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Originally Posted by Meulen Is it possible you polished out the clearcoat too soon after you painted it. M aybe it didn' cure completely and caused a cloudiness in the

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Old 09-25-2013, 12:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Is it possible you polished out the clearcoat too soon after you painted it. M aybe it didn' cure completely and caused a cloudiness in the clear that gets magnified by the sun???
That is possible.... Its clear as glass at night and cloudy days. In the sun it looks like jet piano black, u can barely, if any, see the carbon fiber....
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That is possible.... Its clear as glass at night and cloudy days. In the sun it looks like jet piano black, u can barely, if any, see the carbon fiber....
maybe try to wet sand it down again. Throw another coat of clear on. Then let it bake in the hot sun or under a heat lamp for a day before you polish on it.
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maybe try to wet sand it down again. Throw another coat of clear on. Then let it bake in the hot sun or under a heat lamp for a day before you polish on it.
Too late.... its already changed back to stock
I'll try again on the weekend......

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I don't know man, it's not bad.... Maybe it's just the photo
Its already discarded
I couldn't take looking at it for more than 3 min lol.
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No news?
I called JRP Tuesday and they said any minute it should be in..... Nothing yet
Im calling them again after work today. I better have the wing and front by Friday or I'll freak out 6 weeks now I've been waiting!! My side skirts will probably be here before the other stuff!!!
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Update:
I called the Supplier and said both wing and front lip will be.in tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed
Side skirts unknown as of right now....im thinking next Friday or the week after??
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ok got a hold of Ken from Shine Auto Project, he said they're almost done and should be good to go for Monday, which takes an average of 7 days or so shipped from California to my front door.....im gonna say 1.5 weeks
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So, no go for the cruise?
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So, no go for the cruise?
If i receive the wing and front tomorrow, it will be on my Z Saturday, cruising with the club Monday
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you guys aren't going to believe this one
I called to see if my aero parts were in.....
They told me "the truck delivering the parts got a flat tire and will be a da delayed. so they "should" be in tomorrow
IM F'N frEAKiNG oUT RIGht NOw
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Even better news now....
The store manager called me and said the parts wont be In now until Tuesday
on the better side, they gave me an additional $100 off

Sucks aZZ that now, will NOT be ready for Monday's ThankZgiving cruise

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Finally after 7 week wait!!!
More pics to come when the rest show up.... Carbon wing tomorrow, side skirts, hoping next weekend???
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