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Mar 18, 2013 | 04:46 AM

#261

Gforce!

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From: Independence and Lexington, KY (depends on the time of year)

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Originally Posted by jeepchief

I did all this sometime in October/November, Just noticed I never posted on this thread.

the girlfriend did the interior pieces on her Nitro

I did the R/T stripes, wheels and badges on her Nitro

Did the chrome grill slots and side (fake) vents

the fun part....

Blaze Blue

Plasti-Dip Smoke

Grill and Hood

Did my mom's tracker for a bday present

BEFORE....

AFTER...

BEFORE...

AFTER.

Looks brand new..haha

I will be doing a lot more when the weather gets nicer!!

How's it holding up on the muffler? I was considering doing mine, but I thought the heat would make it come off

Mar 18, 2013 | 07:08 AM

#262

justanothermoparman

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From: salt lake city, utah

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Originally Posted by Gforce!

How's it holding up on the muffler? I was considering doing mine, but I thought the heat would make it come off

I don't think he did the muffler, he did the diff cover and the shocks though.

Mar 18, 2013 | 03:09 PM

#263

jeepchief

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From: Omaha, NE

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Originally Posted by justanothermoparman

I don't think he did the muffler, he did the diff cover and the shocks though.

Correct...I didn't do the muffler. I painted that a while back w/ reg spray paint and the heat burnt it off. I will be doing the muffler with a high-temp paint. PlastiDip is supposed to hold up to 318 degrees I believe. Not sure how hot a muffler gets but I know it can't be hotter than an engine gets. I might test it out this spring/summer

negative on the write-up. I just eyeballed it as I taped off. I didn't measure anything, it was a quick job. If it was permanent I would've been more particular about it.

Mar 24, 2013 | 04:50 PM

#264

John410

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From: Boston, MA

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Originally Posted by Jstwhln

"Plasti dip testing" is a good name for this thread! I tested red for the vent bezels, cause my highlight color on my jeep is going to be red, but I changed my mind it was too much. So I went with color matched bezels. I like this better.

How'd you get those vents out, I was thinking about doing mine but I can't figure how to get them off.

Mar 24, 2013 | 05:10 PM

#265

RavenZ33

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From: Pittsburgh, PA

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Originally Posted by John410

How'd you get those vents out, I was thinking about doing mine but I can't figure how to get them off.

If you look on the inside of the vents you will see a notched out section, line that up at roughly the 1 o clock position and use a small screwdriver to stick in the small hole. Once pushed in just turn the entire vent ring counter clockwise, remove screwdriver and the vent will come out. Good luck

Mar 27, 2013 | 11:18 AM

#266

Jeepinxj

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Joined: Feb 2013

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From: Abingdon, MD

plasti dopped hinge question

Question for those who plasti dipped your hinges. Is there anything special you need to do at the pivot points of the hinge. Do I need to cut the plasti dip with a razor before opening the doors?