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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 03:02 PM
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Did a Little Painting

CAI tube had a chip in the powder coat so I decided to do some painting.
Not liking how the throttle body cover turned out so I'll be sanding it smooth and paint it again.

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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 03:42 PM
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Looks real nice. Good work!
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 06:29 PM
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Looks good man.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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PTM looks good
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 08:01 PM
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That adds a nice little custom touch under the hood. Nice job.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 02:25 PM
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Looks good I like it, did the paint start to lift and wrinkle on the TB cover?
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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Looks good.....
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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Looks good I like it, did the paint start to lift and wrinkle on the TB cover?
I used an adhesive promoter so I hope not.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 02:53 PM
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You got overspray on the filter cartridge! J/K


Looks great!
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by c_ulater
I used an adhesive promoter so I hope not.
Ok, it must just be the texture of the cover I was seeing.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 03:29 AM
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yea the cover needs to be smooth in order to look right imo..

but the intake looks pretty good in the pics. good job
 
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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Thanks everybody. I'll be working on the cover pretty soon.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 06:46 PM
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Looks good. I'll have to do the same when I get a Cai
 
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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 08:40 AM
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Looks great Greg!
 
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