Before I get to that, scroll to the bottom if you just want to read about installing VIP curtains.
Appliance paint. You find it at home improvement stores. It's cheap and it's nice if you just want to cover some scratches before you get it fixed legitimately. It comes in a small bottle with a tiny paint brush attached to the cap.
That's it right there. See how scratched the bumper is? This product will make it look good again from far away but up close it looks a little ghetto but this is, ofcourse, temporary.
You need to get a small piece of 400-600 grit sandpaper (I think I used 400). Just quickly sand down the edges of the paint that's coming off. You know - the chips that are coming off, break them, smooth down the edges, and you're ready to paint. Run your hand or a clean towel over the area you sanded to get the dust off.
This is a 'before' picture of the bumper from far away so you can see the difference after.
This is how you're gonna paint. It's somewhat time consuming but not a big deal. Just start dipping the brush in the bottle and have at it. I found that the fastest way to cover as much area as possible is to first go around the edges and then you can fill in the middle quickly. The edges slow you down. Also I have a tip if you're not getting enough paint on that tiny brush. Pour out a few drops onto what you're painting, spaced an inch or two apart. That way you have a bunch of paint all at once that you can quickly apply everywhere. Now here is the car after from far away.
Can you see that it has been touched up? From far, not really. I prefer this to having a scratched up bumper and maybe you do too.
Onto the frickin curtains! When I first saw a VIP car with curtains, I thought that was such a great idea. I think the reason it started is because you weren't (still aren't?) allowed to tint your front windows so clever folks said "Okay, I will install curtains instead officer."
Not only is this a budget thing but I think it makes the car unique when you create your own things as opposed to buying the kit online and just installing that.
I had this curtain rail laying around at home so that's free and so is the curtain - make it yourself.
I will be posting a picture tutorial of how to take a long curtain rail like I have and modify it so it will work on the car. I will also explains how to create your own curtains.
Thank you for reading. Guys, if you enjoy my stuff, PLEASE share it. I have less readers than articles and I just want to share with people. Have a great one!
BONUS:
I have finally come to my decision as to what color to paint my boring stock OEM rims. Well, they're not that boring but I think they will look absolutely sick when I am done with this project and it should be next after the curtains.
I'm at the park where I get a lot of my inspiration and it came to me. I already decided to do flat black a couple days ago but as I was looking at the wheels, I was originally thinking of leaving the Lexus logo the original color so it pops out. One problem is that they're all scratched and different colors. So then it hit me.
In another one of my articles I mentioned that I wanted to paint my brake calipers. So the two joined in my head. Flat black with purple 'L' Lexus logo with matching purple calipers!
I have been trying forever to figure out how to add a small dash of purple, tastefully, to the exterior and this is my solution.
Thank you so much for reading and feel free to tell me how stupid I am or that I'm a genius or whatever really.
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