Street Build ITFLYS - 1Gina2G

[Dericsh]

Great job! That rubber seems to look just as nice as oem!

 

[Justin DuBois]

Great job! That rubber seems to look just as nice as oem!

Thank you!

I'll just leave this here atop page 6 of this build thread:
It took a long time, but it is one of the best plastic part restorations I've done so far.

 

[Justin DuBois]

Today is the day:
040 Deep Black (Mercedes Black)
A74 Logan Silver Metallic (two tone accent)

 

[MorrisonFab]

Excited to see the next post with [hopefully] finished photos!!!

 

[Justin DuBois]

It’s so shiny!

 

[Justin DuBois]

Parts to paint:

 

[Justin DuBois]

Painted parts

This hood is carbon fiber! Bet you can’t tell.

 

[rabenne]

B-E-A-Utiful

 

[Justin DuBois]

B-E-A-Utiful

I got the chance to see it in person, and it is really quality work. Tracy said there is more wet sand and clear yet to go. I wish I had grabbed a shot of the Logan Silver Metallic on the side skirt, It looks much better than I remember it.

I'm looking forward to the improved trim level stock look of a painted CF hood.
I want to locate a heat blanket for under the hood protection, and if can ever find a hood vent that does not suck, I'll get that installed.

 

[Justin DuBois]

RCC Facebook post 3

 

[Dericsh]

RCC Facebook post 3

Did you tell them they put 2004 yet?

 

[Justin DuBois]

Did you tell them they put 2004 yet?

Thank you - I let them know!

 

[Justin DuBois]

I have a couple plastic things inside that need touchup. Same routine here that was used for the cowl cover, except the color coat is a color matched mix.


Soap and water clean, light wet sand, plastic prep wipe down, and xxx adhesion promoter:

After 15min wait time, then 2 light coats of primer 1hr between coats:

 

[Justin DuBois]

24 hours after primer- 3 light coats of color, 1hr cure time between coats:

 

[KCDsmDude]

That looks great. This is going to be CLEAN when it's back together. God damn.

 

[Justin DuBois]

That looks great. This is going to be CLEAN when it's back together. God damn.

It ain't over till the clear coat is cured - and the next step to apply the clear has proven to be the most hazardous for spray can f#ckery.

 

[Justin DuBois]

Two coats of satin-gloss, 1hr between:

 

[Justin DuBois]

Matching well, finish seems durable.

 

[Justin DuBois]

Stocking stuffers:

 

[Justin DuBois]

More waiting... 2022 here we come.

 

[Justin DuBois]

This last visit, the bumpers and hood were on, with a new issue to address with the hood closure. This Carbon Creations hood is so lightly constructed that the spring force in the stock latch was too strong. That, and the alignment of the loop that pushes into the latch was off.

For the moment I’ve ask to just remove the latch and install the hood pins to hold it closed until I can spend more time on it.

A fellow DSM did find lighter spring for this at ACE hardware:

And he even test fit it on his car before adding to the “make it black” pile of parts.

 

[Justin DuBois]

30+15 is what I ordered, and it arrived in 2 days

 

[Justin DuBois]

Glass is in! Bumpers are on!

 

[Justin DuBois]

Hood pins and Fog lights.

 

[Justin DuBois]

Side skirts going on, but more screw grommets are needed to finish the install, 2-5 days ordered from extreme psi.

(not my fingers)