Post a pic as your car sits now....

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-13-2009, 08:40 PM

Wow... I wish I had your Galant's body, in my color. I'd love to build one like yours on the side and swap my powertrain in.

That looks really good...

I don't know about clearing them, but I kind of want them a tad darker. Maybe one more coat. The job on the Galant's tails has held up nicely. Do many people clear over the night shades? To me, it almost seemed like it stained the plastic a darker color. I attempted sanding it off my G's 3rd brake light because it was wrinkling, but it just wouldn't sand out. I'm almost thinking it's more of an etching spray than a coating.

**silver01g** · 05-13-2009, 08:41 PM

My homeboy just sent me a picture of my finished intake manifold:

he said the battery tray will be out in a hr or two.

**ASTIG** · 05-13-2009, 08:55 PM

that looks awesome silver01g!!! all you need now is a clear/plexi hood to show that off! hehe.

thanks warm! when I put nightshades on my montero sport ages ago, I clearcoated it 2-3 layers and polished it to give it a smooth finish. If I remember correctly, the clearcoat kinda darkened the nightshades. the paint i have now is some japanese brand lens paint. It cost me $29/can...it was a spur of the moment. hehe

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-13-2009, 09:01 PM

Isn't that the stock manifold that's so prone to cracking? Sure it's nice and shiny, but that just seems odd to bother with the stock manifold since it sucks so bad.

**6G72Galant** · 05-13-2009, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by silver01g

My homeboy just sent me a picture of my finished intake manifold:

he said the battery tray will be out in a hr or two.

*BLING* *BLANG* *BOW*

Looks damn good. How much, if you dont mind me asking?

**silver01g** · 05-13-2009, 09:46 PM

yea i know its sucks this is the third one, but this is just for now til i can find me a outlander intake manifold.

i only payed $50 to get it done, so no big deal.

here's the battery tray:

Waiting on the candy purple and candy gold to come in so he can do the fuel rail and bolts. Valve cover is gonna be candy red

**sponcar** · 05-13-2009, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

That's not a car...

Oh yeah, I tinted the tails on the Evo.

damn u r a sick person for mitsubishi and thats good..... i see a 3000gt right front to the galant it looks like my friend's car...... so it yours a vr4?!?!?!

**4g63lover** · 05-13-2009, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by ASTIG

Thanks. It looks nice and subtle. Are you gonna clearcoat? I picked up some tailight paint last week and I have been debating on whether to do it or not. Will give it a shot on friday.

btw

got my windows tinted.

don't tint the Aspires!!! They are too rare to use spray tint on.

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-13-2009, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by sponcar

damn u r a sick person for mitsubishi and thats good..... i see a 3000gt right front to the galant it looks like my friend's car...... so it yours a vr4?!?!?!

The 3KGT is a VR-4, but not mine. Not unless the owner gets tired of it (it's been abused to shit, I feel sorry for the car). It'll be fast when I'm done with it, but still a POS, sadly.

**4g63lover** · 05-13-2009, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

I attempted sanding it off my G's 3rd brake light because it was wrinkling, but it just wouldn't sand out. I'm almost thinking it's more of an etching spray than a coating.

I wet sanded mine with 400 grit and it sanded right off.

I would recommend using a less harsher grit though so you can just polish it off. When we were at the Foster Beach meet, Eric took his scratch remover/polish IIRC and he got the scratches from wetsanding off, but just to make it easier use a 600 or even an 800. it'll take longer to take it off but it wont scratch the lens as much. and remember to use a little bit of soap.

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-13-2009, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by 4g63lover

I wet sanded mine with 400 grit and it sanded right off.

I would recommend using a less harsher grit though so you can just polish it off. When we were at the Foster Beach meet, Eric took his scratch remover/polish IIRC and he got the scratches from wetsanding off, but just to make it easier use a 600 or even an 800. it'll take longer to take it off but it wont scratch the lens as much. and remember to use a little bit of soap.

... Jigz, does it ever occur to you that I try this stuff? I was able to achieve a decent finish with the spray without even sanding last time, so I didn't this time.

I sanded my 3rd brake light until it was taking plastic off. No matter how much sanding I did, it was still a little darker than originally. The Nite Shades dyes the plastic and penetrates quite a bit. I'm pretty sure of that.

**4g63lover** · 05-13-2009, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

... Jigz, does it ever occur to you that I try this stuff? I was able to achieve a decent finish with the spray without even sanding last time, so I didn't this time.

I sanded my 3rd brake light until it was taking plastic off. No matter how much sanding I did, it was still a little darker than originally. The Nite Shades dyes the plastic and penetrates quite a bit. I'm pretty sure of that.

...TJ, I can't read minds how am I supposed to know you tried it? lol.

Actually, I think you are right though, cuz I look at these pics and it does look like the tails themselves got darker. I didnt sand the tails when i painted them either.

before tint

after removing tint

shits and giggles, during tint.

going to tint them again though, I liked them better when they were murdered out. theyre DEPO's anyway. lol.

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-13-2009, 10:17 PM

Whoa, yeah, you tinted those way too much for a silver car IMO. I'm sure you've seen in my sig how mine are. Just dark enough to be a few shades darker than the paint.

**4g63lover** · 05-13-2009, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

Whoa, yeah, you tinted those way too much for a silver car IMO. I'm sure you've seen in my sig how mine are. Just dark enough to be a few shades darker than the paint.

yeah, I saw them on your cardomain a while ago. I'm not going to go as dark this time around. Probably a little darker than yours though.

**lonestar22** · 05-13-2009, 11:26 PM

yeah niteshades doesnt look good unless u add a good layer of clear

**4g63lover** · 05-13-2009, 11:53 PM

check the project thread for more

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-14-2009, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by lonestar22

yeah niteshades doesnt look good unless u add a good layer of clear

Yeah... it does. Argue with anybody who has seen either of my cars in person. Night Shades alone turns out great if you know how to rattle can.

Jigz, teaching your Galant how to read (newspapers)?

**4g63lover** · 05-14-2009, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

Jigz, teaching your Galant how to read (newspapers)?

haha yeah, she's been kinda illiterate lately.

nah, I'm finishing painting the fenders and the driver's door so when I show up to Normal I don't look like a total ass clown with my unfinished body panels. lol

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-14-2009, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by 4g63lover

haha yeah, she's been kinda illiterate lately.

nah, I'm finishing painting the fenders and the driver's door so when I show up to Normal I don't look like a total ass clown with my unfinished body panels. lol

Nah, I'm pretty sure you'll still look like an ass clown.

Your car will look good, though.