Wow, all the work you put in this car was really worth it, thank you once again for having been part of this project, I really enjoyed it a lot and we had a lot of fun, thank you my brother, I hope to be able to do many more projects with you.
I'm so glad you guys are showing how tedious and time consuming each step of the process is. Hopefully viewers wanting their vehicle painted, will better appreciate why a quality paint job is so expensive . . . . ie: labor is expensive plus lots of tape, masking paper, sandpaper etc. Thanks for the ongoing video series 👍
(WARNING: I've never painted a car, ever) This entire series, so far, has shown me how important prep is. The actual shooting of the various coats (primer+body work, sealer, base, clear) is so little of the time represented. Masking appears to be the step where the devil's in the details, and these details were thoroughly explained. You taught me what there is to know about back masking, and why it's so important. I love the scenes where the masking comes off!! Thanks, am looking forward to episode 6!
Awesome 👏 video Brian you and scorpion 🦂 take that job too a next level the masking was over and above spot on you hit the nail on the head with that video I will watch it again for my self lol 😂 much love too you and scorpion you guys have it lock 🔐 and a big thanks 🙏 for that video Brian enjoy your afternoon 🙏🙏🙏🔐🔐🔐👏👏👏👍👍👍👍😎😎💯💯💯🦂🦂🦂
I watched a bunch of your videos and painted basecoat and clearcoat for the first time. It turned out amazing. Using your tips on setting up the gun, prepping and spraying I got a totally decent result for a fraction of the price of a body shop. Thanks
Thanks again, Paint Society, for this pure-gold-material. I'm getting ready for my second Complete Paint Job at my home garage thanks to you guys, and I have to admit: a recap of all the process helps a lot! Thumbs-up from Romania 🇷🇴🌎🇺🇸👍🚘👨🔧
I was taught to use 1” masking tape for all the initial masking then use the paper roll with the tape on it to mask everything else. I really loved spraying cars, that feeling when you take the masking paper off and you see the finished product, sweeeeeeeeet Ps….. That’s a beautiful fan spray, making me want to start painting again lol 😝 Pps…..we always started on the roof and worked our way down. Ppps….this is really therapeutic for me watching you work.
This is such a cool channel I bought a decent compresser a few years back before a car wreck messed me up,but I f I can get some painting gear this year 🙏would be nice 😀 thanks for all the videos man You know I have a 77 dodge power wagon that I might sell never wrecked I have had it for 23 years,it could use a home ,good paint base no major dents a little body rust very little .Anyway I am n New Mexico USA 🇺🇸 .🤘🎸🎛👋
Thanks for this video Paint society. I'm about to paint a Civic Si just like this one to silver in 2 days and this is a big help and guide for the assignment. God bless you man.
Brian can I request a full paint video from your start to finish including the mistakes I believe its thes way for us to learn from mistakes thanks brother 🙏
Question.. how do you mask over the rubber gasket around the windshield and rear window if the space is tight and you want the color to go a bit under the gasket so there’s no spots?
Thank you for this series! Very timely for me. You mixed 60 oz of sealer and 128 oz base for the complete job. Are those the reduced, sprayable product amounts? How much additional should I mix if I'm not a skilled sprayer like you!? 🙂
Probably every painters nightmare but u should totally do a patina (faux-tina) paint job. That would be awesome to see your take on it. I say nightmare because most painters i know are meticulous and want the paint to be perfect.
All ur videos sick coming out of nj I stay watching soon gonna do my fleet 93 mustang 86 rx7 turbo and 99 sc400 Lexus all cars mint just need a little tlc on paint engine bays flawless got lucky
What's your opinion on painting and air temperature? I live in Arkansas and the temperature fluctuates drastically. Right now the highs are in the 50s usually and lows in the 30s. Is it possible to paint when temps are close to freezing and how would you do that??
Nice video. I'm at this stage now, so it was good to watch. When you back-mask, then lay paper or plastic, I see you then tape the front side. What is the reason for doing that, to ensure the seal? And for spraying the sealer with one person, you say to start at the bottom, go up, and then back down, so go over the same areas twice?
Hello, I am a subscriber and an auto painter by trade for over twenty years. I have a question for you Brian, is it customary for your body shop manager to walk in the spray booth while you are painting or clearing? Thank you. I will continue to watch all your new uploads/outstanding content.
