RL ADV DIY Front Grill/Beak Paint CPB

Old 08-07-2015, 08:16 AM
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RL ADV DIY Front Grill/Beak Paint CPB

Went out on a limb and took a chance painting it myself. Came out damn near perfect after some wet sanding... Used a bumper repair kit from scratch wizard. The CBP sparkly came out very nice.





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Final product with 3M clear paint protection
Old 08-07-2015, 08:19 AM
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Nice! I'm been wanting to DIY color match the beak on my TSX too. Haven't worked up the courage to do it yet.
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One thing I suggest if you don't have a place to bake it is make a box and have a heat gun blow the dry hot air into it if you are in a humid location. I did that and it cured significantly faster and buffed up nicely.
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Did you wet sand/buff the paint or just the clear coat?
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Originally Posted by ulrblitzer
Did you wet sand/buff the paint or just the clear coat?

I only wet sanded the clear and then buffed with rubbing compound.
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looks great!
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