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Bodykit installation questions

Old Jul 19, 2021 | 03:00 PM
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Hi,

I have a few questions.

I am planning to wrap my car in the future, but before doing that, i wanted to install a TRD replica front lip, ebay side skirts, and an MV Tuning rear diffuser with third brake light.

Is it okay to spray paint these parts myself for now and then when I'm ready for wrap, they can also wrap those parts while they are on the car to match? Or, am I supposed to have them wrapped before I install?

How would you spray paint the parts? Is there a recommended spray paint type and brand? Do I need to lightly sand the parts with sandpaper? What grit?

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Old Jul 20, 2021 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by vgrafx
Hi,

I have a few questions.

I am planning to wrap my car in the future, but before doing that, i wanted to install a TRD replica front lip, ebay side skirts, and an MV Tuning rear diffuser with third brake light.

Is it okay to spray paint these parts myself for now and then when I'm ready for wrap, they can also wrap those parts while they are on the car to match? Or, am I supposed to have them wrapped before I install?

How would you spray paint the parts? Is there a recommended spray paint type and brand? Do I need to lightly sand the parts with sandpaper? What grit?
These questions you’re asking are very basic and suggest you might not have much experience in the process. If that’s the case, I would recommend waiting until you can wrap the parts and then install them after they’re wrapped. You want the wrap to cover as much of the part as possible and that’s more easily done off the car. You also don’t want to ride around with parts stuck on your car that have a bad paint job on them. A bad paint job might also affect how well the wrap sticks to the parts in the future.
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