I'm just sanding, priming, painting, and clear coating the badly peeling passenger and driver window pillars/frames on 2010 Civic - nowhere else in the car. Where you have a foam around the door jams I have the rubber gaskets on the door (that I think I see hanging loose in the video) and at the bottom of the window. What do you recommend to mask the windows with the rubber in-place? Great series BTW!
Hi, good job guys. Very therapeutic to see paint being applied and getting a good finish and outcome.Just wondering how long to wait between base coat to clear coat?
I had a small burn through (thin 2 inch down to metal ) while buffing a door panel. Can I just apply some sealer to this small burn through or must i apply etching primer / putty first?
Hey Brian Thanks for you videos I used to paint commercial vehicles now I cater to disabled veterans since I’m one myself but my question is I used to use sata but now I’m using iwata but I just purchased a tekna clear coat gun what do you think I was using the super nova for clear but I also have ws400 and LPH 400 Thanks Billy
I would like to see more videos where you explain costs of materials , cost of prep and labor . overall what a painter or myself should be charging for these kinds of jobs. $$$
Great video bro i have a question for a 1.4 mm nozzle tip what psi is for base coat and clear coat im new and i want to learn i hope hear from u? thanks
Been binging your videos the last couple of days being stuck at home with covid. How much paint did you use to cover the car after the sealer? love your vids been enjoying them alot. thanks for all help to the painting community.
Hi Brian! The car came out amazing, I love it 😍. I have a simple question - how much time after the last coat of clear must pass to peel the tape? Once part of my clear coat peeled with the tape 😔. I think because I left it for 24 hours to get dry.
Your videos have encouraged me to try and paint my car. I was wondering if you have any recommendations on where to buy the primer, paint and clear. I am looking to repaint it Milano Red, thanks for your help and awesome videos!
Hi! Great videos. Been watching for a while now. I am in the Los Angeles area and have some questions. I am doing most of the prep work outside in my driveway. I am sanding down some areas with 60 grit, bondo, and building it back up with 100, 150, 220 grit. From there I will get the entire car with 220, and 320. So my quetsion is can I do a final round of 400 grit, wash the car, and tow it to the paint booth, clean, mask and tape, clean, and hit it with primer, base coats, and clear?
Do you ever have any problems with the color matching when you paint panels and such at different times?? And any advice or tricks to making sure they match when you spray them at different times like you did in this video. Thanks for any help and advice.
Hey Brian, what should I use for an adhesion promoter for plastic on a bumper or mirrors? The mirrors have a bit of a texture to them being plastic so how should I go about sanding them/prepping them so they don’t appear like rocker guarded after being painted? Cheers!
Thanks for another great video! It might just be how it looks, but that 1st layer of clear looked a lot thicker than I normally see you put down. Was there anything about this paintjob that made that possible? This one's a weird question, but have you ever had to deal with condensation dripping from your 3m respirator? I find that if I work with it for more than around 30 minutes with one of those masks, condensation starts to form when I exhale and it can drip out of the mask's exhaust port.
I've always had a hard time with dryspots on the top and hood when using clear, even with slow act. I always have to break car/truck up into 2 parts.vTrunk, top, hood, let cure. Then mask over and do rest of vehicle. Any suggestions on this?
Great video. You guys cover a lot of info. Question, can you provide the information about the foam tape. I would love to try to paint my car at home and all of this information is so useful.
@@PaintSociety ok...thanks for the reply.... I've been using poly urethane and I get carried away with coats to close together.....I think....and end up wit a small run or modeling where the flake. Bunches up.... I think I'm going to have to paint my own truck...2001 dodge because I can't find anybody I trust..... Thanks Gary
I have MANY questions for you. Do you find the yellow tape works better than the green or orange? How long do you wait until pulling off tape & masking? I have been using the green tape, but it leaves adhesive residue, and sometimes pulls the paint off. I have been painting my Harley, ( Candy Turquoise & Silver) and having a HELL of a time with it. (my first painting project) thanks
Thanks for the nice video. Just a query, I have a 2008 Honda Civic Taffeta White, the paint is a single stage one and not very great. Can I get it a clear coat to increase the life? While polishing the color transfers to the pad.
