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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Kingc8r
Simply amazing. I can't wait to retire my car from DD status so I can do this.
Yeah the dd aspect of my car kinda makes me not want to do it, but I think I might have to do it anyways. That looks clean as hell!! Looks like another thing on the to-do list. Should be getting SFC's and relocation brackets within the next few weeks, so I'll look into doing this when those get installed.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by djfury05
Silver hammertone spray paint.. I have had a lot of experience with spray painting lol. This paint was actually pretty forgiving considering all the weird angles I had to spray from.
Ok, I had used Rust Bullet Automotive on mine, but could not get it to apply that evenly.

You did a remarkable job. How many of the components did you remove from the underside (axle, driveshaft, fuel tank)?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by lees02WS6
Ok, I had used Rust Bullet Automotive on mine, but could not get it to apply that evenly.

You did a remarkable job. How many of the components did you remove from the underside (axle, driveshaft, fuel tank)?
Believe it or not I did not remove anything besides the wheels. I used tin foil and rags I had laying around to cover everything from overspray.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 10:08 AM
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What made you use hammer tone just the way it finishes glossy?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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Wow. That is damn impressive!
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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I used hammertone because I wanted a slightly textured finish.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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THAT IS CLEAN!! i love how it looks under there man! good job.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 02:15 PM
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Looks nice! Did you take everything out from under the car to complete this? Then degrease, scuff, spray?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by White.Lightning
Looks nice! Did you take everything out from under the car to complete this? Then degrease, scuff, spray?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 05:37 PM
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Thanks. Sorry, didn't bother to read the entire thread at work. Just glanced at the pics. I might add this to my "winter project list".
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by White.Lightning
Thanks. Sorry, didn't bother to read the entire thread at work. Just glanced at the pics. I might add this to my "winter project list".
From start to finish it took about 6 hours. I work pretty quickly.
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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Man that's amazing. You could eat a rib eye off the bottom of that baby
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 04:43 PM
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Man that's amazing. You could eat a rib eye off the bottom of that baby
Thanks!
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Your car is honest in my top 5 on tech,you should be very proud because there are some sick/clean/nasty cars and imo your car just rubs me the right way,nice work
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 05:52 PM
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Your car is honest in my top 5 on tech,you should be very proud because there are some sick/clean/nasty cars and imo your car just rubs me the right way,nice work
Thanks man! I'm glad someone appreciates all the hard work and money I've put into it and the vision I had. I know my wife doesn't lol.
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by djfury05
Thanks man! I'm glad someone appreciates all the hard work and money I've put into it and the vision I had. I know my wife doesn't lol.
Well hell....you're in the top 5 now, that should mean something to her
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 06:32 AM
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Wow, that's phenomenal. These cars don't even look that good new from the factory.
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I'd pay to have the underside of mine as clean as your before pics
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im pretty sure the underside of your car is cleaner than the outside of my car. **** looks sick man!
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