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Offline vag12

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Gloss black grill DIY
« on: April 20, 2013, 03:19:50 pm »
Has anyone done this yet to their car yet? What would be needed for a DIY job I want that shiny look on it

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2013, 07:44:19 pm »
Seen one done with gloss vinyl and it looked pretty good! Plus point is it comes off at a later date if you fancy a change  :happy2:

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2013, 10:25:35 pm »
Vinyl wrap or spraying.

I would go for Vinyl wrap tbh.

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2013, 10:39:31 pm »
What he said^^^^^^^ vinyl  wrap it . :)
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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2013, 02:22:38 pm »
Vinyl wrap or spraying.

I would go for Vinyl wrap tbh.

Do you know what sort of spray I need to get for it? Seems like the easier option have not wrapped anything before

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2013, 08:52:54 pm »
When I say spraying, I mean having it sprayed at a paintshop.

You can Plastidip it...?  :happy2:

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2013, 09:55:50 pm »
Wrapping Is super easy aslong as you use the good stuff, I just carbon wrapped mine and I'm usually rubbish at things like this but it came out awesome
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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2013, 09:58:08 pm »
Pics please  :happy2:

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2013, 10:02:33 pm »
This is how mine came out...




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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2013, 11:09:24 pm »
That looks awesome did you rap it your self?

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2013, 11:31:57 pm »
Yup. I used the 3M glossy di-noc. Quite easy to do, just gotta be patient and use heat. I used my missus hair dryer, and had a bowl of water so I didn't keep burning my fingers! Be careful not to heat the same section for too long on high heat otherwise you'll end up burning the plastic (it'll start to feel stiff and brittle)

As long as its nice and tight it'll look good. The di-noc is pretty forgiving and is designed so that bubbles are easy to get rid of.

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2013, 07:14:34 am »
How easy does the 3m come off, if you change your mind?!

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2013, 08:12:46 am »
comes off easy, just heat it up and it will peel off

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2013, 01:34:00 pm »
This is how mine came out...




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I was skeptical but after seeing that I actually like it.

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Re: Gloss black grill DIY
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2013, 01:52:44 pm »
Wrap or plastidip...  :happy2: