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Old 02-29-12, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Rickyp521
awesome then ill do this, would you guys recommend me doing this on a smokey grantie mica color?as for the grill i have a 2011 is 250 should i just put newspapers behind the grill so it doesnt get in my radiator, etc..
I don't see why not. As for the grill my suggestion is to take it off, but that's up to you.
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Old 02-29-12, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Rickyp521
awesome then ill do this, would you guys recommend me doing this on a smokey grantie mica color?as for the grill i have a 2011 is 250 should i just put newspapers behind the grill so it doesnt get in my radiator, etc..
I did it on my SGM and love the way it turned out. Kinda blends in with a matte finish which I think looks good. I tried taping off my grill but gave up and took it off which was much easier.
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Old 02-29-12, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by TREE
I did it on my SGM and love the way it turned out. Kinda blends in with a matte finish which I think looks good. I tried taping off my grill but gave up and took it off which was much easier.
Could you send me a picture of yours I want to see how it looks before i do it. Thanks a lot bro
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Old 02-29-12, 06:36 PM
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Plastidipped my rear emblem and front grill
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Old 02-29-12, 08:21 PM
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nice man really nice im doing that to my car this weekend for sure now. just hope it doesnt rain or storm.
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Old 02-29-12, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Rickyp521
nice man really nice im doing that to my car this weekend for sure now. just hope it doesnt rain or storm.
Make sure you do light, even coats and have some patience. Post pics when your done
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Old 02-29-12, 08:27 PM
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This is one of the greatest and inexpesive mod. It was the first mod I did on my car when I first got it last Sept. And it's still holding up great on all of my emblems through the rain and snow






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Old 03-01-12, 09:03 AM
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I'm doing mine today....can't wait for results....
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Old 03-01-12, 12:39 PM
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I was in the middle of doing mine and I think I stared taking it off too soon bec it started pulling off the letters also...does that mean I should have let it stayed longer?
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Old 03-01-12, 12:42 PM
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how many coat did u use and how long u let it dry?
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Old 03-01-12, 12:46 PM
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^^^ Do at least 3 coats for durability for badges... some people add 4 - 5 coats.

I used 3 coats, and it's holding up fine after 2 years.

Wait about 20 - 30 minutes between coat. Make sure they are dry before spraying on the next coat.

If you plan on do it for rims, you need about 7+ coats due to harsher conditions.
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Old 03-01-12, 01:00 PM
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I did 3 quotes with 30 mins dry time in between....then left the last for a hour....before starting pulling off
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Old 03-01-12, 01:12 PM
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post a picture of what happened plz
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Old 03-01-12, 02:00 PM
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oo dang i took it off completely and decided to do it another day...
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I did it over today and came out perfect...sry pics from crappy iphone 4 lol
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