E30 Zone

Hey out there to all the UK guys! I haven't posted here in a long time, but I thought you all might be interested in seeing my E30's conversion from our HORRIBLE US-market aluminum bumpers to the late-model plastic bumpers and valences.

These are the pics from everything that we painted today, we're almost done and ready to get everything mounted. If you want to see the entire project from the beginning, here's the link to my comprehensive thread on my site, R3Vlimited.com. It's a long read, but well worth it, with a ton of pics!

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=75117

Anyway, here's the pictures from our paint work today. We used professional grade DuPont single-stage paint, applied with a professional spray gun, and the results were amazing!

Full bumper trim, front valence grille, and my new euro grilles, fresh after about 5-6 coats of SEM:



Front valence, shortly before paint. Garage turned paint booth FTW:



Complete with full booth exhaust fan!



Front valence, about 3 coats of paint applied:





New mirrors (these things have PERFECT glass), sanded and masked:



Mirrors/brake duct inlets, about 3 coats applied:





Front valence resting comfortably after I think 4 coats:



Front and rear bumpers, just before paint:



Front bumper, about 2nd or 3rd coat in:



Front and rear bumpers:



Rear bumper, 2nd or 3rd coat in:

I have been following this on r3v, impressive stuff and good quality work.

You have pm by the way.

Thanks, I appreciate the compliments. It's been a lot of work, but it's been a good time.