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Old 09-27-10, 03:13 PM
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****!!!!! It's starting to rain again. I wish I had a house with a garage
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Originally Posted by Bigrahizzl
****!!!!! It's starting to rain again. I wish I had a house with a garage
A tarp with some PVC pipes holding it up!!? Haha
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Hahahaha I wish, I was thinking about that but oh well. It's 6:19 here and it gets dark in an hour so I don't think it will be done today. Will leave it as it is and start again tomorrow
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Has anyone done this to wheels? I am thinking about doing this to my winter wheels.....
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Originally Posted by Bigrahizzl
Hahahaha I wish, I was thinking about that but oh well. It's 6:19 here and it gets dark in an hour so I don't think it will be done today. Will leave it as it is and start again tomorrow
Damnit!! Haha just kidding. Can't wait to see how it turns out though. It's my next project.
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Originally Posted by Burtt9
Damnit!! Haha just kidding. Can't wait to see how it turns out though. It's my next project.
i cant wait either thats why i took the chance and started it in this weather
Old 09-27-10, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigrahizzl
you might want to cover up more surrounding area
just in case overspray or since you are working outside?
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Originally Posted by ISThree
you might want to cover up more surrounding area
just in case overspray or since you are working outside?
yea i will with newspaper, just dont have time tonight so tomorrow.
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So does anyone know if anything will happen to the paint if the plastidip is left on it too long? Or will the paint be just fine?
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To do the window trim you just need a roll of thin 3M tape. Its long enough to cover both sides. You can order at mbmotoring.com
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Did my emblems and grill surround tonight. I will have to touch up the "Lexus" emblem and the front "L" emblem tomorrow.

All in all, this works great and it pretty easy to do. I noticed that it's much easier to peel off the more coats that are applied, otherwise it's just too thin and keeps tearing. I did about 5-6 coats on the grill surround and the "AWD IS250" and about 3-4 coats on everything else.
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Originally Posted by Bigrahizzl
Hey Bigrahizzi, how many cans have you used. Do you think you will have enough for the window trim?
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I used less than one can on all the emblems and the grill surround
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Good thing i browse the 2IS section from time to time. Just did this on my car, looks much better than the gaudy gold emblems that were on there before
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Originally Posted by relaxfoo
Hey Bigrahizzi, how many cans have you used. Do you think you will have enough for the window trim?
im still using the same can i bought the other day to do the emblems. I think i will have enough for the trim and the grill surround and even the whole grill if i wanted to.

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