Hood scoop - (Project Phase 1 Completed with Pics on Page 4)

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:26 pm

The scoop arrived today.

It looks really nice.

I'm really excited!! hehe I need to get it painted first though. Just gotta see if I can find a paint match somewhere.

I'll probably place it on the hood in it's native Black(unpainted) state just to get a feel for how it looks. I'll take some pics if I do that.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:25 pm

it'll feel wierd the first few weeks... you may even have trouble parking

kroz123 · Post by **kroz123** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:04 am

Audacityracing wrote:it'll feel wierd the first few weeks... you may even have trouble parking

+1 same thing happened to me.

Joso · Post by **Joso** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:49 am

Can you explain why is he going to have troubles parking?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:38 pm

from the driver's seat... you cannot seat the opposite corner of the car. the scoop makes it so you can't see where the edge of the bumper is and you feel kinda like a big bulky car that you don't know where the far side wheel is going

kroz123 · Post by **kroz123** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:48 pm

Audacityracing wrote:from the driver's seat... you cannot seat the opposite corner of the car. the scoop makes it so you can't see where the edge of the bumper is and you feel kinda like a big bulky car that you don't know where the far side wheel is going

+1 but in no time you get used to it.

Joso · Post by **Joso** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:25 pm

Thanks for the explanation.

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:15 pm

First pic of my scoop during the primer stage.

I'm using flexible primer for it... The paint won't be ready until tomorrow. A car paint shop is mixing me a can of color-matched single stage paint for me to apply later.

You can see where the opening would be if it was functional already. I have some mesh that goes over the intake area that looks like a grille. So... no worries.

kroz123 · Post by **kroz123** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:47 am

nicely primerd.

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:14 am

I've been messing around with paint for ages! Heheh... It's no trouble. I think it's going to turn out quite nice. Looks a lot cooler with the grille in it.

kroz123 · Post by **kroz123** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:53 am

yes it does, and silver and black grille looks good.
Mines black with the grille painted silver to match.

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:37 pm

YAY!!! First coat of Poly Silver is applied to the scoop. It's looking all shiny already.

Quick question I think I already know the answer to... Should I be wet sanding between each coat of paint?

(my guess is yes)

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:44 pm

you can but not really necessary (spellin) as long as you put the next coat on before its completely dry you should be fine. but if you wait for it to be dry then it would be best to wetsand it again.

nick

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:03 pm

How long should I wait until I do the final 2000 grit wet-sanding?

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:16 pm

well since your not putting clear coat on it just wetsand with 2000 right before you put the last coat on.

nick