[Steve91T]

Hey guys! I'm getting to the point where I need to paint my car. I have a black 97 SS and swapped the doors, deck lid, fenders and hood from a red 99 SS. I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos and it doesn't seem too difficult. My question isn't about details, but basically, how'd it go? Once you were done, did it end up being much harder than expected? I have a 2 car garage that I'll be doing the work in. Another question, is painting a mostly plastic car more difficult?

Any advice would be great!

[NOT A TA]

One question. Many moons ago someone hit the rear bumper. Not hard, but enough to make spider cracks above the license plate opening. Does that need special attention? The rear bumper is the original paint.

Same as the front discussed above depending on time available, desire to learn etc. A quick search of aftermarket covers for your car showed these for the first listing. http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/1997/chev...mper_cover.html

Not sure what the fit & quality is but the pricing would have me seriously considering the possibility of replacing the covers rather than screwing around with the originals. I'd check around with 4th gen owners asking what brand aftermarket covers they've had good fit with.