Goodbye decals hello painted letters!
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Goodbye decals hello painted letters!
After trying most decals I finally decided painting was the best way to go.After doing my lower rear fascia last summer and it turning out pretty well.I decided I was brave enough to do the letters,
I followed the DIY that I have seen on here.That consists of taping the outside border and just painting the whole thing and taking a paper towel dampened with mineral spirits, and wrapping it around a piece of wood. Then rubbing it across so that it wipes off the excess from the raised part but doesn't touch the paint that is down in the letters.And I must say it worked perfectly.
I followed the DIY that I have seen on here.That consists of taping the outside border and just painting the whole thing and taking a paper towel dampened with mineral spirits, and wrapping it around a piece of wood. Then rubbing it across so that it wipes off the excess from the raised part but doesn't touch the paint that is down in the letters.And I must say it worked perfectly.
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I didn't actually sand,but I did try to "scruff" it up with a small piece of emery cloth but it was real hard to get down in there and I obviously didn't wanna scuff anywhere except down inside the letters so not sure how much good I did,guess time will tell.But if I have to touch it up once a yr it's no biggie I could actually do this again in about 20 minutes.My lower fascia is holding up great after a yr so I have to give a thumbs up to the Krylon Fusion paint.
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Trust me you can do this, heck I can't even paint a fence.It was really easy just make sure u dampen the paper towel and don't get it so wet that the thinner runs inside the letters.Just do a search someone did a awesome write up with step by step pictures,I seen it back last yr but just now got around to doing it.
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