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05-08-2018, 11:36 AM
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Quick bath today, nothing fancy! Can't bring it in for tint when it's dirty.
Also gave the wiper arms a coat of satin black to freshen them up. They were getting chalky from living in the sun and had some rock chips.
Also gave the wiper arms a coat of satin black to freshen them up. They were getting chalky from living in the sun and had some rock chips.
05-08-2018, 01:39 PM
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The grille already had the F-150 cut out in it, bought it that way (Amazon of course)!
I had some 3/16" Lexan left over from when I made the screen for my heads up display so I layed the grille face down and placed the Lexan over the cutout and marked it. Cut it out with my Dremmel, sanded the edges and painted the BACK SIDE of the Lexan. Once dry, I just used epoxy to secure it to the back of the grille. I painted the BACK SIDE so it would have a nice gloss to it ( using the Lexan as a really thick clear coat ) and the paint would not chip off!
05-08-2018, 01:47 PM
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Thanks Bud!!
The grille already had the F-150 cut out in it, bought it that way (Amazon of course)!
I had some 3/16" Lexan left over from when I made the screen for my heads up display so I layed the grille face down and placed the Lexan over the cutout and marked it. Cut it out with my Dremmel, sanded the edges and painted the BACK SIDE of the Lexan. Once dry, I just used epoxy to secure it to the back of the grille. I painted the BACK SIDE so it would have a nice gloss to it ( using the Lexan as a really thick clear coat ) and the paint would not chip off!
The grille already had the F-150 cut out in it, bought it that way (Amazon of course)!
I had some 3/16" Lexan left over from when I made the screen for my heads up display so I layed the grille face down and placed the Lexan over the cutout and marked it. Cut it out with my Dremmel, sanded the edges and painted the BACK SIDE of the Lexan. Once dry, I just used epoxy to secure it to the back of the grille. I painted the BACK SIDE so it would have a nice gloss to it ( using the Lexan as a really thick clear coat ) and the paint would not chip off!
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05-08-2018, 01:56 PM
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I had yet another F150 owner just the other day ask me " so what's up with your truck " + "it's super quiet but something's different about your exhaust"!
05-08-2018, 02:16 PM
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Temporary badge!
Sent back the distressed flag badge. What a POS! This will do for now!
05-08-2018, 11:04 PM
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Mike, this whole thing is coming together so nicely. Pretty badass.
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05-09-2018, 02:36 PM
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Thanks guys! I think I'm going to stick with this "Support The Blue" theme! In the meantime, it's been a losing battle trying to keep the rig clean. Washed it yesterday and already had to take the leaf blower to it twice today. The pollin is out of control this year. Gonna rain tonite/tomorrow and if I don't keep blowing it off, it's going to be a nasty yellow mess after it gets wet.