lxcamaroxl

I painted the headlight buckets



and i put on new centercaps

NEEDforSPEED

sweet,

Demon355

iTrader: (1)

Good stuff dude...headlight pockets are a must

82knightrider

iTrader: (1)

Good work.I dont know why maro owners have hard ons for painted headlight buckets.....IMO I think they look good both ways...painted or not painted.


....great work lxcamaroxl.Sweet maro

Camaroguy18

yea I dont get the big fad of doing them, but nonetheless I think you did an awesome job on it.....when are you gonna paint the whole thing though like you wanted?

urbanhunter44

iTrader: (3)

is it sitting in the rain??

llvll4l2c91350

IMO the painted buckets give it a more aggresive look. but does it look like the center cap is not seated all the way?

venom

awesome, I cant wait to strip and paint and polish my wheels and get new center caps. o wht was your process in painting the buckets?

lxcamaroxl

Im starting to like it a lot now, but it is a flat black. Thats when it was raining and looks even better wet,or shiny, i think im going to clear them soon.

CamGuy18: Dude, im in debt right now so that might have to hold till like next year, but im still in love with the idea of the Avocado Green.

Yes its sitting in the rain, weather does happen sometimes, and i did have to work

The centercaps are like that i guess, its all the way in tho

Process:

1. MASK- This was kind of difficult
2. Sand - I used wetsand. But fine sandpaper is alright.
3. Primer - I dont even think I needed to
4. Wetsand - Again
5. Flat Black - Thick coat
6. WetSand - Smooth
7. Flat Black

In no way can I say I really knew what i was doing. No one is hear to teach me so im going out and trying things myself.

I did try to do another thing a while ago and that was to change the fuel filter. BAD MOVE. It was soo rusted as soon as i touched it gas started to leak.

camarogirl18

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looks good lxcamaroxl!

Camaroguy18

its got me thinkin, if maybe it's time I succumbed to the fad and do it myself....at first I was candy crazy and said to myself 'the more the merrier'....but Im wondering if a flat (or even gloss) black for the headlights would look good

DanTheMan_smlk

where can i find some before pics?

smokefan

looks good

DanTheMan_smlk

i know this is off topic, but do you have pics of your finished camaro with the body kit Smokefan? I cant send PM's...sorry

lxcamaroxl

CamaroGuy18: I think gloss black would look awesome.
Im ready to clearcoat or gloss black over mine already

Ok before pictures are on my phone
but i have some of a different angle

This picture is when i first bought the car and i wanted to take a picture of all the salt from the winter.

lxcamaroxl

ugh... to think i might have to put that grill back on

smokefan

dan the man send whats your email so i can send what pics i have

DanTheMan_smlk

dtm5sfe@yahoo.com, thanks

and the car looks much better with black pockets

lxcamaroxl

thanks

Draven

Very nice job, they came out perfect.

lxcamaroxl

Close Up it is perfect masking too

RAV3N

lxcamaroxl

, I like the color of your Z. What is it? What's it called? Want to paint mine like that blue

lxcamaroxl

My car is actually an RS, but that doesnt matter

It is
80U: PRIMARY COLOR, EXTERIOR, MED QUASAR BLUE MET (91)

Thats Medium Quasar Blue Metallic

It is a good color.

BT283

iTrader: (3)

looks good, but i also think they look good either way, unless its a off the wall color, then you need to body color them

Gr89RS

iTrader: (5)

I would go with a semi gloss, it looked just right on my old car. You wont regret it, just take your time.

Draven

You should make your hood flush with your fenders and front, i can show you how to do it if you dont know how, takes about 3 mins to do

lxcamaroxl

Yea im scared about that hood, all bouncing on the highway and crap. I would love for you to tell me how to do it. I aleady lowered the bumpstops, that just made it a pain to get the hood open.

I also took that pic so close to the now is because any further and you would see the dent in my fender, not pretty

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...Camaro-002.jpg

I bought her like that.

Red1991TransAm

<<<< for seeing something you wanted to do and doing it! I think it looks great - and agree clearcoat or gloss will look awesome!!

wtg!

Draven

Ill make a post, with pictures on how to do it.

lxcamaroxl

sweet thanks.

Draven

Hope this helps,
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...45#post2552245

lxcamaroxl

Yea all i have is you people on this board to learn from. Im learning a lot trying to do things myself. I have a buddy of mine who is a certified mechanic and he had his own garage 2 years after highschool and went 50/50 ownership with some other guy. That other guy turned his back and got all the employees to backstab my buddy. My Buddy quit and is doing side jobs for now. He said we will eventually start over. I am going to ask him if I can Aprentice him and in a few years, be certified.

Its funny, my driveway is facing a mainstreet and everybody that drives by, or is in traffic, they think im a hacker because the car is all masked up and they have no clue what im doing.