General Honda Civic Forum Archive. The archive is dedicated to storing threads for research purposes only, please place questions in their appropriate forum.

DIY trim is a little rough?

 
Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 10, 2002
  #1  
MexMike's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered!!
 
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 432
Likes: 0
From: Houston, Texas, US
Rep Power: 0
MexMike is an unknown quantity at this point
DIY trim is a little rough?

Before you yell search, I did and yes I wet sanded it down again and added another coat but it is still not very smooth. I've seen pics of others who have done the same and it seems smooth on theirs'. Should I sand it one more time? I didn't clear coat it....looks tight though. It's amazing how some people are like..."You did that yourself? Wow." Like I built it from scratch and $hit. [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
Old Aug 10, 2002
  #2  
injencivic's Avatar
Registered!!
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 7,196
Likes: 1
From: East Tennessee-Knoxville
Rep Power: 372
injencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of light
get a stronger grain of sandpaper and re-sand it and put new clear coat on it!!
Old Aug 10, 2002
  #3  
MexMike's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered!!
 
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 432
Likes: 0
From: Houston, Texas, US
Rep Power: 0
MexMike is an unknown quantity at this point
Maybe I didn't look hard enough but do they sell the clear coat at Pep boys too? Is it Plasti-kote brand? And once you clear coat it...is it stuck like that? No more sanding and should you sand the clear coat?
Old Aug 10, 2002
  #4  
injencivic's Avatar
Registered!!
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 7,196
Likes: 1
From: East Tennessee-Knoxville
Rep Power: 372
injencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of light
yes they sell clearcoat pretty much everywhere paint is sold
Old Aug 10, 2002
  #5  
TopFuel's Avatar
Ultimate OG Member
iTrader: (11)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 3,063
Likes: 0
From: Los Angeles
Rep Power: 332
TopFuel will become famous soon enough
after i got everything primered and painted i just used(yes pepboys sells it as the same size) clear coat by plastikote(clear cap) and then just put three layers. Over time my DIY interior has gotten a lil rougherjust cause of the dust its collected but i just have to clean it some time.
Old Aug 10, 2002
  #6  
injencivic's Avatar
Registered!!
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 7,196
Likes: 1
From: East Tennessee-Knoxville
Rep Power: 372
injencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of light
ya you will just have to watch it and re-sand it when it needs it. just watch the texture of it!
Old Aug 11, 2002
  #7  
MexMike's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered!!
 
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 432
Likes: 0
From: Houston, Texas, US
Rep Power: 0
MexMike is an unknown quantity at this point
Thanx for the help
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Honda Civic Forum
Replies
Last Post
Hutch1051
Mechanical Problems/Vehicle Issues and Fix-it Forum
2
Sep 29, 2015 09:20 AM
Wankenstein
General DIY
8
Sep 25, 2015 08:02 PM
speedlever
7th Generation Civic 2001 - 2005
0
Sep 24, 2015 07:18 PM
RSKtakR
Mechanical Problems/Vehicle Issues and Fix-it Forum
25
Sep 14, 2015 07:43 PM
Mannimarco
Mechanical Problems/Vehicle Issues and Fix-it Forum
3
Sep 7, 2015 10:01 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:29 AM.