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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 04:04 AM
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The whole roof and trunk and sides were peeling, so i decided to paint it


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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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Nice.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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yea, good enough anyways, as long as its not peeling!
 
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 05:25 PM
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hell yeah! do you have any before pictures?
 
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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how u did u paint it becuz im about to paint my here very soon the same color also...any tips let me know please
 
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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Did you use a compressor and gun?
 
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 05:27 AM
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I will post before pics on saturday

I used a compressor and spray gun for the paint, i presure washed all the paint that i could off, then i started with 100 grit sand paper on a 6 inch round air sander, all the bad spots that were peeling i took right down to metal, and the rest i just feathered out, then i switched to 220 grit and featherd it out more. i removed all my lights, bumpers, door trim and moldings, winshield washers and sprayers, roof trim. i then blew all the sanding dust off the car and wipped it down with a wax and grease remover, i tapped all my windows up and wrapped the tires in plastic, i left my doors open and used paper to tape off the cab with so i could spray the door jams. i then sprayed my primer on, sanded it down with 400, washed it again nd then sprayed another coat of primer, then i sanded it down with green scotch brite pads, washed it and then i sprayed my white on. i used acrylic enamel paint. Make sure before you spray the primer on that there are no shiny spots on the paint thats left on the car.

Biggest tip i can give is take your time!!! the more time you put in the better it will look, painting a car properly is a pain in the ***. but rushing and doing it half assed wont help either
 
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I like it. I was in the process of doing my car, but then it got stolen so i wasnt worried about it after that.
 
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