Sorry for the newbie question.. But I know when you are putting the paint on you do lots of separate thinner coats, letting it flash off in between. This prevents lots of build up of different thicknesses of paint and runs etc. But I notice that when you put on the clear coat you would make quite a few passes back and forth on the same area. Is clear coat a lot for forgiving than paint?
A question regarding "water based" cleaner - for example, the same "SprayWay Glass Cleaner" you suggest to use for this purpose is actually "denaturated alcohol", so, as I see it - its alcohol based, not water based. Can you, please, elaborate on what you mean when you say "water based" and how does that fit into with what I'm saying (or maybe I'm misunderstanding something)? Thanks
I appreciate these videos a lot! I’ve been following along trying to learn a new skill with this series! Is spraying the sealer an absolutely necessary step prior to start laying the base coat? Or can you lay your base coat on top of the prepped and sanded gray urethane surfacer and skip the sealer step altogether? Thanks a lot for these helpful vids!
Hey Brian, another great job and video. May I ask 2 questions please? How do I know what is the correct pressure for my gun to spray metallic basecoat, what do I look for? What are the respirators you are using, filter type etc.? Many thanks from the UK!
My husband and I are obsessed with this color. Wow, seriously outstanding job! I understand if u don't want to give us it but do u have the color code for this color? 😍
You should be able to. The manual for Shopline JP375 epoxy says you can reduce it with acetone. The guy selling me the stuff said to mix the epoxy and hardener first, let it induce for at least 30 minutes, and then add the reducer prior to spraying.
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Wow, all the work you put in this car was really worth it, thank you once again for having been part of this project, I really enjoyed it a lot and we had a lot of fun, thank you my brother, I hope to be able to do many more projects with you.
Watching this video back brings back a lot of awesome memories that Sunday ! Let’s do it again real soon!
What gun was Pedro using for clear?
@@irshadali-uq3yj Walcom hte clear
What pressure would you recommend spraying the w400 for clear?
Yellow tape and marking paper same links..great job by the way
Pedro sure is a gabby fellow but very professional. I enjoyed your videos. God Bless To All.
I'm so glad you guys are showing how tedious and time consuming each step of the process is.
Hopefully viewers wanting their vehicle painted, will better appreciate why a quality paint job is so expensive . . . . ie: labor is expensive plus lots of tape, masking paper, sandpaper etc.
Thanks for the ongoing video series 👍
Im .from.phillippines .im fress.your work. And i am your subscriber.
(WARNING: I've never painted a car, ever) This entire series, so far, has shown me how important prep is. The actual shooting of the various coats (primer+body work, sealer, base, clear) is so little of the time represented. Masking appears to be the step where the devil's in the details, and these details were thoroughly explained. You taught me what there is to know about back masking, and why it's so important. I love the scenes where the masking comes off!! Thanks, am looking forward to episode 6!
Hobonerro red wow shinny👀👀👀 looks nice oem paint job 👍👍😎
It was a pretty good match to the factory color!
Awesome 👏 video Brian you and scorpion 🦂 take that job too a next level the masking was over and above spot on you hit the nail on the head with that video I will watch it again for my self lol 😂 much love too you and scorpion you guys have it lock 🔐 and a big thanks 🙏 for that video Brian enjoy your afternoon 🙏🙏🙏🔐🔐🔐👏👏👏👍👍👍👍😎😎💯💯💯🦂🦂🦂
Thanks for watching and always bring a fan!
I watched a bunch of your videos and painted basecoat and clearcoat for the first time. It turned out amazing. Using your tips on setting up the gun, prepping and spraying I got a totally decent result for a fraction of the price of a body shop. Thanks
How much did you end up spending?
Thanks again, Paint Society, for this pure-gold-material.
I'm getting ready for my second Complete Paint Job at my home garage thanks to you guys, and I have to admit: a recap of all the process helps a lot!
Thumbs-up from Romania 🇷🇴🌎🇺🇸👍🚘👨🔧
One of the most interesting things I've seen for a long time. You are both a credit to your profession. Thank you for showing this.
I was taught to use 1” masking tape for all the initial masking then use the paper roll with the tape on it to mask everything else. I really loved spraying cars, that feeling when you take the masking paper off and you see the finished product, sweeeeeeeeet
Ps…..
That’s a beautiful fan spray, making me want to start painting again lol 😝
Pps…..we always started on the roof and worked our way down.
