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  1. 03-15-2008, 07:32 PM #1
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    Default Painted my first valve cover...

    and did a few other things today..

    Well i needed to replace my V/C gasket this weekend so I decided to go ahead and polish some things up and paint away.... everything seemed to be going great until i pulled the masking off and didnt cut away the paint from the tape lol. I had a good idea but seemed to **** it up a little....
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  2. 03-15-2008, 07:34 PM #2
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    last one.... now i gotta go put all that **** back together lol
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    not bad for your first cover. But if this is a show car like i suspect i would redo it and get it perfect. Clean work tho.


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    looks good!
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    it dont look bad tho!
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    nice work. practice makes perfect.
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    good job trying to make it look like a GSR cover. White would have looked better.
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    hmm???
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    Quote Originally Posted by The BUCKY
    hmm???
    x2, should have primed it and let the paint dry before you removed the tape
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    not bad for a first attempt. did you get a new intercooler
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    hella better than before regardless.. plus one for you
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    think i would have chosen a different color white or red, but it looks pretty good for first timer.........
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    clayed the car and buffed it today.... the car is amazing looking. After it was painted it sat outside under a canopy for a year and the paint was very rough like there wasnt a clear coat.... talked to a guy that helped paint the car at the varsity meet and he said it was cleared... well after I buffed and clayed it, the paint is very smooth and glossy!

    Now just waiting on all the parts i ordered to get in
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    oh an on the v/c.... didnt have anything to polish it except for a pad and aluminum polish.... 4 hours of sanding and hand polishing. i spent all day working on this and was PISSED when I pulled the tape off. I pulled it off just a little too fast lol

    i can touch it up though... no biggie.
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