Project Facelift

[StereoInstaller1]

does one just wedge a screwdriver in there and pry it out ?

Simon, if you look under the bottom edge of the mirror glass, you will see a tiny locking mechanism. Similar to a "bayonet" type lens mount on a 35mm camera. Rotate that mechanism and your mirror will come loose.

Luke

[Jand3rson]

What Luke, no love on the mad fat DIY paint job?

[Simon S]

Excellent.

Thank you Luke.

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[MR 325]

Yeah, I'm not too worried about it, after all, schwartz is pretty basic. If it were diamantschwarz or some other metallic color, I'd be worried.

True dat. I used a generic black to repaint my trunklid and it matches just fine.

[BDSax]

Did you use a spray gun? Or just the can?

LOL!

LOOKS GREAT! Black is an awesome color, its just hard to keep clean

[StereoInstaller1]

What Luke, no love on the mad fat DIY paint job?

Fat mad propps, yO!

Josh, I think it is gonna look great. What I see there does look just teriffic.

You, however, are still a weenie.

A Non-rolled-fender weenie.

A "I got too drunk to roll my fenders" weenie.

Get your fucking ex-skate-punk ass to Springtucky and roll yo shit before snow flies, ya hear? I am still trying to find time to come there, but I am working 7 days a week, mostly 10 to 12 hour days. I need to rape Dan'ls car for valence and fender for Nigels car, maybe passenger door too. Dunno...time is hard to find.

Peas out,
Luke

[MR 325]

LOL!

LOOKS GREAT! Black is an awesome color, its just hard to keep clean

I'll second and third that! I hate black! :)

[dude8383]

I'll second and third that! I hate black! :)

says the man that bought yet another black car!

[Jand3rson]

Get your fucking ex-skate-punk ass to Springtucky and roll yo shit before snow flies, ya hear?

Dude, the snow was flyin' today when I was coming back over from Portland, picking up my mad-tyte Honda Accord.

[MR 325]

says the man that bought yet another black car!

I didn't mean to, I swear! :)

[uofom3]

it looks damned good, but when are you gonna put this thing together? I need to see the final result!! the anticipation is killing me...

[dude8383]

it looks damned good, but when are you gonna put this thing together? I need to see the final result!! the anticipation is killing me...

lol same here, i keep checking the thread for updates!

[Jand3rson]

I just finally got the chance to order all the hardware yesterday, and I still have to wetsand everything. I'm getting sandpaper later today.

[Jand3rson]

Ok, well... today, Josh learned a valuable lesson. Josh can't wetsand.







I guess it's not that I can't wetsand, it's that I don't think we went thick enough with the paint. I started out with 1500 grit paper, and plenty of water. I went very lightly and very slowly, keeping the surface nice and wet, and not letting it paste up. After about the 2nd round, I noticed that it was starting to go through at the corners into the primer. Like I said, I think that we just didn't go heavy enough with the paint.

Naturally, I'm bummed out, but I'm not really upset. We went into painting this stuff from the get go semi-anticipating that something might happen, figuring that the worst that could happen is that I'd have to take it in and get it all professionally painted. Well, that's what happened, so I wasn't unprepared for it. It won't cost more than a few hundred to have it all stripped and resprayed, along with the mirrors and the brake ducts, so I'll do it in a few weeks. This was more of a learning experience than anything else, so it's really not that big of a deal. At least now I'll know that it's professionally done, done properly, and it will also all be warrantied.

Oh well, shit happens. Luckily, I've got another car to drive for the winter, and I don't have to worry about getting this stuff all back together anytime soon.

[BMW BMXER]

Fuck! Same shit happened to me with my air dam this year. I was pissed!
I just repsprayd it tho.