Ppps….this is really therapeutic for me watching you work.
Always a pleasure to watch you guys
Enough is enough....i watched so many videos already time to become a follower/ subscriber 🎉🎉🎉❤😂
This is my favorite episode! That was awesome!
Great Job Guys.
Perfect team! 🤙
When I grow up, I want be like you guys! 🔥🔥
Thank you for sharing to paint a car or a vehicle I learned a lot thank you God bless.
This was better than watching a movie. Loved seeing two Amigos attacking the car..Like a Boss.
Im from Pakistan and I love your work and I am a car painter
This is such a cool channel I bought a decent compresser a few years back before a car wreck messed me up,but I f I can get some painting gear this year 🙏would be nice 😀 thanks for all the videos man You know I have a 77 dodge power wagon that I might sell never wrecked I have had it for 23 years,it could use a home ,good paint base no major dents a little body rust very little .Anyway I am n New Mexico USA 🇺🇸 .🤘🎸🎛👋
Amazing finish guys, congratulations and way to go on making the Si great again!! 😂🤣😆
I see why paint jobs cost is high hell lot of work goes into the set up. Great video you put out for the average guy want to get the job himself .
Finally!!! Literally been waiting all day for you to upload this. 🤣
Love the series.
Took me all day to edit. Longest video I have to date
@@PaintSociety yet one of my favorites.
un très très gros Mercie a l'équipe a plus 😂
Thanks for this video Paint society. I'm about to paint a Civic Si just like this one to silver in 2 days and this is a big help and guide for the assignment. God bless you man.
My 2013 Toyota has a similar color…Tabasco Red/ Chili Red. Looks awesome in the sun.
Brian can I request a full paint video from your start to finish including the mistakes I believe its thes way for us to learn from mistakes thanks brother 🙏
Wry clean n beautiful paint job . @BRIAN awesome work
You guys make it look easy
Nice work
You can lay that clear down! 👍
Great video! Thanks for putting this together
❤Great Video and color, Thanks for sharing...how long was dry time before removing the tape? I usually screw that up
Currently working on painting my car techno violet in my garage, is a adventure for sure
Damn, my hair fell out, how good it was👏👏👏
Great series! I’m looking forward to trying this on my new project car.
Finally! Been waiting for this.
This is a great series of videos! I'm glad I watched this because I'd never heard of AkzoNobel Sikkens Colorbuild Plus Primer Sealer.
Question.. how do you mask over the rubber gasket around the windshield and rear window if the space is tight and you want the color to go a bit under the gasket so there’s no spots?
Thank you for this series! Very timely for me.
You mixed 60 oz of sealer and 128 oz base for the complete job. Are those the reduced, sprayable product amounts? How much additional should I mix if I'm not a skilled sprayer like you!? 🙂
Great job!!! Keep up the good work 😁
Boy you make that masking look easy.
Looks like that Dv1 lays down a nice finish.
❤ very nice job sir
having just shot a whole car today with my dv1, this is very therapeutic to watch
Good and professional job👏🏻 thank you very much for your efforts Sir, tell me how much time this work took from you ?
Month
I interested that you shared the videos
Thank for sharing all the best
I've been watching a lot of your videos. I think I'm going to switch careers and be an automotive painter.
Probably every painters nightmare but u should totally do a patina (faux-tina) paint job. That would be awesome to see your take on it. I say nightmare because most painters i know are meticulous and want the paint to be perfect.
Paint society is a acura/honda paint shop, oem. I dont think they do custom paint jobs.
@@toycoma98 lol never noticed that..👍
All ur videos sick coming out of nj I stay watching soon gonna do my fleet 93 mustang 86 rx7 turbo and 99 sc400 Lexus all cars mint just need a little tlc on paint engine bays flawless got lucky
Question. Why no light adhesion 1st coat with clear? Why just two wet clear coats? Looks awesome!!! Thx you two are great painters.
No need too. Spray it the way you want it to look 😀
What's your opinion on painting and air temperature? I live in Arkansas and the temperature fluctuates drastically. Right now the highs are in the 50s usually and lows in the 30s. Is it possible to paint when temps are close to freezing and how would you do that??
