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Wrapped Trim in Matte Black
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06-02-2012, 08:01 PM | #1 |
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Wrapped Trim in Matte Black
Came out pretty nice. Much easier to do than I thought. Here's a few before and after pics:
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06-02-2012, 08:17 PM | #2 |
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06-02-2012, 08:28 PM | #3 |
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I'm going to do the same thing to my car. Was it hard to get the vinyl under the mirrors? Did you have to pull the trim out a bit to get the vinyl to stick good on to the trim? Any tips would be great. Thanks and it looks great!!
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06-02-2012, 08:46 PM | #4 |
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Thanks. Yes, the toughest part was under the mirrors; took a few tries. I didn't have to pull the trim out at all. I used a plastic squeegee that I bought with the vinyl and used it to tuck the vinyl under the trim. A credit card would work too. Make sure you clean the trim good. I used dish washing liquid first, then wiped the trim down with some alcohol. A heat gun would help. I couldn't stretch the vinyl around the sharp curve in the back and ended up using two pieces with a seam instead on a single piece all the way around. Make sure you have an X-acto knife with a few extra blades. The attached directions came in helpful. Good luck.
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06-03-2012, 12:08 AM | #7 |
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Looks great. I have the matte black on my trim as well.
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06-03-2012, 11:08 AM | #9 |
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Looks great! Good job.
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06-04-2012, 09:21 AM | #10 |
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Def looks better - I might try this as I am not totally satisfied with my plastidip job on the window trim - thanks for posting!
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06-05-2012, 06:31 PM | #14 |
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3" x 30'. I used just about all of it. Did each door trim twice. A tip is to save some by slicing it up the middle (1 1/2" wide) when doing the door trim. You don't need 3" wide for those pieces. But, yes, you'll likely use almost all of it.
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