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Old 10-24-10, 11:23 AM
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Im really digging your front emblem how did your stick that emblem onto the mesh, 3m?..isn't is for someone to jack your ish.
Thanks, I am using clear double sided tape. It's just a thin plastic.
They are taking my tire pressure cap. Twice! the original metal cap
and a cheap $1.00 blue colour one.
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Old 10-24-10, 01:59 PM
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It looks good! Thanks for sharing.
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I'm thinking of doing this to my rear valence near my exhaust tips. Since it seems to peel off paint so easily do you think this will work or not?

Something like this but with plastidip instead of vinyl:
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^^^ why would you do that? It's already black...

and I'd be careful with exhaust tip heat
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Old 10-25-10, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ApokC
^^^ why would you do that? It's already black...

and I'd be careful with exhaust tip heat
The picture was an example, mine is white, I edited the caption to be more clear The heat was another worry, especially since I live in AZ, 115 deg + exhaust heat should make it pretty toasty. Although someone mentioned they did it on their calipers and it was holding up and those get pretty darn hot too.
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Old 10-25-10, 02:14 AM
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i think u should go with vinyl cuz the plasti dip isnt going to stick to paint very well, like when u remove the masking tap once i dries, its going to take the plasti dip with it
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Old 10-25-10, 02:49 AM
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Ah makes sense now haha. I would VINYL it, but hey, Try the dip first and put up pics
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Old 10-25-10, 10:47 AM
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Im thinking bout DIPPING my door handles black, what you think about that?!
I wouldn't recommend it. The Plastidip will eventually rub off over time.
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Old 10-25-10, 06:19 PM
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^^^ i think i might do it though just to see what my car would look like with black handles
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just vinyl the handles if u really want black handles, itll last and it protects the paint
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Old 10-26-10, 05:37 AM
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Vinyl... hm... you think that'd be hard though?
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doing this 1st thing tomorrow
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ya its a pain in the *** to take the handles off to do it right but its worth it

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Originally Posted by vinconist
ya its a pain in the *** to take the handles off to do it right but its worth it


your entire car is CF wrapped?
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it sure is
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