DIY Color matching Civic EK sideskirts and side guards [UPDATED]

[steve88]

mine did it for free lol. but you'll probably get charged around $50, try prepping it urself

[Ek4Vtir]

I just colour coded my moudlings using this "DIY" awesum stuff man =D Worked wonders!!

** Just a tip guys: Remember to let the "colour coded paint" dry before spraying "clear coat" because the chemicals in the two paints mix can make a weird gray colour... that what happened to me but I just sanded it down again and retry

[philip_pc]

sweet job ek4vtir =)
any pics of the job?
yeah sanding is important, i just did my mirrors too, will perhaps get some pics up later on during the week, dont have camera with me now.

[tiksie]

Did you cut and polish after finishing it ?

[philip_pc]

no not yet, gonna give the paint some time to cure first.

[steve88]

I just colour coded my moudlings using this "DIY" awesum stuff man =D Worked wonders!!

** Just a tip guys: Remember to let the "colour coded paint" dry before spraying "clear coat" because the chemicals in the two paints mix can make a weird gray colour... that what happened to me but I just sanded it down again and retry

this is not true with 2pac. with 2pac spray one over the other just enough to let the surface of basecoat dry

[RtN]

umm 2 pac you wont really be DIYing nemore. You usually need a booth, repirator and all that as it has toxic chemicals etc. lol

[tiksie]

umm 2 pac you wont really be DIYing nemore. You usually need a booth, repirator and all that as it has toxic chemicals etc. lol

Sif need a booth lawlz.

Garage + wet floor = win.

Everything has toxic chemicals.

[RtN]

haha but 2pac is particularly toxic with its fumes etc. but yeh anyway lol

[dc4t]

haha, did this to my gf's ek today, side skirts n bumper strips all around, gotta love DIY. ill post pics soon.. one thing i noted, there's only 2 screws at the front of the skirt.. also how'd u do the mirrors? diy for that?

[philip_pc]

best way to do mirrors would be to actually remove them (easier this way)
just take the door trim off and use a flathead screwdriver, the black triangle should pop out with a bit of pressure.
should then find 3 screws inside there holding the mirror to the car, unscrew them and you have a car without mirrors. tape and spray away =)

[MWAKU]

I remember using this clear coat on my amber corners, it was.. um, K&H Clear Coat Acrylic or something. Anyways, after i sprayed it, it went a really matte look

now im spraying my lip kit, and wells, i don't want it to have a matte finish on them. though the kit is fibreglass, and the amber corners where plastic/glass or whatever it was, so they are different materials.

should i just buy polish (anyone recommend anything) from autobarn just incase. because my car is pretty new, and the paint is in.. well ok condition(alot of swirls and hits though . ) But yeah, from far, car is so shiny, even if when you come up close and its all brown dots over it from rain.. so yeah

am i using the wrong clear coat or what