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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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Freshly painted valve cover

Paint prep.




Final result:


2 coats engine primer
2 coats metallic silver
3 coats candy grape
2 coats clear
1 stuck mosquito

It would have looked much better if I used a darker blue metallic color for the base and then the transparent "grape". I was aiming for purple and this is what i got. It still pops really nicely just doesn't quite match my car.
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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very nice
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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did u rattle can that?
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:37 PM
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im liking it, still looks better than stock!
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:39 PM
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can say im a fan of that color but looks nice.
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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did u rattle can that?
can full of rattle. actually my clear coat didn't even have a rattle like it's supposed to but i used it anyways.
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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came out well just never knew that sold rattle can candies
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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"yes sir"

fixed.

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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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Dont show this to any black people


DONT BE OFFENDED LOL
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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so you were aiming to get a grape color from that paint and it came out red? lol correct me if im wrong
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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What i used on my brakes ....matches my Dupont Hot Hues Irish Green Candy
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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so you were aiming to get a grape color from that paint and it came out red?
That's correct. I should have tested before i started but i followed the instructions instead. I think if i would have done a metallic blue flake with the "grape" on top it would have been the color i was looking for.
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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i dont know **** about candies or paints. this is interesting
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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looks pinkish to me. and good one^ haha
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Gestapo007
i dont know **** about candies or paints. this is interesting
loltastic.


Model paint is awesome, it comes out sooooo much finer than normal spray paint.
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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Rattle can that shitz....I did on my old car
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