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Old Feb 1, 2008, 04:14 PM
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New valve cover color...Let me know what you think!

Started around 4PM PST yesterday and ended the painting procedure at about 9PM PST. Had to let dry overnight and i had work at 6am today haha Idk if you will like it but im happy with it, jsut thought i'd share


Old Feb 1, 2008, 04:18 PM
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...its not spectacular
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pretty cool! Good job
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Not too keen on the color but it came out pretty good.Nice job.
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Color looks grape...I mean great. Need some more purple parts now!
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not bad, but why purple on a white car
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not bad.
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Barney-Purple FTW!

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lawl, +1 to barney-purple FTW
Old Feb 1, 2008, 05:01 PM
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hah i just really liked how the color stood out because ive seen someone else's evo powdercoated the same color jsut a lighter shade.

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Color looks grape...I mean great. Need some more purple parts now!
haha looking for more power, but looks are next hahah
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Im not a big fan of the color, but the paint job looks great! Could you explain how you did it? What sandpaper you used, details ect... Thanks
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different, looks really good
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Anyone ever donate to your paypal yet.
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Originally Posted by LoCo4
Color looks grape...I mean great. Need some more purple parts now!
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Im not a big fan of the color, but the paint job looks great! Could you explain how you did it? What sandpaper you used, details ect... Thanks
i used some sandpaper from the local parts store (could double check tonight) and sanded down the entire cover for a good 40 minutes (removing peeling, scratches etc) and then i used a white primer. 3 coats and 20 minutes in between each coat. Then i used the Metalcast (Protected for 500 degrees Farenheit) "Metallic Purple" spray and repeated but with 4 coats. Then after I used the Metalcast clear coat and again 3 coats of that to finish off the process.
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Anyone ever donate to your paypal yet.
haha no, but im not begggging, but would love the jdm bumper sooner heh because i dont expect it for another 2 or even 3 years :[


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