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Old May 18, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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Pics of a custom painted FAST I just finished. It's Lemans Blue from a C6 Corvette with silver accents.





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looks awesome. Nice work
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I lust for that intake, amazing job
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WoW!!!!!! looks great!!!
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"Smoothing takes some time. For the FAST, I usually start with a 80 grit to remove rough texture, then follow behind with 180 to remove the fuzz from the 80. Follow that with a plastic primer, let dry overnight and then hit it with 320 before spraying."

Is this the process you used that you posted in this thread? https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...intakes-3.html
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Originally Posted by djfury05
"Smoothing takes some time. For the FAST, I usually start with a 80 grit to remove rough texture, then follow behind with 180 to remove the fuzz from the 80. Follow that with a plastic primer, let dry overnight and then hit it with 320 before spraying."

Is this the process you used that you posted in this thread? https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...intakes-3.html
Actually with this one I used a plastic sealer which we've started to get from our paint company recently. It's basically a non-stop primer... 30 min flash time and spray the base. Of course, the finish is all going to depend on prep work. A lot of times after primer, there will still be some fine hairs that need to be sanded smooth to get a good finish.
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That's pretty sharp looking, and like the blue a lot.

How well does paint hold up on the intake compared to say powdercoating?
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Love that color
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absolutely beautifull work..whats something like that cost?
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I've never had any problems with the paint on any of the intakes.
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PM me the price as well for this please
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That looks pretty damn sweet in lemans blue .
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love the blue
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be careful with your pm side work, i ran into some confrontation and suspension from admin's for very similar situations..
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I'm not trying to solicit business... just merely posting some pics.

What others pm me is not in my control.
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im just saying, i was doing the exact same thing and i got banned for 6 months, just a fair warning...i believe it was wrong what happened to me, but the forum dicks think otherwise...
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