I LEARNED'D something today!

[krimsonviper]

Needs to shave the door molds and find a shorter antenna. Right now it looks like an RC car.

[krimsonviper]

Ha! KV, sorry about not speaking up about the chemicals question. I must've had a major brain fart when you were asking.

Haha no worries, I never asked you. :P Everyone would call me an idiot on this forum on how to ask how to paint the emblems. Just scratching and painting the thing won't do. You need to remove the original finish because Mazda uses electro plating base copper and the chrome like finish is electro plated aluminum. Paint doesn't stick to it.

[ADDirishboy]

Posting from the Droid. Its alright.

I actually really like posting from my Droid. I think I've posted more my Droid on the new formus than I have with my laptop.

[DMeN Z]

Reminds me of an RC car now that you mention the antenna.

Wish I could find a set of those classic mesh ssr...

[nissangirl74]

Hey everybody!

[Razi]

:wavey :wavey
Hi Ms. Becky!

Guys I might jump the gun and buy this bish this week.

[nissangirl74]

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?c ... dard=false

WANT. So sexy.

Gee, that looks familiar. DO EET

[AppleBonker]

Mazda uses electro plating base copper and the chrome like finish is electro plated aluminum. Paint doesn't stick to it.

Are the emblems plastic? That sounds crazy to paint an emblem. Chrome abs would be a ton cheaper and look almost the same, and would be easier for you to paint over.

[PEZi]

i'm tired... its been a very long weekend

[nissangirl74]

:wavey :wavey
Hi Ms. Becky!

Guys I might jump the gun and buy this bish this week.

code for the wavey smiley is :wavey(:) (I screwed it up the first time too)

I like that wheel.

[krimsonviper]

Wish I could find a set of those classic mesh ssr...

:werd

Hey everybody!

:wavey :wavey
Hi Ms. Becky!

Guys I might jump the gun and buy this bish this week.

DO EET

Are the emblems plastic? That sounds crazy to paint an emblem. Chrome abs would be a ton cheaper and look almost the same, and would be easier for you to paint over.

It's plastic underneath. ABS plastic I believe...

[nissangirl74]

It's plastic underneath. ABS plastic I believe...

To paint ABS, you have to use primer. If you don't it won't stick.

[nissangirl74]

Gee, that looks familiar. DO EET

On second thought, keep looking. price is too high. http://www.kbb.com/kbb/UsedCars/Pricing ... h=Trade-In

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Bex!!!!!!!!

How did you guys end up selling the G?!?!?!?!

[AppleBonker]

Hmm, I never really tried painting chrome abs with paint readily available on the market, so I'm sure you figured out the easiest way to do it. I just thought it would be simpler than that.

[Dattebayo]

You definitely need to get checked for tetanus.

I'll be fine.

Sure you will. Just eat something raw and you'll shake off anything...

[AppleBonker]

To paint ABS, you have to use primer. If you don't it won't stick.

Disagree. Most of the ABS on any of our cars isn't primed. TPU and ABS are relatively easy to stick to. TPO is much harder and must have an adhesion promoter. Then again, I'm speaking only with a knowledge of automotive-grade coatings. I've never tried to paint these plastics with a air-drying coating.

[nissangirl74]

Bex!!!!!!!!

How did you guys end up selling the G?!?!?!?!

Greg decided to list it again and it was just the right time. He had three or four offers the next morning. Super cool kid bought it. He's young but not stupid. I think he'll do just fine with it.

[krimsonviper]

To paint ABS, you have to use primer. If you don't it won't stick.

Then it's not ABS plastic. People have been painting their emblems this way for years.

Hmm, I never really tried painting chrome abs with paint readily available on the market, so I'm sure you figured out the easiest way to do it. I just thought it would be simpler than that.

Bleach to remove the metal coating from the plastic, sandpaper, paint - no primer. Some use clear coat, some don't. I might.

[nissangirl74]

I worked in a plastics injection molding factory for nine years. The best results were in mold overlays and stamp printing but we were able to paint somethings. We always had to use primer though. If not, the paint would wash off with Dawn dish detergent or 409. Just my experience. If there are any additives to the plastic during molding, the primer may not be necessary.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Bex!!!!!!!!

How did you guys end up selling the G?!?!?!?!

Greg decided to list it again and it was just the right time. He had three or four offers the next morning. Super cool kid bought it. He's young but not stupid. I think he'll do just fine with it.

Glad it went to a good home.

Now you guys have more monies to spend on the vert!!!!

Or you guys can just giv.....sell it to me! lol

Greg says he wants a N/A track car.

[Beancooker]

Hell yeah!!! Mike is back!!!

:fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping:

[Beancooker]

And I have a 3 hour drive to Salem in the morning, then sit around for about 5 hours, pick up a roll of tax stamps, hand them to an employee from the other warehouse, then a 3 hour drive back home. At least I will get to stop at Surgeline on the way, and look at the springs I am thinking of buying...

[AppleBonker]

Bleach to remove the metal coating from the plastic, sandpaper, paint - no primer. Some use clear coat, some don't. I might.

Come to think of it, I don't know that we ever tried to recoat chrome-plated ABS at my last job. But most of our paint was for fascias/handles/trim/etc (chrome pieces don't make up much volume on cars).

I worked in a plastics injection molding factory for nine years. The best results were in mold overlays and stamp printing but we were able to paint somethings. We always had to use primer though. If not, the paint would wash off with Dawn dish detergent or 409. Just my experience. If there are any additives to the plastic during molding, the primer may not be necessary.

Molding plastic for what use? Could be a different grade of ABS. Of probably about 15 different auto parts manufacturing facilities I toured for work, only one used primer on their ABS parts (mostly because their process sucked). All the rest of the places tried to avoid primer like the plague. The coatings cost far more than the plastic, so if they could get away with not using it, they would.

[krimsonviper]

Hell yeah!!! Mike is back!!!

:fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping: :fistpumping:

OH SHI-!
:fistpumping:

DUDES! I just got offered a CAI for $135. About 5,000 miles on it. Good deal?

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Who's Mike? And should I be afraid of him?

[Dattebayo]

I don't know why a 2-3 foot metal tube with some bends in it and a cone filter costs $135.

Seems like a rip.

[AppleBonker]

Ok, I gotta go to bed, work tomorrow. Night everyone.

Mike's back, have to do it. :fistpumping: :fistpumping:

[Razi]

LS7 SWAP OR BUST.
:fistpumping: :fistpumping:

I dunno how restrictive the stock intake is on a Mazda 3 but anyways, most "Cold Air" intakes aren't true cold air intakes.
I think a cone or drop in filter is just fine for non-turbo 4 cylinders.

[krimsonviper]

I don't know why a 2-3 foot metal tube with some bends in it and a cone filter costs $135.

Seems like a rip.

What company it's coming from has a lot to do with it's price: Injen.