Fresh Paint

[mswvibe]

So this is an addition to the earlier post i made about the roof rails. So last night a buddy and i decided to take apart the roof rails and paint the front and back caps, rail flat black. Thanks to all the GenVibers that posted topics on how to remove the rails. Removing them only took 15min. I had already bought the 6 retainer clips knowing i was gonna need them. Put a nice flat gray primer coat on the caps, then on the rail. after waiting 30 minutes and a couple pizza rolls i was ready to assemble the passenger side. It took us so long to do this. We started at 10pm and ended at 1am. after all the caps and rails being painted i thought of an idea, since my theme for my car is Flat Black and Red. Why not paint the back bumper flat back. Thanks to smeadows7 for this killer idea. My car looks so much meaner from the back end. Ill post pictures as soon as i can, i got 4hrs sleep. we ended up finishing at around 3:40amhttp://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=39877

[lovemyraffe]

[A Psycho Martyr]

beat me to it lovemyraffeEDIT: This was my 900th post! 8)

[mswvibe]

lol, i knew you guys were gonna grill me. lol, im working on it

[star_deceiver]

ooooooooooooo the mob is getting restless.....

[mswvibe]

[star_deceiver]

Nice job!!!But don't forget to update your sig!

[mswvibe]

oh yea...i so forgot. Thank you for reminding me star

[jkm311]

Any chance of you making the Indy Meet on Saturday? I-65 is calling you!

[A Psycho Martyr]

about a month ago I priced getting that part of my bumper wrapped in flat black vinyl and they said $40 for that and the middle lower part of the front. This kinda makes me wanna paint it tho.

[mswvibe]

I'd say, paint it. Yeah ill take some time, but it'll look really good. I still gotta put a second coat on the bumper. $10 for paint.

[A Psycho Martyr]

Did you tape all that off and sand it any? I would assume maybe some 600grit to get the "shine" off and then prep and paint it.Maybe flat clear coat then wet sand it some?What kind of paint did you use? (pic of the can?)

[Bastranz]

Gosh! That looks really good! For the roof rails, it really mends with the regular black rack holder (?). I do like it!Since you say you are applying another coat, I guess you will make the rear bumper shiny? Anyhoo, it looks really nice! Makes me think of doing it to my Vibe...one day.

[mswvibe]

Actually all I did was clean the surface really well. Tapped it off and put a base gray primer coat on it. Waited until about an hour and then but a coat of rustolieum high performance enamel (flat black). I didn't sand it cause I was afraid it would look too grainy and fragile after I'd sand it. So I just preped and painted.

[mswvibe]

Thanks Bastranz. I'm applying a second coat of flat black, to make it a little darker. Its still gonnna be flat looking. That's my whole theme. Flat black and red

[A Psycho Martyr]

ok, ok... makes sense. Well the end result is nice.You said one more coat, so I guess you haven't done a clear coat yet. Plan on doin a flat clear?EDIT: is this what you used?

[Blanco_Diablo]

Very nice look!

[mswvibe]

no i used this http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ...&s=hino clear coat, i just want the flat look

[star_deceiver]

Flat's definitley the way to go!!!

[mswvibe]

indeed. Thanks everyone for the compliments.

[sgp2012]

your vibe looks amazing!

[mswvibe]

Thank you sgp. i just went to autozone and purchased Meguiar's clay bar kit and Nxt liquid wax kit. im really excited to do this. anyone use these products yet? let me know your opinions and experiences with them.

[mswvibe]

Quote, originally posted by jkm311 »Any chance of you making the Indy Meet on Saturday? I-65 is calling you! I will be joining everyone on the 17th in Indianapolis. im going to try and super clean my car before going. my buddy will be joining along. hes riding shotgun on our 149mile trip. cant wait to see and meet you guys

[lovemyraffe]

It looks great. I've been wanting to paint my roof rails for a while. How did you do it?

[bull77]

I've been debating painting my back bumper for awhile --- might do it soon after looking at your vibe. nicely done

[Toasted7]

That looks awesome!

[smeadows7]

Lookin' good. I like those roof caps in black too. Hmmm...

[06pvibe]

Quote, originally posted by Toasted7 »That looks awesome!I'll +1 that!! And against the red (Salsa?) it looks FaNtAsTic!!!

[mswvibe]

Thanks Guys.

[A Psycho Martyr]

need some good "poses" of your car since the painting has been done. All your best pics were taken beforehand on your garage.