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Old 02-12-2009, 08:01 PM
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soon to be outside paint
 
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Old 02-14-2009, 06:29 AM
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Nice! Love the color shifting look.
So hard for a cop to accurately right down the color of your car on a ticket!
 
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Old 02-14-2009, 09:50 AM
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Nice work.

I see pfyc.com now offers stencil kits for engine covers. I guess to please the Monte owners for removing the trunk lid covers from their product line?

Anyways I thought about purchasing one of the stencil kits for our '03 Pace car. I just don't want to change the car from whatever original is by adding chrome lettering to the engine cover.
 
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Old 02-14-2009, 07:17 PM
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thanks

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Nice! Love the color shifting look.
So hard for a cop to accurately right down the color of your car on a ticket!
haha, thats the idea! the top will be this color an the bottom will be a deep candy purple
 
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Old 02-15-2009, 06:40 PM
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Looks great, Can you try to post some larger pics
 
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Old 02-15-2009, 10:00 PM
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ya, its raining in my part of cali lately so when it suns up i will.

also, i sprayed the clearcoat a lil heavy an was excited to put it on so i didnt properly let it dry before i rushed to put it on the next morninng so you WILL see some imperfections
 
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what is the best way to prep the cover, and what type of paint do you use? I would guess the paint needs to be able to withstand some heat as well as be flexable with the plastic.
 
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Old 02-17-2009, 10:33 AM
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here is a good link to how to do it.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/paint_plastic.php
 
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Old 02-17-2009, 07:54 PM
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what is the best way to prep the cover, and what type of paint do you use? I would guess the paint needs to be able to withstand some heat as well as be flexable with the plastic.
i used automotive paint and clear


since its rigid i sanded the plastic with 320 as best as possible. i then sprayed a coat of bulldog (an adhesive promoter), then followed with a filler primer. reason i used a filler was to be able to sand that as well. if you think your sand job is smooth enough primer may not be needed but i HIGHLY recomend using the adhesive promoter. i then sanded the primer with a 400 grit then proceded to shoot the necessary color. since my chosen color was a color shifter of sorts i sprayed black first, then the shifting color, than the clear coat
 
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