92 Camry SE paint and restoration - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

mazdaverx7 · 10-27-2011, 09:33 PM

as may of you know i've been plugging away at restoring my 92 Camry SE. the guts and glory of the mechanical restoration is in this thread started some time ago when i bought the car: SE V6 story (with pics) now its come time to paint the car and replace the windshield and start a new thread dedicated to any other replacement of parts or restoration of the car.

first off was the wheels. they are painted silver from the factory and over the years, the paint has flaked away and the aluminum underneath had oxidized and was corroding. i decided to burn them in an engine oven to remove the oils and paint, shot blast them, and powdercoat them to as close to original color as possible. here's how they looked before cleaning and powdercoating:

after a friend powdercoated them for me, this is how they turned out:

the new tires go on tomorrow and i'm going to drive the car to my dad's body shop for paint.

the worst of the rust is on the roof and since the windshield is coming out anyways, i plan to fix the roof rust and anything i find under the windshield:

here is the paint that i had purchased for the car. dark emerald mica by martin senior. should look nice once finished.

i'll continue updating this thread with pictures this weekend of the paint process.

gr91 · 10-27-2011, 09:50 PM

OMG Them Rims is Beautiful :3 Fresh and what not! cant wait to see a factory fresh looking camry

mazdaverx7 · 10-28-2011, 05:11 PM

got the wheel center caps done today and got delayed one day on the paint and body work. i ordered new emblems from the dealer for the car and those will go on after i get the car back home from painting it. i will be sure to post pics on tuesday when i pick the emblems up from the dealer.

mazdaverx7 · 10-30-2011, 03:22 AM

the windshield is out and the body work has been started. i took some pics last night and will post them in the afternoon before i head back over to work on the car.

mazdaverx7 · 10-31-2011, 01:28 PM

as promised, here are the pics. the rust under the windshield is completely exposed and will be fixed before the new windshield goes in. the only change from these pics are the removal of the mirrors and the masking of the windshield area to prevent debris from entering the interior.

***BMR*** · 10-31-2011, 01:47 PM

Nice seeing its progress. Thx for sharing!

mazdaverx7 · 10-31-2011, 04:40 PM

any time! i got the new tires mounted on the wheels today and got the hood and fender sanded down to bare metal.

Chris Crash · 10-31-2011, 04:43 PM

Dope! Your paint booth looks a hell of a lot better than mine, haha!

mazdaverx7 · 11-01-2011, 05:20 PM

i picked up the new emblems today from the dealer. the SE emblem is different and had been superceeded to a new part number. i don't much care for it but i don't think i have a choice. i don't know where i can get a plastic emblem re-chromed. here's what i got:

Yuko · 11-01-2011, 11:40 PM

^ The SE emblem almost look like the Gen 6 version but without the slight tilt. Those are nice emblems and most can't tell the different between them and the original.

mazdaverx7 · 11-02-2011, 10:43 PM

got some more work done on the Camry today. got the dents fixed and the window channel reformed. its coming along slowly but it'll be well worth the wait once i bring the car back home! here are the pics of today's progress:

pmesfun · 11-03-2011, 12:01 AM

Nice progress!

mazdaverx7 · 11-04-2011, 08:15 PM

got the windshield frame painted and had the new windshield installed today. got more wet sanding done as well. will be painted tomorrow evening. here are the pics from today:

mazdaverx7 · 11-05-2011, 05:24 PM

paint gets laid down tomorrow.

mazdaverx7 · 11-08-2011, 04:02 AM

ended up with something similar to montezuma's revenge the last couple days. kinda slowed progress on the painting. i took some more pics of the car yesterday and today i'll paint it. i will definatly be posting pics before i go to the body shop and when i get home of a painted SE!