painting the wheel wells
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who's done this? i plan on the filling in the holes and a putting a few coats of base and clear on it. im going to be doing it with the engine in the car, but im going to move as much stuff out of the way as possible, any suggestions?
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ive done it twice to mine. its very do-able with hthe motor in the car if you arent doing a color change. throw a sheet over the motor, and wrap the wires and everything else in tape or tin foil. be sure to have the entire car covered up too, overspray will find its way to paint if its not covered.
i did this in my driveway...
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/048.jpg)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/049.jpg)
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i fillled in my holes with fiberglass filler (the kitty hair stuff), sanded that down, and then went over that with metal glaze. sanded it down level, primed, and painted with a single stage paint from a gun.
i did this in my driveway...
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/048.jpg)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/049.jpg)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/055.jpg)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/Z28%2009/084.jpg)
i fillled in my holes with fiberglass filler (the kitty hair stuff), sanded that down, and then went over that with metal glaze. sanded it down level, primed, and painted with a single stage paint from a gun.
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ive done it twice to mine. its very do-able with hthe motor in the car if you arent doing a color change. throw a sheet over the motor, and wrap the wires and everything else in tape or tin foil. be sure to have the entire car covered up too, overspray will find its way to paint if its not covered.
i did this in my driveway...
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/048.jpg)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/049.jpg)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/055.jpg)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/Z28%2009/084.jpg)
i fillled in my holes with fiberglass filler (the kitty hair stuff), sanded that down, and then went over that with metal glaze. sanded it down level, primed, and painted with a single stage paint from a gun.
i did this in my driveway...
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/048.jpg)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/049.jpg)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/z28%2008/055.jpg)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/Z28%2009/084.jpg)
i fillled in my holes with fiberglass filler (the kitty hair stuff), sanded that down, and then went over that with metal glaze. sanded it down level, primed, and painted with a single stage paint from a gun.