Nice video. I'm at this stage now, so it was good to watch. When you back-mask, then lay paper or plastic, I see you then tape the front side. What is the reason for doing that, to ensure the seal? And for spraying the sealer with one person, you say to start at the bottom, go up, and then back down, so go over the same areas twice?
Excellent work indeed pity your not in Sydney Australia it would be great.👌
Hello, I am a subscriber and an auto painter by trade for over twenty years. I have a question for you Brian, is it customary for your body shop manager to walk in the spray booth while you are painting or clearing? Thank you. I will continue to watch all your new uploads/outstanding content.
Never
Much appreciated.
After you sand the old clearcoat off do you have to prime the entire vehicle before repainting?
Love that colour.
greetings from a car paint workshop in yogyakarta, indonesia
I'm just sanding, priming, painting, and clear coating the badly peeling passenger and driver window pillars/frames on 2010 Civic - nowhere else in the car. Where you have a foam around the door jams I have the rubber gaskets on the door (that I think I see hanging loose in the video) and at the bottom of the window. What do you recommend to mask the windows with the rubber in-place? Great series BTW!
Hi, good job guys. Very therapeutic to see paint being applied and getting a good finish and outcome.Just wondering how long to wait between base coat to clear coat?
25/30 minutes
I had a small burn through (thin 2 inch down to metal ) while buffing a door panel. Can I just apply some sealer to this small burn through or must i apply etching primer / putty first?
What a teaser at the end!!!!!
Hey Brian
Thanks for you videos I used to paint commercial vehicles now I cater to disabled veterans since I’m one myself but my question is I used to use sata but now I’m using iwata but I just purchased a tekna clear coat gun what do you think I was using the super nova for clear but I also have ws400 and LPH 400
Thanks
Billy
I would like to see more videos where you explain costs of materials , cost of prep and labor . overall what a painter or myself should be charging for these kinds of jobs. $$$
Great video bro i have a question for a 1.4 mm nozzle tip what psi is for base coat and clear coat im new and i want to learn i hope hear from u?
thanks
Been binging your videos the last couple of days being stuck at home with covid. How much paint did you use to cover the car after the sealer? love your vids been enjoying them alot. thanks for all help to the painting community.
He said mix 100-128 Oz of base, which makes sense for 2 coats plus an orientation spray
Hi Brian! The car came out amazing, I love it 😍. I have a simple question - how much time after the last coat of clear must pass to peel the tape? Once part of my clear coat peeled with the tape 😔. I think because I left it for 24 hours to get dry.
You can wait 24 hours unless you have tape next to the clear. Then pull after an hour
@@PaintSociety I understand now, thanks for the reply I really appreciate it 🙏🏻
Your videos have encouraged me to try and paint my car. I was wondering if you have any recommendations on where to buy the primer, paint and clear. I am looking to repaint it Milano Red, thanks for your help and awesome videos!
Check you local NAPA. They sell PPG and Martin Semour paint.
Great work as always 👍
Those 3M gun's look good, what are they like to use ?
Hi! Great videos. Been watching for a while now. I am in the Los Angeles area and have some questions. I am doing most of the prep work outside in my driveway. I am sanding down some areas with 60 grit, bondo, and building it back up with 100, 150, 220 grit. From there I will get the entire car with 220, and 320. So my quetsion is can I do a final round of 400 grit, wash the car, and tow it to the paint booth, clean, mask and tape, clean, and hit it with primer, base coats, and clear?
Awsome job I’ve learned a lot watching you guys. What part of Florida are you located?
Do you ever have any problems with the color matching when you paint panels and such at different times?? And any advice or tricks to making sure they match when you spray them at different times like you did in this video. Thanks for any help and advice.
Super finish. brother
Hey Brian, what should I use for an adhesion promoter for plastic on a bumper or mirrors? The mirrors have a bit of a texture to them being plastic so how should I go about sanding them/prepping them so they don’t appear like rocker guarded after being painted? Cheers!
Sand with 320. Ad pro. Then 2k primer. Then 400/600 grit. Repeat if there is still texture
@@PaintSociety thank you sir you truly are generous!
Hi thanks for the video !
What if there is dust after spraying a matte clear coat which I can not buff?
Great color
Amazing~ Great job!!!
