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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 11:58 AM
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For the people that had them done did you have your mirrors sanded smooth? or were they just primed and painted as is?

If they were painted as is can you notice the dimples alot or is it very minimal?

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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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Everyone that I have seen that has went through with the process smoothed them
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 02:36 PM
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I've seen a painted interior where they left the dimples, and they seem to get cut down by half. It looks good on interiors, but exterior wise I would smooth.
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 11:21 PM
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2 coats of primer, wet sand, base coat, clear coat.
I sanded and painted my engine cover without primer and was not impressed. It came out dull even with 2 coats of clear, so i sanded it down and repeated the process but with primer this time. Results=Awesome!
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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I sanded mine down which was pretty easy. Then, I used a 'filler' type, high build primer. Sanding down and re-priming a couple times. The primer will fill in any 'dimples' not entirely removed by sanding.
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