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reviving an old topic :action-smiley-069:

decided to give the plastidip thingy a go today, did my front grille and rear diffuser. The grille turned out okay..got a few small run spots if you look close but from far it looks good imo. I did 4 layers on each with 1 can which was almost empty when i finished. The diffuser didn't turn out as good as i wanted it to be but being first time i think it was okay...will learn from my mistakes i guess. Anyway pictures say more than words, here's a few pics i took along the process (only took a few as i was racing against daylight to get it finished.

Grille (was a bitch to take off lol..)

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after

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Diffuser

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i was bit paranoid about overspray...hence the ridiculous amount of paper lol

after....i ran out of sunlight :down:

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took me about 2 hours ish, that was including washing the car and prep work :happy:

reviving an old topic :action-smiley-069:

decided to give the plastidip thingy a go today, did my front grille and rear diffuser. The grille turned out okay..got a few small run spots if you look close but from far it looks good imo. I did 4 layers on each with 1 can which was almost empty when i finished. The diffuser didn't turn out as good as i wanted it to be but being first time i think it was okay...will learn from my mistakes i guess. Anyway pictures say more than words, here's a few pics i took along the process (only took a few as i was racing against daylight to get it finished.

Grille (was a bitch to take off lol..)

image-3.jpg

after

image-10.jpg

Diffuser

image-4.jpg

i was bit paranoid about overspray...hence the ridiculous amount of paper lol

after....i ran out of sunlight :down:

dd94bc92-8da8-4ac4-98e1-c0a8075156dd-1.j

took me about 2 hours ish, that was including washing the car and prep work :happy:

Looks good.. :) Why do you think diffuser didnt come out good? I was thinking of doing the same so any tips would be handy.

Cheers

When you peel off the masking around the edges the dip tends to stick and wants to come off with it. I was being pretty careful but still left a few tiny spots on the edges. After some reading I found out you can either spray the coats on fairly quickly, don't allow it to dry and peel off the masking while its still wet, that way you get a smooth clean edge. Or, you can use a razor blade and cut alone the edges where it bonds to the tape and take it off that way, hope this helps. =)

When you peel off the masking around the edges the dip tends to stick and wants to come off with it. I was being pretty careful but still left a few tiny spots on the edges. After some reading I found out you can either spray the coats on fairly quickly, don't allow it to dry and peel off the masking while its still wet, that way you get a smooth clean edge. Or, you can use a razor blade and cut alone the edges where it bonds to the tape and take it off that way, hope this helps. =)

Thanks mate, I ll see how I go.. :)

^^^^

Chucked all that stuff on and removed the bottom resonater from the air box too.

Surprised at how much induction noise for a stock setup now :)

How do you take out the bottom resonater from the air box? Does it just come out or did you have to cut it off?

By the way are you referring to the part in this photo or is it at the bottom of the air box?

Thanks Locky.

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Cleaned the throttle bodies of my 370GT this weekend, as I was experiencing idling issues (sometimes the car would stall...)

Bit of a pain to do if you can't remove your strutbar, but it makes a world of difference.

Mine was covered in black grime, and now its nice and golden..

mods i have done from then to now

Coilovers

19x11+15 varrstoen 1.1.2 (please don't hate on wheel caps came with the wheels :P)

JDM Double din stereo kit

Custom Y Pipe back exhuast system

Roof Spoiler

Hey Sarl,

Where did you get the varrstoen from? and what coilovers do you have? Did you have to roll your guards/ fenders with the setup?

Thanks

Hey Sarl,

Where did you get the varrstoen from? and what coilovers do you have? Did you have to roll your guards/ fenders with the setup?

Thanks

i traded my old wheels for them on gumtree, but ebay has a varrstoen seller which seems legit.

had some basic coilover i found on this page but might upgraded later on to bc's

all i needed to do was rolled the guards and had to shave a bit or my rear bumper lip inside and also camber

hope that helped rawzz

Bought a Greddy emanage ultimate with boost sensor, loom and laptop with software for the VQ25DET swap in my sedan.

Also bought a rare-ish woodgrain MOMO optioned steering wheel.

Did UpRev tune yesterday. Not too bad I think :)

Nice, workshop and details?

Pity the run rate is different on the runs. The curves aren't really comparable. How does it drive?

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