Thanks for another great video! It might just be how it looks, but that 1st layer of clear looked a lot thicker than I normally see you put down. Was there anything about this paintjob that made that possible? This one's a weird question, but have you ever had to deal with condensation dripping from your 3m respirator? I find that if I work with it for more than around 30 minutes with one of those masks, condensation starts to form when I exhale and it can drip out of the mask's exhaust port.
Hi this condenzation happes when is cold in the booth most of the time. In warmer ambient should be no issue
Question after the base coat do we have to hit with the tack rag before clear?
I've always had a hard time with dryspots on the top and hood when using clear, even with slow act. I always have to break car/truck up into 2 parts.vTrunk, top, hood, let cure. Then mask over and do rest of vehicle. Any suggestions on this?
do you have to do any sanding after your basecoat?
wow you taking it outside right after done is crazy
Good jobs Master🙏
How long should you wait to pull the tape off? Does the paint not peel off with the tape?
When you say drop coat, do you mean the orientation of the metallic?
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Great video. You guys cover a lot of info. Question, can you provide the information about the foam tape. I would love to try to paint my car at home and all of this information is so useful.
How dies the base...but mostly the clear not ..run with how close ans how much clear your putting....
Thanks
I'm still learning
Gary
Remember it looks close but with running a 1.2 fluid tip and moving at the correct speed it won’t run. Remember the clear is super sticky
@@PaintSociety ok...thanks for the reply....
I've been using poly urethane and I get carried away with coats to close together.....I think....and end up wit a small run or modeling where the flake. Bunches up....
I think I'm going to have to paint my own truck...2001 dodge because I can't find anybody I trust.....
Thanks
Gary
I have MANY questions for you. Do you find the yellow tape works better than the green or orange? How long do you wait until pulling off tape & masking? I have been using the green tape, but it leaves adhesive residue, and sometimes pulls the paint off. I have been painting my Harley, ( Candy Turquoise & Silver) and having a HELL of a time with it. (my first painting project) thanks
We use yellow. Green is more pricey but works better. Peel off tape after 30 minutes
Thanks for the nice video. Just a query, I have a 2008 Honda Civic Taffeta White, the paint is a single stage one and not very great. Can I get it a clear coat to increase the life? While polishing the color transfers to the pad.
so if your alone how long does a car paintjob for a newer model take and cost ballpark, take generally and do you have people help in different steps?
Sorry for the newbie question.. But I know when you are putting the paint on you do lots of separate thinner coats, letting it flash off in between. This prevents lots of build up of different thicknesses of paint and runs etc. But I notice that when you put on the clear coat you would make quite a few passes back and forth on the same area. Is clear coat a lot for forgiving than paint?
I think he probably has a good feel of how much he can push the thickness for each layer of clear.
A question regarding "water based" cleaner - for example, the same "SprayWay Glass Cleaner" you suggest to use for this purpose is actually "denaturated alcohol", so, as I see it - its alcohol based, not water based. Can you, please, elaborate on what you mean when you say "water based" and how does that fit into with what I'm saying (or maybe I'm misunderstanding something)? Thanks
I also like the reverse masking paint job. It's called wrapping. 😆
I appreciate these videos a lot! I’ve been following along trying to learn a new skill with this series!
Is spraying the sealer an absolutely necessary step prior to start laying the base coat? Or can you lay your base coat on top of the prepped and sanded gray urethane surfacer and skip the sealer step altogether?
Thanks a lot for these helpful vids!
Hey Brian, another great job and video. May I ask 2 questions please? How do I know what is the correct pressure for my gun to spray metallic basecoat, what do I look for? What are the respirators you are using, filter type etc.? Many thanks from the UK!
One quick question. Why do you guys do the final cleaning with the door open and the booth not running?
Nice taping tips
Nice one bro😘
My husband and I are obsessed with this color. Wow, seriously outstanding job! I understand if u don't want to give us it but do u have the color code for this color? 😍
YR557P
Can or would you reduce an epoxy primer to use as a sealer if the tds says it can be reduced? Say mp17X w/ 175 catalyst? Great content btw👌🏻
You should be able to. The manual for Shopline JP375 epoxy says you can reduce it with acetone. The guy selling me the stuff said to mix the epoxy and hardener first, let it induce for at least 30 minutes, and then add the reducer prior to spraying.
Two questions, why don't you use primer sealer, does it not work well. Who's foam tape did you use?
Looks good great job