Freshened up some things

[brandondan1]

My side mouldings were chipped to hell (well not really, but they annoyed the crap out of me), and my door handles were faded. So, I decided to finally get around to 'freshening' them up:

Before:



During:



My cheerleaders


After:




Next, I'm going to paint the tailights red :O.

[kansas-ix]

The little things always help! Nice work

[cahomey]

What did you use to fill in the chips?

Nice work.

[optimusp517]

Sweet which trim paint did you end up using?

[SchnellerVert]

Very nice. An added subtle clean up.

[brandondan1]

Thanks, I basically followed the writeup that was on this forum. I sanded them first, really focusing on the metal part. After washing them with soap, I then used a few coats of duplicolor self etching primer. After an hour or so, I then used a few coats of Duplicolor flat black spray enamel.




I actually went back and sanded them better than what the pic shows. I'll have better pics in the light in a bit.

[StereoInstaller1]

I then used a few coats of Duplicolor flat black spray enamel.

Oh no...really? Shit man, if that is the stuff I am thinking of, it has basically no UV protection and will turn milky in a few weeks. I hope you used "Bumper Coating" from DupliColor, it is excellent.

It would suck to have to do such a nice job over again!

Luke

[Jand3rson]

Thanks, I basically followed the writeup that was on this forum. I sanded them first, really focusing on the metal part. After washing them with soap, I then used a few coats of duplicolor self etching primer. After an hour or so, I then used a few coats of Duplicolor flat black spray enamel.

Did you use my write-up?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=76783

Those look great!

[Simon S]

titts McGee

nice work

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[mtechnik]

i like

[brandondan1]

Ah crap, Well I didn't see "bumper trim paint" but this should work. On the back it says "formulated for durable, glossy long-lasting finish. It will resist fading, chipping, stains, weather and corrosion. Ideal for cars, trailers, RV's and other auto accessories."

So if it craps out on me, il be pretty mad. Hoping it wont though :)

[delphini]

Looks Nice Man !!

[Jand3rson]

Ah crap, Well I didn't see "bumper trim paint" but this should work. On the back it says "formulated for durable, glossy long-lasting finish. It will resist fading, chipping, stains, weather and corrosion. Ideal for cars, trailers, RV's and other auto accessories."

You probably don't want glossy for trim parts, unless that's what you're going for.

[jw 325ic]

lookin good man, that cars always clean haha. the red tails were next on the list before i sold it to you but ran out of time. theyre gonna look sick dude. you should smoke out the turns too.

if you still got my number, hit it up sometime, we need a photoshoot

[91bmw318]

Nice work, looks great. Heres a link to a site that has a step by step procedure for all red tails and a couple other do-it-yourself tricks

http://e30.bmwdiy.info/index.html