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Old 07-08-2012, 03:26 AM   #1755
Acuna989
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Lodi Ca
Vehicle:
2010 STi hatchback
Spark Silver Metallic

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Decided to paint my stock bbs gunmetal. I picked the color out at a local auto paint store and had them mix it up in spray cans. The materials are in the pic below. I'll update this post with the base coat number soon. Processs for the wheels included.
1.had tires dismounted
2.clean/degreaseing
3.sand 180g
4.bondo curb rash
5.sand 320g
6.clean/degreaser
7.primer filler
8.sand 320g
9.clean/degreaser
10.primer
11.sand 1500g
12.clean/degreaser
13.two heavy coats of base
14.two heavy coats of clear
15.baked in the 100F California sun for 8hrs the next day.
The whole process took about eight hours.






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Last edited by Acuna989; 07-25-2012 at 11:02 PM.
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