ethomp

Well, it's not the greatest paint job in the world, but it's my first attempt. Let me know you all think.

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01T/A88IROC-Z

Not a perfect match but I like it. its a god idea may try something like that myself.

SLPGTP

iTrader: (1)

How did ya do it?

ethomp

I got some Duplicolor Auto Paint, cleaned the piece up and sanded it with 800 grit. The paint looks really good, but it doesn't match. That's what happens when you have color blindness and try to color match...lol. Looks like i'm gonna be doing some more sanding and painting, but this time i will have someone else pick out the color for me

Gordo78

iTrader: (3)

Looks pretty good to me! Hmmm i used the Duplicolor light pewter and repainted the front lip of my bumper, and it matched. The previous owner had painted behind the billet black, then it flaked off, and they had electrical tape, with brush-on touch up paint over it all over the lip. Some people are geniuses. So i took off all the bullshit electrical tape, sanded, and painted, followed with clear. I bet if you did your inner fenders/shock towers, and the radiator support it would look a lot better.

ethomp

Oh, trust me... I have been looking at it and thinking about painting all of that stuff I just don't have a whole lot of free time on my hands and the wife is getting really good at rolling her eyes...haha.

JayBirdWs6

iTrader: (1)

looks pretty good. I may have to try this but get my g/f to pick out the right color because I am color blind on some colors also.

99zee

iTrader: (4)

Looks good. You can get paint that is an exact match in a can. I get mine from "paintscratch" Add the w's and the dot com. It is more expensive than the parts store. The Duplic-color gets very close, but they have a few different "shades" I have been thinking about doing the fenders. Just alot of masking with the engine still there.

ethomp

Atleast i'm not the only one. And just for anyone else who wants to try it, i am gonna go back with finer grit sandpaper than 800 because it left a few blemishes.

ethomp

So, i just went and got some more paint(yes, i had it verified that it matched...lol). So i'm gonna try to get this done again and get some more pics up for anyone who cares.

01T/A88IROC-Z

yeah I'de like to see the finished product

ethomp

well, i'm working on it right now. It'll probably be tomorrow before i get it back on the car and take any pics, but it's looking good so far

98 WS6

iTrader: (20)

Don't worry dude, I'm partially colorblind as well! Looks good though, I like!

raptorws6

iTrader: (1)

Looks good.