Painted my strut tower brace

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Apr 20, 2013 | 02:09 PM

Gabe

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Painted my strut tower brace

Long been thinking of doing this, and I finally got off my butt and painted my strut tower brace yesterday, re-installing it today.
I got the primer, the color, and the clear, all from automotivetouchup.com since Sterling Gray seems to be impossible to find other than custom places like that.

Anyway, after 3-4 coats of primer, 3-4 coats of color, and 4-5 coats of clear, here's what I ended up with.

Let me know what you guys/gals think

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And a pic of the engine bay without the brace installed, just because, lol

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And a "before" pic:

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Apr 20, 2013 | 02:16 PM

Dineau

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Nice.......

Apr 20, 2013 | 02:26 PM

wiz_of_wuz

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Nice Gabe!!!

Apr 20, 2013 | 02:42 PM

JCStang

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Looks good!!

Apr 20, 2013 | 03:04 PM

Glenn

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nice werk hope it holds up over all that heat

Apr 20, 2013 | 03:07 PM

Hadtohaveit'13

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Looks good no doubt, I wonder how this would look on a color or not

Apr 20, 2013 | 03:08 PM

Stevedotmil

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Again, I think it looks great. Even better that you did it yourself. Once that clear hardens up a little and cures all the way I would hit it with some wet sanding action and buff that sucker out so it matches the shine of the rest of your car. What was the total cost if you don't mind me asking?

Apr 20, 2013 | 04:08 PM

Gabe

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Thanks guys, I love it.
As far as cost Steve, the paint was $19.95/can, plus the primer/clear/shipping, it was about $46 for everything

Apr 20, 2013 | 04:34 PM

Getportfolio

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Looks clean Gabe. Where did you get the battery and master cylinder cover at?

Apr 20, 2013 | 04:43 PM

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Gabe

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Originally Posted by Getportfolio

Looks clean Gabe. Where did you get the battery and master cylinder cover at?

Thanks man, I got them from a vendor on the forums, had a sale for $75 shipped, seems they're a few $$ more now.

See here:
http://www.modifymystang.com/2005-20...-covers-black/

Apr 20, 2013 | 05:59 PM

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Excellent job!

Apr 20, 2013 | 08:00 PM

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Looks great in the engine bay. The color came out awesome on the strut brace. Love that metallic flake.

Apr 20, 2013 | 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabe

And a pic of the engine bay without the brace installed, just because, lol

And a "before" pic:

You definitely improved its looks. :GoodJob: I don't say that often

Apr 20, 2013 | 08:06 PM

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You definitely improved its looks. :GoodJob: I don't say that often

No ****

Apr 20, 2013 | 08:14 PM

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Gabe

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Originally Posted by Banjostang

Excellent job!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Stage_3

Looks great in the engine bay. The color came out awesome on the strut brace. Love that metallic flake.

Thanks man, I'm surprised with how good it came out myself, I think it might be my best paint job to date

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Originally Posted by 11SHELBYGT500

You definitely improved its looks. :GoodJob: I don't say that often

Holy Shyte!

I mean, thanks Joe

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No ****

Lol

Apr 20, 2013 | 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Glenn

nice werk hope it holds up over all that heat

Did mine a while back. No issues with heat

https://themustangsource.com/f800/ea...-brace-511972/

Apr 21, 2013 | 06:28 AM

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nice job. looks great.

Apr 21, 2013 | 06:34 AM

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Gabe

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Glenn

nice werk hope it holds up over all that heat

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Originally Posted by dmhines

Did mine a while back. No issues with heat

https://themustangsource.com/f800/ea...-brace-511972/

If I end up having issues with it peeling or whatever I'll either Plasti-Dip it (prob not), replace it with another GT brace since they're usually found fairly easily for sale, or just replace it with a Boss brace, since at some point I plan on doing a Boss manifold anyway ...

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Originally Posted by kherman

nice job. looks great.

Thanks man