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Spadesluck
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SEP 26, 11:27 PM
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Looks good. I would like to see more pictures of the trim pieces that were painted with the aerosol can. Curious how that all turned out. [This message has been edited by Spadesluck (edited 09-27-2024).]
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Sage
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SEP 27, 08:01 AM
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Absolutely stellar job!
Your patience and perseverance obviously paid off...car looks fantastic!
Keep the updates coming please.
HAGO! 
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reinhart
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OCT 01, 06:13 PM
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Amazing job. Any guess as to how many man-hours you spent on this paint project over the last three months?
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Matthew_Fiero
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OCT 01, 06:54 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Spadesluck:
Looks good. I would like to see more pictures of the trim pieces that were painted with the aerosol can. Curious how that all turned out.
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Here is a comparison between a non-painted and the now painted one is. With some proper sanding and a light coat followed by a medium coat to hide scratches worked well. We shall see how it holds up. It is easy to touch up with a quick spray. I accidently touched a small area with acetone and it did remove paint so either it has to cure more or it is sensitive. Perhaps some wax later will give it some additional protection.
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Matthew_Fiero
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OCT 01, 07:11 PM
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Wrapping things up I managed to get my hands on a non-power mirror inner door skin so I don't have the hole for the manual control anymore. I started by cleaning the vinyl thoroughly with some Spray 9 and rubbing alcohol.
I thought I got pictures of the process but apparently I didn't so what I did is I removed the carpet on the door by spray the edges with starter fluid in a spray can which almost immediately softens the glue and allows the carpet to come completely off. I then stuck on a grey suede backing and attached my map pockets. I then colour dyed the vinyl black and touched up the passenger side as it was already dyed from years ago.
insulated the doors. I shouldn't have used this cheap insulation the foam comes off and leaves a layer of it that is absolutely horrible to remove. I kept the paper backing on the stuff except for the edges to minimize the amount the backing sticks to the car and to provide some weather resistance.
Installed the new side marker lights
And next post will be the finished results. Coming soon.
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Matthew_Fiero
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OCT 01, 09:00 PM
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Any questions, criticism or comments are welcome. Thank you for being with me on this journey.
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Mike in Sydney
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OCT 01, 11:16 PM
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Spadesluck
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OCT 03, 12:27 PM
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Thank you for showing me the difference the aerosol can.
The car came out looking spot on. Have you noticed any difference with the doors being insulated?
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Matthew_Fiero
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OCT 09, 09:08 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Spadesluck:
Thank you for showing me the difference the aerosol can.
The car came out looking spot on. Have you noticed any difference with the doors being insulated? |
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Not really. I am having a bit of noise wind from the sunroof (can't feel any leak) so I can't really tell if it's more quiet inside the cabin or not.
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