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JustOneFeb-15-01 03:33 PM
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#1426, "Painted center tail light piece?"


          

Ok, I want to paint the center piece between the tail lights. I have been to five paint shops and none of them will paint it. They are all saying that the paint will not stick to the plastic. So I want to know how to paint it or what I can do to make the paint stick to it.

And has anyone convinsed a paintshop to paint it?

I know that I can paint it my self but I am after a more pro. finish.

Does anyone have any ideas for me?

  
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RE: Painted center tail light piece?, klipzracer, Feb-15-01 04:44 PM, #1
RE: Painted center tail light piece?, cyan, Feb-15-01 07:21 PM, #2
Hey, cyan, JustOne, Feb-16-01 11:58 AM, #3
RE: Painted center tail light piece?, Teamicjeclipse, Feb-16-01 12:46 PM, #4
RE: Painted center tail light piece?, MYBISHI, Feb-16-01 03:52 PM, #5
      RE: Painted center tail light piece?, cyan, Feb-16-01 06:09 PM, #6
           RE: Painted center tail light piece?, oneday, Mar-27-04 03:45 PM, #7
                RE: Painted center tail light piece?, eclipse_gs_1512, Mar-27-04 03:48 PM, #8
                     RE: Painted center tail light piece?, sonikbewm, Mar-27-04 04:18 PM, #9
                          RE: Painted center tail light piece?, eclipse_99rs, Mar-27-04 04:28 PM, #10
                               RE: Painted center tail light piece?, injendsm, Mar-27-04 04:32 PM, #11
                                    RE: Painted center tail light piece?, sonikbewm, Mar-27-04 04:38 PM, #12
                                         RE: Painted center tail light piece?, BuckNutty, Mar-27-04 04:46 PM, #13
                                              RE: Painted center tail light piece?, Steve, Mar-28-04 08:22 AM, #14
                                                   RE: Painted center tail light piece?, BuckNutty, Mar-28-04 11:45 AM, #15
                                                        RE: Painted center tail light piece?, speedtek, Mar-28-04 06:10 PM, #16
                                                             RE: Painted center tail light piece?, KaptainMyke, Mar-29-04 02:38 AM, #17
                                                                  RE: Painted center tail light piece?, SilClipse95, Mar-29-04 02:40 AM, #18
                                                                       RE: Painted center tail light piece?, er0ckz, Mar-29-04 06:25 PM, #19
                                                                            RE: Painted center tail light piece?, KaptainMyke, Mar-30-04 02:18 AM, #20
                                                                                 RE: Painted center tail light piece?, Super20G, Mar-30-04 04:08 AM, #21
                                                                                      RE: Painted center tail light piece?, H82BLEGL, Mar-31-04 01:36 PM, #22
                                                                                           RE: Painted center tail light piece?, 96eclipse2nr, Mar-31-04 05:51 PM, #23
                                                                                                RE: Painted center tail light piece?, JustOne, Mar-31-04 08:18 PM, #24
                                                                                                     RE: Painted center tail light piece?, Initial DSM, Apr-04-04 01:42 PM, #25
                                                                                                          RE: Painted center tail light piece?, silvereclipse30, Apr-04-04 08:19 PM, #26
                                                                                                               RE: Painted center tail light piece?, JustOne, Apr-04-04 09:00 PM, #27

klipzracerFeb-15-01 04:44 PM
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#1427, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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I don't have my rear middle painted but what i would do is go to one of those little "hole in the wall" paint shops that might do it.

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cyanFeb-15-01 07:21 PM
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#1428, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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thats ridiculous,ive had my center piece painted for over a year and a half with 3 12's vibrating the whole rear of the car and not a bit of paint has come off. if anything paint would stick better to plastic that to metal,not worse.
http://www.geocities.com/blue2gnt


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JustOneFeb-16-01 11:58 AM
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#1429, "Hey, cyan"
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Did you paint it yourself or did a shop paint it for you. I went to two more shops today, they told me the same thing that all the others did. Macco wouldn't even paint it. Man these guys are starting to piss me off.

  
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TeamicjeclipseFeb-16-01 12:46 PM
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#1430, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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I filled the keyhole in mine and just primered it with white primer that i bought from Pep Boys. The body shop painted it and i haven't had any problems.

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MYBISHIFeb-16-01 03:52 PM
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#1431, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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I painted mine myself. I've had it painted for about 5 months. No problems yet.

-MYBISHI

  
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cyanFeb-16-01 06:09 PM
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#1432, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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i got my shop to do mine. you could paint yours yourself, but you have to use a load of clearcoat to match the stock paints gloss. the better option would be to cover it in vinyl matching your car, that way its removeable if you need it to go back to stock later
http://www.geocities.com/blue2gnt


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onedayMar-27-04 03:45 PM
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#69656, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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i had a vinyl shop cover it with strip of vinyl.

  
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#69657, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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somebody went grave-digging emoji



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sonikbewmMar-27-04 04:18 PM
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#69661, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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Hehe wow this is an old thread.

Jason
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eclipse_99rsMar-27-04 04:28 PM
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#69662, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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Dude this keeps on happening latley.



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#69663, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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this is when noobs take the search function too far imo.


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sonikbewmMar-27-04 04:38 PM
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#69664, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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Well...it is nice to know that they are using the search.

Jason
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BuckNuttyMar-27-04 04:46 PM
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#69665, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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i get all psyched when i see cyan posting again...then i see that he did post...jus way back in '01 emoji

  
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SteveMar-28-04 08:22 AM
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#69681, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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what ever happend to cyan?..

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BuckNuttyMar-28-04 11:45 AM
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#69689, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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If i remember correctly he fell off the face of the earth...I was able to talk to him once and then he jus dissappeared.

  
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speedtekMar-28-04 06:10 PM
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#69729, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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I painted mine with vinyl/fabric spray paint from Autozone.....i promise it matched perfectly with my color and didnt even scratch when tried puttin my key in the keyhole and missed....i urno, but it looked absolutely PERFECt....

  
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#69735, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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shop did mine, matches perfectly, no chips or nothing after almost a year...wait a min- does that count from when i acutally got the car 9 months later? heh



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SilClipse95Mar-29-04 02:40 AM
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#69736, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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me toooooo...and maaco did mine too....


  
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er0ckzMar-29-04 06:25 PM
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#69781, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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how much did it cost to paint the center piece?

  
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KaptainMykeMar-30-04 02:18 AM
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#69794, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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part of the body work, so i dunno, maybe $75 ?

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Super20GMar-30-04 04:08 AM
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#69800, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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I had mine painted by a guy on the side for $50 bucks... been 2+ yrs, not a problem or scratch... Looks just like a normal part of the body.

  
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#69905, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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LOCAL PAINT SHOP


TONY...

  
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#69927, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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i have a spare i need to get done....along with my door handles and new mirrors. how much did everyone pay for paint?

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JustOneMar-31-04 08:18 PM
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#69930, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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Ok this thread is like 2+ years old!!!!!

  
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Initial DSMApr-04-04 01:42 PM
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#70110, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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 Apr-04-04 01:44 PM by Initial DSM



          

Originally posted by JustOne
Ok this thread is like 2+ years old!!!!!


Hehe emoji Ok so did you ever get it done eventually? And how much? Finish the story imo lol emoji

  
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silvereclipse30Apr-04-04 08:19 PM
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#70138, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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I wanna know the cost too????

  
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JustOneApr-04-04 09:00 PM
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#70139, "RE: Painted center tail light piece?"
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I painted it myself as well as the rest of the car. Changing it this summer to something diff.

The End!

  
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