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1 hour ago, Waterfowler41 said:

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I used the same paint to paint my chrome grill inserts. Should hold me over until I have a better idea of what to do with my grill.

What is your bumper coated with?

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Mine is over the sanded chrome.  Done it several times.  Prep is key.  Alot of sanding to get all the chrome scuffed good for primer.

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Lower toe hook plastic coated. Vinyl coming tomorrow. 

 

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Overall I’m a 7/10 happy. Vinyl is so much harder than it looks. By the time I got to the other side I had figured it out. But man... it ain’t that easy. Probably need to re do the front bumper. Hopefully the back goes better. Paint on the chrome grill surround already chipped a little bit when re installed the upper plastic bumper cover. Either going to touch that up I go a different route. 

 

Loving the all black though 

 

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Extremely happy with this side view mirror cap I just wrapped. A lot of respect for guys who wrap well. It takes a lot of practice to make it really look good but I’m getting it now.

 

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