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Old 05-04-11, 06:43 PM
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Default plastic part under windshield wipers? the one with vents?
what is that thing called? mines faded really bad and i was thinking about painting it with flat black or maybe satin black, anybody done anything like this before?
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yes its been done. quite a few people have, just get the SEM paint for it
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It's called the cowl. I think there are products that can restore the plastic and make it look close to new.
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yes its been done. quite a few people have, just get the SEM paint for it
is this it?

http://semproducts.com/Catalog.asp?prod=133
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Funny you created this thread....I just re-finished mine last week. I used the black plasti dip. Looks OEM new. The plasti dip gives it a nice flat black look. Very durable.
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Originally Posted by sway162
Funny you created this thread....I just re-finished mine last week. I used the black plasti dip. Looks OEM new. The plasti dip gives it a nice flat black look. Very durable.
i think ive seen that at lowes before, hey, i havent looked at it yet to contemplate taking it off as im still in the begining of my caliper work but...got any tips for things i may run into when taking it off and painting it with the plasti dip??
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I didn't remove the plastic piece off. I got lazy and just masked everything. haha

I followed instructions per can with 3 coats. Just be sure to spray evenly, because it can get blotchy if you don't maintain the side to side hand action. lol
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lol i thought i was feeling lazy about it by not wanting to tape it off lol

guess it all depends on how you look at it huh?
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I took mine off and sprayed it last fall
Still looks brand new!

I used gloss black (3 coats) then clear coat (3 coats)
Still looks shiny new



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man i dont even think the rubber on my windshield looks that good lol, way to go.....uh.....whatever the hell your screen name is lol
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Damn, that's way too shiny for that piece. imo To each their own though.
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Originally Posted by sway162
Damn, that's way too shiny for that piece. imo To each their own though.
yea i was thinking a satin at the most, but like you said to each their own
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Ya don't even notice that piece though.
And it doesn't look super shiny after a couple rains etc...
That's freshly painted so of course it's gonna be EXTRA shiny at first
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Originally Posted by llllllllll
Ya don't even notice that piece though.
And it doesn't look super shiny after a couple rains etc...
That's freshly painted so of course it's gonna be EXTRA shiny at first
lol so yo, what do i call you man? i dont really wanna go "great post 10 lines!!" lol
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hahaha

a lot of people call me names like a-hole, or sht-head
but you can call me alex if you want
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