Saved 98C
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Topic: Saved 98C
Posted By: keeprollin02
Subject: Saved 98C
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 10:25pm
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So here is my 98 Custom that I bought a week and a half ago. 75 bucks for it, a 3+2 harness, mask, 19 pods, 2 20 oz co2s, remote hose, case, several new squeegees, and 2 cases of paintballs. Gun was in horrible condition body wise, the paint was chipping in places the size of quarters, and every nook and cranny had old paintball and mud crammed in it. So I went step by step from what I saw on these forums and repainted it, polished the internals, pen spring mod, wobbly feedneck mod, and scrubbed everything else with a tootbrush and soapy water. I also bought a 16" SP 06 Progressive barrel and stock for it. Also slapped a 12v Revy on it. Well heres what it looks like now...its a strictly woodsball gun, and thats not the paint, its a fingerprint! Oh, anyone have a dovetail sight piece laying around that they dont use and might mail to a person in need of one?
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 10:35pm
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nice job man, you turned it into something nice. ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 10:38pm
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Any before and after pics? Looks great btw.
------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist." 
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 10:47pm
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quite nice ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: kickinwing2010
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 10:47pm
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Nice gun, but for future reference no buying, selling, or trading on the forums because the mods will jump on you if you try.
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Posted By: keeprollin02
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 10:55pm
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No I wish I had taken a before pic, but believe me it was really bad. Worse than some of the bad rentals ive seen. Bleh. Ive got a pic of it primered...
My steps.. 1. Removed most of the remaining paint with dremel and sandpaper, and polished internals/ various pieces. Cleaned all debris and dust off. 2. Sprayed 1 coat duplicolor self etching primer..waited 30 minutes...sprayed 2nd coat and let sit over night 3. Lightly sanded primer to give paint something to bite to. Cleaned. 4. Sprayed 1 coat duplicolor Jade Green paint...waited 1 hour..sprayed second coat. Let sit over night near space heater. 5. Sprayed 1 coat duplicolor engine enamel clear coat....waited 10 minutes...sprayed 2nd coat..waited 10 more minutes....sprayed last coat. Let sit over night near space heater. 6. Put back together and enjoy. |
Posted By: Eaglez
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 10:56pm
You did a nice job 
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Posted By: keeprollin02
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 10:56pm
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I was more looking for a DONATION |
. lol. Got it though.Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 11:28pm
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nice job keeping that gun alive.
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 6:56am
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Nice save. Any more plans for it? ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: keeprollin02
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 10:07am
| I dunno really, maybe an expansion chamber kit, but I have the remote hose so thats pointless right? And I like the single finger trigger on it. Ill probably just keep it the way it is for a while, really dont need a high ROF gun cuz I already have the Imp with equalizer. Any suggestions? |
Posted By: Justice
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 11:15am
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Very nice restoration! 9/10. (needs an R/T now) ------------- 
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Posted By: tecumseh
Date Posted: 27 January 2007 at 12:39am
the paint job looks VERY clean! awesome job
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Posted By: keeprollin02
Date Posted: 27 January 2007 at 1:26am
| yea I took my time on it...thats why I made sure to mention that those blotches were fingerprints and not in the paint. It looks awesome in person. The clear coat is a must for anyone looking to paint theirs...it makes it look 100% better. |
Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 27 January 2007 at 1:42am
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he was just askin if anyone had one layin around they would send him, its much like the parts donation drive in the regs forum. you did a nice job fixing that thing up, and for 75 for all that is awesome |
kickinwing2010 wrote:Posted By: woodzballa
Date Posted: 06 February 2007 at 1:11am
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Do you think that Engine block enamel is the best thing for the clear coat? Is it supposed to be more durable? just wondering..painting 1 now, and haven't bought the clear coat paint yet, but about to. Not sure what options there are. ------------- 98C-Flatline, polished, RVA Custom Pro-RT, J&J 12", Cyclone, polished |
Posted By: Langside
Date Posted: 06 February 2007 at 6:41am
| Very nice! I Think I like the jade green color though. |
Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 06 February 2007 at 7:01am
Think he was saying he bought it for $75. Anyway, very nice. |
Posted By: Ashdawg
Date Posted: 06 February 2007 at 6:00pm
Great job on the paint, btw. ------------- "Too close for missles, switching to guns..." |
Posted By: PACMAN28
Date Posted: 07 February 2007 at 9:33pm
it has a very clean look. great job
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Posted By: keeprollin02
Date Posted: 10 February 2007 at 12:13am
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woodzballa: supposedly the engine enamel paint is supposed to be better. I went with it cuz it is made to hold up under the hood. I figure i can never treat it as bad as it would get under the hood of a car with all the heat, vibration, moisture, dirt, and oils. So thats why i went with it. Let me know how yours turns out. |