mirror prep for paint

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:48 pm

ok so im plannin on havein my mirrors painted and maybe my cowl, what all need to be done to tese piesces to get the smooth look in the paint.

im not a painter lol so any help is appreciated

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:29 pm

Sand untill all the lil bumps are gone, prime, paint.

benzsxt · Post by **benzsxt** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:34 pm

Dont do the cowl. Its a lot of work and you wont ever get it good enough for it to last. It also doesnt look very good looks early 90s

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:37 pm

benzsxt wrote:Dont do the cowl. Its a lot of work and you wont ever get it good enough for it to last. It also doesnt look very good looks early 90s

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Painting it would be one thing, but getting it smooth would take days of PITA labor. Imagine sanding every one of those slots. Just the thought of it makes me shudder.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:06 pm

eh yeah, I would say don't paint the cowel. That would look kind of goofy, I think. But I would probably have to see a photoshop to be sure.

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:00 am

when i painted my mirrors i started with 180 grit to smooth,then 220 before primer,if you use a good high fill it will cover the 220 scratches very nicely,then i used wax and grease remover,then spray with adhesion promoter like Bulldog,follow the directions on the can,and finish with whatever your primer/base/clear combo is.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:25 pm

thanks for the input guys i prolly wont do the cowl it was just a thought lol

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:32 pm

teej: where did you get the paint to match your car?

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:15 am

i buy all of my paint at my local automotive paint store,i used to use all martinsenour paints but i switched to PPG just recently.

oh and kornholio788 on this forum sells PPG DBC base for a steal.i bought two quarts and it matches great

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:38 am

Heyo!

*runs back to mexico*

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:15 pm

^^dude i swear to god you need to just move to mexico

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:40 am

IF I EVER GET MY TAXES BACK, i plan on buyin my paint from kornholio. good to know his pain is good

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:45 am

Hey, sorry to hijack but this is relevant. Does anyone know if there is a way to disassemble the folding mirrors so that the housing is separate from the base for ease of prep and paint?

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:46 am

u got folding mirrors?

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:56 am

Yeah, I bought them off eBay pretty cheap. They were from an SRT-4.

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:14 am

I dnt think theyre supposed to seperate. they sit on a pole type thing nd it has clip type deals holding it. theyre a bitch to seperate.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:52 pm

i had bought a set but the left side was all messed up so i sold them then my buddy gave me his set and the right one was jacked up!! i should of kept both sets and made one set damn it

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:58 pm

Wow, good info in this thread, now I know what to do!

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:22 pm

right on

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:52 pm

Now do you think it would be ok to paint them with rattle cans of touch up paint from Mopar, or do you think It wouldn't be able to stand up to road abuse? I color matched the mirrors on my old Spirit with this method, however they eventually ended up getting a few chips in them from stones I suppose. I don't have a spray gun, nor a good place to shoot, so I may end up prepping mine then having them professionally painted so I don't have to worry as much.

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:30 pm

* bring it to someone who's job it is to paint *

but thats just me

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:54 pm

^^ I agree, but I'm just curious how they're gonna go about it. Being that I'm picky I want to know how they are going to handle painting the area where it folds. I'm not sure how I'd go about it but I just like knowing when I do things myself It'll be done to my likings

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:01 pm

i am gonna have mine professionally done, i know i would f it up somehow

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:19 pm

occasional demons wrote:
benzsxt wrote:Dont do the cowl. Its a lot of work and you wont ever get it good enough for it to last. It also doesnt look very good looks early 90s
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Painting it would be one thing, but getting it smooth would take days of PITA labor. Imagine sanding every one of those slots. Just the thought of it makes me shudder.

I love to get into lots of slots.

silversport · Post by **silversport** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:49 pm

theTeejmiester wrote:when i painted my mirrors i started with 180 grit to smooth,then 220 before primer,if you use a good high fill it will cover the 220 scratches very nicely,then i used wax and grease remover,then spray with adhesion promoter like Bulldog,follow the directions on the can,and finish with whatever your primer/base/clear combo is.

did u sand with a sanding block or anything special?

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:53 pm

no blocks,just by hand so i could follow the form of the mirror,paying special attention to the mold lines,it is realy very simple

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:08 pm

I can't wait to do this. But I'm actually thinking about buying a spray gun and trying it that way rather than the color matched rattle can method. I'd like to start spraying my own parts... Just as like a fun, hobby, learning-type thing.

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:29 pm

^thats what i have been doing the last couple of years,its fun man,i love the feeling of looking at a new part or panel that i have painted,it is a little spendy to get started but it is sooo worth it.i can give you some tips on affordable equipment and set ups if you need it,i have been through alot of crap.and know a little bit about it.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:37 pm

theTeejmiester wrote:^thats what i have been doing the last couple of years,its fun man,i love the feeling of looking at a new part or panel that i have painted,it is a little spendy to get started but it is sooo worth it.i can give you some tips on affordable equipment and set ups if you need it,i have been through alot of crap.and know a little bit about it.

I'll definitely keep that in mind as soon as I get funds to start doing this kind of stuff. Hopefully it'll be soon, too.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:59 pm

03sxt wrote:
theTeejmiester wrote:^thats what i have been doing the last couple of years,its fun man,i love the feeling of looking at a new part or panel that i have painted,it is a little spendy to get started but it is sooo worth it.i can give you some tips on affordable equipment and set ups if you need it,i have been through alot of crap.and know a little bit about it.
I'll definitely keep that in mind as soon as I get funds to start doing this kind of stuff. Hopefully it'll be soon, too.

id be interested in the info on the cheap equipment lol i wanna try and paint all my stuff to