View Poll Results: What CETA style bumper would look best on a Pewter WS6?

Gloss

43.15%

Semi-gloss

28.08%

Flat

26.71%

Don't do a CETA bumper.

2.05%

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CETA...Gloss, Semi-gloss, or flat?

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Apr 17, 2006 | 04:46 PM

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MrPongoSS

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Gloss or semi-gloss.

Apr 19, 2006 | 09:29 PM

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I ended up going with high gloss

. It turned out great and I love it. The CETA bumper is must on light colored T/As IMO.

Pics coming soon...once my Porter Cable gets here

Apr 20, 2006 | 03:28 PM

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cant wait tll you get pics, i wanna do mine, how much work was it to paint it? did you take the whole rear end apart?

Apr 21, 2006 | 12:06 PM

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I kind of liked the flat better. It says "I dont need to be shiny to kick your ***!!"

Apr 21, 2006 | 03:34 PM

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yea that how mine is, pics in sig (cardomain)! Shiny makes it seem cheap..

Apr 21, 2006 | 05:45 PM

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Sorry for the crappy and dirty pics.

I wanted it done right so I had a body shop paint it and I don't regret it. Turned out perfect IMO.

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Originally Posted by Shinerbock07

Shiny makes it seem cheap..

Hmm...I'm the opposite. I think flat looks cheap. Anybody can do a flat black panel...it takes ALOT more work and money to do gloss. After thinking about it, I figured flat would look out of place and would conflict with the shiny brake lights. Different strokes I guess.

Apr 21, 2006 | 06:01 PM

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mine was glossy and then changed it, but whatever floats ur boat. Yours looks good btw.

May 8, 2006 | 06:13 PM

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how much did they charge you to do it?

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May 8, 2006 | 11:24 PM

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Did mine in satin then cleared it. Took about an hour and a half.

May 9, 2006 | 12:51 AM

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flat all the way

May 9, 2006 | 04:06 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SVThis

how much did they charge you to do it?

$150...but it turned out perfect. I know if I would have tried to do it myself, it would never be as glossy as I wanted it to be. So I probably would have ended up doing it in flat because it is kinda hard to botch a flat paint job. I need to polish up my taillights now because the glossy CETA bumper makes them look like crap.

Jul 12, 2006 | 10:12 PM

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Gotta go gloss

Jul 12, 2006 | 10:18 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Shinerbock07

yea that how mine is, pics in sig (cardomain)! Shiny makes it seem cheap..

I have switched to gloss and looks better and easier to maintain...

Jul 13, 2006 | 12:54 AM

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I did mine flat and it looks badass on white...

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Jul 13, 2006 | 12:56 AM

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Quote:

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$150...but it turned out perfect.

Dam mine was only $75

Jul 13, 2006 | 12:58 AM

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Gloss!

Jul 13, 2006 | 04:06 PM

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Flat, the way it is supposed to be.

Jul 13, 2006 | 04:09 PM

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Here is a video that shows my bumper. I went to Sherwin Williams and got a can of semi flat black and a can of clear and did everything myself. Turned out perfect. Even after washes it still looks great.
http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...1ColdStart.flv

Jul 13, 2006 | 08:19 PM

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Good Shops around dallas???

Anyone around the Dallas Tx area know of any good shops that doesn't charge much for the CETA transformation?

Jul 28, 2006 | 10:59 AM

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i have a pewter ws6 and i am getting my bumper done this weekend FLAT BLACK....i think everyone here is giving their opinion on what they like best, not what they like on the pewter ws6, and nobody has shown a pic with a pewter one....just my opinion but i think flat black is the way to go on the pewter ws6

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