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Jakob Enthusiast

Jakob

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Has anyone used 3M vinyl to color match their front bumper? I'm not a fan of chrome, but am thinking a gloss white 3m 1080 vinyl would match pretty close. I plan on matching my front bumper, as well as the surround to an AT grille I have sitting at home. Pictures of said jobs would be appreciated.

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Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Subscribed. Right now I'm debating on trying this. But not sure if they could put my color on a vinyl wrap. Does anyone know if you could get a white diamond tricoat vinyl wrap?

baggedlvintegra Enthusiast

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http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/166657-summit-white-vinyl/

 

Subscribed. Right now I'm debating on trying this. But not sure if they could put my color on a vinyl wrap. Does anyone know if you could get a white diamond tricoat vinyl wrap?

I doubt you're going to find a WDT vinyl but plastidip pearlizer is a perfect match to WDT. If you wanted to do that for a cheap temporary solution...here is a thread I did on it when I had my WDT Escalade

 

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46639

takethebounce Enthusiast

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Some places can also make custom color plasti dip. I know there are two shops in my city that do.

 

I have seen the white without clear coat or pearlizet start to yellow after time. It's an easy fix though, just freshen up the top coat.

 

 

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The base white plastidip in the matte finish doesn't match up well with the Summit White but if you throw 2-3 coats of glossifier it ends up a pretty decent match. Here is a pic I took half in the sun and half in the shade to show the color variations, the bumper plastics are plastidipped

 

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DipYourCar has been working on a "super clear" for awhile, it's supposed to mimic automotive clear properties and shine but with the peelability of plastidip, it will be a game changer once it's finally released

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I got a sample from color bomb for silver metallic . It was close but not close to my liking. I am having my bumpers color matched this week along with a 3 clear wrap over the bumper to protect from chips.76824c70288fe355ae116b4cc5d48f94.jpg

blackout07 Senior Enthusiast

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Subscribed. Right now I'm debating on trying this. But not sure if they could put my color on a vinyl wrap. Does anyone know if you could get a white diamond tricoat vinyl wrap?

Yessir. I bought mine off eBay from auto vinyl solutions. I wrapped the bowties and the molding above the fogs.

 

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Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Yessir. I bought mine off eBay from auto vinyl solutions. I wrapped the bowties and the molding above the fogs.

 

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Link to the wrap you bought. How well does it match?

EaZ8 Enthusiast

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Subscribed. Right now I'm debating on trying this. But not sure if they could put my color on a vinyl wrap. Does anyone know if you could get a white diamond tricoat vinyl wrap?

i actually have a small amount of white diamond vinyl. my adillac CTS was white diamond.

it was made by avery vinyl however it was discontinued a couple year ago, it was also crazy expensive in comparison to standard colours.

the amount to do your front bumper at dealer cost would have been about $150-200

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/400526863021?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

The match isn't absolutely perfect but neither are your other options. It really varies with the light but that's the way the paint is in general.

I have a few things in the works that I haven't mentioned that are gonna pull everything together. Don't worry [emoji41] it's getting dechromed soon enough.

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Subscribed. Right now I'm debating on trying this. But not sure if they could put my color on a vinyl wrap. Does anyone know if you could get a white diamond tricoat vinyl wrap?

i actually have a small amount of white diamond vinyl. my Cadillac CTS was white diamond.

it was made by avery vinyl however it was discontinued a couple year ago, it was also crazy expensive in comparison to standard colours.

the amount to do your front bumper at dealer cost would have been about $150-200

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