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TONYpepperon1 · 01-14-2014, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ucsmfu

haven't had time to finish painting since it's been raining almost everyday.

I didn't use plasti dip. I used duplicolor

Is duplicolor more of a permanent solution as compared to plastidip?

Andrew025 · 01-14-2014, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TONYpepperon1

Is duplicolor more of a permanent solution as compared to plastidip?

Yes, it's paint.

uEih · 01-25-2014, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ucsmfu

haven't had time to finish painting since it's been raining almost everyday.

I didn't use plasti dip. I used duplicolor

It looks good, I need to paint my lip.. What was the process? Sand, alcohol, primer, paint? Or did you skip primer?

ucsmfu · 01-25-2014, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by uEih

It looks good, I need to paint my lip.. What was the process? Sand, alcohol, primer, paint? Or did you skip primer?

just alcohol and paint, haha

uEih · 01-25-2014, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ucsmfu

just alcohol and paint, haha

Cool glad you said that because that's all I wanted to do haha. Actually I might sand it a bit since there are some weird imperfections on a corner of the lip. You got the matte black? Is there a light sheen to it? I want to get it close to the OEM STi one as possible and apparently that one is painted semi-gloss but most semi-gloss I see are too glossy.

cslntuee · 01-25-2014, 11:37 AM

HI,

I am still debating getting the PU one or the ABS one.
The price are the same.
Ex. ABS
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-14-Subaru...bff03e&vxp=mtr

PU
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-SUBARU-...b7aef4&vxp=mtr

Any comment or suggestions related to how you make your decision?

Thanks a lot.

Andrew025 · 01-25-2014, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by cslntuee

HI,

I am still debating getting the PU one or the ABS one.
The price are the same.
Ex. ABS
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-14-Subaru...bff03e&vxp=mtr

PU
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-SUBARU-...b7aef4&vxp=mtr

Any comment or suggestions related to how you make your decision?

Thanks a lot.

ABS will be less likely to recover from damage like the PU. Like if you pull up to far in a parking spot, the PU will just flex. The ABS would be more prone to cracking depending on how hard you come up on the curb.
Both will more than likely be destroyed with any significant impact to the bumper (my PU lip broke from hitting some dirt in a ditch).
FWIW I have the ABS version on my car now...

sirsol66 · 01-25-2014, 11:57 AM

Anybody with additional photos of the skirts on any color other than WRB? I'm very curious to see it on white, red, or (if the stars align) Hot Lava.

cslntuee · 01-25-2014, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew025

ABS will be less likely to recover from damage like the PU. Like if you pull up to far in a parking spot, the PU will just flex. The ABS would be more prone to cracking depending on how hard you come up on the curb.
Both will more than likely be destroyed with any significant impact to the bumper (my PU lip broke from hitting some dirt in a ditch).
FWIW I have the ABS version on my car now...

Why you are not choosing the PU one this time?
Thanks again.

Andrew025 · 01-25-2014, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cslntuee

Why you are not choosing the PU one this time?
Thanks again.

No real reason actually

tbertran · 01-25-2014, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew025

Have you considered painting the skirts/lip white/SWP?
Would probably be a hassle to try and keep the lip clean but I'm only considering the skirts right now (matching my SWP)...
Would sand/prime/paint even work with this type of material?

uEih · 01-25-2014, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cslntuee

Why you are not choosing the PU one this time?
Thanks again.

I think ABS was available first and PU only recently popped up. I ordered a PU one a week ago and going to paint it today and install tomorrow.

cslntuee · 01-25-2014, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by uEih

I think ABS was available first and PU only recently popped up. I ordered a PU one a week ago and going to paint it today and install tomorrow.

HI,

I saw some bad review related to the PU one.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...8&postcount=28

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...6&postcount=33

Could you comment on the quality that you get (PU one)?

Thanks.

cslntuee · 01-25-2014, 08:48 PM

HI,

Any people plan or know which suitable rubber to add on for additional
protection, if I bought the ABS one?

I saw the STI genuine from lip has this design as below.

Thanks.

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cslntuee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Lexington MA Posts: 962 Thanks: 604 Thanked 103 Times in 79 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s)	HI, I am still debating getting the PU one or the ABS one. The price are the same. Ex. ABS http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-14-Subaru...bff03e&vxp=mtr PU http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-SUBARU-...b7aef4&vxp=mtr Any comment or suggestions related to how you make your decision? Thanks a lot.

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