The best combo I've found so far is Duplicolor Self Etching Primer for $4.99 a can at Auto Zone and Duplicolot Black Trim Paint which is perfect for shadowlining your car.
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Originally posted by Ritalin Kid View PostThe best combo I've found so far is Duplicolor Self Etching Primer for $4.99 a can at Auto Zone and Duplicolot Black Trim Paint which is perfect for shadowlining your car.Yours truly,
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Originally posted by Rigmasteryou kids get off my lawn.....
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Originally posted by formula driver View PostWell....my shadowline is done. I used adhesion promoter and primer. Used the SEM paint and Im kinda wishin I used something else. It looks good but its almost to flat. I sanded the hell out of my trim, every bit of it. Had it off the car and did it the proper way so hopefully it will hold up for a long time.
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Originally posted by 87' 325 View Postthe trim running on along the door and bottom of the window slide upward but may break the clips that hold the trim in the process and also scratch the paint around the trim.
doing a good masking job and numerous thin coats is the key.
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For those of us with the late model, non-popout, back quarter windows, the toughest part of the job is getting them back in after painting. Here is a trick to make it infinitely less painful.
When you are ready to re-install the window, take a loop of heavy string and run it through the channel where the metal of the car's window frame is eventually supposed to be. Tie it off fairly snug with the extra string meeting at the front upper corner of the window. Next, smear dish soap (or cooking oil, or some other gentle lubricant [?KY]) along the surface of the gasket that will eventually be inside your car. Line up the window with the frame and have a friend hold the window against the car with light/moderate pressure. From inside the car, slowly pull back on the loop of string. As you yank it back, it will slide over the window gasket, pulling the inner surface through the window opening as you go. By the time the string is fully pulled off, the window in in place. Presto! Tighten the bolts, and move on to the next window!Last edited by GopherBrain; 09-08-2007, 04:12 PM.sigpic
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lol @ " i'm so fucking sick of doing shadowline on e30s"
I did both of my B-Pillars yesterday. I hand sanded both sides with 220grit, which took me about a good hour. Then the masking took about another good hour. I used 2 medium coats of SEM trim black paint. I heard nothing but good things about SEM, and the results turned out impressive. It looks and feels soooo OEM.
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Originally posted by RobertK View PostThe best combo I've found so far is Duplicolor Self Etching Primer for $4.99 a can at Auto Zone and Duplicolot Black Trim Paint which is perfect for shadowlining your car.
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