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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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haha i waited 10 mins between coats then the wind blew it over and then it rained a little on it.. Not a great day to paint it,
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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i got a Q's do u guys paint the middle too? or just the surrounding? bcuz i have a SGM and i am planning to paint mine. My dad own a body shop too ^^
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by GrayIs350
i got a Q's do u guys paint the middle too? or just the surrounding? bcuz i have a SGM and i am planning to paint mine. My dad own a body shop too ^^
people only match paint the surrounding, and some people paint the middle BLACK.

but since you have the grey color, just paint the surrounding.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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just do the surrounding.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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I'm gonna paint the chrome MR....after i get the IS-F inner grille.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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Kind of stupid question, but where do you get the OEM paint? Any paintshop will have it or I gotta go dealership?
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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i just used spray paint from autozone. I think most people here used another kind of paint because the only OEM paint u can get is the touch up paint from the dealership but you wont have enough paint on that to do a grill, i dont even think 30 would be sufficient, and its like 10 bucks for a small bottle.

http://www.lexus-parts.com/parts_det...id=87053&all=Y
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Scottina08
I'm gonna paint the chrome MR....after i get the IS-F inner grille.
Apparently, that entire grill is different than ours....

No ones confirmed it yet....
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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https://www.paintscratch.com
has better paint than the pen from the dealers....
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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same process if i wanted to do the crome trim around the windows?
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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dang all you peoples dad's own body shops... If I had a dad that owned a body shop not only the grille but I'd paint my car a whole new different color. ya'll lucky.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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Anybody have a bodyshop in Austin, Tx?
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommy350
same process if i wanted to do the crome trim around the windows?
i dont think thats removeable.
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