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i just baught a skyline full bodykit fot my 2002 civic and i need to know what type of paint to use to paint it and how hard it is to put on myself? can anyone give me some brief directions on how to put it on
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OH MY GOD WHAT AN EMERGENCY!!! Someone inform the President~

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have it done at a body shop man, you will end up with one screwed up looking car if not done properly

 
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your cool as hell! do you think you are a bada$$ or something. "lets inform the president...Drrrrrrrrr"

 
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my friend did his own for his 95 civic so i figure it cant be that hard. i know more about cars then him but i wasnt sure if it would be more dificult or easier on a new car.

 
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we dont care about your lexus. this sight is for honda civics retard. go find someone who cares about you.[IMG]i/expressions/moon.gif[/IMG]

 
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hey chefjnr are you from akron ohio. im from copley ohio. jsut wondering , its cool to see people from the same area because not many people here are into cars. later

 
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Well if you are going to do your own kit, make sure you follow the directions exactly so you dont screw anything up. For paint just ask around to see what paint shops some of the pros are using, and get it there. Make sure you have a clean enviroment with good ventalation, and then go to it.

P.S. - Dont use a brush ...... Just kidding.

Good Luck Man.

 
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you will need the following:

1. Air Compressor
2. air spray gun.
3. basecoat paint of your color of choice
4. hardener
5. reducer
6. topcoat paint to match bottom coat.
7. hardener
8. reducer
9. clearcoat top.

kinda tough to do if you never done it before.

 
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i just got one phrase fur ya ... CAN-O-Krylon ...


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Have it painted at a body shop, then come back to us. then we will tell ya how to put it on. Painting those things is a beotch, even for the pros. Putting them on is easy however.

 
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Don't forget the water filter for the paint gun. Primer, the color, and the clearcoat. That's for fiberglass. For plastic you'll need adhesion promoter, the color, and the clear.

It's hard. I have all of the ingredients to do my own stuff now. It cost me $350 for the compressor, $65 for the paint gun, and $180 for the paint. It's not cheap. I still need a good mask for painting. You'll need gloves, you'll need measuring cups, you'll need a ton of stuff. Not to mention buffing. You'll need to buff and polish! Not to mention baking. I won't be getting an oven. I'll be doing all of my painting in the summer so that I can leave painted parts outside to fully cure.

Always wear gloves, lacquer thinner removes all of your skin's oils and makes your hands white!
Oh yeah, that's another thing. Lacquer thinner. You'll need it to clean up all of your equipment when you're done painting.

I will be buying or making some sort of dispensing system too since it's annoying getting stuff dirty for measuring and throwing away so much paint that sticks to the measuring cups.

You'll need a place to work too. If you don't have a place to paint then you're pretty much screwed. Like me. I have no idea where the hell I'm going to paint. I'll try to paint outside my garage, but I have to have a popllen-free day with no wind and nothing in the air. If you get little things sticking to thew paint then you're screwed. Buffing them out is something you'll need to do anyway, but you can't get them all if there's a ton.

The compressor spits out water, a water filter is a good thing to get. Get a water collector (for large droplets) and immerse the entire hose in ice water before you paint. That way the water coming out of the compressor will condense on the inside of the hose and then the water collector will filter it out. Neat trick, eh?

What else, what else... Prep work is everything! Painting itself is nothing. The gun does the work for you. Prep work is essential. Clean the piece. Sand it. Patch up any holes. Fill any cracks. Clean it of dirt, oil, grease, wax. Mask off what you don't want to paint. Figure out a way to mount the piece for painting. If a large bumper, then you'll need to secure it somehow so that all sides are easily paintable. Make sure that you can move the piece after painting it. Test your gun too. Paint something you don't care about. Make sure you know how to paint before doing the piece you want painted. Time and patience and attention to detail make for a perfect paint job.

 
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how do i put on the side skirts? do they bolt on underneith or what?

 
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ok now that i know how it is painted thanks to you.... how do i put on the kit? i appreciate your help alot grey!