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Old 01-24-11, 02:31 PM
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Looks good....but the plastidip is for a flat black look and your paint outcome is more matte black.
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Old 01-24-11, 02:33 PM
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Trust me, over time the Plasti Dip just looks like nasty *** uncleaned tire, blends in too much with the tire
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Old 01-24-11, 03:18 PM
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Well just cleaned them up. lol All wheels look nasty when it's unclean. lol I am rolling on plasti dip winter wheels btw. Been for a while. Still looks new. =)
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Old 02-08-11, 12:55 PM
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I only got through the first 13 pages of this thread, but this is a very cool mod. Does anyone have the part # for the can of plastidip they bought (for the emblems/grill)? I'm thinking of picking up a can from home depot. Looks like I just found myself a weekend project.
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Old 02-08-11, 12:57 PM
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just go to Lowes or home depot and pick up some black plastidip
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Old 02-08-11, 01:00 PM
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yea any store should have it and they typically only have black
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Old 02-08-11, 01:39 PM
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Ok thanks. I wasn't sure if there were different part numbers. Some examples of emblems I've seen are very dark gray, some others look pure black.

My car is SGM, so I'm hoping the plastidip shows up as dark gray as possible to match my paint.
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the darker ones are probably the people with more coats on it. ideally you should put about 4 coats on. obviously the more you put on, the easier it is to peel off though.
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Old 02-08-11, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by macmaster
I only got through the first 13 pages of this thread, but this is a very cool mod. Does anyone have the part # for the can of plastidip they bought (for the emblems/grill)? I'm thinking of picking up a can from home depot. Looks like I just found myself a weekend project.
here is a pic of the can
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Old 02-08-11, 02:08 PM
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Thanks guys. What's the best way to prep the surface (both the L emblem and surrounding paint/inside emblem)? The 'L' for good adhesion obviously, and the surrounding paint and inside emblem for easy peel off.
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Old 02-09-11, 10:18 AM
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I just washed the emblem and let it hold, no prep at all and everything is still holding fine.
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Old 02-09-11, 11:06 AM
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How about the paint surrounding the emblem? Did you have to wash/wax that before, or strip the wax?
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Old 02-09-11, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by macmaster
How about the paint surrounding the emblem? Did you have to wash/wax that before, or strip the wax?
Nope I just washed everything with rubbing alcohol to make sure there was no grease/residue and taped around it and sprayed.
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Old 02-10-11, 07:01 PM
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Just bought the items, gonna try tomorrow, the states "wait 4 hours between coats..." But your guide u were done in a couple of hours??
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Old 02-10-11, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MoeIS350
Just bought the items, gonna try tomorrow, the states "wait 4 hours between coats..." But your guide u were done in a couple of hours??
I waited an hour between coats.
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