My fail attempt to paint my headlights - Page 3 - G35Driver

Dec 10, 2010 | 07:19 PM

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gtoor1990

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I like I like .... looks good

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The second time around....

Dec 11, 2010 | 03:29 PM

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lunatyk

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How about just rubbing the painted area you want off with air craft stripper?

Dec 11, 2010 | 03:30 PM

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lunatyk

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Oh oops.. didn't see the finish product. It came out nicely

Dec 12, 2010 | 10:50 PM

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Looks good Lou, great work..

Dec 19, 2010 | 08:07 PM

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Thanks everyone for the compliments, I got back home last night and took some pics today of the headlights install on the car. Enjoy

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Dec 19, 2010 | 08:08 PM

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Looks great!! U getting wheels??

Dec 19, 2010 | 08:16 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Frankieg35

Looks great!! U getting wheels??

Yeah, I ordered some wheels last month, but is a 5 month wait.

Dec 20, 2010 | 10:49 AM

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Lookin good! what wheels u order with a 5 month wait? volks?

Dec 20, 2010 | 11:37 AM

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Nice work OP. That looks good!

Taping off the curved lines is definitely the hard part. The best kind of tape to use for edging and curves would be something like 3M Blue Vinyl Tape 471 (1/8" would do it).

Dec 20, 2010 | 11:41 AM

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I like it! One day I'll get the nerve to paint mine

Dec 20, 2010 | 01:41 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cdubel01

Lookin good! what wheels u order with a 5 month wait? volks?

Thanks. I ordered some black works vs-xx offsets +2 front and +7 rear

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