Lets start mod the rear bumper!
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Yes i have gone to several shops in my area about getting it wrapped and none of them said they can do it in one piece b/c of the vents on the bottom of the bumper. They said they would have to cut it and put another piece of vinyl in the vents which would make it have a visible line. I think having a line would make it look cheap and cheesy.
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St. Jude Donor '12
Yes i have gone to several shops in my area about getting it wrapped and none of them said they can do it in one piece b/c of the vents on the bottom of the bumper. They said they would have to cut it and put another piece of vinyl in the vents which would make it have a visible line. I think having a line would make it look cheap and cheesy.
Regardless of what I end up doing for my rear bumper, I'm just going to get that section painted black and be done with it. I've seen it on a few random C5's and it looks too damn good not to just run with it.
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Agreed, that would look bad. I'm somewhat surprised they would say that they'd have to do it that way, though. There was a company selling a vinyl overlay a couple of years back, and it was all one piece, just had cuts in the vinyl for those holes.
Regardless of what I end up doing for my rear bumper, I'm just going to get that section painted black and be done with it. I've seen it on a few random C5's and it looks too damn good not to just run with it.
Regardless of what I end up doing for my rear bumper, I'm just going to get that section painted black and be done with it. I've seen it on a few random C5's and it looks too damn good not to just run with it.
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And the plug should be finished product but as i want to modify it a little i do all mods then i probably do one more mold on that part, then i can take out as many complete modded lower ends as i want from the mold.
Its a little more work, but then i got genuine pieces in glass fiber or carbon. It´s nice to have molds on every bit of the car if i ever want to modify or if i bump in to anything.
After the rear bumper is ready, the rear fenders are next!
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The fenders is ready in design with drawings, but i post them later.. cant post my idea before i start doing it!
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Right now i use mcguire wax, but i think i go back to Sonax when i do molds.
Mcguire gives better finish but feels softer then Sonax.
My release agent is a noname.. i buy it from a local supplier and gets it in a blank bottle.. But i used another before (dont remember the name) and it was the same, i think all do the same job as long u wax´d properly before!
//J
Mcguire gives better finish but feels softer then Sonax.
My release agent is a noname.. i buy it from a local supplier and gets it in a blank bottle.. But i used another before (dont remember the name) and it was the same, i think all do the same job as long u wax´d properly before!
//J
