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Old 10-31-12, 10:31 PM
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Default Wood trim mod

Anyone handed over their wood trim to be recolored/stained? I have the typical maplewood and I'm going to try to hand it over to a carpenter to have it done piano black or ebony. Not interested in swapping or aftermarket trim
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Have you thought about hydro dipping?
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I wrapped my trim in 3m 1080 piano black for a bit, looked good, when i grew tired if the look i pulled the trim, removed the wrap, and reinstalled my nice wood.

I highly suggest the wrapping method for piano black
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Search SoCalSC4 (Bob) he sanded, re-stained, and cleared. Turned out great.
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Piano black has a very classy look. My shift **** is chrome with black piano finish
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wrap it....if I get tired of it, I'll peel it off.



and this is black metallic silver flake.
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Where do you guys buy the wraps?
Old 11-10-12, 10:04 AM
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rVinyl sells kits such as piano black. Easy to install, easy to uninstall once you grow tired of it. Cheap, inexpensive mod. I wrapped my wife's IS250 interior in Carbon Fiber and the quality is superb.
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