Pics of painted Eclipse Fuel door

hawaiianswiss · 2004-07-21 11:08:16

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Jul 21, 2004 | 06:08 AM

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Pics of painted Eclipse Fuel door

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Paint still needs to be polished!

Jul 21, 2004 | 06:44 AM

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I like it- nice job. Did you do that yourself, with rattle cans?

Jul 21, 2004 | 06:52 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

Jul 21, 2004 | 06:53 AM

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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!

Jul 21, 2004 | 08:14 AM

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Looks nice man, good job!

Jul 21, 2004 | 10:37 AM

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Nice.

Jul 21, 2004 | 10:59 AM

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Great job !

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Jul 21, 2004 | 12:15 PM

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Looks great! Does it acutally lock and if so, how does it function?

Jul 21, 2004 | 12:20 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!

Jul 21, 2004 | 12:25 PM

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So did you spray paint it??
and does it polish up nicely?

Jul 21, 2004 | 01:22 PM

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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!

Jul 21, 2004 | 01:25 PM

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i dont know much about polishing, but do you polish before or after clearcoat?

Jul 21, 2004 | 01:31 PM

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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!

Jul 21, 2004 | 02:45 PM

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I have never seen it done like that. Nice job.

Jul 21, 2004 | 03:31 PM

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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

Jul 21, 2004 | 08:37 PM

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Looks great man. What Island are you from? and where did you order the fuel cover. TIA.

Mark

Jul 21, 2004 | 08:48 PM

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Sweet

Jul 21, 2004 | 10:51 PM

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Where did you get the fuel door like that? I like it.

Jul 21, 2004 | 11:31 PM

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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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