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Old 03-23-11, 11:16 AM
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Yeah i spent ten bucks on some airplane paint stripper, I was gonna write a DIY, but i figured nobody would really like it.
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not bad looking.....how about some close-up pics of both the "paint stripped" and the carbon fiber look?.....lots of us are having "issues" with those outside "b" pilars, it would be nice to have a closer look.
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Originally Posted by dwebb99
not bad looking.....how about some close-up pics of both the "paint stripped" and the carbon fiber look?.....lots of us are having "issues" with those outside "b" pilars, it would be nice to have a closer look.
I 2nd that!!
Old 03-24-11, 05:32 PM
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yeah give me a couple of days, its pretty easy, just need masking tape, and i used a toothbrush to apply it
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i did mine in carbon fiber i think it turned out good (the spot on the bottom is fixed now)
i can take better pics of anyone wants
this was not an ebay kit btw though i did order the cf roll frm ebay i got it do my interior wood trim pieces and had enough left over for my pillars
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Old 09-05-14, 01:03 PM
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I am bringing this thread back to life. Mine got bad "oxidation" on both side. I just purchased a piece of matte black from a local vinyl wrap specialist. I will try to wrap them this weekend and see how they look.
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Here are the pictures of before and after. I think the gloss black would look better. Gloss black matches with the window black trim better. I can always change it to gloss. The edging was not that good. That was my first time doing the "wrapping". I will redo it when I have more free time. It took me about 10 min on each side. You can't see the edging fault in person
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Old 09-07-14, 02:21 AM
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I plasti-dipped that part and the "gold package" window trim flat black. It looks great!
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