I Painted my Mudgards for my 2011 Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by chuckiechan, Sep 2, 2011.

  1. chuckiechan

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    So I thought I'd post a photo.

    Paint - 4 steps came from Microfinish
     

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    #1 chuckiechan, Sep 2, 2011
  2. Mark57

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    Looks good. Is the wheel well side also painted?
     
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    I hope not.
    The mudguards always should match the car to look better.
    looks good.
     
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    Not bad... was it pearlized paint? Think it is going to hold up?
     
    #4 spiderman, Sep 2, 2011
  5. chuckiechan

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    It's the Blizzard White - the 070 - color. It came out really nice. Credit goes to Microfinish for making a nice match:

    Step one - rough them up with fine steel wool
    Step two - spray on an adhesion promoter
    Step three - spray the base coat
    Step four - spray the mid coat (the color coat)
    Step five - spray the gloss
    Step six - sand and rub them to a nice luster.

    I think they will do ok. I don't drive on dirt or gravel roads. I think they will be easy to re do if necessary.

    A note though, I have a little color on the "black side" that if I do it again, I'll mask the inside to prevent over spray - under spray, actually since I had them supported on little plastic cones and the spray bounced up. Hopefully this winters rain splashing on them will take it off.
     
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    Nice job!
     
    #6 ChaiLove, Sep 3, 2011
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    Nicely done. Do you have a profile pic so we can see it from the side?

    Maybe spray paint the side of the black underbody spoiler??
     
    #7 Tideland Prius, Sep 3, 2011
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    Very nice
     
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    Good job! Much better than unpainted.
     
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    Looks very good. Hopefully all of the road construction and refinishing they are doing in Roseville doesn't ruin them like is is ruining my front bumper covers, fenders and windshield. Grr
     
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    can you post more pictures?
     
    #11 txl146, Sep 4, 2011
  12. chuckiechan

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    Some additional photos...
     

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    You could also paint the rear bumper black plastic trim piece that is underneath.
     
    #13 sipnfuel, Sep 8, 2011
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