DYI:orange corners...

BillBoardBillBoard council member
in Bodywork & Cosmetic Modifications
Sanded down my corners i painted black: :?

www.civicwagon.com


Then, i sprayed the entire corners with krylon
stainded glass orange paint (which is a PITA to find):
Baked them: (10 min at 200 degrees)

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Finally: cupow- :D

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  • kyle h.kyle h. Wagonist
    mmmmm 8)
  • KahunaKahuna familEE
    I was going to do the same thing if I don't like my tinted corners...

    They look nice, where did you find that paint?
  • SLeePERSLeePER New Wagonist
    looks good bro
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    paint in idaho falls, idaho, at AceHardware...
    Boise did not have it at the ACEHardware (or anywhere) here, but i had
    a friend in Idaho falls that found it for me...

    if you find it i suggest buying a couple of cans...
    i like the way they turned out- thanks guys :D
  • duckie8310duckie8310 Senior Wagonist
    niceee 8)
  • allmotrwagnallmotrwagn New Wagonist
    i found it here in south carolina at an arts and crafts store called michaels and its like 4.00 for a little can but it works great... just a lil info for yall L8r Jeremy
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    yeah i tried everywhere in boise; michells, craft warehouse, hobby shop, ralphs, ace, homedepot, walmart, k mart, fred myers, etc... everywhere...
    no body had it- thats why if you see it, pick up a couple of cans,
    you'll never know how much you'll need... :D
  • NJCIVICWAGON1NJCIVICWAGON1 Council Member
    Looks good. You should do the bumper lights while you at it.
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    NJCIVICWAGON1 wrote:
    Looks good. You should do the bumper lights while you at it.

    doing the bumper lights orange and flat blacking the front and
    rear bumpers- hopefully tommorrow...

    if i get crazy ambitious i will sand down the tailights and re-do them
    red.... (as they are smoked currently)
  • nex_episode_wagon_alaskanex_episode_wagon_alaska New Wagonist
    wow i did'nt like those amber/orange corners but after looking at yours i think i have to do the same to mine tomorrow. thanks for the show and tell.
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    let us know how it goes... :D

    i was very satisfied...
  • jpciiijpciii familEE
    I looked for that paint for months, and never found it in orange. I did find some cans with orange caps, only problem was that the paint inside was yellow. wtf??!?

    I ended up getting a case of orange on ebay. I still have 5 cans left. If anybody really needs a can and can't find one locally, I suppose I could help a wagon brotha' out...
  • KahunaKahuna familEE
    I got dibs on a can if I don't like the way the black turns out!

    So now you got 4 left. :)

    (Pm me with prices please)
  • nex_episode_wagon_alaskanex_episode_wagon_alaska New Wagonist
    i said i would paint mine too. but when i went to go buy them at micheal's came home w/ the paint tested it and it came out yellow. i tried every store you can possibley think of nothing so plans are on hold. till i find some anywhere online intown.
  • SiWagonSiWagon Council Member
    gutterslide wrote:
    i did this trick on my Accord corners. a quick search found this link.
    http://www.g2ic.com/forums/showthread.p ... 114&page=3

    i haven't used the Tamiya mentioned in that thread. i used orange Krylon Stained Glass paint (not the "Paper Finish" kind).

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    it's hard to find, but it's out there. try hobby stores, craft stores, and artist supply stores. i know Pearl Paint has it, and i've seen some colors at Hobby Lobby and Michaels.

    i added a protective layer of UV-resistant clear. and i haven't had any fading or anything in over a year now.
  • kleancutkleancut Wagonist
    im curious whats the point in putting them in the oven? i did this to my del sol lenses and i didnt have to put them in my oven.
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    the oven- dry them extremely fast-

    i did it to the corners on my crx and it took all day to dry...

    oven 10 min...
  • ColCol Band Wagon
    looks good

    i just got some amber indicators from an early EF for my shuttle.

    i'd like to get the US spec sides though with the half reflector!
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    Col wrote:
    looks good

    i just got some amber indicators from an early EF for my shuttle.

    i'd like to get the US spec sides though with the half reflector!

