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Old 03-18-2003, 03:27 AM
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painted the Chrysler chrome piece

thought it looks alot cleaner and less Chrysler.

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there is my rental, a ford ranger in the bg.
Old 03-18-2003, 04:29 AM
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Hey that looks pretty sweet! Clean as hell!! how long did it take you to do?
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thanks, i had the body shop do it when they painted the rest of my car.
Old 03-18-2003, 10:50 AM
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thats what i'm gonna do when i get my bumper done!!
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Looks good, you got a pic from a little farther away?
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i don't have any pics farther away right now. i'll snap something really quick tomorrow before work if you want, or you can just take a few step away from the monitor, it'll have the same effect.
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I am thinking about doing the same ..
Thats the same 2002 Ranger as mine, Its going back in this week-- Fix Or Repair Daily !!
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Nice...looks really clean.
Old 03-20-2003, 10:42 PM
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Originally posted by nate'sCLS
I am thinking about doing the same ..
Thats the same 2002 Ranger as mine, Its going back in this week-- Fix Or Repair Daily !!
do it. .looks better in person.
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i was thinking of doing the same thing to my 03 red cl-s. I was going to paint the chrome piece and the black plastic inside the grill also the black lines at the bottom, all in red . How much did it cost you?
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Originally posted by niz181
i was thinking of doing the same thing to my 03 red cl-s. I was going to paint the chrome piece and the black plastic inside the grill also the black lines at the bottom, all in red . How much did it cost you?
my body shop did it for free, but if you were to do it probably around 100. just go to some bodyshops and get some estimates. :P
Old 03-20-2003, 11:07 PM
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Originally posted by CLŽ
thanks, i had the body shop do it when they painted the rest of my car.
Hey, im just curious, which shop did u go to? i just had my black cls painted too, just the bumper and it came out all hazy w/ fine scratches all over....how was ur finished job??? flawless?? plz help me
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Originally posted by mr. big
Hey, im just curious, which shop did u go to? i just had my black cls painted too, just the bumper and it came out all hazy w/ fine scratches all over....how was ur finished job??? flawless?? plz help me
came out pretty good. everything you see in the pictures above has been painted.

i did it in garden grove, bodypros.

mine does not have haze. i would return the car and let the buff it out.

i'll post more pics.
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driverside:




passengerside:


again, they will have to buff it out again in about 2 months when the paint truely cures.
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Now thats what i call a SHINE!

Those are the best reflection pics i've ever seen on ANY car. Puts other ppl's car on this site to shame.

U are the shine king


btw - what kind do u use?
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Originally posted by shaHn78
Those are the best reflection pics i've ever seen on ANY car.

U are the wax king


btw - what kind did u use?
haha thanks but hardly. those pics were taken several days after it had been painted, polished high because of 3M's compound. after that used carnuba wax instead of zaino, only because who knows wtf is in zaino. :P

will i return to zaino, not sure at the moment.
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oh and to answer your question, i currently use meguire's carnuba wax spray. you just spray, wipe, let it haze, and wipe off. has alot of debris flying around when you wipe off though.
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