spent the morning carbonizing lol makes a big difference
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good effort dude freshens it up a loads.
like bez said a lil more work with the knife for a better detailed finish, but be careful with using a craft knives if it has a flat blade in it, as it will usually cause drag and could tear when you come to remove the off cut.
like bez said a lil more work with the knife for a better detailed finish, but be careful with using a craft knives if it has a flat blade in it, as it will usually cause drag and could tear when you come to remove the off cut.
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You've gone made with the stuff!! lol
As Paul says, I like the trims, but I'd have left the rest alone I think, maybe with the exception of the ashtray/gearstick surround.
As Paul says, I like the trims, but I'd have left the rest alone I think, maybe with the exception of the ashtray/gearstick surround.
damo. pay attention as i will be comparing your efforts on my car to this mate in a few weeks! :icon_thumright:
cheers for ur comments lads,iv cut out the silver trim as suggested does look far better i had 2 cover the handbrake as it was really tatty the bottons on the climate control r completly worn but i think ill just cover them in black marker i got 1300mm by 600 mm outa flea bay,yeah it is the 3m stuff m8,u wanna c the whack iv got left lol, was bored and even done my keys
[QUOTE was bored and even done my keys
lol your going to be one to watch a mate your days of boredom will be filled with doing the car up
lol your going to be one to watch a mate your days of boredom will be filled with doing the car up
cheers for ur comments lads,iv cut out the silver trim as suggested does look far better i had 2 cover the handbrake as it was really tatty the bottons on the climate control r completly worn but i think ill just cover them in black marker i got 1300mm by 600 mm outa flea bay,yeah it is the 3m stuff m8,u wanna c the whack iv got left lol, was bored and even done my keys
My climate control plus some other sections plastics were awful too. I tried marker pen but it was too shiney, the coating is almost rubberised so I looked into plastic type paint and ended up with acrylic paint that people use on airfix models etc, it's not 100% but it's pretty damn close I recommend giving it a try.
Well done on the vinyl wrapping, looks ace!
cheers 4nt think ill pick sum of that paint up m8,bowen its easy enough a hairdrier n craft knife and a plastic card 2 smooth it out iv now trimed round my silver trim and it does look far better m8
When i did mine i did the inlays, gear surround & ashtray.... took the chrome trims out of the ashtray, filled the indentation and then refitted them over the wrap .... my trim was in that bright aluminum finish but it was scratched and damaged so the carbon really brought it up to date and is a massive improvment.... the wife thinks it's factory parts lol
Does the chrome ashtray trims just pop off or is it a Dremel job?
Fancy doing mine at some point so just wanted to be sure on everything before I wreck anything before I even started. :icon_thumright:
Fancy doing mine at some point so just wanted to be sure on everything before I wreck anything before I even started. :icon_thumright:
