Cascade Crew

Al Hasse · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 6:48 pm Post subject: Latest appearance mod

I had these "crystal" clear park lights and side markers lying around and had already coated them with Nite Shades, so I put them on the car. I wasn't sure how they would look against the red, but I like it Very Happy

I still like the look of the stockers better when they're coated, but the ones I had were so messed up that I couldn't get a good coat to stick without cracking.

Here we are...

...and with the lights on behind them

flea · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject:

looks great Cool

cameron7710 · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 7:19 pm Post subject:

AWSOME

91camaro_rs · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 7:59 pm Post subject:

those look good

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 1:52 pm Post subject:

Thanks. I got the stockers to take some tinting, and while I was at it, I decided to clean up the encrusted pollen, mold, dirt, etc. that builds up in the creases and whatnot. I got the grille, the park light pockets, door jambs and hatch seal areas - some nasty stuff in there just from having the car sit outside Shocked

Anyway, since the grille wasn't in really great shape and faded (and I want a different one before long), I cleaned it up and painted it body color just to see what it would look like.

Here's all the crud that was in the creases...

More up under the top edge...

After clean up and paint, not the best job, but it'll do for now...

iansane · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 2:22 pm Post subject:

Looking good Al!

cameron7710 · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 4:27 pm Post subject:

looks good, but personally i like the grill black

305 302eater · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 5:27 pm Post subject:

Wound look really good with a z28 grill in there. Smile

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject:

305 302eater · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 5:59 pm Post subject:

I bet that would look really cool actually. Lets see it.

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 6:44 pm Post subject:

Looking real good Al!

-Schultzy

HONDASLAYER · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 7:09 pm Post subject:

That looks FREAKIN' awsome Al....

91camaro_rs · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject:

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 12:47 am Post subject:

looks good !

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 10:57 am Post subject:

like the marker lights, but I prefer the grille being black.

Either way, great work al!

Al Hasse · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 1:33 pm Post subject:

The grille is temporary until I get a Z28/IROC grille to replace it with. After that, maybe the headlight pockets will get a black coat of paint, always liked that look. Just for grins, I scraped the paint from the leading edge of the 3 louvers with an exacto knife - hard to see in pictures because they're such thin lines Cool

Xophertony · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:31 am Post subject:

awesome.

simply awesome. Cool

Twilightoptics · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject:

I like shaded ambers, though I think I like my clear fronts better. Just wish the fronts of mine weren't so cloudy.

Nice work though! I enjoy seeing your quality.

blue89 · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 1:01 pm Post subject:

Has anyone else tried the brake-clean trick? It takes the cloudy part right out. Just wipe the plastic with a rag after you've sprayed a SMALL AMOUNT of brake clean on it. Seems to do the trick.

Al Hasse · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject:

Had'nt heard of that. I got most of it out the old fashioned way, then scuffed and sprayed them Very Happy

As for the grille, I like the look, but like most of you, I like the black better, it breaks up the front a bit. Since I'm replacing this one, I thought I'd try some other things with it Cool