----DIY How-to-Paint your lip!----Carbon lovers beware!!--56okay
05-22-2006, 11:26 AM
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Re: (Ludster)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ludster »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks good both ways, but I would have only painted the lip if it was cracked and started to look hidious</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well my GF cracked it last thursday, and it got pretty beat up so it was looking bad anyway.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdpjr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">PPG spray can, that's a new one on me. I've used that clear before, gloss dies pretty quick; after a few months it starts getting dull. Looks good though, thumbs up for someone actually trying to make their paintwork look good.</TD></TR></TABLE>
They have actually had it like that for awhile. I used to have a Mugen lip which I did aswell.
BTW- My side skirts were also done using the same method.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NIKE SB’d »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">holy **** it matches perfectly- did you rattle can the whole car?</TD></TR></TABLE>
No way! The car was painted about 4 years ago.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by k-series »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Local "Auto Finish Store"? I'm guessing it's not an Autozone or Discount, where do I go?
Good write up!
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ej8civic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Came out really nice bro Can you name some of the places that would sell the same paint color to match the car?</TD></TR></TABLE>
The name of the store around here was Final Finish. Just look in the phone book for body shop supplies. Either that or ask some private shops where they get their paint from.
Well my GF cracked it last thursday, and it got pretty beat up so it was looking bad anyway.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdpjr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">PPG spray can, that's a new one on me. I've used that clear before, gloss dies pretty quick; after a few months it starts getting dull. Looks good though, thumbs up for someone actually trying to make their paintwork look good.</TD></TR></TABLE>
They have actually had it like that for awhile. I used to have a Mugen lip which I did aswell.
BTW- My side skirts were also done using the same method.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NIKE SB’d »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">holy **** it matches perfectly- did you rattle can the whole car?</TD></TR></TABLE>
No way! The car was painted about 4 years ago.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by k-series »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Local "Auto Finish Store"? I'm guessing it's not an Autozone or Discount, where do I go?
Good write up!
Steve</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ej8civic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Came out really nice bro Can you name some of the places that would sell the same paint color to match the car?</TD></TR></TABLE>
The name of the store around here was Final Finish. Just look in the phone book for body shop supplies. Either that or ask some private shops where they get their paint from.
05-23-2006, 01:25 AM
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Re: (JAMinCiViC)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JAMinCiViC »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks really good!</TD></TR></TABLE> 
05-23-2006, 07:50 AM
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Re: (OrangeCiviC251)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by OrangeCiviC251 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> </TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JAMinCiViC »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks really good!</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM INSPIRED »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice </TD></TR></TABLE>
Thanks guys.
</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JAMinCiViC »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks really good!</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM INSPIRED »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice </TD></TR></TABLE>Thanks guys.
05-23-2006, 08:47 AM
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Re: (Arsenal)
it looks like a custom color...so did the paint shop you took it to match it to get the right paint, or can they match it if you dont have the paint code?
i need to do this soon.
i need to do this soon.
05-23-2006, 09:15 AM
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Re: (XX Boosted Si XX)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by XX Boosted Si XX »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think it looked better carbon</TD></TR></TABLE>
05-23-2006, 01:23 PM
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Re: (playalistic2)
Well you won;t believe this, but the lip is now carbon again. Took another four hours but looks better than when I got it. The coloured lip just didn't seem right, but oh well.
Luckily my colour is from a 97 Ford, so they just searched the code in the catalogue. But yes, they use a hand held device to scan the colour to get a code.
Luckily my colour is from a 97 Ford, so they just searched the code in the catalogue. But yes, they use a hand held device to scan the colour to get a code.
05-23-2006, 01:54 PM
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Re: (Arsenal)
yo that UPOL Clear Coat is gangsta... painted my rims with it.. It dries hard and isn't the cheap stuff you buy at autozone or most paintshops..
This isn't your run of the mill rattle can. The nozzles on the cans you get from the autobody shops are really nice w/ a really nice spray pattern. Next best alternative to having a compressor and spray gun.
This isn't your run of the mill rattle can. The nozzles on the cans you get from the autobody shops are really nice w/ a really nice spray pattern. Next best alternative to having a compressor and spray gun.
05-23-2006, 02:34 PM
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Re: (huepowered)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by huepowered »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yo that UPOL Clear Coat is gangsta... painted my rims with it.. It dries hard and isn't the cheap stuff you buy at autozone or most paintshops..
This isn't your run of the mill rattle can. The nozzles on the cans you get from the autobody shops are really nice w/ a really nice spray pattern. Next best alternative to having a compressor and spray gun.
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So true, the clear is $18 a can!
This isn't your run of the mill rattle can. The nozzles on the cans you get from the autobody shops are really nice w/ a really nice spray pattern. Next best alternative to having a compressor and spray gun.
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So true, the clear is $18 a can!
05-24-2006, 05:15 PM
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Im not hatin but I dont have to see it, I just know. clear only flows out completly flat if the part is flat end to end like a hood. The lip has peel its just minimal. OEM finishes are not all that, hondas especially.
05-24-2006, 06:05 PM
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Re: (powerflow)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by powerflow »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Im not hatin but I dont have to see it, I just know. clear only flows out completly flat if the part is flat end to end like a hood. The lip has peel its just minimal. OEM finishes are not all that, hondas especially. </TD></TR></TABLE>
haha, okay, your right if makes you stop.
haha, okay, your right if makes you stop.
10-17-2006, 06:42 PM
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good work man...ive always thought of doing this to my lip but never had the info...your **** looks good...nice color match too...
probably be doing this DIY in a few weeks for my lip....
Modified by cd5_2NR at 7:55 PM 10/17/2006
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Re: (XX Boosted Si XX)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by XX Boosted Si XX »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think it looked better carbon</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dreww.. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that came out nice man, good **** </TD></TR></TABLE>x2. Now it just looks like a fake(copy) lip
</TD></TR></TABLE>x2. Now it just looks like a fake(copy) lip
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Re: (XX Boosted Si XX)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by XX Boosted Si XX »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think it looked better carbon</TD></TR></TABLE>
