Last night's boredom results in....

groundshock

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Dec 4, 2011
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Smoothed and painted mirror covers!

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Tight. And so easy. Should've done it the day it was bought.
 

Regulator

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Nov 20, 2011
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How did you smooth them out?
 

groundshock

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Dec 4, 2011
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Yup, I'll be adding the signals as soon as I can find a decent deal on the parts.

As far as smoothing them, very simple. Sanded them down with 180 grit paper until i got down under the bumps (didn't take much) then smoothed out with 600.

Prep with wax and grease remover, then one coat plastic primer, 3 coats red, 4 coats clear, and an overnight dry in the house.

Simple, effective, easy, and about 30 bucks total. Win!
 

CruzinQueen

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Dec 30, 2011
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That looks extra HOT on the red. Not too many red 'Blazers on the road. Very nice!
 

groundshock

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Dec 4, 2011
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When I was looking for a TrailBlazer I had to have the victory red. Luckily I ended up finding a really nice one locally that was well taken care of. Shame they only made this color one year.
 

fishguy1123

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Dec 5, 2011
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I see alot of 360's around here but only a couple that are victory red. Didn't realize it was an 02 only color... :biggrin:
 

MAY03LT

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Nov 18, 2011
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Delmarva
Looks good man. That has been on the to do list for a while.
 

Boricua SS

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Nov 20, 2011
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Ohio
the little things that are taken for granted look the best... nice addition... now you just gotta do the door handles :raspberry:
 

fishguy1123

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Dec 5, 2011
310
Yep! Sure is. Thanks, I tinted the mirror turns to. Probly get some leds to replace the factory bulbs but they still work ok for now.
 

Cable810

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Dec 5, 2011
690
Lookin good :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 

Blckshdw

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Nov 20, 2011
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Tampa Bay Area, FL
TXBlazer said:
You're going to want to do this to your mirrors next.....:cool:

Quit reminding me... Did your mirrors get sanded down smooth first, or was it just a good sand job on the paint?
 

groundshock

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Dec 4, 2011
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TXBlazer said:
You're going to want to do this to your mirrors next.....:cool:

Eh... idk man. It looks real good on your color, but I think it'd be too much on the red.
 

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