THE WEWATHER FU@K3D UP MY SHADOWLINE!

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  • ColdAccord
    R3V Elite
    • Oct 2003
    • 5926

    #1

    THE WEWATHER FU@K3D UP MY SHADOWLINE!

    OK I did my shadowline last summer, metal etching primer, and 3 coats of paint.

    we had a decent snow, then rain, then ice storm at the beginning of the week

    i've been sick in bed since monday, so I went to the car today for the first time since sunday

    The fucking ice wrecked my shadowline. huge pieces of chrome showing everywhere

    it took soo fucking long to do that damn shadowline, I'm so pissed off right now. i can't believe I have to do that bullshit again
    Originally posted by blunt
    can you get me a deal on cases of their (fiji) bottled water? i wash my 02 in that shit
  • bimmerphile
    No R3VLimiter
    • Oct 2003
    • 3495

    #2


    That sucks majorly man.
    My mountains are better than yours.

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    • Super Eta
      E30 Mastermind
      • Oct 2003
      • 1884

      #3
      Originally posted by bimmerphile


      That sucks majorly man.

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      • UNHCLL
        R3V OG
        • Oct 2003
        • 8789

        #4
        Did you thoroughly scuff the chome before painting it with the primer?
        If you didnt, it wont stay attached... thus the flaking. :(

        Good luck re-doing it
        Below the radar...

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        • ColdAccord
          R3V Elite
          • Oct 2003
          • 5926

          #5
          yeah, i scuffed it first.
          Originally posted by blunt
          can you get me a deal on cases of their (fiji) bottled water? i wash my 02 in that shit

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          • 325 eta
            E30 Addict
            • Nov 2003
            • 472

            #6
            that sucks man

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            • trent

              #7
              Re: THE WEWATHER FU@K3D UP MY SHADOWLINE!

              Originally posted by ColdAccord
              OK I did my shadowline last summer, metal etching primer, and 3 coats of paint.

              we had a decent snow, then rain, then ice storm at the beginning of the week

              i've been sick in bed since monday, so I went to the car today for the first time since sunday

              The fucking ice wrecked my shadowline. huge pieces of chrome showing everywhere

              it took soo fucking long to do that damn shadowline, I'm so pissed off right now. i can't believe I have to do that bullshit again
              you need to relax

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              • nando
                Moderator
                • Nov 2003
                • 34827

                #8
                funny, I didn't use any primer, I did no scuffing, all I did was clean them really good with simple green and paint them with SEM trim black (2 coats) and let them bake in the sun (for a month, between 80-90 degrees, on my car :P ). There are some chips where rocks hit the trim but the paint is still sticking! this is after some very cold temperatures, an ice storm, snow storm, and lots of sand/gravel on the road. I have around 10 new stone chips on my windshield now :(
                Build thread

                Bimmerlabs

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                • Charlie
                  kid tested, administrator approved
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 6686

                  #9
                  Re: THE WEWATHER FU@K3D UP MY SHADOWLINE!

                  Originally posted by trent
                  Originally posted by ColdAccord
                  OK I did my shadowline last summer, metal etching primer, and 3 coats of paint.

                  we had a decent snow, then rain, then ice storm at the beginning of the week

                  i've been sick in bed since monday, so I went to the car today for the first time since sunday

                  The fucking ice wrecked my shadowline. huge pieces of chrome showing everywhere

                  it took soo fucking long to do that damn shadowline, I'm so pissed off right now. i can't believe I have to do that bullshit again
                  you need to relax
                  and just buy the OEM 318 shadowline kit from a dealer.

                  -Charlie
                  Swing wild, brake later, don't apologize.
                  '89 324d, '76 02, '98 318ti, '03 Z4, '07 MCS, '07 F800s - Bonafide BMW elitist prick.
                  FYYFF

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                  • ColdAccord
                    R3V Elite
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 5926

                    #10
                    pn? estimated cost?
                    Originally posted by blunt
                    can you get me a deal on cases of their (fiji) bottled water? i wash my 02 in that shit

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                    • EtaSport
                      R3VLimited
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 2853

                      #11
                      Yea man, my dad powerwashed my car the other day and my window trim is holding up 10x better than i thought it would, but my door trim got shot to hell. The rubber/chrome strip started to chip off. So i am luckily only having to paint those strips and not the window trim. I used a bumper/trim paint that adhears to metal, plastic and rubber. Its flexible, textured and has done very well on my window trim.
                      I've had some major ice, snow, salt and rain lately so ive been lucky to have minor problems.
                      Old and improved:

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