WickedBlk95GSX
10+ Year Contributor
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- May 3, 2009
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Knoxville,
Tennessee
My guess is you get an e-mail tomorrow morning saying they don't have any more.
You were right. Sh!t!!
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My guess is you get an e-mail tomorrow morning saying they don't have any more.
i ordered and got the email saying they didnt have anymore, does anyone know if powdercoating these things would hold up well over time. If it does i might just take mine off, sand them down and send them in to get powder coated.
or hell even plastadipping could work
You were right. Sh!t!!
Has anybody sucessfully tried any type of reconditioning of these mouldings? The ones on my Talon have almost no black left and are mostly chrome. And chrome looks out of place on a DSM... I'd be willing to re-coat them black, but I'm wondering what would work the best?
I had considered powdercdoating, but then I've have to mail them off, have downtime, and spend more than I'd like. I'd rather find something that can be completed within a few hours of a day, as long as it looks good and holds up well.
I just did mine last month. Sanded them down to get any loose flakes off, and hit them with some primer spray. Then I used that Rubber undercoating they sell. Lots of light thin coats, and letting it dry inbetween was the key. Eventually it starts to build up and fill in the imperfections and looks like new.
I was pleased with it. I have washed the car 2 times since, and its rained a ton. I even got some wax on them and scrubbed that off. Still as good as new.
Thin coats is the key though. At first I did a thick coat, and in the hot sun of the day it would begin squishing off and not dry correctly. Thats why I used the primer and light coats. So far so good. And its rubbery.
Did they use a clearcoat as well? Or was it more of a single stage enamal paint by itself?On my old Talon I pulled them off, sanded them down, and had a body shop professionally paint them with automotive paint. They looked like new for 3 years and still looked like new when I sold it last year. Automotive finish seemed like the best option to me because good quality automotive finish is known to last a long time.