Z28 Rs
Thanks for the compliments guys. GM Muscle, what kind of body kit do you have? I like the front part. I always wanted to remove the side moldings from the doors. Do they come right off? Is there paint underneath? I also want to paint the part between the tail lights black, like the "berger" camaros. But the antenna doesnt bother me. I dont really notice it. 
Originally Posted by thelastz28
Thanks for the compliments guys. GM Muscle, what kind of body kit do you have? I like the front part. I always wanted to remove the side moldings from the doors. Do they come right off? Is there paint underneath? I also want to paint the part between the tail lights black, like the "berger" camaros. But the antenna doesnt bother me. I dont really notice it.
Yes, there is paint under the side moldings. They are just stuck on. Work some dental floss or fishing line behind them to seperate them from the car. A hair dryer will help if your having a hard time. You can clean up any left over glue with WD-40, it won't hurt the clear coat. A berger style panel will look real nice with the silver paint.
Andrew
Originally Posted by thelastz28
GM Muscle, so I'm not going to have to repaint my doors? How much do you think it will cost to get the rear panel painted like the berger camaros? Thanks. 
Since we got talking about this Berger panel I've decided to do one too with polished letter inlays. If you paint it Flat or Satin Black like the true Berger cars, paint it yourself with a rattle can, it should come out pretty good since non gloss is very forgiving. However, I think Gloss Black looks best. If you take the panel itself to a bodyshop they would probrably only charge you $100 since black is cheap and it's a small peice. If you prep it for them it would be even cheaper. I've decided to pick up a good HVLP paint gun and do my own, hopefully I'll get good enough so I can spray my new nose and hood too.
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A lot of people are saying it looks better with flat black, but I want it to match my black top. I should just take it in to get it done by a pro. Will Maaco or Earl Sheib or any other cheap place work? Or where should I take it? 
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Verdad Gallardo Any good body shops should be able to do it. It's a simple peice, most shops charge $40 an hour + supplies. I would avoid Maaco, the one up here does some killer work but I've heard 90% of them don't have the greatest quality.
It's very easy to take off the car (4 bolts in the hatch if I remember right). So what you should do is, take it off and spray it flat black yourself since you really can't screw up flat black, and if you don't care for the flat look, you can take it in for gloss or semi gloss.
It's very easy to take off the car (4 bolts in the hatch if I remember right). So what you should do is, take it off and spray it flat black yourself since you really can't screw up flat black, and if you don't care for the flat look, you can take it in for gloss or semi gloss.
Looks close to mine, here are some pics, maybe you can get some ideas if you like anything off mine.Front: Black Halo headlights, carbon fiber turn signal covers, billet grill, raised chrome/carbon fiber bumper emblem(flames in chrome).
Factory ground fx
Back: Billet short antenna(with flames in dark grey), Black reflective domed camaro inserts, smoked tailight covers, custom 35th bowtie 3rd brake light, removed stock Z28 emblems and bought Mastach Z06 style Z28 emblems(silver matched perfect) chrome Bowtie on right. I moved the Z06 style emblem to the left to even out emblems on back.
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my buddy on here (2fast4u) had it done at the body shop where i used 2 work, he had it painted flatblack and shaved all the letters off so its has that smooth look.
it looks like it came from the factory like that
i think he has some pix of it
it looks like it came from the factory like that
i think he has some pix of it
Berger Panel I made my version of a berger panel, except its not black, I used the Dupli Color Mirage color changing paint. My first time painting anything. Did not come out as good as I thought.
Not too shabby for your first time ever, it takes alittle practice to get things right with a spray can. Looks like you held it alittle to far away, you want to overlap your passes about 50% and look for wetting. You want it uniformily wet almost to the point of being able to run. Again it's hard to paint bigger peices with a can, and satin and flat paints are much more forgiving.
Atleast you now know that the car looks badass with a Berger panel. Sand it with some 400-600 grit and keep practicing. Or if you don't have the time, take it too a shop.
Atleast you now know that the car looks badass with a Berger panel. Sand it with some 400-600 grit and keep practicing. Or if you don't have the time, take it too a shop.
