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Old 05-29-2017, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by thebreba
If I were you I'd go over the black plasti dip with some glossifier to give it a gloss finish. Would match your paint more.
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Glossifier is good for a few days tops, then fades. Don't expect much out of it.
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Originally Posted by msgross
Ended up doing mine this weekend. They had a sale on Dark Gray but it had a blueish tint in sunlight so I top coated with Anthracite Gray.
Just wondering if the Anthracite Gray matches the OEM gray colored wheel lip plastic molding from Ford better than the Dark Gray that I used for my front bumper?

I did my front bumper in Plasti-Dip a few years ago and it is holding up very well.

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I would consider dipping the flares too because it should be pretty essay to do with them on.
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Originally Posted by msgross
Ended up doing mine this weekend. They had a sale on Dark Gray but it had a blueish tint in sunlight so I top coated with Anthracite Gray. I also covered all of my remaining chrome with Matte Clear Plasti-dip and it gave it a brushed nickle look. I'm chrome free with a total black out.
Nice work, looks great. A nice finishing touch would be stock black headlights and taillights. They can be had for super cheap.
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Originally Posted by Keith460
Just wondering if the Anthracite Gray matches the OEM gray colored wheel lip plastic molding from Ford better than the Dark Gray that I used for my front bumper?

I did my front bumper in Plasti-Dip a few years ago and it is holding up very well.



Comparison of factory molding to plast-dip bumper in dark gray

I like the anthracite a LOT better than the dark gray, it would be closer than what you have. The anthracite seems to have a tiny bit of metal flake but not enough to matter. They also have a charcoal metalizer that would be interesting to try. You could get 2 cans of Anthracite and recoat your bumpers. no need to remove them, blue tape works as well. Just don't mask right up to the final dip, use the body lines to make their own break and the tape about 1/2" onto the part you don't want to coat. Be sure to put down dip against the tape and it will all peel off once done. Hope that makes sense.

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Nice work, looks great. A nice finishing touch would be stock black headlights and taillights. They can be had for super cheap.

Thanks, not sure that I want to drop more money on lights. if I found a set in the junkyard I might grab them, or the projector style.
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I was set on getting my bumpers wrapped but I may try plasti dip first.
Do they clean easily?
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Originally Posted by myk1013
I was set on getting my bumpers wrapped but I may try plasti dip first.
Do they clean easily?

Same.... what price did you get to wrap. place near me wanted 350.00 front and back-




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