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My Car Updated, Had Way Too Much Red!!!

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Old 03-30-2008, 03:26 PM
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yea the red doesn't really go with the color of the car.
I'd say if you want the two-tone look go with black, that might suit your car color better.
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I thought the formerly red bumper was a different gray than the rest of your car. Is it?
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ddi you mask off the bumper before spray painting that bottom part silver? The pics look like there is a lot of overspray.
Old 03-30-2008, 08:07 PM
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Yeah I think you should definitely use some silver or something to fix the red on the grill. I must agree that red doesn't 100% match the car at all. Red is nice on some cars...
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Haro, I looked for that overspray and found a bit in even the picture of the red bumper area. Was that painted some other color before it was red?
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Red is nasty, on both the grilles and the moonroof deflector... The grilles look like lipstick or something
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
The grilles look like lipstick or something
Yes! That'* the best way to put it!
Old 03-31-2008, 10:05 AM
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well the grilles are now silver too. yes i masked. the overspray was there when i bought the car and i have spent two years trying to get it off, the previous owner hit something in the front and apparantly fixed it him/herself. I noticed alot of little things not right when i hit the deer last year and had to do a lil cosmetic work but no painting, Can anyone give me some recommendations on what i can use to take off the overspray, keep in mind it has been on there at least 2 years.?

I did leave the deflector red because its got PONTIAC Logo in black on it and took alot of work for me as much as i am not home.
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try some lacquer thinner on the overspray
Old 03-31-2008, 11:15 AM
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I would try a claybar first then I would buff it off. My car had overspray on the front end when I got it and thats what I did. The clay didn't really effect it but the buffer got it all off.


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