Painted my side door compartment covers!

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Travis

I have used this website for ordering my paint, the Arctic Silver they sent matched up great.

And they have all of the color codes for our cars, just select your year and model and pick which color.

They also have a nice DIY guide.

http://expresspaint.com/

Thanks for that link!

[SC986]

Thanks Travis! I am thinking of trying the bumperettes myself vs. $275

[djomlas]

or paintscratch.com , they even perfectly matched MY color, so arctic silver should be no problem.

[djomlas]

also man, that looks very nice and professional job.

but would you recoment doing the same for lets say the door handle (mine is black) and C-clip and all the other interior pieces.

im worried that if i do this, it wont hold up as good as factory from opening the door often, especially the handle

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by djomlas

also man, that looks very nice and professional job.

but would you recoment doing the same for lets say the door handle (mine is black) and C-clip and all the other interior pieces.

im worried that if i do this, it wont hold up as good as factory from opening the door often, especially the handle

Isn't your handle wrapped in leather?? The "C" clip should be fine. I would only recomend it on parts that are made of the hard plastic meterial.

[blinkwatt]

I picked up the primer,paint and enamel you listed and went to work on some spare parts I had in the garage. I can't seem to keep the shiny finish that the paint has,it dulls after a few minutes and looks like it is VERY slowly coming back out. Could this be happening because it is only 30 outside,or am I missing somewhere?

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by blinkwatt

I picked up the primer,paint and enamel you listed and went to work on some spare parts I had in the garage. I can't seem to keep the shiny finish that the paint has,it dulls after a few minutes and looks like it is VERY slowly coming back out. Could this be happening because it is only 30 outside,or am I missing somewhere?

The temperature could have allot to do with it. I did mine inside at 75 degrees. The last stage of the painting with the Rust-Oleum Crystal Clear should make it really POP! and VERY glossy! If you use several thin coats, it will look much better. But, If you apply it to heavy, it WILL look dull at first, but after a few hours will show the silver color though and should not stay dull and cloudy.