redstriker Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Thanks, Old Man, you're right! Just finished it. PlastiDip is awesome!! Definitely gonna do the door trim pieces next. I PlastiDip mine last month, and I love it. http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x51/redstriker09/Car%20mods/IMG_20111231_153201.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x51/redstriker09/Car%20mods/IMG_20111231_153409.jpg Next is to blackout the lights via irsvlo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13FLGT Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I PlastiDip mine last month, and I love it. http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x51/redstriker09/Car%20mods/IMG_20111231_153201.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x51/redstriker09/Car%20mods/IMG_20111231_153409.jpg Next is to blackout the lights via irsvlo I have been pming that dude on my lights, I havent gotten a reply yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL21376 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I PlastiDip mine last month, and I love it. Next is to blackout the lights via irsvlo We have the same car, with the same blacked out trim But I don't have a front license plate. Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faded-a-fool Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I have been pming that dude on my lights, I havent gotten a reply yet. He's a busy man that travels alot. He will reply and always does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13FLGT Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 He's a busy man that travels alot. He will reply and always does. sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriker Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 We have the same car, with the same blacked out trim But I don't have a front license plate. Looks good The law is sketchy about that in Texas. If anything, I'm going to get the grimspeed plate bracket that mounts into the tow hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosthated Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I have no plate either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL21376 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 The law is sketchy about that in Texas. If anything, I'm going to get the grimspeed plate bracket that mounts into the tow hook. @ sketchy We only get one plate, so nothing sketchy here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus_F Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I PlastiDip mine last month, and I love it. http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x51/redstriker09/Car%20mods/IMG_20111231_153201.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x51/redstriker09/Car%20mods/IMG_20111231_153409.jpg Next is to blackout the lights via irsvlo Did you take the chrome side strips off to do that? If so - how difficult is it to get them off? Not so sure I want to spray paint with them on the car..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosthated Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 yep idrvslo and ur ride will be awsome. other than that good looking grill work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slider Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Did you take the chrome side strips off to do that? If so - how difficult is it to get them off? Not so sure I want to spray paint with them on the car..... I did the same thing, but with them on the car. I wish I would have taken them off. You can't really get a good coat by taping off the car because some of the trim is under the rubber seals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL21376 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I took the trim off and it came out great. Instructions here: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/plans-replacing-painting-chrome-trim-around-windowsi-134959p7.html?highlight=windows page 7, about half way down the page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriker Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I did it with mine on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faded-a-fool Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I took the trim off and it came out great. Instructions here: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/plans-replacing-painting-chrome-trim-around-windowsi-134959p7.html?highlight=windows page 7, about half way down the page This will take some time....at least 2-3 hours including drying time. Move slowly and be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL21376 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 This will take some time....at least 2-3 hours including drying time. Move slowly and be careful. Yeah, there is no "easy" way to do this. Taping it would take just as long. Taking the trim off lets you get 100% coverage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTone Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 The law is sketchy about that in Texas. If anything, I'm going to get the grimspeed plate bracket that mounts into the tow hook. I like ours a lot. Plenty of flexibility in mounting positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchd Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 i did all the trim in 3m matte black vinyl he is what it looks like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faded-a-fool Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 i did all the trim in 3m matte black vinyl he is what it looks like You got good coverage on the lower window trims? I had a shop use vinyl but could not get good coverage on the lower trim. Some slivers of chrome were showing. The shop could not get the vinyl to lineup perfectly against the rubber. So, I removed the vinyl and plastidip'd it. Maybe I need to find a better shop to wrap the trim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchd Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I can get some pic of it when the weather clears here its snow/rain in my area but i can say i do not have any chrome showing issues. the took the weather trim off the car and wrapped it. I dont know if that helps at all but im happy with how it turned out. I know the owner of the shop so we did it on a night it was slow and it took about an hour and a half to do the entire car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_alaska Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I love the idea of getting rid of the chrome, looks much better!! When plasti-dipping the front bumper, did you have to mask off the emblem or does it pop off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriker Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I love the idea of getting rid of the chrome, looks much better!! When plasti-dipping the front bumper, did you have to mask off the emblem or does it pop off? Mask it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealtorBob Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Always remember the "Modder's Code". If it came with the car, Remove It. If it didn't come with the car, Add It. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_alaska Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Mask it. Thanks, but I don't know how to mask off an elliptical shape. Do you use tape? What do you use to cut away the masking material without scratching the emblem? I'm a total noob at this haha, and I appreciate the help. Thanks, -Ben P.S. Sorry for reviving this old thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL21376 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Thanks, but I don't know how to mask off an elliptical shape. Do you use tape? What do you use to cut away the masking material without scratching the emblem? I'm a total noob at this haha, and I appreciate the help. Thanks, -Ben P.S. Sorry for reviving this old thread It's been awhile since I did this, but I think the outer ring and inner wing come apart, so you don't do anything with the Subaru emblem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurlyOldManMN Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 It's been awhile since I did this, but I think the outer ring and inner wing come apart, so you don't do anything with the Subaru emblem. Correct. You only have to worry about masking the emblem if you want to black out the chrome on the emblem surround. Otherwise masking shouldn't be that hard. Just cover the whole damn thing in tape and go at it with a utility knife. The emblem is inset pretty deep, you shouldn't have any problems finding the outer groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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