    im sure you wont have troubles finding someone to trade with you-
    you got clear corners??
    i'll trade you...
  • jeffsciv23jeffsciv23 New Wagonist
    that amber paint is a pain to find around me too, ended up haveing to buy a case of 6 cans. think i might have a few cans left if anybody is interested and can't find it around them
  • kleancutkleancut Wagonist
    whatever you fuckin doo.. DONT DO 300 DEGREES!! my stupid ass didnt go back to this write up. i thought the write up said to do 300!! i read it like 5 months ago... anyways 10 min. later.. MELTED FUCKIN LENSES... CORNERS AND BUMPER LENSES!! AAAAND LET ME REMIND YOU. this is a day before the EF meet. i am driving over 3 hrs to a junk yard to get some!! fuck me..
    if for some shitty ass reason i dont get the parts i need. i aint going. to depressing.
  • jeffsciv23jeffsciv23 New Wagonist
    what were you bakign them for?
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    there really is no need to bake them; i baked mine cause i was
    sick of waiting for them to dry----

    it was spring time and hella cold- and it was taking for ever for
    them to dry...

    i also didnt lay them directly on a cookie sheet, jus grabbed a
    muffin pan and threw them in the oven for a bit...
    i watched them the whole time...

    that sucks man... i also may be higher up in elevation than you,
    suppose elevation has somehting to do with cooking time or somehting


    anyways sorry to hear abou the results...
    that sucks balls
  • kleancutkleancut Wagonist
    i JUS NOW GOT HOME!! from my 3 hr drive to get my lenses. total of 6hrs of wasting my life. fuck! anywyas i stuck em in the oven to make em try quicker cuz the meet is tomorrow. but i fucked my self worse! anyways i got some stock ones and theyre going no where near an oven..

    fuck ovens.
  • jeffsciv23jeffsciv23 New Wagonist
    lol, yeah sorry to hear about your luck. hope everything comes together for the meet. i'm not sure how long it took mine to dry but i know that you shoudl do all coats at once and if you try and do layers/coats it will look hazey.

    good luck on the new ones. patients is key :wink:
  • jpciiijpciii familEE
    kleancut wrote:
    whatever you fuckin doo.. DONT DO 300 DEGREES!! my stupid ass didnt go back to this write up. i thought the write up said to do 300!! i read it like 5 months ago... anyways 10 min. later.. MELTED FUCKIN LENSES... CORNERS AND BUMPER LENSES!! AAAAND LET ME REMIND YOU. this is a day before the EF meet. i am driving over 3 hrs to a junk yard to get some!! f@#$ me..
    if for some shitty ass reason i dont get the parts i need. i aint going. to depressing.

    omfg, I laughed so hard at this... really sorry for your misfortune, but it is pretty funny. At least you are back in action. Have fun at the meet and take pics!

    BTW, when I did my hatch, they where dry enough to install within a couple hours.
  • lalunettelalunette familEE
    I didn't find Krylon but there is other stuff out there called Excel Glass Coating.

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    I tested it on a spare 88-89 wagon corner light I had lying around and it looks good.

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    You will notice that the right hand side of the corner light still has the original amber color while the middle and left of the corner light show the Glass Coating color.

    I will be doing both new corner lights I received from herbie16 and the turning signals on my wagon in the next few days, followed by pics of course.
  • ZLITESZLITES New Wagonist
    Do you use clear bulbs? Or amber/orange bulbs?
  • wheelgaragewheelgarage Band Wagon
    I could not find a site to where I can buy this?????

    Very interested in this one..
    lalunette wrote:
    I didn't find Krylon but there is other stuff out there called Excel Glass Coating.

    52.jpg

    I tested it on a spare 88-89 wagon corner light I had lying around and it looks good.

    53.jpg

    You will notice that the right hand side of the corner light still has the original amber color while the middle and left of the corner light show the Glass Coating color.

    I will be doing both new corner lights I received from herbie16 and the turning signals on my wagon in the next few days, followed by pics of course.
  • lalunettelalunette familEE
    ZLITES wrote:
    Do you use clear bulbs? Or amber/orange bulbs?

    As luck would have it I haven't done a single thing with my car all summer.

    I bought an old rooming house and my brothers and I have been busy gutting and renovating it back to a single family home I am going to sell next May.

    All my time & money has been going into that.
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