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Old 02-11-2012, 09:55 PM
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painted all the chrome on my car..........

It was so easy using the plastidip....took about 5 hours because of the dry time between coats.
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looks great!
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Than, will work on the a mg and v8 emblems next, oh and by the way I have washed my car 2 times already still is great.......so easy
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Looks good, how much time in just taping everything off?
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Image 262............Tape off was only 30-45 min. The key is you wanna leave a 1/4 inch gap between the tape and what you wanna paint, I tried to show it in the picture of the rear bumper.
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Image 262............Tape off was only 30-45 min. The key is you wanna leave a 1/4 inch gap between the tape and what you wanna paint, I tried to show it in the picture of the rear bumper.
I see it, thanks for pointing it out, plasti dip peels off than right? My car is black and not sure if id want to do this or not. Thanks for sharing!
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Post pics of the whole car.. Plasti dip is good stuff.
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I was thinking of trying this or vinyl wrap. Looks good but still undecided.
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looks good - I really want to see the shots with your wheels (from what I can tell they look killer!!!!!)
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Is there an easy way to remove the thin chrome pieces? I see on the rear bumper a spot to slide them to one side or the other for possible removal, but what about the sides etc?

Finished result looks good dunwood!
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Originally Posted by thumper823
I see it, thanks for pointing it out, plasti dip peels off than right? !
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Finished product....
Looks good mang! Consider swapping black sidemarker to clear though.
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Looks good, good job.
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2006 E55 AMG --old cars -- E39 M5, 2.7tt Audi S4, E36 M3 **Ducati 996, 748
I love this stuff - its amazing -- I did this to my grille and hood vent -- not a single nick -- and I just drove cross country 2,500 miles. I wish i could say the same for the windshield.

Best yet - when the day comes and I get a nick: I can just touch it up or redo it quick, easy and cheap.

Also, held up with ease to my 1700psi water pressure from about 6 inches.
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great job...
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looks nice!
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Looks awesome. I actually wrapped my chrome in vinyl
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Lookin good.
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Finished product....
great work! Can you do mine colour coded

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How long did you wait before trimming the excess?
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What do plastidip look like?

is it a spray can? a bruch?

on ebay? wal-mart?

do you need a clear?

thx
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Looks like a lot of time spending taping around the car. It comes out great. Nice work!!
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After I was satisfied on all the coats I applied I let it set for about 1 hour, then I started the slow process of peeling off the tape and excess ( oh and yes plastic dip will come right off so you could spray it on the hood and come back and remove no worries). I purchased my cans from home depot in the paint section, it comes in spray cans and a quart size. I think it was $ 6 per can .......

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