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E36 General discussion and technical help for (E36) 1992-1999 3 series cars. 318, 323, 325, 328.

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Old 08-20-2005, 05:37 PM   #1
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so i found out that i have matching paint uner the gray skirts. check it:

1. soaked it with paper towel and degreaser for about 10 minutes.

2. rubbed out as much as i could with a paper towel <got into the primer>

3. rubbed it with steel wool<sp?> til i hit my factory paint color.

i tested it on a small area as you will see.. i dunno if i have the patients to do thw whole thing but at least i know i got painted skirts.
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Old 08-20-2005, 05:38 PM   #2
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another pic of the skirt no flash and the degreaser i used
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Old 08-20-2005, 05:39 PM   #3
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i didnt do much just enough to see if i had paint
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Old 08-20-2005, 05:50 PM   #4
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Mine looked like garbage when I was done with that DIY.
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Old 08-20-2005, 05:51 PM   #5
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just saying its nice to know i have it under.. you got pics?
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this thread looks oddly familar... stupid de ja vu(uh... sp?
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Old 08-20-2005, 09:46 PM   #8
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this thread looks oddly familar... stupid de ja vu(uh... sp?

what you talking bout shpuz?
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Old 08-20-2005, 09:53 PM   #9
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what you talking bout shpuz?
lol. i dont know.... for some reason it feals like iv seen this thread b4....
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Old 08-20-2005, 10:29 PM   #10
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hey do you have a picture of the final result? and yes there have been like 30 million threads like this where people match their side skirts, just not by the same person
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Today I had this brain fart while I was shopping in Target. What about Easy-Off oven cleaner? So I bought it and sprayed it on a little part of my skirt. Left it on for about 10min, then wiped it off. All it did was fade the grey a little, but I wonder if I had left it on longer?? Oh well, lol. Hey- don't laugh . . I've seen stranger things work that no one had ever thought of
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man right now im glad my sideskirts are paint matched....lol
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i didnt do the whole thing. and for me the degreaser got rid of the black and got me into the primer
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yeah, that "lighter grey" may have been the primer, so you may have gone too far.. lol
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no i think its metal, primer, actual paint, primer, then black
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