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iCryWheniGoPoop Enthusiast

iCryWheniGoPoop

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Here's a couple in the daylight.

 

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Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Here's a couple in the daylight.

 

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looks better in the daylight! Gonna do the engine cover?

iCryWheniGoPoop Enthusiast

iCryWheniGoPoop

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looks better in the daylight! Gonna do the engine cover?

I'm actually eyeballin a vette intake so I'm not sure about painting the cover yet.

 

Besides, I don't think you can pull the cover off without pulling the intake on a 6.2.

 

 

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All emblems have been plastidipped to match and same with grille surround. Emblem black parts are semigloss black rustoleum paint though and all emblems were clear coated so they'll last longer

What grille is that... And is it an insert... I really like it

 

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Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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What grille is that... And is it an insert... I really like it

 

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Yes it's an insert. Well, you have to cut out the OEM insides to mount this grille. It's not a full shell and all. You'll use your OEM grille and switch the interior basically

It's a T-Rex X-Metal series grille. It's awesome! I get a bunch of compliments on it, it's sturdy, and completely changes the front end.

Ryan698 Enthusiast

Ryan698

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Yes it's an insert. Well, you have to cut out the OEM insides to mount this grille. It's not a full shell and all. You'll use your OEM grille and switch the interior basically

It's a T-Rex X-Metal series grille. It's awesome! I get a bunch of compliments on it, it's sturdy, and completely changes the front end.

Looks awesome most don't seem to fit the all terrain model unfortunately...

 

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So I was toying around with the idea of a black exhaust tip and I recent found using Google that Plasti-dip works and supposedly holds up on exhaust tips. Anyone try this?

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

Mike1220

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So I was toying around with the idea of a black exhaust tip and I recent found using Google that Plasti-dip works and supposedly holds up on exhaust tips. Anyone try this?

 

It holds up. But just like when you dip anything else that gets hot (like brakes) it opens the dip up to getting dirt embedded in it over time. You'll have to get BDP from dipyourcar.com or respray it every so often.

 

I did it on mine and just re sprayed it every other week since I like it to look perfect lol.

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sti

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For those who have dipped their bow ties, how many cans do I need? Will one can of black and one of glossifier be enough to do front and back?

Asells Enthusiast

Asells

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For those who have dipped their bow ties, how many cans do I need? Will one can of black and one of glossifier be enough to do front and back?

One will be plenty
sti Enthusiast

sti

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One will be plenty

Perfect. Thanks. I am having a rhino liner sprayed in the morning and then I'm headed home to debadge and dip the bow ties.

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Sharpb

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Has anyone who dipped their bumper having trouble with it lifting around the fog light housing?

 

 

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Northern Sierra

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so I've read through this whole thread and have a couple questions as I didn't see the answers in here.

 

1)To those who have painted the GMC emblem did you spray the entire logo then just out around the red portion and peel the outside off?

 

2) If I spray my wheels to protect them from for the winter how easy does the plasti dip come off once it has been on for a while?

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Those of you that did your bumpers, did you do anything to the chrome before spraying? I'm thinking about spraying my mirror caps as well, but just wondered what needs done to the chrome

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