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Old 10-03-10, 06:47 PM
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Here's mine so far:

The rims came out bad, I need to redo them. Not as easy as the emblems

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Old 10-03-10, 07:26 PM
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^^^nice job! I dnt know about you but I had a b**ch of time doin the front emblem. Had to do it twice becuz of the plastic coming off. Second time around went much better.
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The front emblem was hard because it has the plastic behind it, not paint, so it doesn't come off too easy
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^^
^^ Looks good bro

^^Really? Well i used painter tape to stick it a lil under the L emblem, I did it all around worked like a charm
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nice find

Those that did the trim around the windows how is it holding up?
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Originally Posted by passnu2
nice find

Those that did the trim around the windows how is it holding up?
well not so good. I mean the plasti is holding up but when i went to remove the painter tape when i was done it was peeling the plasti with it. So i used an exacto knife to cut along the edge of the trim and the plastic dip. So now the OEM black trim is lifting up since i was was bad at cutting it.

I will post pics tomorrow to show u guys what i mean
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i need some plastidiped lx mode grille pics people plz....
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Originally Posted by Bigrahizzl
well not so good. I mean the plasti is holding up but when i went to remove the painter tape when i was done it was peeling the plasti with it. So i used an exacto knife to cut along the edge of the trim and the plastic dip. So now the OEM black trim is lifting up since i was was bad at cutting it.

I will post pics tomorrow to show u guys what i mean
I tried the trim around the doors as well and it peeled up really easily. I'm thinking, if I try again, don't just spray the chrome trim around the doors, spray the whole trim, the black and chrome, since the plasti dip will have more area to adhere to, should work better...?
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Originally Posted by Burtt9
I tried the trim around the doors as well and it peeled up really easily. I'm thinking, if I try again, don't just spray the chrome trim around the doors, spray the whole trim, the black and chrome, since the plasti dip will have more area to adhere to, should work better...?
yea that should work better, i was thinking that i should've done that before too.

I dont know what to do about my problem now, maybe ask my service rep if he can replace it for me under warranty
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has anyone tried to use it on the front bumper for protection from rock chips?
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heres my contribution to this monster of a thread

had time to kill after finding a 3 inch gash on my inner side wall, 2-3 days to get new tires so i decided to paint my rims
put half a can into one rim so far to make sure this stuff lasts

gona let it sit till morning, then off to the tire shop :/

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Damn!!! That looks good! Nice work brother. ^
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Wow! I was skeptical of plastidipping rims but that actually looks pretty good. Great job!
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Did mine yesterday!!
Sorry for the quality iPhone camera!!









Coming soon!!


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Originally Posted by mbonilla86


Do your taillights have a matte finish? What did you do to them? I've been wanting to get mine sprayed with a matte clear coat, but I might try the clear plastdip first.


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