Paint & Body Work - CME just got out of powercoating! PICS




Ryanmgaspard
02-27-2009, 01:23 PM
This is what $43 gets you. They are chrome silver powercoated with a shot of clearcoat to make them bling. They will continue to look this way and never need polishing. A local guy did it for me. I first had them locally sandblasted for $30 which cleaned all the black stuff off and then coated them. Came out really nice. So for $73 you can't go wrong. They are being using as faux exhaust so they never get dirty.

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sheikss
02-27-2009, 01:28 PM
I've been thinking about doing something similiar. Looks good

LS1-MEX
02-28-2009, 12:27 AM
wow they look really good......i was gunna get mine dipped in chrome but i like the way yours look......


gbal4
02-28-2009, 12:39 AM
WOW very nice mine will be chromed out here soon !!!

Ryanmgaspard
02-28-2009, 12:50 PM
How much will chrome cost you?

SS02
02-28-2009, 01:03 PM
Looks great, I think ill go something similar

greg_74
02-28-2009, 01:26 PM
Those look great man. What kind of condition were yours in before? When I got mine they were all kind of buildup that I couldn't get off even after spending hours on them with polish, tore up a mothers powerball, and a sanding block so I did the same thing as you.

Here is what $20 got me:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i28/greg_74/Phonepics025.jpg

I had them done if stardust silver with a clear powdercoat over them and then a friend of a friend welded that back piece on for a little extra support. Also, the lip is polished now too, looks pretty good in person, can't wait to put them back on the car when I put my headers on in a couple weeks. :D

gyrene2003
02-28-2009, 02:13 PM
i want cme

greg_74
02-28-2009, 02:33 PM
i want cme

Its nice, idk if I could have a LS1 SS without it now, it looks soooo good. Good thing I won't be getting another one, either my car or a 5th gen in a few years is what I'll be rockin.

MeentSS02
02-28-2009, 02:52 PM
The powdercoating looks awesome. Good job!

The Guz
02-28-2009, 03:11 PM
Came out great. They will indeed look awesome on the car.

Havok2
03-04-2009, 03:29 PM
very nice

ZFSix
03-09-2009, 01:03 PM
Looks great. Personally, I would paint the insides black, but that is just me. Other than that, very nice.

LineLocked&Loaded
03-10-2009, 03:28 AM
wow, that looks awsome, now I want one.

Ryanmgaspard
03-10-2009, 10:58 AM
I like the silver throughout. it gives it a chrome like look and not dirty look inside the pipe. The best part is I can just wipe them off and they are clean.

Trev_SS
03-10-2009, 11:15 AM
Damn that looks really good I want a CME no

Nick_Rapitis
03-16-2009, 08:57 AM
no pics on the car??

59 camaro
03-16-2009, 10:34 AM
looks clean...when i had a 4th gen i always wanted a CME but never found one :(

Ryanmgaspard
03-16-2009, 11:35 AM
no pics on the car??

There you go.

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww276/ryanmgaspard/1001713.jpg

cntrmnt02ss
03-16-2009, 11:58 AM
BEAUTIFUL! nice job. looks like ill add this to my to-do list cause its always a p.i.t.a. to clean my cme tips

SS DNA
03-17-2009, 01:44 AM
Wow I never thought about this but its a great idea! I would have to cut of my CME though and drive the car without it :bang:

Ryanmgaspard
03-17-2009, 07:03 AM
I tried everything to just "twist" the cme off but it was not budging.

6SSPEED
03-30-2009, 06:36 PM
Any on-car pics?

mild2wild
03-31-2009, 08:49 AM
Nice job, those came out awesome!

litemup02
03-31-2009, 12:03 PM
Any on-car pics?

Page one! Looks good

slick1851
04-01-2009, 05:27 PM
Dont they have chrome powder coat?