going to pay a professional to paint my engine bay and eventually my car, but recently I have been toying with the idea of painting the car myself. I've used the Rustoleum + mineral spirits + spray gun technique on the interior and engine bay of my race car and it was good enough for a racecar which isnt saying much. This time around I'm hoping to use professional tools and paint and hoping to get professional looking results. I'm justifying the cost of tools by reallocating $$ I was going to spend on labor on quality tools. In both cases I would have been doing all the prep work. I simply can't justify paying someone to do all the sanding and body work when I've got more time than money. So, all prep work being equal, what do I need to do buy in order to get the paint job I'm looking for? What paint should I buy, how much and where? What tools do I need? What about a paint booth? Is it worth the trouble to build? I already have a compressor (30 gal electrical) and hoses. Also have an old crappy paint gun, but I think its the first thing that needs to get upgraded here.