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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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Yeah, pretty much. Make sure all the sanding you do is wetsanding though.
 
Old Feb 25, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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thanks for the info man,btw i like ur mustang,did u do the paint job yourself, i did my two tone my self

yea sorry for going off topic,ill see if i buy the paint tomorrow off ebay
 
Old Feb 25, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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No problem. And I sort of did the paintjob myself, the car was red when I bought it and I did all the black.

Post pics of the tails when you're done with them
 
Old Feb 25, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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will do deff man,again thanks
 
Old Feb 26, 2009 | 07:10 AM
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ohh one thing i did 4get to ask, when you paint the taillight/headlights do you have to remove the cover off the unit and paint the inside's or just spray the outside of the unit?

if you do paint the outside wont it chip from rocks etc., how could you prevent that?? just repaint?
 
Old Feb 26, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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you paint the outside. and to help reduce chips you can just put a couple layers of a good clear coat on them... im in the process of doing this right now.
 
Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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really, im buying the paint today, could you take some pics and post them up ??

but once i get the paint i will post up b4 and after pics,

btw: i did a ****y tint job on my tail lights, do any of you guys know how remove the tints and the paste that it comes with, just scrape them off with a razor?
thanks everyone again
 
Old Feb 26, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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When i take tint off windows i use razor blades and a water and baby soap mixture. you might be able to get the glue off with some goo gone or an eraser... but i would think it would just sand off... i do have some pics up in my post about making a body kit. i would post them here but right now im on my phone.
 
Old Feb 26, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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yea same here, my boss is like damm u text alot, lol yea texting lol but cool the baby saop mixture and where could i get that other thing you mentioned, i mean i do have to sand down the lights so would i even need that if im sanding the tail lights/headlights??
 
Old Feb 26, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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you should be able to get goo gone at your local supermarket in the house cleaning isle. its in like a little 10oz bottle. it can probably be done just by sanding the tails down.. but its going to be harder to sand because of the adhesive and you'll go through more sand paper, you might run the risk of grinding some adhesive into the tails also causing you to sand more. and remember to WET sand... i made the mistake at first of dry sanding and had some small scratches i had to buff out.
 



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