dynomite05

Looks good. They look like they have a bit of a shine to them.

Alexbenz

thanks....umm not sure about the shine, could be the reflection of the cf diffuser but it'll flat black

white_glass_top

curious why u didnt just take off the trim? takes like 10 seconds, front doors u just have to remove the mirror.

hitokiri89

Well went to the gas station last night to fix my tire pressure and the air hose ripped s lil of the coating by the air thing . I just sprayed over it but now I see that this stuff is pretty fragile . When it gets warm again I'm gonna paint the wheels with regular paint but the Plasti dip is fine fir winter .

mike_benzc300

any diy's for removing all the trim??

ninja4hire

Yeah lol, I didn't know how.

GHAZAN

Don't remove the trim, i guarantee you will break the black plastic tabs...it's not worth it. ask me how i know...

Alexbenz

well after some time one side of my tips turned a dull matte while the other side was a brighter matte....no idea why but i've decided to change the tips out...

jctevere

Any more reviews on plasti-dip? How does it hold up? I have a feeling it would start to flake off from high pressured water hoses that my car-wash uses...

Also, Hitokiri, did you use clear plasti-dip at the end, or clear regular paint coat? I like how your rims have a bit of a "gloss" black look to it as opposed to the flat black appearance.

AZN Optics

I've plasti-dipped my emblems on my other project car. Holding up well against a pressure washer so far.

hitokiri89

Just cleaned the wheels up real good , hit them with like 5 coats of Plasti Dip and than a few coats of matte clear coat . Went through winter with no problems even at the car wash . Only issue is that the inner barrels sort if soak up the brake dust so you need a lot of clear coat and make sure to keep the insides clean .

Thaa kiid Jlee

how long did you let it dry in between coats?

hitokiri89

About 20 - 40 minutes depending on weather .

Thaa kiid Jlee

thats good, because on the can it says 4 hours......

liaovictor

any prep before applying?
anybody try it on the grill yet?
what about on the body? does it hold on the body paint too?

hitokiri89

The only prep I did was cleaning and drying . I did my grill too with no problems . Holds up really good and easy to remove if you don't like it . The stuff is pretty amazing .

liaovictor

woww that sounds legit. did you need to pop the grill out? or no. i want to black out the grill and the emblem

hitokiri89

Yeah you have to take out the grill or else your gonna end up spraying the radiator and other parts .

liaovictor

gotta learn how to pop that grill....

jctevere

Removing the grille is probably one of the easiest things to do, in under 5 minutes, with no tools required.

1) Pop open hood
2) Push in the entire bottom of the grille to unclip the hooks
3) Remove the two nubs behind the grille in the center that fit into two holes (one on each side), often referred to as a t-bar
4) Pull up (towards the sky) from both sides of the grill to get the two cylinders out of the grooves.
5) Install new grille or reinstall modified grille in reverse order.

wnunez89

im probably gonna do this to my grill this weekend, should i remove the chrome from the grille or can i just tape it?

hitokiri89

I just taped mine up but you have to remove the tape while the paint is still wet or the paint will peel with the tape .

Bayou Benz

Carefully taped grill 3 light coats cut tape with a razor blade and install.

wnunez89

^^^ that looks really good, im gonna do this tomorrow

hitokiri89

Came out really nice , 3 coats all you need on the grill . I like the way you taped up the star I didn't think of blanketing the star like you did , I taped around the chrome and the inside lol took forever .