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Old 03-13-11, 11:24 AM
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Default Finally got the time to finish since the baby got here.....
So I finally got around to finishing my grill....sorry the car is dirty but it has been raining every other day....did the emblems a few months ago but now the grill is complete!!!!
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Old 03-31-11, 12:27 PM
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Doing my back emblems right now.....kinda scary lol
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Old 03-31-11, 07:33 PM
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^^^ dont be scurred haha
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Old 04-03-11, 07:44 PM
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Came out awesome, and was sooooo easy! I'll post pics soon.
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Old 04-09-11, 11:08 PM
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Has anyone tried using the matte clear on their taillights? I think that would look awesome, and serves as protection at the same time.
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Old 04-10-11, 12:07 AM
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Yes, few members on here have used the clear plasti-dip to make their tail lights look matte. It doesn't look too bad
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Old 04-11-11, 03:44 AM
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wouldnt it be possible to plastidip rims then paint over...?
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Old 04-11-11, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by imvi3t
wouldnt it be possible to plastidip rims then paint over...?
why would u do that?
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Old 04-11-11, 08:56 AM
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so that you can use a different color on the rims and if you mess up/dont like it, you can just peel the paint off along with plastidip.
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Old 04-11-11, 08:59 AM
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I wanna see pics of clear plasti-dip!?!

Where can this be purchased...online only. Stores around me only sell this in black.

BTW....I swapped out my winter plasti-dipped wheels and they held up better than I expected.
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Old 04-11-11, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by taejin09
so that you can use a different color on the rims and if you mess up/dont like it, you can just peel the paint off along with plastidip.
exactly! i think im gonna try it on my practice rim later
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Old 04-11-11, 11:19 AM
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Anyone have pics of those taillights
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Old 04-11-11, 09:06 PM
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anyone plastidip the rear license plate area?
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I did think about doing before...

Then I realize that I end up ruining the class of my car. I remember back in the Civic DX days where the door handles were matte black, mirrors were matte black, and license plate area was matte black. I had to upgrade to EX in order to have those color matched.

Maybe it's just me though. If you really like that look, then go for it.
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