What Did You Do To Your HHR Today?
10-18-2021, 08:35 PM
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If you move the stuff from the SS to the panel, it might be better then moving body panels fenders and doors to the SS .
Today I spent a couple of hours fixing a paint problem from yesterday.
I sanded , masked and sprayed the headlights with clear coat for plastic, it turned milky white over night.
So today I sanded all that off the lens and buffed and polished the plastic, much clearer and cleaner, I decided to try just buff and polish the passenger side headlight and it cleaned up nice, I’m just to cheap to splurge on a pair of B2E black chrome OEM headlights from RockAuto.
I took Sweetie out to the hospital today for blood tests and an X-ray , we then went for breakfast and a fine cup of coffee.
Today I spent a couple of hours fixing a paint problem from yesterday.
I sanded , masked and sprayed the headlights with clear coat for plastic, it turned milky white over night.
So today I sanded all that off the lens and buffed and polished the plastic, much clearer and cleaner, I decided to try just buff and polish the passenger side headlight and it cleaned up nice, I’m just to cheap to splurge on a pair of B2E black chrome OEM headlights from RockAuto.
I took Sweetie out to the hospital today for blood tests and an X-ray , we then went for breakfast and a fine cup of coffee.
10-19-2021, 08:08 AM
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how would one do that? 3GNBADDM8AS590217
edit: just did a quick google search and it seems to come up legit. Also a few online decoders and it checks out . . . whew!
(my Panel conversion will have the correct body color handles and mirrors but it is puzzling why they are on this. Suppose they could have been changed by previous owner)
edit: just did a quick google search and it seems to come up legit. Also a few online decoders and it checks out . . . whew!
(my Panel conversion will have the correct body color handles and mirrors but it is puzzling why they are on this. Suppose they could have been changed by previous owner)
10-19-2021, 08:45 AM
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Yes it’s a real SS , perhaps as Greybeard points out a PO could have changed the door handles , door mirror caps, beauty bar and exhaust to their liking!
Last edited by Oldblue; 10-19-2021 at 11:22 AM.
10-19-2021, 11:08 AM
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10-20-2021, 09:42 AM
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Yeah I've been experimenting with that stuff a little. Polycarbonate is very sensitive to chemical attack. You're not supposed to paint polycarbonate helmets because it could weaken them. Some tails I did crazed badly when I clearcoated them. To paint it you need a suitable barrier coat but I really don't know too much about what will work. I want to try Meguiar's headlight coating, which worked well for me but doesn't last too long, for a barrier coat. I imagine there might be specialized professional clearcoats designed to be polycarbonate-safe.