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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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The weather was perfect this weekend so I decided to finally take the plunge and I was glad I did. After about 4-5 hrs of work, they turned out better than expected with very little prepping. Sorry dont have pics of the backs upload but they look the same as the front just smaller of course.

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Red duplicolor kit
Wire brush
Paint thinner
High temp clear coat
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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Looks good Huge improvement for just a few hours work.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 08:54 AM
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ya much better
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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Looks Great, any pictures from a distance ?
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Not yet I will be sure to get some after I clean the rest of her up.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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Turned out really nice.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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Those sure look nice. . . Way nicer than my solid silver spray.
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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how many coats of paint? nice, real nice
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Good Job Those Look Nice
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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looks good
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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same kit I used but i didn't bother with clear. did one and couldn't tell the difference since its already really shiny. pics don't give it justice. it actually matches our oem red paint very nicely too.
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Old Nov 5, 2008 | 01:20 AM
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Looks awesome! What did u use for the text?
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Looks great. Same kit I used. No clear though..

Get some distance pics so we can drool on it.. haha
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Old Nov 5, 2008 | 09:22 AM
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Where did you happen to get the decals from? Looks like mine minus the decals.
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Old Nov 5, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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Looks good.
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Old Nov 6, 2008 | 12:27 AM
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nice job
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