Today's Cam Mod

useless without pics man, go take some

sounds good though

The pics are here on my car domain site.
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/614700/3

i didn't want it to be shiny that's why i just went ahead w/ the flat black. I don't knwo if i like it all that much. I might just use paint remover and take it off.

its ok, just needs to be shiny like the rest of the car, that stands out way to much right now, just looks like primered piece on a car

i would put clear coat on it, it looks dull

how did you get the camry word off of the panel

paint your whole car flat black

Dude Flat black will never be shiny....Pick up 60 bux and have some one do it the same color.....plz....No flat black

MYCARcamry said:

how did you get the camry word off of the panel

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in gen3's(not 3.5's) the C A M R Y is inside the panel

why dont you just smoke the whole thing? i think it would look much better. check out the way i have my car, you dont have to even have the red there you can just go for all out smoke. whatever you choose to do good luck

yeah i dont have the glass on the panel thing it looks just like yours with the wording on it howd you get it off?

Doesn't look bad, but I'd at least clear coat it.

I've been trying not to let the cat out of the bag, but I have a bit of something I'm working on with my center panel myself. I have a feeling it's going to come out looking VERY well too.

if i take it to a shop and have them clear coat it would it be shiny? or would i have to have them spray it black again then clear? I'm looking for the cheapest way to since I'm on a tight budget.

It depends how glossy you want it. Look at my tail lights (url in my sig to my cardomain), that was what I did with my own clearcoat, however not with a flat color.

I experimented with clearcoating a flat black emblem that I had removed while redoing my grille, if you want, I'll post pics of that.

I think you should really consider just having it professionally painted.

If you do want to DIY, I'd suggest just finding a color-match and going to an auto-body supply store and buying a color match of sintari one-stage paint (it includes clearcoat) and stripping your current paint down, roughing it, then spraying it to match your body color.

i think i'm just gonna take it to a guy's shop i know cuz I've never got the hang of clearcoating. I don't know if it's the clear coat itself or me. It always tends to come out whiteish rather than clear.

you guys read the latest Sport Compact Car??
I think the idea of them painting their STI flat black was great.... I think you should consider doing the same...

dna59 said:

i think i'm just gonna take it to a guy's shop i know cuz I've never got the hang of clearcoating. I don't know if it's the clear coat itself or me. It always tends to come out whiteish rather than clear.

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you're probably doing one of a few things...

-not letting it dry well enough before adding another coat

-putting too thick of coats on

-holder the spray can too close

-spraying on a humid day

I remeber reading in some magazine that spraying u'r car a flat color or having them remove the clear coat from u'r ordinary paint is suppose to be like a new up and coming trend. I can't see myself painting my car flat black or anyhting liek that.