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Old 06-25-11, 08:35 PM
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door panel restoration

I used some SEM Color Coat to refinish my door panels (http://semproducts.com/Catalog.asp?prod=190). I cleaned them first, and removed the cloth centerpiece. I also did the same with my rear deck carpet (no before pic) but I ran out of paint (still need more coverage).

Bye bye greenish brown door panels









Naked door panel



All Original paint and body, 85 GSLSE, Riken wheels

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Vey nice!!! Great looking car too! How's the texture feel? Still smooth?
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Factory smooth.....
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Gotta buy more, finish the carpet and do the shifter boot, and fix the boot fitment too.
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Lookin' good! I did the same with mine a few years ago:



The RX-7 logo is spray paint as well... I made a rubbing of one of the badges and cut that out as a stencil. I'm about to redo them in a dark silver since my car is no longer white.
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Yeah, I remember that too, you did a nice job! Logo was a cool tough.
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that sem stuff works really well, i did the second car in 2002? and its still was nice in 2005 when i sold it
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looks good
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Thanks... I can't find that SEM stuff for sale around here though.




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