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~Painting The Bottom Of My Hood~
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<blockquote data-quote="04sleeper" data-source="post: 9708286" data-attributes="member: 34911"><p>OK. So I the bottom of my hood has always bugged me because it was not painted all the way from Ford.</p><p></p><p>I saw the thread where 5spd07gt did his hood and figured I would give it a shot. </p><p></p><p>I purchased my supplies from Automotive Touchup. </p><p><a href="http://www.automotivetouchup.com/" target="_blank">Automotivetouchup.com Touch Up Paint, Aerosol Spray Paint and Paint Touch Up Accessories</a></p><p></p><p>Here's what I bought:</p><p>12oz Aresol of "<span style="color: Red">Torch Red</span>" paint code <strong> Ford D3</strong> (<span style="color: red">Colorado Red</span>. Same thing as <span style="color: red">Torch Red</span>)</p><p>12oz Aresol of High Gloss Clear Coat</p><p>2oz Spray Bottle of Prep Solvent Wax and Grease Remover</p><p>1 3M Tack Cloth</p><p></p><p>Total Cost: $39.65</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4630665890_ddb0e96d64_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I peeled the stickers with the build dates off and sanded the area down. (Sorry Jeff <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/4630665924_30bf81c354_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then I taped off the area to be painted. I didn't want to do the whole underside, just the area taped off. </p><p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4630065227_429d190446_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I layed down a very light coat of Base Color. </p><p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4630665970_7b379e8e46_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Second coat of Base Color.</p><p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4630065341_57d5600809_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And after the 4th and final coat of Base Color.</p><p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4630065369_21e796e69d_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It is drying now and I am getting ready to shoot the clear in a few minutes. I will update the thread as I progress.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="04sleeper, post: 9708286, member: 34911"] OK. So I the bottom of my hood has always bugged me because it was not painted all the way from Ford. I saw the thread where 5spd07gt did his hood and figured I would give it a shot. I purchased my supplies from Automotive Touchup. [url=http://www.automotivetouchup.com/]Automotivetouchup.com Touch Up Paint, Aerosol Spray Paint and Paint Touch Up Accessories[/url] Here's what I bought: 12oz Aresol of "[COLOR="Red"]Torch Red[/COLOR]" paint code [B] Ford D3[/B] ([COLOR="red"]Colorado Red[/COLOR]. Same thing as [COLOR="red"]Torch Red[/COLOR]) 12oz Aresol of High Gloss Clear Coat 2oz Spray Bottle of Prep Solvent Wax and Grease Remover 1 3M Tack Cloth Total Cost: $39.65 [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4630665890_ddb0e96d64_o.jpg[/IMG] I peeled the stickers with the build dates off and sanded the area down. (Sorry Jeff :() [IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/4630665924_30bf81c354_o.jpg[/IMG] Then I taped off the area to be painted. I didn't want to do the whole underside, just the area taped off. [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4630065227_429d190446_o.jpg[/IMG] I layed down a very light coat of Base Color. [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4630665970_7b379e8e46_o.jpg[/IMG] Second coat of Base Color. [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4630065341_57d5600809_o.jpg[/IMG] And after the 4th and final coat of Base Color. [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4630065369_21e796e69d_o.jpg[/IMG] It is drying now and I am getting ready to shoot the clear in a few minutes. I will update the thread as I progress. [/QUOTE]
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