so I painted my rear bumper with the new color I'm going with (update - car is done)
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so I bought some of the paint I wanted to try...its the summit branded BC/CC paint. (rebranded kirker). Stuff shoots pretty nice...I've shot Dupont and PPG before...
So as a test, I painted the back bumper to see how it layed down. The color is called Carbon Fiber Metallic. Its actually a bit darker than it shows in the pictures
figuring its a race car and all the material came in under $500.00
![](http://home.comcast.net/~tfranklin5580/cf_paint_bumper_1.jpg)
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So as a test, I painted the back bumper to see how it layed down. The color is called Carbon Fiber Metallic. Its actually a bit darker than it shows in the pictures
figuring its a race car and all the material came in under $500.00
![](http://home.comcast.net/~tfranklin5580/cf_paint_bumper_1.jpg)
![](http://home.comcast.net/~tfranklin5580/cf_paint_bumper_2.jpg)
![](http://home.comcast.net/~tfranklin5580/cf_paint_bumper_3.jpg)
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That looks MUCH better than pewter. I've been stuck with two of these cars in pewter (still have one in fact), and I generally hate the color (only nice part is that it stays pretty clean for daily-driver duties). Silver, or any shade of gray looks fantastic, IMO. But the gold-silver mix of pewter is rather unappealing to me. This color seems to be a great upgrade from pewter.
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That looks MUCH better than pewter. I've been stuck with two of these cars in pewter (still have one in fact), and I generally hate the color (only nice part is that it stays pretty clean for daily-driver duties). Silver, or any shade of gray looks fantastic, IMO. But the gold-silver mix of pewter is rather unappealing to me. This color seems to be a great upgrade from pewter.
Your outside pics show a big difference between the two. Can't wait to see the rest of the car when done.
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I wetsanded out some imperfections, buffed those areas and put my customized wing supports, push/pull switch grommet, marker lights and tag back on...I call the rear bumper pretty much done!
![](http://home.comcast.net/~tfranklin5580/cf_paint_bumper_7.jpg)
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