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Old 10-26-2008, 10:58 PM
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The weather was perfect this weekend so I decided to finally take the plunge and I was glad I did. After about 4-5 hrs of work, they turned out better than expected with very little prepping. Sorry dont have pics of the backs upload but they look the same as the front just smaller of course.

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Red duplicolor kit
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Old 10-27-2008, 08:04 AM
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Looks good Huge improvement for just a few hours work.
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ya much better
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Looks Great, any pictures from a distance ?
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Not yet I will be sure to get some after I clean the rest of her up.
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Turned out really nice.
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Those sure look nice. . . Way nicer than my solid silver spray.
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how many coats of paint? nice, real nice
Old 11-04-2008, 07:33 PM
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Good Job Those Look Nice
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looks good
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same kit I used but i didn't bother with clear. did one and couldn't tell the difference since its already really shiny. pics don't give it justice. it actually matches our oem red paint very nicely too.
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Looks awesome! What did u use for the text?
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Looks great. Same kit I used. No clear though..

Get some distance pics so we can drool on it.. haha
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Where did you happen to get the decals from? Looks like mine minus the decals.
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Looks good.
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nice job



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