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Old 01-27-2013, 11:00 PM   #1
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Plasti dip fender garnish for BRZ. Satin Black

Today I decided to plastidip the fender garnish area, just the pointy part.

This was my first attempt using plastidip, and spray painting a car piece. I'd like it to have more of a glossy look, but for now I can get a general idea of what it will look like when I have it professionally done.













It was a bit time consuming to do multiple coats, but I like the looks of it!
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Old 01-27-2013, 11:11 PM   #2
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Just curious, but why not pull the insert off the car?

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Good work! Although I'm not a huge fan of the dark on dark (the arrow gets a little washed out IMO). Awesome job though.
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Old 01-28-2013, 11:29 AM   #4
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I agree with @Burrcold, it doesn't look nice. the end result looks like an unfinished job.
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I'd like to have more of a glossy finish, I think I'll take it to a professional paint shop after this one starts to crap out. Its a black/white contrast look I am doing, so it should look fine after all the pieces are put together.

I got the idea from this concept BRZ at SEMA. This one is gloss though.
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You can use the glossifier...
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You can use the glossifier...
Just looked it up, awesome! Thanks for the input.
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I think it looks fine.
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Looks good to me too, you would still have to tape it off if you pulled the garnish so no issue with doing it like he did.
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Just curious, but why not pull the insert off the car?

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The fender garnishes are held on with clips and double sided tape, so there's a chance of damaging something. Plasti Dip peels right off so if you don't like it, it comes right off with little effort.
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Great job, that looks awesome.
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looks great! thinking of doing this now!!
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Question: is the finish on the vent different than the finish on the rest of the body? In your photo I can see the metallic paint effects on the fender, but the vent looks like plain gloss white. Is it just the picture, or do they not match?
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