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heine12oz
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Posted: April/13/10 at 9:39pm |
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To go with my blacked out belt line, I decided that I wanted to paint the other chrome parts. I have looked at the vinyl overlays and all of the various ways to paint the chrome pieces. I read a great thread on NAM to use Plasti-dip paint. This stuff is truly amazing. Easy to work with and not much prep needed. I cleaned all of the pieces with rubbing alchohol and sprayed 3 coats on each piece. Important to note that you need to spray this stuff about 12" away from the surface. Take your time and try not to glob it at all. it may look textured when you apply it. but it will drive smooth. Don't touch it and wear latex gloves.
I removed the side markers completely from the car. I decided to not paint the S so I removed it. It is held on with one of those spring clips that mini oh so loves to use. After that, you have to remove the black plastic piece by snapping it off. The S is held on with some black silicone, so I just eased it off with a small screw driver. 3 coats of paint with a dry time of about 30 minutes between coats.
Next was the headlight. I removed the entire headlight assembly by unscrewing the 3 torx screws that holds the headlight in place. If you have the xenon headlights, the third screw is under the ballast, so you have to unscrew the ballast first and than remove the torx screw. you will have to disconnect the washer tube if you have that feature as well. I tried to remove the headlight rings like some had done before me. That didn't work, so I aborted that. I taped the whole lense with blue tape and than trimed around the chrome. Ensure that the tape is far enough off the chrome so you get paint on the inside lip. I also taped a garbage bag around the backside of the light assembly so no overspray would hit it. Important to note that once you spray on the light, take an x-acto knife around the lip so the paint doesn't stick to the tape.
Next was the gas cap. that was the easiest one. There is one screw that holds the lid on, remove screw, cap comes off. I put the lid from the spray paint under the lid so it was elevated and not touching to ensure I got the underside of the lip with paint. I did the same technique with the side markers.
Here is a side profile pic with the headlight, marker light and the beltline. Next will be the door handles. Those have to be painted on the car, as I have read they are a PITA to take off. I read you can slide 3x5 index cards behind the rubber molding on the handle, tape off the door really good and spray away. SHould be fun.
Hope that this helps the next guy. I really like the look and it was easy to do. Take your time, be patient and it will turn out great. Let me know if you have any questions.
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pepper white. black roof. 20% tint. cobra stripes. rally lights. aero grille. 18" TSW Trackstar 5. Alta CAI. 15%
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Wildfamily
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Nice job! I've heard a lot of good things about the Plasti-Dip route.
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heine12oz
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its amazing stuff and the texture is the same as the stock side skirts. turns out great.
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pepper white. black roof. 20% tint. cobra stripes. rally lights. aero grille. 18" TSW Trackstar 5. Alta CAI. 15%
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catlvr2
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Yeah! Another Plasti-Dip convert! That's what we did with Catlvr a couple months ago. We used a lot of the posts on NAM to do it and also learned by trial and error. We even blacked out my white wheels with it and all if it's holding up wonderfully even after driving to Vegas and back! And the beauty of it is you can just peel it off if you want to go back to original.
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Leanne
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heine12oz
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I love the fact you can peel it off, that is awesome. I want to do the hood scoop, but I couldn't figure out how to take it off. Anyone know how?
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johnf36
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That looks great, I need to find some plastic-dip spray.
The hold scoop comes off from under the hood with I thin 2 or 4 screws. Edited by johnf36 - April/14/10 at 2:45am |
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If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
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Very sharp looking! Love the black & white!
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catlvr2
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Plasti-dip = Home Depot, $5.95 a can and we used 4 cans (that includes doing the wheels).
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Leanne
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heine12oz
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pepper white. black roof. 20% tint. cobra stripes. rally lights. aero grille. 18" TSW Trackstar 5. Alta CAI. 15%
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pepper white. black roof. 20% tint. cobra stripes. rally lights. aero grille. 18" TSW Trackstar 5. Alta CAI. 15%
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johnf36
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Sure but I will have to do it in the morning. It is really 2 pieces, 2 screws at the back and 2 nuts the studs for the nuts are attached to the outside part then it kind of lifts and slides back.
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If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
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Hot Shot
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Nicely done. I'm in the process of doing mine. Just did the gas cap tonight. Going to do the side gills tomorrow and the headlights before the Frost meet on Sunday. Still have to do the mirror caps too. You going to do your door handles?
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this is not my car, and the black stock plastic has been replaced with the M7 mod. You will see the 2 screws just below the foam edge on the plate, then look up top you can see the studs and nuts coming through the hood.
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If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
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Genie B
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The viper stripes sound great! Black & white with Red accents is always fabulous! Red makes that classic black & white really pop!
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heine12oz
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Yes, I'm going to do the handles, except I'm going to paint them on the car and not remove them. I may also paint the handle wells too. Mine are really scratched up and would like nice painted.
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pepper white. black roof. 20% tint. cobra stripes. rally lights. aero grille. 18" TSW Trackstar 5. Alta CAI. 15%
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