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Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 3,939
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From: Baltimore Md.
Thanks everyone....
In reference to the several paint questions. My brother is a painter, the under hood and headlight bezels were all sprayed with a gun TR (Torch Red) paint with clear same as if painting a car. They underhood stuff looked great for a year then the heat got to it. The paint on the FRC's is ruined (they are for sale in the "for sale" section" with pics of what they look like now...lol.
For the lower rear fascia I followed the tips of several other people on the forum. I taped everything off, scuff sanded, and painted. I used Kyrlon Fusion satin black. It is made for plastics, so I thought it would work well. I did about 7 light coats, used the entire can and it seem like it came out pretty well..
I had no problems with paint fade after removing the BSM's. It was a pain in the butt and took a couple hours, mainly because one of them had been removed and reattached for some reason and the tape that they used to reattach was very gummy and hard to clean up. There are several threads on how to remove the BSM's. Very simple, some people heat up the part with a hair dryer to soften the tape. Then use 30 test fishing line to slide behind and "saw" through the tape. Then clean up the left over with goo gone or 3m adhesive remover or just roll if off with your thumb. I had to use clay bar, paint cleaner, and polish to get it totally clean.
In reference to the several paint questions. My brother is a painter, the under hood and headlight bezels were all sprayed with a gun TR (Torch Red) paint with clear same as if painting a car. They underhood stuff looked great for a year then the heat got to it. The paint on the FRC's is ruined (they are for sale in the "for sale" section" with pics of what they look like now...lol.
For the lower rear fascia I followed the tips of several other people on the forum. I taped everything off, scuff sanded, and painted. I used Kyrlon Fusion satin black. It is made for plastics, so I thought it would work well. I did about 7 light coats, used the entire can and it seem like it came out pretty well..
I had no problems with paint fade after removing the BSM's. It was a pain in the butt and took a couple hours, mainly because one of them had been removed and reattached for some reason and the tape that they used to reattach was very gummy and hard to clean up. There are several threads on how to remove the BSM's. Very simple, some people heat up the part with a hair dryer to soften the tape. Then use 30 test fishing line to slide behind and "saw" through the tape. Then clean up the left over with goo gone or 3m adhesive remover or just roll if off with your thumb. I had to use clay bar, paint cleaner, and polish to get it totally clean.
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 11,556
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From: SoCal Twin Turbo, Any Questions?
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
I painted my Z06 Screens black. And I painted my hoodliner. I also mounted a $15 dollar red walmart fire extingiusher to my Harness bar, no pics on that one though.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,700
Likes: 0
From: Oklahoma city Oklahoma
I wanted chrome hood struts but did not want to pay the price for them. So I went to a local hardware store and bought about 3 feet of Stainless steel tubing and cut them to fit. They are bonded on with 3m emblem glue and cost around $12-14 for everything.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,987
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
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