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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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exterior paint questions

I have an 89 camaro rs. its red right now but the paint is fading really bad on top of car on the doors but only about half inch below the window. And the stock rear spoiler as well. It is faded down the primer in most spots. Anyway I'm thinking about keeping the body red and going about an inch down from the side windows and up in black the hood would stay red for now as well and I was wondering if anybody thinks that would look good? Any suggestions would be helpful thanks.
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 03:05 PM
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Car: 92 Camaro RS, 93 Caprice Classic
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Axle/Gears: Stock with 3.23s ...3.73 later?
Re: exterior paint questions

Use some SEM Hotrod black or another 2k paint and sand it with 600-800 grit after washing it and before you spray and it'll look awesome. I was thinking of doing something similar, kinda give it some of that oldschool muscle car look with the vinyl top, you know?
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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Yeah idk though can you receive pics I'll show you a pic from the side of my car and you can see where its fading. On the hood on my rs where it comes up a bit in the middle is going to be black as well I think I'm getting a black cowl hood scoop cuz I'm gunna run an open element air filter and I'm going to cut a hole under the cowl scoop to have a ram air like effect I think it would look alright. And everything from the windshield back from an inch below the windows up will al be black while the bottom stays red. You think that'd look good? Or you got a dif suggestion?
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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Re: exterior paint questions

This will surely be rattclecanned, right?
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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No I wasn't going to rattle can it. Unless it can be done I'm strapped for cash a little but do you think it'd look good?
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 03:57 PM
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Car: 92 Camaro RS, 93 Caprice Classic
Engine: 3.1L V6, 5.0L V8 + 700r4 on both
Transmission: Rebuilt 700r4 in the Camaro
Axle/Gears: Stock with 3.23s ...3.73 later?
Re: exterior paint questions

In that case might I suggest you do a 2012 ZL1 stripe and cut a set of slots in the stock hood over the open air element, you can always put a cowl on over it of you don't like it. I think it would look good that way, with the paint like you're saying. Butif you can I'd say reclear the rear deck and door tops and just do the top in black.
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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Yeah but its down to the primer I have a pic but how do I send one? I could show yolu that way.
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 06:27 PM
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Car: 92 Camaro RS, 93 Caprice Classic
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Transmission: Rebuilt 700r4 in the Camaro
Axle/Gears: Stock with 3.23s ...3.73 later?
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I think I know what your talking about, but if you want to you could upload it to an album on here or photobucket.
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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It is my main picture now. Its under construction I just bought it about a month ago.
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