Got some super glue on it and sanded it off with 2000 grit.

Looked ok, but I planned to paint most of the chrome stuff white anyway.

First coat. 66 out. Pretty warm. Looks pretty good so far.

Going to wait like a week between coats just so it turns out really good.

 

What color is the final product going to be?

 

Rustoleum gloss enamel.

It matches the car good enough for me to not justify spending whatever it is to get matching paint on the car

same as I did on the hub caps and front grille

a bit brighter than the car at first. but they've blended well
http://postimg.org/image/42vxxremp/

 

did u purposely get super glue on it or by accident? haha

 

On accident lol

I had closed the cap and it was still leaking out.

Also doing the tray insert and the vent rings

I'll probably do the door handled and the little grey stripe on the door panels too.

 

door handles wont wear off?

 

They shouldn't.

I mean after all, I only pull on the inside of them.

 

maybe with enough coats of clear they should hold up

 

If you're doing your prep work with 2000 grit paper, not much is going to hold up. It might work for a while, but down the road you're going to be kicking yourself in the ass for doing all the extra work, only to realize less work would have been better.

You need a rougher surface so the primer and paint has something to 'bite' into. You should be using nothing finer than 600 grit.

2000 is what you use for a final wetsand on a car. Why? because it gives the best smooth finish, partly because it is so smooth that not much can stick to it.

Also, besides giving the part to much of a smooth surface, you're doing a ton of uneeded extra work, because the paint isn't going to lay down that smooth anyway. I can already see that in just those pictures you posted.

I'm not trying to bash you or anything, I'm just trying to give you some advice from someone who knows a little about painting.

If you really think you can lay paint done perfect from a spray can, then after you prime, hit the part with 800 grit paper. That will get rid of any imperfections and help the paint lay down smoother. The reason why you can sand the primer down finer than the actual bare surface, is because primer is actually made to help paint stick to it, while primer needs a rougher surface to stick.


Hope this helps.

 

One final thing........ Waiting a week might be to long. make sure you don't exceed the wait times on the can. They put them on there for a reason and waiting longer is a bad thing.

You only want the primer to 'flash' before painting. If it dries to much, then it becomes pretty much useless for a base. It is probably also written on th ecan somewhere, that if you wait beyond a certain amount of time that you need to rough it all up or start over again.