topdeez

Just sprayed my Thule sonic in the garage with matching color code.

I'm happy.



Rock

topdeez

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jonUF02

what do you use that giant box for?

topdeez

Road trip next week.

rediesel

You put your weed in it.

Looks nice Rock.

jonUF02

I guess it's a road trip to Colorado or Mexico then.


Looks like OP also has an SUV, so I think I would just take that if necessary. That box is HUGE. That's a lot of crap to haul.

Johnny Rad

Boom! Truer words have never been spoken on SNL.

dbldpr

let us know how the paint job came out after the trip. How many coats of paint and how many coats of clear coat did you put on it? Thanks

topdeez

2 coats of paint and 2 coats of clear.
I used ppg omni with a lvlp gun.

Mule run!! Lol

Actually NY to FL. Listen, my wife travels with 3 bags minimum of shoes and over packs for vacation. My son receives so much damn presents from my fam down south its unreal.
Went with the truck 2wice already. It's time to break in the E.

dbldpr

Looks great I will probably do the one I have but I was scared that the paint would not hold up from the stuff from the road flying up.

topdeez

Once you prep the plastic and prime it properly it would be the same exposure as your front bumpers. Just don't drive behind trucks!! If you want further protection, probably the 3m clear bra can be applied.
Auto paint will be far superior to can paint in this application.

Rock

dbldpr

I have painted 3 old cars but when I painted the mud flaps on the Mercedes they cracked and split the first time I hit a speed bump. Had to remove the mud flaps. That is why I am skeptical on painting plastic. It looks fantastic once done but short lived. Let me know how it looks after your trip. If it still looks great I will give it a try. Thanks

topdeez

I will keep you updated after the trip.
The Thule came with an already silver painted finish ment for the road conditions. I sanded it with 600, primed, paint and then cleared. So I did not have to go through the paint bonding to plastic from scratch. I bought the sonic because of the smooth painted body opposed to the cascade with the dimpled texture.

Rock

dbldpr

thanks I will look forward to hearing from you after your trip

fosterelli

Add flex agent to paint when mixing for plastics and moving/flexible parts like moldings, bumpers, etc.

hyperion667

looks good OP

Diamond White W212

Thinking about getting the same box for my white E350 but don't plan to paint as I would probably also use it with my Space Gray 335i.

topdeez

Ok, I'm back from my 2400 mile trip and I must say the painted roof carrier held up as expected. No rock chips at all. I just had to wash off a few dead bugs.
I lost 1.5 mpg overall due to the carrier and extra weight, not bad at all.
There is noticeable wind noise when you drive over 78mph. Any speed under that and you don't even know it's there. Speed limit in most of the states were 70mph.

jonUF02

Saw a W212 with one of these giant boxes on the interstate Sunday. My wife just laughed at me because I was disgusted they would disgrace the car in such a way.

topdeez

Good for you and ur wife...see my profile pic.