My 04 sedan still a work in progress

[S-danVicks]

So here is is about a month ago and here it is now, sorry about the crappy pics Still have to tint the windows and i don't know, some other stuff. Have and suggestions?

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[unTuned]

it looks good. my suggestion was going to be to paint the door handles, mirror and that ugly black line on the side all silver to match the car, but i see you did the handles and line. it looks great.

maybe paint the mirrors silver though? i think the rims, headlight blacking and hood match well enough but the mirrors are a bit too much.

[gearbox]

nice i like the fogs

[trang_man]

Looks good.
I need to start working on my car.

[Steez26]

looking good man

[SedanB0y1]

nice nice....sedans all the way!!

[allan 78]

Nice Ride!!!! What kind of springs are you using?

[lowlife9]

im not really feeling the hood you should have gotten a carbon fiber one and left it black. other then that its clean looking.

[S-danVicks]

ya, im not really feeling the hood anymore either, i think i might respray it satin silver. And im dropped on D2 coilovers

[GreenMachineDX]

Nah dont respray it.. Just paint the roof black and get some bike racks up there.. It will look nice..

[windsnow]

nice job!
I got the same car as you too.
I am going to paint my handle and the black body line to silver too.
What paint do you use? And what's your procedures? (clean the area? then primer? and then spray on it)?

[S-danVicks]

I got the paint off http://www.automotivetouchup.com/ and i went with a primer coat, sanded that, then 2 coats of base, wet sanded, then 3 clear coats. Just be sure to mask off the area really well. I rushed masking it off and ended up having to spend about an hour getting the over spray off with rubbing compound. And if you do get any on the windows, just hit it with some 1000 grit steal wool and it should come off pretty easily .

[windsnow]

just wonder how long did you wait to sand it after applying primer and the 2 coats of base?

[S-danVicks]

i don't really remember with the trim, but when i painted to hood i waited 24 hours to wetsand and it came out pretty good that way

[windsnow]

I read some article saying that you need 1500 grit sand paper for wet sanding.
Is it true? I only have 600 as the finest one.

[windsnow]

can't even find 1500 grit sand paper here locally

[gearbox]

600 is way too rough. any auto or home remodel store should have sandpapers, even walmart.

[windsnow]

but 800 is already defined as "ultra fine", and I was using it for wet sanding.

[gearbox]

it wont be very smooth and shiny, youre supposed to finish with 1500-2000, at least 1000. then you can polish it further with scratch-x.

[windsnow]

I use 800 to paint my door handle and the dark line under the handle already.
give my car a whole new look now.
I was planning to sell it and now I am keeping it.