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Old 06-05-2012, 10:48 AM   #29 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes View Post
I wet-sanded with 600 grit just enough to rough up the old paint. My favorite dollar store had Rustoluem spray paint. I bought two cans and still have half a can left. Wiith a brown interior and a lot of glass, I didn't expect the roof to make much difference. Externally, the white surface feels much cooler than the rest of the car. No comments yet. Window tint is next....
Nice, inexpensive execution. Tint will help too. Did for me. But you'll want to get the ceramic or metalized kind, with higher heat reflective capacities... it also last longer than the cheaper less effective stuff. (My metalized tint is under warranty for the life of the car, which I intend to be many years yet.)
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.




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