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Old 07-21-2004 | 07:08 AM
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Paint still needs to be polished!
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Old 07-21-2004 | 07:44 AM
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I like it- nice job. Did you do that yourself, with rattle cans?
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Old 07-21-2004 | 07:52 AM
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I like it... I though about geting one, but i figured It'd look too ricey. Now i might just have to get one and paint it. LOOKS GOOD
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Yes I did it myself!A local bodyshop quoted me $200 to paint that!!! They are crazy! I just finished now polishing it!Now it looks perfect!
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Old 07-21-2004 | 09:14 AM
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Looks nice man, good job!
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Nice.
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Old 07-21-2004 | 11:59 AM
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Great job !

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You're brave to be doing that. I like it!
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Old 07-21-2004 | 01:15 PM
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Looks great! Does it acutally lock and if so, how does it function?
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Old 07-21-2004 | 01:20 PM
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Looks great! Does it acutally lock and if so, how does it function?
It doesn`t lock but I have a locking gas cap!
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Old 07-21-2004 | 01:25 PM
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So did you spray paint it??
and does it polish up nicely?
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Old 07-21-2004 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by black02TA
So did you spray paint it??
and does it polish up nicely?
Yes I spray painted it with cans.Black and clear coat.Then let dry.After that I polished by machine and 3M 30009 polish.Came out perfect!
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i dont know much about polishing, but do you polish before or after clearcoat?
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Originally Posted by black02TA
i dont know much about polishing, but do you polish before or after clearcoat?
You`d want to polish AFTER clearcoat!Let it dry overnight before you polish!
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I have never seen it done like that. Nice job.
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Yea i am surprised it looks cool!! I have seen F-bodies with the bullitt style and they just look rice to me, but that looks great man, good job
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Looks great man. What Island are you from? and where did you order the fuel cover. TIA.

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Old 07-21-2004 | 09:48 PM
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Sweet
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Where did you get the fuel door like that? I like it.
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That looks damn good. Nice job. Where did you get the locking gas cap? I need one.
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