What did you do to your Car today?

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Originally Posted by Sudden

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I hate your face for having that. I need one now.

What did I do wrong? I bought some exact match paint for some bumper plugs for where the front license plate used to be. The plug in middle looks correct and that's cause I put water on it. But when water dries looks like the rest. I did 5 coats.

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/...psdeaca651.jpg

probably need to clear coat them.

i know my paint is base only when i buy it.

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Originally Posted by marines542

What did I do wrong? I bought some exact match paint for some bumper plugs for where the front license plate used to be. The plug in middle looks correct and that's cause I put water on it. But when water dries looks like the rest. I did 5 coats.

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ok did you get mate paint? also too how far were you from it when you painted it? it looks like your blowing to dry

first off. lift them out of the cardboard so they are not touching it via the head. then try some clear coat on top. it may make it shine.

thats the other part, light coat.. also sand those first so it sticks..

paint isnt just as easy as spray and go.. but its a learning process.

scotty true. they will stick badly and take paper with them when you lift them off

ive learned how to wire stuff in the free air, f cardboard lol

prep is always key, even for something that small. id strip them down sand them up a bit, one very light fast pass, then 3 more, then clear coat a few times, same way soft light passes. so light you dont want full coverage for any of the coats.

ive been painting all day lol, sanding, cleaning is KEY

scotty were the primer? and mad monkey is right sanding is what makes it all smooth

Prep is 90% of the work.

i always prime too.. a nice filler primer usually.

do you use High build primer? Then a gray primer then color or colour?

and 10% perspiration, ive seen willy wonka. umpa lompa dopiety do

where u get the plus from I need some =]

its a grey filler primer, not high build, just light.

then base

then clear


some secrect steps in between .. and after ;)

naw just the standard sand etc.

i use 3 coats of high build then sand 80% off then i use gray primer 3 coats then wet sand it tell its smooth then color and wet sand again then clear it then the final wet sand then buff to a shine. yeah to many steps but looks perfect!!

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Originally Posted by ericspecullaas

i use 3 coats of high build then sand 80% off then i use gray primer 3 coats then wet sand it tell its smooth then color and wet sand again then clear it then the final wet sand then buff to a shine. yeah to many steps but looks perfect!!

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sucks to do all this for a push in tree plug lol but its whats right.

Aerosol cans NEVER match, they never will.

ill do those steps when i do the plugs on my car lol