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09-28-10, 06:36 PM

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I like this.. Plan to do the chrome around my windows..

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09-28-10, 06:37 PM

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i wish i had discovered this when i did my emblems grill and side door trim

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09-28-10, 08:37 PM

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My Turn!!

Did my rear emblems, front emblem, and the grille surround.....super stoked on how it turned out. I sprayed 5 coats on each.....check out my pics

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PREP WORK

FINISHED BACK EMBLEMS

LEXUS EMBLEM

"L" EMBLEM

IS350 EMBLEM

FINISHED FRONT (with a touch of editing lol...)

GRILLE CLOSE-UP

"L" CLOSE-UP

LASTLY....(if you plan on not removing the grille) Make sure you take the painter's tape off carefully, or else the Pastidip will tear off the chrome (as seen below). I used an exacto knife to help, but I still wasn't careful enough. Mine wasn't that bad tho...

ALSO....It helps a WHOLE lot peeling the excess Plastidip off with more coats, it doesnt rip as easy.

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09-28-10, 08:50 PM

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Looks good bro!!!!

Will be doing the grille tomorrow

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09-28-10, 08:59 PM

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anyone know if it is harmful to leave it on paint for a long time?
I'm planning to do it to my side mirror covers too.. just a thought..

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09-28-10, 09:12 PM

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Looks good bro!!!!

Will be doing the grille tomorrow

Thanks bud, let us know how yours turns out...

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09-28-10, 09:17 PM

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Thanks bud, let us know how yours turns out...

welcome,

Yea definitely! Just have to clean all that sticky stuff left over from the tape. Will post pic tomorrow, along with the grille

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09-28-10, 09:19 PM

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anyone know if it is harmful to leave it on paint for a long time?
I'm planning to do it to my side mirror covers too.. just a thought..

huh? you're gonna spray the dumbo ears?

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09-28-10, 09:20 PM

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btw, im still on the first can

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09-28-10, 09:20 PM

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haha yeah, just a thought.. add to the whole back and white theme.. do you think its too much? Just a thought that maybe it would look good..? =S
but either way, do you think it'll hurt the paint in the long run?

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09-28-10, 09:24 PM

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i shoulda just plastidiped my surround and my L. woulda saved all that drama on my LX Mode grill lol. BTW you guys had awesome results with the surround and L. Looks friggen mean as hell

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09-28-10, 09:31 PM

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Maybe I should sand off a lil paint off my OEM wheels before applying this...so that it will stick better? Maybe just primer? That plastic dip also has primer.

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09-28-10, 09:58 PM

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Maybe I should sand off a lil paint off my OEM wheels before applying this...so that it will stick better? Maybe just primer? That plastic dip also has primer.

no need to do any of that

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09-28-10, 11:31 PM

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anyone know if it is harmful to leave it on paint for a long time?
I'm planning to do it to my side mirror covers too.. just a thought..

Are you talking about the Chrome trim around the side mirrors signal light ? Because I'm thinking about doing it this weekend following with my emblems and front grille and my windows gold trim ! ..... I'm sooo excited.. haha

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09-29-10, 07:53 AM

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haha i actually meant the WHOLE mirror cover, including the chrome trim around the signal lights. If it is not a good idea to leave it on paint, then i might just do only the chrome part too. Thanks for the idea

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