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Post by WTF » 14 Sep 2006, 4:51 pm

i got bored today .. decided to do some DIY painting !!

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Post by mikeh » 14 Sep 2006, 5:01 pm

looks good (Y)

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Post by Eleanor » 14 Sep 2006, 6:27 pm

did u do that urself ????

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Post by WTF » 14 Sep 2006, 9:35 pm

yup !!! cost me 5 dhs for a can of spray paint :lol:

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Post by mikeh » 14 Sep 2006, 10:15 pm

5dhs well spent! :)

Did you also paint your gauge cluster, or not?

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Post by WTF » 15 Sep 2006, 6:28 am

nah its original, later ill be changing the leds from the guage clusters .. ahma go look for some leds in autoplus

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Post by studboy_441 » 16 Sep 2006, 12:22 pm

you painted the white part yea ?

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Post by commando » 17 Sep 2006, 12:32 am

very nice.. did u sand it/ prime it before? it looks very good.

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Post by WTF » 17 Sep 2006, 12:50 am

nahh !! i juz wiped it witha clean clothe then sprayed da paint :)

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Post by commando » 17 Sep 2006, 1:02 am

well it looks pretty good, can u take a close up pictures cause i know without sanding it u get a rough surface and a Flat paint, not glossy.

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Post by mikeh » 18 Sep 2006, 12:50 pm

Oh and...
WTF wrote:i got bored today ..
Get a girlfriend :lol:

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Post by WTF » 18 Sep 2006, 8:58 pm

mikeh wrote:Oh and...
WTF wrote:i got bored today ..
Get a girlfriend :lol:
damn u Mikeh !! :lol: i already have and she'll be arrivin this 30th :lol:

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Post by Neo » 07 Dec 2006, 9:07 pm

So its been couple of months....
Provide feedback... does the paint still hold on....
or sun burns???
or wear and tear???

Plus... mike... wat has a gf gotta do with boring part...
be like me... single... i am neva bored these days...
Been single for the past 9 months....
awesome experience...
hahaha

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Post by Eleanor » 10 Dec 2006, 6:03 pm

WTF ...
im sure it looks real good...but im sure if a slight scratch is done it can remove the paint of tht area.it isnt permanent is it ? i did it to mine aswell some time bak but i saw the result so i gave it to the shop to be painted.
might wanna check on that ....

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Post by macky » 18 May 2007, 11:04 am

[quote="Neo"]So its been couple of months....
Provide feedback... does the paint still hold on....
or sun burns???
or wear and tear???

Ser WTF same question here? :roll:



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