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well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail lights of... - 5/6/2008 6:44:23 PM   
02Saleen373


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well i did it today and here are the pix to prove it... tell me what you think...

Before...


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After... Tell me what you think...





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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/6/2008 7:03:43 PM   
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I think it looks awesome! Good work! Did you just use a rattle can? If so, post up how you got such a nice finish!

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/6/2008 7:09:12 PM   
02Saleen373


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yea it is Krylon Satin Black paint... you can see it in the first after pic... and i just made sure to prep the surface well and make sure it was dust and debree free and then sprayed it... just a steady hand i guess...

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/6/2008 7:12:59 PM   
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Niceee. I just was not sure if you did anything post-paint like wet sand.

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/6/2008 7:23:28 PM   
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no the Krylon is just a realy good product to use... i have been using it for years now...

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/6/2008 7:55:47 PM   
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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/6/2008 8:30:36 PM   
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Nice improvement!

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/6/2008 8:48:13 PM   
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I was really apprehenisve when you taped off the badges on the trunk insted of taking them off and resticking them but it looks AWESOME!!! good job  

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/6/2008 9:02:04 PM   
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Very nicely done!!!

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 7:36:35 AM   
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thanx guys... yea the badges did need some touch up after we pulled the tape but we took care of that ASAP...

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 8:16:56 AM   
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It looks great. Are you a bodyman ?

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 8:18:48 AM   
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no but i worked for Ford painting bumpers, for years.... Retired now

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 11:00:48 AM   
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look awesome! great job!!

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 11:11:39 AM   
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If it looks as good in person as it does in the pics, then nice job!!

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 11:18:00 AM   
02Saleen373


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it does... if any of you are on xceedspeed.com and are going to the BBQ saturday then you'll see it there....

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 2:14:46 PM   
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I like that alot. it looks great.  Congrats.

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 2:44:03 PM   
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looks sick nice job


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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 4:40:05 PM   
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    i like it

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 6:14:57 PM   
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Well done....looks great!!

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RE: well guys i did it... Painted in between Tail light... - 5/7/2008 9:15:55 PM   
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looks awesome!! good job

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