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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 07:22 PM
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more front bumper pics


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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 07:24 PM
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 07:26 PM
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I forgot I still had some bare metal exposed on parts of the rear quarter and lid that I was working on. Stupid rain. I'm gonna have to resand n primer those areas.

note the flushed antennae hole

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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 07:35 PM
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 07:54 PM
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oh yeah, I'm getting rid of the rims on this car and putting stock FD rims on it. If anyone wants the rims let me know. They're the TII polished rims, but the tires that are on them are the wrong size. It should be 50 series, but the tires are only 40 series. If anyone wants the whole set i'm getting rid of it for pretty cheap.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 10:40 PM
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overall the whole body was straight, with very few dents and dings.



Tomorrow I'll post the primered and prepped pics
holy crap that thing is low!!!.

"roll out..." "roll out"


looks good dude, im going to be doing the same thing, only i got the s5 bumpers and moulding and im putting those on.

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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 11:32 PM
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how much did you get your s5 bumper for?

The difference between the s4 and s5 mouldings> the s4 mouldings have the split in the middle?

Yeah during that pic, the car had no springs installed on it =P
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Old Nov 11, 2002 | 08:55 PM
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about how long do you let the primer dry before you start painting because the the store i bought my paint said let it dry for 30 min then paint and then clear or can you wait about a day or 2 to let the primer dry and the primer i am using is epoxy primer and ppg paint and clear
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Old Nov 12, 2002 | 07:09 PM
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That PPg primer if you let it sit too long you have to sand it, or did you plan on sanding it anyhow?
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Old Nov 13, 2002 | 09:42 AM
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why do you have to sand it if you let it set and on the can it says non sanding epoxy primer and how long is to long and i might sand a little if it has to
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Old Nov 13, 2002 | 07:35 PM
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You can achieve a much better finish if you wet sand the primer "flat", the less orange peel there is on there the better the paint will come out.PLus you can fix any mistakes at this time before you paint.
I dont use PPG primers so I cant tell you the window time, but generally if it sat more then a day or 2, it will have to be sanded, check the can and if the info isnt on there ask the place you got it from.
I use DuPont and AwlGrip primers and I know how to use those, just not that PPG, ive only used the "wet-on-wet" PPG Epoxy primer a few times at a customers request.
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Old Nov 14, 2002 | 12:31 AM
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ok thanks Rob XX 7
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