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talonboyJul-18-01 01:04 PM
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#6900, "How to prep for painting center tail light piece"


          

I have clear tails , but i want to to paint the center piece. What should i do before i paint it so the paint sticks?

  
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RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece, Teameclipse804, Jul-18-01 02:38 PM, #1
RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece, Eclipse550HP, Jul-18-01 03:43 PM, #2
RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece, talonboy, Jul-18-01 04:26 PM, #3
      RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece, Eclipse550HP, Jul-19-01 06:26 AM, #4
           RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece, 1TuffRS, Jul-19-01 12:58 PM, #5
RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece, Talon, Jul-19-01 08:48 AM, #6
      RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece, SOLAR, Jul-19-01 09:14 AM, #7
           RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece, talonboy, Jul-19-01 09:36 AM, #8
                RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece, js99rs, Jul-20-01 04:58 PM, #9

Teameclipse804Jul-18-01 02:38 PM
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#6901, "RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece"
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Wet sand it really good, 400 is the last one you should use right before you paint it. A couple coats of primer would help too. Do lots of light even coats, don't rush it...

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Eclipse550HPJul-18-01 03:43 PM
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#6902, "RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece"
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Try to pop the clear part off and paint the inside of it so you get a 100% perfect paint job, Or you can get some vinyl and just cover it that works great its what I did.


And need to sell this full Blitz kit



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talonboyJul-18-01 04:26 PM
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#6903, "RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece"
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where can i get vinyl that will match the color of my car? And how hard is it to put on?

  
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Eclipse550HPJul-19-01 06:26 AM
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#6904, "RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece"
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What color is your car bro? If its not a odd color any sticker shope should sell you a roll for cheap. I got a 12' roll for $20


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1TuffRSJul-19-01 12:58 PM
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#6905, "RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece"
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Do most people put vinyl on the center piece or do they paint it? If it is painted is there any way to do it by yourself? If its vinyl how do you get it to stick to the piece, by the way my car is the stock dark grey (will that be difficult to find)? Thanks, sorry for all the question emoji




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TalonJul-19-01 08:48 AM
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#6906, "RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece"
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did you mean 400grit or 4000grit? cause 400 is pretty gritty????

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SOLARJul-19-01 09:14 AM
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#6907, "RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece"
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Do they make 4000 grit. The highest I ever found was 1500.

  
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talonboyJul-19-01 09:36 AM
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#6908, "RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece"
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My talon is the stock dark green color. I dont know of any place that sells it around here(iowa) but im goin to try and pick some up when im in cali.

  
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js99rsJul-20-01 04:58 PM
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#6909, "RE: How to prep for painting center tail light piece"
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where did you get clear tails for a talon? dont forget to take the TALON lettering off if you can because it looks like ass when people just paint over it.
-JASON

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