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Took forever to find someone who'd do it. My vinyl plates arrived. Hopefully CHP and PD won't make anymore U-eys and ask me why. Soooo legal and purely preventive. Figuring

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Old 03-16-2017, 03:31 AM   #9286 (permalink)
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Took forever to find someone who'd do it. My vinyl plates arrived. Hopefully CHP and PD won't make anymore U-eys and ask me why. Soooo legal and purely preventive. Figuring out where to put the darn thing.

[IMG]My vinyl plates arrived! by Raf, on Flickr[/IMG]
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It has arrived!!!!!°°°°

Hey man help me out ive been trying to get this hebi bebi shift knob for months bulletproof, vivid, etc every vendor is telling me they are not made anymore and im **** outta luck. I really really want one. The black one especially but will settle for others. You got a hookup? If anyone can help me out itd be great. Thanks guys/girls
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Hey man help me out ive been trying to get this hebi bebi shift knob for months bulletproof, vivid, etc every vendor is telling me they are not made anymore and im **** outta luck. I really really want one. The black one especially but will settle for others. You got a hookup? If anyone can help me out itd be great. Thanks guys/girls
The place I got it from is sold out... Wasn't part of the original run and didn't come with a certain of authenticity. gotta scrounge around and keep looking for them used now
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.. but TWM biggy typeR > turtle....?
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Front lip came yesterday, and test fitted. Going to paint it metallic black, try to at least.
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use multiple cans and keep the can warm. otherwise can gets cold, pressure drops and paint starts pitting from the nozzle.

u can get factory match mixed paint from paintscratch and paintworld. both reliable. GL
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use multiple cans and keep the can warm. otherwise can gets cold, pressure drops and paint starts pitting from the nozzle.

u can get factory match mixed paint from paintscratch and paintworld. both reliable. GL
cool, thanks for tips. this will be my first time doing prep work and painting like this. but im looking for things i could get at an autoparts/hardwarestore. recommend me a brand? adhesion promoter, primer, base, clear?
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cool, thanks for tips. this will be my first time doing prep work and painting like this. but im looking for things i could get at an autoparts/hardwarestore. recommend me a brand? adhesion promoter, primer, base, clear?
You're MUCH better off getting rattle cans from an automotive paint/body shop supply store. The paint is better and so are the nozzles. They have a wider more even spray pattern that will be especially helpful if you're just learning how. Hardware store stuff just shoots the paint out, its garbage.

A proper store can also hook you up with a primer that has an ahesion promoter if necessary as well as a flex agent - the latter being more important. You can just tell them what you are spraying and they will get you the rifpght stuff.

Plus you can get the actual paint code instead of whatever generic black you have to choose from on the shelf.

Best part is it's usually the same or less money to buy the better stuff. No excuse for crud.
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You're MUCH better off getting rattle cans from an automotive paint/body shop supply store. The paint is better and so are the nozzles. They have a wider more even spray pattern that will be especially helpful if you're just learning how. Hardware store stuff just shoots the paint out, its garbage.

A proper store can also hook you up with a primer that has an ahesion promoter if necessary as well as a flex agent - the latter being more important. You can just tell them what you are spraying and they will get you the rifpght stuff.

Plus you can get the actual paint code instead of whatever generic black you have to choose from on the shelf.

Best part is it's usually the same or less money to buy the better stuff. No excuse for crud.
Dang really, i was thinking that it would've been way more costly. I'll try getting magnetic black for the lip then. Idea on how many cans for one lip?
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Dang really, i was thinking that it would've been way more costly. I'll try getting magnetic black for the lip then. Idea on how many cans for one lip?
One can should do it for two light coats and one wet one. Then one can of clear if going base/clear. Otherwise you could get single stage like acrylic enamel and be done with it once you've sprayed the color coats.

Remember these cans spray a nice even mist cost, and don't try to cover everything and finish it in one coat. Everybody has that tendency when they have sprayed before. You'll just make a mess, waste paint and most likely have to redo it.

Either way you will have a MUCH easier time learning with a proper spray can instead of Home Depot junk. It might not be the worst idea in the world to buy a second color can and practice your stroke on some cardboard or something. The lip will be easy to do once you get the motion down.
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It's only a lot more costly if you are buying all the base, reducer, hardener, driers etc etc for a gun setup. Then you are buying so much it's going to be a lot no matter what you are painting. The spray cans they mix up for you on site to your paint code shouldn't be any more than the "better" spray cans at places like Home Depot. And there is no comparison
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u can get factory match mixed paint from paintscratch and paintworld. both reliable. GL
As kenchan said paintscratch has real good products, I used their stuff to paint my door handles. You might want to check out my DIY here

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