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Old 06-28-08, 11:39 PM
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Note to self . . . and anyone else who cares . . .
Be careful when shaking spray paint as the can may burst without notice as mine just did. None got on the car though! dunno bout how the garage floor looks in white though.
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Originally Posted by WE3RX7
Thats not a respray I bet. Its the typical Mazda Crystal white on S5s they used - it chipped. I've never seen original S5 White FCs that didnt have paint falling off it...

At least you're getting it cured up!
my white FC is doing the same thing, once it gets bad enough i'll have the whole car redone
shouldn't be too difficult to remove the old paint, they just have look at it hard and it'll fall off
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yea really. while i was sanding more and more kept chipping off. the smallest area is now the ize of a football. I said i think it was a respray because in the engine bay some of the plastic has over spray. i dont know if its factory mistake or touch up.
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Epic Failure. The hood and roof looked good until i removed the masking tape. Then all of the original paint came with it. Pics soon.




Any idea on cost of hood repaint if i did the stripping first?

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Well ATM im just going to keep it out of the weather. In a week or two ill sand and repaint the entire hood. The rest of the body looks good though for the first coat. Sand and repaint later this week.
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ive been told by my mechanic that if i do the stripping myself then he can paint it for $500 and thats including the paint
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Originally Posted by rotary#10
that black box should show a diagram of whats behind it , basically a lay out of all the fuses , where they go, what kind. check the FAQ on the 2ng gen FC. it has pics of the fuse box in the car( drivers side) and in the engine bay
Couldnt someone write up where and what the fuses go/do?

I think the most costly part of painting a car is preparations, ur gonna save at least half maybe more doing the prework yourself.

Any news on the headlight?
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I've always heard that paint was bad but DAMN!
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I have yet to look at the headlight as i said its cosmetic atm. Its prolly just a bracket thats bent. All will be revealed once i take it apart. :p
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