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Painted Emblems and Grille!!!

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Old 01-28-09, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by iKenn
The 0 in the 250 looks off.
LOL. You're so mean
Old 01-28-09, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by iKenn
The 0 in the 250 looks off.
SHOOT!! i thought no one would notice

i know. i put them on at night.
then when i woke up in the morning, i noticed the 0 was off.
you cant really tell unless youre really looking at it. HAHAH
i'll fix it once i start doing my "L"s
Old 01-29-09, 04:57 PM
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I'm falling behind andrew. stop doing stuff to your car, wait for me to catch up
Old 01-29-09, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by IS25Heaven
I'm falling behind andrew. stop doing stuff to your car, wait for me to catch up
HAHAHAH
its gonna be harder for you to catch up this month. HAHAH
getting springs, spacers, roof spoiler, JDM side mirrors. HAHAH


but as for my grille and my "L"s, i will be painting them tomorrow and on saturday, so pictures will be up then. i cant wait to finish painting them
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UPDATED!!
picture of grille on POST 1
Old 02-04-09, 03:09 PM
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If you never said anything ..I would have thought it was the "real" black pearl kit....looks good!

BTW: you said you use Tamiya paint..but what color..black,gloss, flat or any weird name besides just black???

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Old 02-04-09, 03:40 PM
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looks nice!.. this is my next mod
Old 02-04-09, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jns350
If you never said anything ..I would have thought it was the "real" black pearl kit....looks good!

BTW: you said you use Tamiya paint..but what color..black,gloss, flat or any weird name besides just black???
HHAHAH
thanks

i used Tamiya Paint for Polycarbonate. PS-31, its a smoke color. and i think thats the name of the paint too. Smoke. i also used a Clear Glossy Clear coat from Rustoleum to give it that extra shiny/chrome look.
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lookin good (;
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hmmmm i wonder who has a black crome grill also

nice job... post pics a few weeks/ months later to see if it chips... i've had my grill down at a car shop and it's been on for almost a year now no chips, faddings etc. etc.

also nice job, i'm tihnking about doing my rear emblems too
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Wow looks good. Did you use floss to take off the emblems? How do you reapply the emblems? You have to use some sort of tape or glue?

I might actually consider making the grill bezel flat black. I would be using Plasti-Dip.
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Originally Posted by Tommy350
hmmmm i wonder who has a black crome grill also

nice job... post pics a few weeks/ months later to see if it chips... i've had my grill down at a car shop and it's been on for almost a year now no chips, faddings etc. etc.

also nice job, i'm tihnking about doing my rear emblems too
HAHAH
im sure even with 7 coats of clear coat its gonna chip. HAHAH i only did this as a temp. when i get some more $$$ im gonna get it done professionaly.

Originally Posted by smokyis350
Wow looks good. Did you use floss to take off the emblems? How do you reapply the emblems? You have to use some sort of tape or glue?

I might actually consider making the grill bezel flat black. I would be using Plasti-Dip.
i used a thick plastic wire. i want to say it was a fishing line but it was a little too thick for it. but yea, fishing lines work perfect. you can use floss too. just heat up the emblems for a minute or two with a hair dryer and you can use any type of string to take it off. the "L" is kinda hard to do. i just left it. maybe after midterms i'll take it off and paint it. and to reapply, i just used 3M heavy duty indoor/outdoor mounting tape. gray tape with red. you can use silicone if you want but its gonna be even harder to take off.
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