painting

[bvpaintballer]

welll I have a 95 boston green 325i and I wanted to know your guys thoughts on something..... welll my 325 has those ugly flat black/greyish side skirts and they are really smooth... I wanted to paint them but idk if its worth sanding them down and painting or just finding new/used ones... what do ya guys think

[Pswirley]

If you ever want to meet up, I can show you a secret about removing the gray on the sideskirts. I can give you a hint. They are painted already underneath the road guard spray on. IIRC its called the Castrol trick. I cant remember I will search or one of these guys will chime in.

But yes, get rid of the gray.

[bvpaintballer]

really danm... thanks i had no idea i always wonderd why they put that hideous looking grey on the car

[Pswirley]

It prevents chipping on the rocker panels. Where in SD are you. Clairemont here.

[bvpaintballer]

bonita(chula vista) ..... heh way down there =P. my dad owns a BMW/mercedes repair shop near clairmont

[fishfeet]

http://home.earthlink.net/~frankie66/cars/diy/E36_paintmatching.html

www.bimmerdiy.com
Use it. Love it.

[bvpaintballer]

oh crap thanks alot man

[Pswirley]

There it is.

[marineifra]

holy batshit robin! i got quoted 410 for a shop to respray my "twotone" rear bumper b/c i don't like the grey...and spray my rocker panels. screw that!

[xreymax1]

is this for the sideskirts only or rear bumper and front bumper too?