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Subject: Tomorrow has come so today! Info on paint and shadowline project Author: ede38 as Ed : member since January, 2005 : 9429 posts Posted on: 2007-07-16 15:50:33

Saturday I went up to a paint shop looking for oxford green in a spray can. I talked to the guy there and told him what I was doing and how a few guys from my board have done the same project. He was hesitant about the paint sticking to chrome but recommended me to wet sand with 500 grit and to use a self etching primer. This was what I ended up with....

From left to right it is a clear coat, the self-etching primer, two cans of my oxford green and a can of liquid oxford for either another aerosol or as touch-up. Total cost for all that was $74. Not bad since touch-up alone from Bavarian Auto is about $20.

So I got to work! Came home Sunday afternoon and started on my test subject. This was the only chrome thing I had and it is the washer nozzle cover from our E32 which had broken and fallen off.

I wet sanded with the 500 and didnt do much and then hit it with some sprays of the self-etch primer and then left it in the sun for about 15 mins and when I came back it was bone dry. Gotta love this STL heat!

Next I sprayed it with the Oxford Green. Im not sure how man coats but enough to cover the whole thing. I went off to do lawn work and let it dry in the sun. Again it was dry in about 15 mins with this heat.


The final step was the clear coat. By now the sun had moved so when I left I forgot to put it in my sun spot but when I came back it was dry to the touch so we was cool. I missed some spots on the side but never went back to fix it up. Its interesting to see and feel the clear/non-clear parts.


When I first saw it in the shade didnt think too much but when I got it in the sun I was amazed at how well it came out. Pics dont do justice!

I took it out and compared it to the cars paint and was shocked out how good that clear coat was. Ive used clear before on my headlight project but wasnt impressed. Im guessing its the paint. Now that I have this Im going to re-do my fender fills.
Heres against the sun

And here is with the sun. I mean it looks OEM. I was shocked.


Here an indoor pic I took last night.




So Im confident in going at this now! Im going to remove as much chrome as I can. I found these two links last night and plan to use them. Front bumper doesnt look too bad.
Bumper and rear trim removal

While Ive got it off Im going to fix some scuffs like this one

David did an excellent write up for this and all I need to do is get some 2200 sand paper and some bumper spray.


So thats it for now! This week I need to decide which paint to use on the door and window chrome and to get the part number for those white clips since I am removing the chrome to install my new C pillar piece to repace my old crappy one! Any thoughts or comments I would love to hear them! I plan to do this on Saturday and Sunday so im hoping for nice and hot weather!

Ed
edonohue24@yahoo.com
1997 BMW 740iL-Oxford Green, 2001 facelift, BMW Style 93 Wheels, Beep Style Siren, 20% tint, 6k Umnitza HID headlights, Leather/Wood shifter, Valeo Wipers, 4:3 Retrofit Nav with EURO MK3 and BM43 Radio Module
Coming soon: The S trim

Go tell the Spartans, passerby,
That here, by Spartan law, we lie
-300 should be out on DVD July 31st!

• Tomorrow has come so today! Info on paint and shadowline project (pic) (url) - Ed 2007-07-16 15:50:33 (429 views)
  • I should correct that - Ed 2007-07-17 01:42:28 (14 views)
  • That's awesome Ed. Now can you fly about 8000 miles to the east and fix my (pic) - kingdom7 2007-07-16 23:22:04 (90 views)
    • Bullet hole? (nt) - beechy 2007-07-16 23:38:02 (40 views)
    • Ouch! (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 23:32:42 (24 views)
  • You did Great bro ! Keep it up and lets see how this turns out ! (nt) - Krazy D 2007-07-16 20:26:21 (31 views)
    • Thx D! Forgot the camera on the 7 weekend but not this time! (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 23:35:08 (18 views)
  • Outstanding! Besides the crack in the middle:) (nt) - Mario 2007-07-16 19:37:53 (33 views)
    • Welllll :) Im sure I did it! Way back when i removed it to see what was undernea (nt) - th. Whoops : 0-Ed 2007-07-16 23:35:55 (20 views)
  • Ed You did a FOOKIN' outstanding job (nt) - Rogue7 2007-07-16 19:26:49 (28 views)
    • Thank you sir! (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 23:36:25 (30 views)
  • paint quality looks impressive - bavariancowboy 2007-07-16 17:19:52 (22 views)
    • It is so nice to have a can of touch and a can of spray! i feel honored :) (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 23:37:04 (25 views)
  • ED, I didn't realize the paint shop could mix spray cans.......... - Bayou Bimmer 2007-07-16 17:10:26 (19 views)
    • Mey Maury, Let me go out and get the receipt and Ill email ya!. (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 23:37:47 (27 views)
  • Tomorrow never comes Ed. You didn't know that?........;0) (nt) - beechy 2007-07-16 16:46:07 (23 views)
    • : ) Oh yeah! (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 16:49:42 (21 views)
  • Small E! damn man nice job! did it crack yet? ;-)))) (nt) - Edwin 2007-07-16 16:32:56 (30 views)
    • Psssh! Just that crack down the middle! I thought the primer would cover it (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 16:39:20 (32 views)
      • Ed, A good rule of thumb - whats there before you paint is there after you paint (nt) - TxDarth 2007-07-16 17:24:43 (21 views)
        • yEAH TRUE. tHE CRACK IS UNDERNEATH AS WELL (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 23:39:26 (22 views)
      • But it's still a nice job bro! (nt) - Edwin 2007-07-16 16:44:20 (28 views)
        • Thnk you sir! How was France? Any E38 pics! (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 16:49:08 (25 views)
          • I took about 50 pics of mine in front of my friends castle! did you see them? (nt) - Edwin 2007-07-16 16:54:21 (25 views)
            • oh no I missed em! (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 23:38:40 (23 views)
              • YGM\ (nt) - Edwin 2007-07-17 03:14:36 (25 views)
  • looks good! (nt) - 04sshd 2007-07-16 16:26:24 (28 views)
    • Thxs! Glad you were able to get the rest of your hood done! (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 16:50:16 (31 views)
      • yep, it is good as new again ;) (pic) - 04sshd 2007-07-16 17:24:16 (98 views)
  • I did this same project. - kevpm 2007-07-16 15:57:41 (41 views)
    • Cool thanks. Yeah same here - Ed 2007-07-16 15:59:53 (21 views)
      • Sorry now pics - kevpm 2007-07-16 16:29:52 (22 views)
        • So just plain dupli color trim paint. Did it feel smooth? - Ed 2007-07-16 16:40:45 (22 views)
          • pretty smooth - kevpm 2007-07-17 11:06:16 (15 views)
  • Ed, looks great man !! Best of luck !! - 750il96erbill 2007-07-16 15:55:49 (21 views)
    • Thx Bill! Just the bumper pieces - Ed 2007-07-16 15:57:55 (22 views)
      • Thnx Ed, I shall keep that in mind, how about the grills? (nt) - 750il96erbill 2007-07-16 16:00:13 (27 views)
        • Only chrome I like are my 750 grills : ) (nt) - Ed 2007-07-16 16:02:50 (32 views)