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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 10:03 AM
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 01:00 PM
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ima plastic dip mah cack black
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 02:03 PM
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Why did u not take the emblems off and do it? Wouldn't it be easier that way?
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 04:17 PM
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 04:52 PM
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I washed the Z and cleaned the interior. Also added moar scented trees.
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by taywan
Why did u not take the emblems off and do it? Wouldn't it be easier that way?
you don't need to take emblems off, plastidip is safe for the paint and just peels right off when u done!!. It took 5 mins to do the tape job and then the rest was cake. Today I dipped my front emblem and grille. Came out cool check it....(went crazy on the tape lol)







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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 07:21 PM
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Buff those headlights next! And what's wrong with the bumper fitment? Looks good though.
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyvq
Buff those headlights next! And what's wrong with the bumper fitment? Looks good though.
lol yes my headlights definitely need some major love and my bumper got tore up backing out of a parking Now I park reverse all the time. Any product suggestions for the headlights?
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 07:29 PM
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do you not know how to back out of a parking spot?
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 07:30 PM
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lol
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
do you not know how to back out of a parking spot?
Yes I know how to pull out of a spot smart guy! The problem was my bumper got stuck under the curb in the parking spot so when I pulled out the bumper got tore up. Working on replacing, but meantime some plastidip will do.
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 08:14 PM
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Roll bar installed again, dash cut for the cruise control switches and a few other small things done.
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 10:21 PM
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[QUOTE=dandiggz;10029411]you don't need to take emblems off, plastidip is safe for the paint and just peels right off when u done!!. It took 5 mins to do the tape job and then the rest was cake. Today I dipped my front emblem and grille. Came out cool check it....(went crazy on the tape lol)


you also dont need to mask off your entire car when plasti dipping the emblems
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by dandiggz
Yes I know how to pull out of a spot smart guy! The problem was my bumper got stuck under the curb in the parking spot so when I pulled out the bumper got tore up. Working on replacing, but meantime some plastidip will do.
Reverse park
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 10:46 PM
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put additive in the gas tank and changed the old air filter to a k&n filter, and filled tires to recommended pressure. cleaned it with FW1
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 02:22 AM
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Dandizz--I wasn't being a smartass, I was just curious.

I re-cleared my waterfall and washed it for the weekend. So I have color matched door handles, fresh fender, and waterfall back to normal from the break-in. Hella fresh again

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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by dandiggz
lol yes my headlights definitely need some major love and my bumper got tore up backing out of a parking Now I park reverse all the time. Any product suggestions for the headlights?
Toothpaste. The actual gritty paste works great. Not the gel stuff. I polish mine up once a month. After the toothpaste I used a paint polishing compound to really make it shine and follow that up with some wax to protect it.
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by zswickliffe
Toothpaste. The actual gritty paste works great. Not the gel stuff. I polish mine up once a month. After the toothpaste I used a paint polishing compound to really make it shine and follow that up with some wax to protect it.
Zachary, you're gonna have totell us the product names you use and how it's done. I've never heard of anyone using toothpaste. Seems too abrasive.
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 05:42 AM
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This is what I use - 3 step process takes less than 10 minutes and lasts a long time.

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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 05:47 AM
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Pro-Health! It's ze best!
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