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Anyone install a "Black" Bowtie yet??

Cmillerjr

By Cmillerjr
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RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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Its not paint, it is a non-permanent rubberized coating called Plasti-Dip

 

check out www.dipyourcar.com I believe it is?

 

Lowes and Home Depot carry it in the spray paint section, about $5 a can.

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EChavez Enthusiast

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So on the white diamond, where did you get the Plastidip paint and what was the paint called.

 

Looks good,

Mike

For the white diamond I used plain white plasti-dip that you can pick up at Walmart, Home Depot, or Lowes and pearlizer plasti-dip. I used about 4 coats of white plasti-dip then after it dried I threw on 4 coats of pearlizer plasti-dip. As far as I know you can only get that online. I got mine from Amazon to reduce shipping costs and waiting time.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Performix-PLASTI-Intl-Enhancer-PEARLIZER/dp/B009YZMBNQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382130312&sr=8-1&keywords=Pearlizer+Plasti+Dip

mzodarg Senior Enthusiast

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For the white diamond I used plain white plasti-dip that you can pick up at Walmart, Home Depot, or Lowes and pearlizer plasti-dip. I used about 4 coats of white plasti-dip then after it dried I threw on 4 coats of pearlizer plasti-dip. As far as I know you can only get that online. I got mine from Amazon to reduce shipping costs and waiting time.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Performix-PLASTI-Intl-Enhancer-PEARLIZER/dp/B009YZMBNQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382130312&sr=8-1&keywords=Pearlizer+Plasti+Dip

Thanks bro,

I will give this a try.

 

Mike

EChavez Enthusiast

EChavez

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One more question: Did you use a clear coat it also?

Not a problem glad to help, and no I didn't. I'm not sure if it would affect the hue or anything because it's plasti-dip. It's still holding up really well and looks extremely spot on with the white diamond paint.

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irish02bk Enthusiast

irish02bk

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Anybody know If they have this in the tungsten metallic cover, also what temp does this need to be done in? I'm in MN and its a little cold here now, hot sure how it would hold up? definitely like the look and was going to buy the $99 emblem but for a lot less i'll try this.

Rkparker Enthusiast

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Has anyone bought and installed a black bow tie yet? I bought a black one for my truck. The removal instructions have you drilling out the gold stock one. I'm curious if anyone has done this yet. How's it look? Does the two way tape seem to hold tight? Any advice is appreciated, I'm a little leery on drilling into a brand new 50k truck!

 

Think the front one was bought as a Christmas gift so I'll post a how to if nobody else has done one by then.

mzodarg Senior Enthusiast

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The OEM bowties that come standard on our trucks, have a very rough texture. The black ones are powder coated and smooth. I was initially going to put the black ones on my vehicle, but saw this thread and decided to give the Plasti-dip a try. Even after several coats IMO the factory ones looked terrible with the texture. After I posted about doing mine, I subsequently bought the black one's for a more than fair price (it wasn't $99) It was easy to replace as you get a template to drill holes in order to remove the originals.

 

Before I replace the OEM ones, I plasti-dipped them in white and pearlizer. Came out fantastic and all that matter to me is that I am pleased.

 

JME,

 

Mike

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