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Old May 6, 2010 | 07:07 AM
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Anyone here paint there dipstick........sounds funny but serious. Want to paint my 2002 C5 dipstick to get rid of ugly yellow.....HELP

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Old May 6, 2010 | 07:39 AM
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Anyone here paint there dipstick........sounds funny but serious. Want to paint my 2002 C5 dipstick to get rid of ugly yellow.....HELP

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just take it off and spray it
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Old May 6, 2010 | 09:03 AM
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Sounds like an easy task!
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Old May 6, 2010 | 09:33 AM
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Painted mine troch red. An easy cheap mod.
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
Sounds like an easy task!
simple green to remove dirt/grease and spray it with any color you like
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Let the Rocket Science begin---paint it
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Old May 6, 2010 | 09:46 AM
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Now that's thinking with your dip stick Tony B
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They have painted dip sticks to match their caps...

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Originally Posted by mickey_7106
simple green to remove dirt/grease and spray it with any color you like
definitely need to get it really clean first so whatever paint you choose will stick.
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Spray it with KRYLON "Fusion" or use a TESTORS hobby paint stick. Either will work well...

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Painted mine red!
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Thanks to all...my main inquiry was what type of paint would adhere to dipstick....as always help has arrive...thanks


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Spray it with KRYLON "Fusion" or use a TESTORS hobby paint stick. Either will work well...

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Clean it paint it and forgive me think with your dipstick Jimmy
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Clean it paint it and forgive me think with your dipstick Jimmy
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I like the red!! But, yellow isn't ugly!!
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I like the red!! But, yellow isn't ugly!!
Ok Leno or Letterman......Vette humor is not cool...thanks again for all of your laughs!!!!!!
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I did mine last weekend. I just wiped with rubbing alcohol and sprayed with high heat BBQ paint as I already had a can laying around. Gloss black probably would have been good, but I used what I had. Nice subtle change.

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have mine chromed, from TKO
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