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Old 10-21-10, 11:29 PM
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Well only did one so far and it turned out pretty good. I spent a total of $6 at lowes hardware for this black marble contact paper about 6 feet long and a foot wide. It easily peels off with no residue so that means that you can reposition it a million times and it sticks just as well and it can be removed at any time no problem. I spent about an hour and half doing this with some trial and error. I plan on doing the door wood as well .
Sorry for crappy blackberry pics



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ur SD no black wood?
Old 10-22-10, 03:42 AM
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Nah, I think only the 02's were blackwood.
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is it glossy though? If not, I bet a shot of clear coat from a body shop would set it off!
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Yeah I was thinking that but then it would become permanent , I like how it is removable right now. It's not really glossy it's more like a satin finish which is also pretty cool
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Looks good but some higher res pics would help.
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Moarrr pics please!!!!
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More pics plz
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way to be creative! no issues with wrinkles?
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I'll get pics when I borrow my gf's camera later today lol

I am not having issues with wrinkles just air bubbles . The material is great, it does not stick to itself but the adhesive is only medium strength so you really have to apply pressure to make the corners stick. It's not perfect by any means and you can tell the flaws in good day light but for $6 it's looks alright!

I just finished the cig lighter/ashray area , all left is the doors and i'll see if it's possible to do the shift ****.
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Originally Posted by BrentGS

I am not having issues with wrinkles just air bubbles . The material is great, it does not stick to itself but the adhesive is only medium strength so you really have to apply pressure to make the corners stick. It's not perfect by any means and you can tell the flaws in good day light but for $6 it's looks alright!
very creative

for air bubbles...use a very sharp blade over the bubble and push the material from the outside in towards the cut to let the air out...like this --->|<---

for the corners...use painters tape to press the corners down and let it sit for a while. then peel it off
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Originally Posted by ErseOne
very creative

for air bubbles...use a very sharp blade over the bubble and push the material from the outside in towards the cut to let the air out...like this --->|<---

for the corners...use painters tape to press the corners down and let it sit for a while. then peel it off
I actually just did that to the air bubbles, worked pretty well . I will try the painters tape idea.

Do you think heating it up with a blow dryer will make it stick better? I tried that and it seemed to work but I want to make sure it's not all in my mind
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looks good... great job
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looks good needs better pics
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Still didn't ahold of a dig camera but here are some more cell pics, I also managed to damage two of my door locks






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