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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 04:51 PM
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what color is your car? Looks good, love the diffuser (Novel?)
Thanks! It's Nebula Gray and has the Novel Carbon kit.
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by shenry500
I realize there may not be a lot of plasti dip fans here but I love the ease of use and the fact that I can peel it off if I don't like. 45 min and a $5 can
I dont like the rubberized finish, but then I saw this

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And now I am very, very tempted. You did remove the emblems, correct? How did you do the "L"?
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by texaslexii
I dont like the rubberized finish, but then I saw this

https://www.amazon.com/Plasti-Dip-Lu...06Y3J3Q4Q?th=1

And now I am very, very tempted. You did remove the emblems, correct? How did you do the "L"?
It couldn't be any easier. No removal of anything. Tape a small square around each emblem wirh painters tape and cover everything with towels, newspaper, etc so all you see is the square around the emblem. Lay down 6-8 coats over the entire emblem, car paint, everything. I only did 5 min or so between coats. Peel when dry and the plastidip literally cuts itself along the edges as long as you peel carefully. Lots of youtube vids of the process.

if you don't like the results you can always peel the whole thing off. Just make sure you do a good tape job.
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by texaslexii
I dont like the rubberized finish, but then I saw this

https://www.amazon.com/Plasti-Dip-Lu...06Y3J3Q4Q?th=1

And now I am very, very tempted. You did remove the emblems, correct? How did you do the "L"?
Love the plastidip on my Taco, hate it on the GS.

it's probably because the rubberized look is more rugged, which doesn't fit the GS, imo. And there's already a lot of Black Pearl accents on the trim in the back, so it's more consistent.





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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by danwlee
Love the plastidip on my Taco, hate it on the GS.

it's probably because the rubberized look is more rugged, which doesn't fit the GS, imo. And there's already a lot of Black Pearl accents on the trim in the back, so it's more consistent.




Thanks for the closeups. The plastidip looks great on the Taco.
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by danwlee
Love the plastidip on my Taco, hate it on the GS.

it's probably because the rubberized look is more rugged, which doesn't fit the GS, imo. And there's already a lot of Black Pearl accents on the trim in the back, so it's more consistent.




Thats a fair assessment. Maybe some day when I'm feeling less lazy I'll go that route as well.
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by shenry500
Thats a fair assessment. Maybe some day when I'm feeling less lazy I'll go that route as well.
That's the beauty of Plastidip. Peel it off if you don't like it!
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by danwlee
That's the beauty of Plastidip. Peel it off if you don't like it!
Ive emailed the dude on ebay that was linked up in the thread asking him to do all the F emblems for me, I hope he says ok that way I get all the F, GS and rear L in the black pearl. I also asked if he would do the front emblem.
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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 09:04 AM
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Well, Im SOL, he doesnt do plating, he just resells, which means those can be had cheaper.
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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 03:43 AM
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Hate to rain on the parade but the black pearl emblems will only last about a year before they start to chip and come off. If you’re looking for an alternative to the matte plastidip look, I was able to vinyl wrap my rear L emblem and “RC” with pretty good results. It’s shiny and black. If that’s something you’re interested in. Just throwing it out there
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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 09:17 AM
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I've made some pre cut pieces for the front emblem. If you were interested in it, shoot me a PM.

Here's some pictures. It's subtle in pictures.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lx-...t-testers.html
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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Don Nguyen
I've made some pre cut pieces for the front emblem. If you were interested in it, shoot me a PM.

Here's some pictures. It's subtle in pictures.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lx-...t-testers.html
Thanks for the post, PM sent
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Originally Posted by shenry500
I realize there may not be a lot of plasti dip fans here but I love the ease of use and the fact that I can peel it off if I don't like. 45 min and a $5 can
ATOMIC SILVER PAINT? Love the color.
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Originally Posted by 1BlinkGone
ATOMIC SILVER PAINT? Love the color.
Thanks buddy! Didn't like it so much in the pictures but once I saw it in person I was sold
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Originally Posted by shenry500
Thanks buddy! Didn't like it so much in the pictures but once I saw it in person I was sold
Ditto, it goes from gray to silver to pewter to champagne depending how the sun hits it. Its a very nice color and I'm loving it.
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