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Do it yourself rattlecan painting

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Old 04-21-06, 02:18 PM
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Have any pics of the complete car finished? It looks great!
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nice job. i have bene sanding my 82 down getting ready to prime it and paint it. i like the black against the silver. it looks good.
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I'm actually outside redoing it. A bird shat on my paint and when I wiped it off it dyed my black paint white.

I knew I didn't apply enough clear.

The same bird shat on my left rear and it dripped onto my fuel door. The fuel door is still perfect, though. Since I did the fuel door last I figure I got the painting thing down enough that I was able to do it with Mad Skillz.
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I did this over the winter, i procrastinated so it took me about 2 weeks, i did the side trim and anything else that was originally black.. and put a shitload of clear coat on it, it turned otu prety sweet
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The bumper and trim paint will scratch off the metal trim easily, because it is actually intended to be used on rubber, not metal. For the windshield trim, plain old paint will stick the best. Of course, it helps to sand it well first.
Overall, good way to solve those pesky little issues, on a budget.
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Originally Posted by Rogue_Wulff
The bumper and trim paint will scratch off the metal trim easily, because it is actually intended to be used on rubber, not metal. For the windshield trim, plain old paint will stick the best. Of course, it helps to sand it well first.
Overall, good way to solve those pesky little issues, on a budget.
The can says metal and rubber , I'm going to give it a shot on my front bumper to test it out on that application.
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It'll stick to metal, but it is designed to remain soft and flexible enough to not peel when applied to rubber or plastic, which will flex. This softness is why it will scratch easily when applied to metal.




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