PowerCreep

Emblems on. Um....don't mind the bird poop!
Didn't turn out as well as I thought. They look okay from a distance but not great up close. I think some sort of vinyl inlay would've given a better result.

PowerCreep

Spoiler is on and painted flat black. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's not large and overbearing. I like it.

scobar

iTrader: (4)

How much bending was the visors to get them in?

PowerCreep

More than I was comfortable with but they didn't break. Very high pucker factor.

cobra_4

Looks good! I like the progress so far!

ijoneill07

I enjoy this, mostly because i'm doing the exact same thing with my 2010 xl, I just painted the upper bumper two days ago and it completely changed my truck. keep goin and keep posting!

PowerCreep

Thanks. How did you paint your bumper? Did you sand it? Let me know the steps you took and what you used. Better yet, post pics! Everyone loves them!

I'm still saving up for a new (used) upper bumper. I've got a couple weeks off coming up and I plan on making some junk yard trips to see if I can locate a good one. I realize finding a good front bumper on a junk yard truck is likely not going to happen, but I have the time. Also I've debated getting a new one and just having it pro painted but that's a lotta dough. The only remaining option is to do what you did and paint the one I have.

ijoneill07

I uninstalled it and had a pro quote me a new one, pro quoted 500 bones! I figured I'd take the cheap road of $25, I sanded with 180 grit to rough up the plastic, then washed with soap and water and let dry. One light coat of Rustoleum Plastic Primer, the directions say no more than one coat. Then about 4 coats of silver rustoleum plastic paint, 48 hrs dry, 320 grit sanding and an additional 3 coats. Looks better than I ever could have hoped for. I'll post a pic soon. I especially like your blue LED glow, I have the same in my truck. I'll make one recommendation and say you should put some small blue LED's in the air vents, helps brighten the dash and gives a really cool effect. I'll post a pic of that too...

sweetfordfx4

Handsome looking truck. Nice job.

TheOx

I was actually looking this up earlier today. Mike on here (https://www.f150forum.com/members/mikegmang-82469/) posted earlier in his xlt to platinum transformation builds how he does it. (Looks professionally done and he says he doesn't recommend duplicolor kind of jobs) Anyways, this is what he wrote "Clean with wax n grease remover, sand with 180,
clean again, spray on adhesion promoter (bullydog),
primer (2k not rattle can), sand 180, primer, sand 180,
primer, sand 320, light primer, sand 600, paint, clear."

USE STANDOX PAINT OR PPG. He said you can use the rattlecan but with the sprayer attachments you can get for like 15 bucks and they are for small jobs such as mirrors or grill surround.


Hope this helps!