Like the title says, I used VHT Niteshades and Duplicolor clear coat. I still have to wet sand and buff which I have never done. I have 15 years of residential and commercial painting experience but nothing to speak of in auto finishes.
Tails and 3rd brake: 2 coats VHT and 5 coats clear
Heads and Fogs: 2 coats VHT and 5 coats clear also, but they look like I mixed some deepwater blue in the clear. I dont know why they came out like this but they almost match the paint perfectly. Definetly not the plan, however a nice little surprise.
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05 XE KC: PERF: Stillen S/C, Stillen LT headers, Stillen Radiator, custom bpipe w/ Magnaflow metalic core cats, custom dual exhaust, Nismo CAI, 12"x11"x3/4" tranny cooler, Relentless Catch Can, Autometer Boost, Trans and Water Temp . INT: Eclipse DVD/NAV double din HU, Memphis Mclass 6x9" and 6.5" mids and highs, Memphis Belle 5 ch amp, 2 Mclass 10" subs in a SCedTITAN built lineX'd enclosure, Spal power windows, power locks, Presitge start/alarm system. EXT: 22" KMC LO-FI, 305/45/22 Nexen Roadian, OEM charcoal steprails (FS $125), SE bumper and grill, Homemade mesh grille painted black, Leaf spring removal mod, OEM fog light with stalk installed and custom made wiring harness, OEM rear chrome bumper, 5% Tint
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2007KC UpRev tuned, 2* timing advance, 2 1/4in Spintech dull exhaust, 2 1/4 B-pipe with no cats, Stock Air Box Mod with K&N, Custom 4"Ram Air, TB Screen Removed, TB Bypass Mod, Burn Out mod, EBC Yellow stuff break pads
2 1/2 leveling kit, Armada air dam, Custom white gauges, black tail lights, custom black mesh grill, custom black dash unit
12" JL Audio W1, 600.2 cobalic amp, Motorola 3.5" navigation GPS, Whistler 1743 radar detector......navigation for the wife, radar for me
damn that looks good. i USED to have the headlight armor tint on the tails untli i got pulled over a few months back after having them on for nearly two years. yeah, te officer was a real ****!
2008 KC XE Galaxy Black Mods for now - Viper alarm, Westin step bars, Blinglights halo fog lights, A-1 power windows, 20% tint back windows 35% up front, Armada air dam, 20" Bonspeed Intense wheels, 275/55/20 Falken Ziex tires, JBA muffler swap w/ JBA tip.
Mods coming soon - Still searching for a CAI, Bullydog, SS mesh grille
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