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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 12:52 PM
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i used plasti dip to black out all the chrome and used a white sticker for the badge. i think it came out nice
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 01:05 PM
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Much better.
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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 08:20 AM
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i approve.
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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 09:59 AM
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Now paint your side mirrors black.
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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 08:24 PM
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So who is gonna be the first one to paint there whole car in plasti dip lol
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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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Psh, plastidip the whole car. Go big or don't go at all.
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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Looks great!
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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 12:55 AM
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Pretty sure I saw a pic on another site where a guy painted his roof with plasti-dip. If I wasn't so lazy I'd go look for it!!
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I love it,.....
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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 06:13 AM
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yeah i hate the cheap lookin chrome they have on all these new cars, looks way better man, nice work
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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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i like it
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 11:00 AM
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thanks guys my plan since i purchased the car was to paint all the chrome pieces black and im almost done all thats left is the V8 and the GXP decals

impss07 i think i stumbled across it awhile back but no pictures :'( and thats something i always wanted to do i was thinking about doing it with vinyl.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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Done all that.

You gonna do the interior rings, too?

I have 4 GXP badges that are all black, need overlays.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by TheJPGXP
Done all that.

You gonna do the interior rings, too?

I have 4 GXP badges that are all black, need overlays.
maybe, but the first thing ima do with the interior is get the headliner and pillars black (fabric dye?). I like to do things a few weeks apart so i can appreciate it more loll
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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Nice. I was gonna do mine red , then decided I like them better out.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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Did you disassemble or paint on the car?
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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I popped mine out, it's very easy. Take one of the headlights out, and push the grille closest from behind, then using the space from the grille that just came out, push the other out. The chrome ring comes right off, as well.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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i pulled from the top where one of the clips is located and it popped out. I couldnt figure out how to get the pontiac symbol off so i taped it then sprayed it.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:12 PM
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The Pontiac is taped down and recessed.
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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looks good!
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