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Old 06-26-2012, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Butters_33
How difficult were the bumpers to do?
Bumpers were the easiest part to do. Hardest part of that was getting them good and clean. I didn't tape the front just peeled off the excess.
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Originally Posted by Hunter Birkelbach
It wasn't really hard but my stubbornness made me do it twice, you have to start from the bottom and just do one panel at a time, you have to basically do all the coats in one try because you have to pull the tape off before it dries. I used fonzies video when he does the hood of an Audi as a reference. If you have the patience I'd say give it a shot, worse case you gotta peel it off and start again! . I need to do the other side but work has been hectic and I haven't gotten time to do it. If I can this week I'll have a roommate video it for me and I'll add pics too
Awsome sounds good! How many cans did it take to do the bumpers and rocker panel?
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Awsome sounds good! How many cans did it take to do the bumpers and rocker panel?
Two cans for each panel, learned the technique from Dipyourcar.com and 2 total for both bumpers. I probably could have used less but I sorta got trigger happy and screwed it up a few times and had to start over . But 3-4 cans should be good for the whole thing
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Works great for temporary graphics too. Did this last weekend for the motocross race next weekend

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Originally Posted by gixx1k2
Works great for temporary graphics too. Did this last weekend for the motocross race next weekend

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LOL. Never seen anyone get a plasti line like that. Good work. LOL.
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Originally Posted by F150Ryda

LOL. Never seen anyone get a plasti line like that. Good work. LOL.
Thanx man, used the roll on stuff made stencils out of poster board as long as u put it on thick and take the stencils off while its still wet, it don't stick to the stencil
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Originally Posted by gixx1k2

Thanx man, used the roll on stuff made stencils out of poster board as long as u put it on thick and take the stencils off while its still wet, it don't stick to the stencil
What do you mean roll on stuff? Did you just tape all the letters to the truck then spray? Looks awesome!
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They sell it in pints and gallons so u can use a paint brush to paint it on and as long as you remove the stencil b4 it dries you get a nice straight line. There were some spots that bled under the stencil i just used a plastic putty knife to fix those spots
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I Plasti-Dip'd the rear wheel wells on my truck (don't have wheel well liners yet). It is a major improvement----looks 10x better!
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I think I am going to dip my rims... Do y'all tape off around the rim to keep from spraying the tire?


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