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01-08-2012, 05:07 AM | #23 |
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Both cars look great! Mine is Atacama as well, but I would probably go with the black-out effect on mine.
A few questions: How did you prep the surface of the silver half prior to painting...just rough it up a bit with some sandpaper first? Did you apply a primer coat? Did you use that plastic-optimized spray paint? Did you notice that "spray paint" odor in the car after it's closed up for a while, and if so how long did that linger? |
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01-08-2012, 09:00 AM | #24 |
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I took off the covers and dropped them off at the paint and body shop the BMW uses here in San Antonio - not sure how they were prepared, but they look smooth and it appears to be the same surface as the body paint type. If I remember right I paid $120. No odor.
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01-08-2012, 01:39 PM | #27 |
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If you also want to do the Alcantara front part, I recommend to steam heat the material first. There's some hard curves to wrap...
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01-09-2012, 08:45 AM | #28 | |
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I scuffed the surface with medium Scotchbrite and then wiped them down with a lint-free rag damp with laquer thinner. No primer was needed for my Flat Black paint. Not plastic-optimized paint. The smell was gone in two days. I left the top down in the garage till they no longer gave off any odor.
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