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OklaHemi

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i cant remember off hand did you paint your exterior parts yourself and how is it holding up. my mirrors look like chit
 
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ah i see. i am finally going to get around to get my roll pan painted and thought about asking the guy for a quote on the mirrors, door handles and wiper cowl. didn't know if duplicolor would stand up to everyday driving
 

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Im tellin yall, go get a $14 harbor freight gun...a 1/2 pint of ready to spray match paint and a pint of clear will be perfect for what you are wanting...I did my tailgate spoiler (which gets more abuse than just about anything) and its still holding up great
 
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but then i need a compressor too. i would like to do my own painting but in the hood im in that chit dont fly to well. when i build my house here in a few years, my shop will be epic. rams from near and far shall come to bask in the glory. bask in it. i want to set up a shop to learn and teach diy stuff. my wife has designed the house i just want my shop.
 

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yea...well I dunno man, but I have spend probably $100 (probably more) in spray bombs doing stuff over and over. Not to mention the flat finish even with tons of clear. By the end, a $100 Harbor Freight compressor could have been bought to power the gun...two cans of duplicolor clear vs 5 minutes and less than $5 in real clear
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yea the 2nd shot looks a lot better. i didnt think the spray cans would work for the larger exterioir pieces. ill just get a quote and go from there
 

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yea...what Im trying to convince you of is that if you are planning on getting one or two pieces painted, it would pay for a compressor right there...and honestly, paint isnt that expensive for little pieces
 
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i dont know about spraying all that in my garage. i caught hell when i did it in okc. lack of space in a growing sub devision and a pissed off wife with a black oversprayed garage. but my cover looked awesome.
 

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never did the mirrors only costed me about 120 at a shop. the handles lasted a yr and they were a freebie when i got the hood painted. everything else i did myself and is doing fine...
 
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You can do the handles with a spray can. I did mine like that and they held up great.
 
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