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DIY - Black Trim Painting
So, guess who's painting all his trim? This is mainly a DIY for my site but I like to post my stuff up here since this is where I got my start writing DIYs, :), nothing to do with FE of course.
Anyway, it's unfinished, but big, so working in parts! Before shot: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00494.JPG Before bumper: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00495.JPG Using two or three cans of this for the whole deal: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00510.JPG Piece of coroplast over a trashcan in the garage, my painting center: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00511.JPG An MID picture in here for no reason, that comes out to ~52 mpg for a 3 mile cold start, not bad: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00512.JPG Start by taking the two screws that hold the corner lights in and taking the lights out: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00513.JPG http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00514.JPG Make sure to store everything nicely: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00515.JPG Tools needed, that socket is a 10mm: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00516.JPG Take these two out on each side: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00517.JPG And this one on the bottom, this will allow you to remove the t-bar: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00518.JPG Get these two bolts gone: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00519.JPG Two of these on each side come out, might have to move the wheel a bit: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00520.JPG Two of these corner jobs: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00521.JPG Move the t-bar to expose these three things: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00522.JPG Start pulling the bumper off and unplug the bumper lights: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00523.JPG But it somewhere not scratchy: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00524.JPG To get at the fenders undo these two: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00525.JPG These three up top: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00526.JPG This one in the crack. Use an open-ended wrench and open the door, stand outside and reach over and do it from the crack, you'll see what I mean: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00527.JPG Get these screws on that bottom trim piece: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00528.JPG The bolt on the bottom as well: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00529.JPG When it's off hit up these two last bolts for the fender: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00530.JPG Get bored and work on this piece of trim instead: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00531.JPG Blast it with the hose, the suds, the hose: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00532.JPG Then clean it with alcohol and let it dry: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00533.JPG Here it is drying: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00534.JPG Work on the rocker panel while it dies, these plastic screws suck, you need to be very careful, especially with the ones that are more exposed: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00536.JPG Yay, I stripped one: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00537.JPG Grabbed the edge with some pliers and turned it out like that. I always leave the last few threads in the thing and use them to pull the whole thing out as one: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00538.JPG Some more up top: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00539.JPG Even more up top: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00540.JPG Now, get bored of that and work in the other piece that on the door. Take off this 10mm plastic nut: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00541.JPG This is how it clips in along the bottom, the first task is to unclip: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00542.JPG Half unclipped first: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00543.JPG Go ahead and fully unclip and then push up to get it off the metal rail: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00544.JPG Get bored again and decide to finish the fender, undo all the plasticy junk in the wheel well: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00545.JPG Fender out: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00546.JPG Flip it over to expose the two clips for the trim piece, pop them with some pliers: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00547.JPG Yay, it's so pretty: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00548.JPG Hit that first piece with some paint, drying at this point: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00549.JPG Not that this is a vertical line spray, you need to hold the can vertical to keep it going and work in a smooth, sweeping motion: http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06340/DSC00550.JPG With time, there will be more. |
those plastic retainers w/ small plastic screw in the middle can be removed veerryy easily with a small pointed pick. Put the point of the pick into the screw portion just under the head where it meets the wide part of the body and pry gently. a screwdriver will tear them up in a heartbeat, once the head is out 4 or 5 threads just pull like you were. whole retainer comes out and is re-usable. BUT if you accidentally destroy one they are available on NAPA.com i believe they were 10 in pack for $5. S.
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That's for the tip! I never even though of buying more, :)
I'll have to get a pick at some point, too. |
I didn't think about buying them until i need quite a few for my interior. My local Chevy dealer wanted $1.5 (approx, my memory is fading) for a two pack. Google here i come. lo and behold it led me straight to NAPA. S.
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Which is why I don't like going to a dealer for parts because everything costs 3 times as much as you can buy it across the street!!!
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Is that a texture paint?
Because I've been considering how to finish my JettKamm - and I'm thinking of a black texture - like die injected plastic trim bits. Will hide imperfections, give it a "stock" look and is generally easy to apply. Or I might buy my father (who does finishing professionally) a throw away gun and see about painting it with glossy black epoxy paint :) And omg picture overload! |
Hi, I am a 24 years old. I am currently taking a beginners painting class, and I am also an art major. I seem to always fall under the same style of painting, mostly impasto impressionism. I would really like to break away from this style. I thought about doing my next assignment based on a portrait with best technique, but I am afraid on how to begin with this and what sort of brushes I should use. Any helpful recommend will be greatly appreciated.
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Hi, I love tomato bisque soup and I'm wondering if you have any suggestions on how to make my spackle taste more like tomato bisque soup. Right now I have a lovely bunch of coconuts sitting in a row; large ones, small ones, some as big as your head. But, yes, we have no bananas today.
http://spidermouse.us/images/smilies/freak.gif Seriously? Nice thorough work so far SVO :thumbup: |
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I apparently need to move to warmer climes; it looks warm there with green grass and no socks/shoes on 11/30... |
I am also confused.
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Ew... toe shots.
Seriously, you didn't HAVE to do half the work you did there to get those pieces off. The trim piece on the fender comes off easily without removing the fender, and you can remove the entire bumper, cover and all, with (usually) two bolts. If you remove the bumper lenses from the car, set them aside, and look inside, you can use a 3/8" Drive 6" extension and a 10mm ratchet to disconnect the bumper from the car completely, then remove those small Philips head screws on either side of the cover, (in the fender wells) and it will literally fall off the car, where you can have better access to all those screws that hold the cover to the bumper. For the fender trim bar, remove a few of the fasteners from the inner fender on the back side, pull it away, and use any small pair of pliers to engage those two clips, while pulling at it from the visible side or prying with something small and not-scratchy. (I use plastic silverware a lot on cars.) Also, your corner lenses should NOT have a screw visible in them at all. That was one of the aesthetic changes to the 90-91 Civic/CR-X models, they shaved the fasteners from the corner lenses. Someone must have put it there of their own accord. There is absolutely no difference in the fenders of the 90-91 vs. the 88-89 cars, other than the plastic screw receptacles in the fenders of the 88-89 models were filled with strut receptacles for the 90-91 model years, while the lenses themselves were given tabs that coincided with the old-style's screw location that engaged those strut receptacles to prevent lateral movement of the lens/housing assembly. Also, if you don't want to paint all that trim, and you still want it to be shiny black, Mother's makes a great polish for it, and peanut butter or peanut oil will actually bring back the OEM appearance of the rubber bits. (Not the plastic though.) Other than all that, good work on the walk-through, and hope to see more detailed posts in the future. :thumbup: |
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oh, nice CRX SVO. How long have you had it? I've never seen one in such good condition before (besides the restored ones).
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P.S. Many happy returns on your upcoming birthday :D |
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The "accord comment" was actually completely unintentional... I wish I had noticed it when I posted it... I could have made it a prelude for another quip. :thumbup: |
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