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Nov 27, 2008 | 12:10 AM

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ya i think you guys are right. the more i look at it and sit in the car with them, i think painting anymore pieces would be a bit too much.

Nov 27, 2008 | 12:21 AM

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yea, stop there, looks great, anymore would be over done...

Nov 27, 2008 | 12:22 AM

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Looking good!

Nov 27, 2008 | 12:37 AM

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Awesome... I'm going to steal this idea. Was there any prep work involved to the pieces that were painted? Or did you just paint them and put a clear coat over?

Nov 27, 2008 | 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 96blackta

Awesome... I'm going to steal this idea. Was there any prep work involved to the pieces that were painted? Or did you just paint them and put a clear coat over?

yup prep is key!

first i took off all the pieces, and took out the air vents. i washed them and scrubbed them pretty good with hot water and dish soap. if u scrubbed them well when they dry they shouldn't be shiny at all. i then lightly sanded them with some 600 grit (i wanted to keep the texture), and washed them again.
then,
i sprayed several coats of adhesive promoter
followed by a few coats of primer
then several coats of paint
and then a bunch of some clear enamel i had

and thats pretty much it

Nov 27, 2008 | 01:18 AM

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oh i also taped off the vents about a quarter inch in

Nov 27, 2008 | 02:48 AM

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Hm... being that my job is actually mixing paint, you would think that I'd want to do all this the "right way". But I'm gonna try doing it with just sandpaper, spray paint, and my leftover clear coat :]

Do you think a reflective chrome finish would be to cheesy?

Nov 27, 2008 | 06:09 AM

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ya i think that would stand out way too much, i cant find any pics. BUT ive seen gloss black before and it looked pretty good

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Nov 28, 2008 | 02:35 AM

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like it man. I am debating on whether or not to paint mine white to match the body color, but it would be odd I think. I am not sure though I want to see someone with it done first. I think I can pull off the silver though because of my emblems are outlined in silver and my stb is silver etc.