Painted My "Diffuser" - Page 3 - G35Driver - Infiniti G35 & G37 Forum Discussion

RobDiesel22 · 2008-05-01 17:54:35

cant today.. shes getting a black roof as we speak :BOUNCE:

May 1, 2008 | 05:41 PM

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cant today..
shes getting a black roof as we speak

May 1, 2008 | 05:41 PM

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I'm asking oh how he painted.

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how do you tape the groove?

May 1, 2008 | 05:46 PM

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I like it... If I had a color other than black, I would do it myself.

May 1, 2008 | 05:47 PM

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I like it... If I had a color other than black, I would do it myself.

You should do it on black also in a matte finish. Would still look good IMO

May 1, 2008 | 05:49 PM

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I like it... If I had a color other than black, I would do it myself.

Like I said earlier, do it in white.

May 1, 2008 | 05:49 PM

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tape right above the grove so the spray gets in there..

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May 1, 2008 | 05:53 PM

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Like I said earlier, do it in white.

or even dark grey....i think that would lok sick on ur black car....

May 1, 2008 | 06:02 PM

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looks nice Its flat black right?

May 1, 2008 | 06:11 PM

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duplicolor flat black
(even tho the can says high gloss in small print)
go by the color of the top on the can

May 1, 2008 | 06:16 PM

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great DIY bro.

what kind of paint did you use? does it ever chip? did you clear coat over it?

May 1, 2008 | 06:17 PM

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great DIY bro.

what kind of paint did you use? does it ever chip? did you clear coat over it?

scroll up

May 1, 2008 | 06:20 PM

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looks great bro...are you doing the roof yourself? I wanna do this to mine now

May 1, 2008 | 06:37 PM

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painted the groove too..
taping is the tricky part. gotta have a steady hand.
i think if i left the groove, it woulda gave it a "lip look" so i painted it as well

May 1, 2008 | 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by redlude97

You should do it on black also in a matte finish. Would still look good IMO

Then it would match by matte black headlights. However, I like the way the "diffuser" looks color-matched on a black car.

May 1, 2008 | 06:57 PM

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Let's see closeups along the edge of where you painted.