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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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boring sunday, and i had the paint to do it, so i read the writeup anthony made and the outcome is great. pictures soon.

i need some chrome old school Z/28 decals to set it off more. plus im getting metallic silver lettering for the camaro fill ins.
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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this thread is pointless without pictures



















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be sure to post um up when u get some
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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Flat black primer... 3 coats of it.



first coat of gloss black paint.


second coat.


finished. 3rd coat.


im gonna put the decal back on tomorrow morning after its dry all the way.

it looked nice with just primer, but i felt like a ricer until i painted it.
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 09:21 PM
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ahhh thats better..

looks great cant wait to see it on ur car
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I think it looks better with no decals. Just my thoughts. Heres what my 2000 looks like with out decals.

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i think it looks best with the Camaro filled in
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i think it looks best with the Camaro filled in

bondo?
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bondo?

i used a fiber-glass filler 1st, then bondo'd over to seal, then primered...etc
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looks good. did you leave the side emblems in the front?

with mine, i masked off the area the taillights go in so very little red will show where the seal is, but not much to notice.

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i used a fiber-glass filler 1st, then bondo'd over to seal, then primered...etc
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thats gonna look good.
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you scared me at first... thought you were going flat black all the way

good choice on the gloss. and yes filled in "with" emblems looks the best
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puting it on my car right now. i got the emblem on and its drying.
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