'98 Pace car repaint/decals
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Melting Slicks
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From: Chilliwack B.C.
'98 Pace car repaint/decals
I bought a '98 PC in January. Follow along in a pictorial from how it looked when I bought it to how it sits today!
Bought first week of January - mural on the bottom sides & decals on the rear and a fishy decal on the side!
The first thing I did was remove the side fishy decal and rear eagle decal. Came off easy with a hair dryer. I was concerned that the side graphics under the fishy decal were torn & the fishy dude was there to cover it. But all was well!
I wasn't to keen on the mural and got a painter friend-of-a-friend to paint over it. It's a shame because it really is a work of art - just does not go with the PC theme!
Had a two month wait to get to him but finally got the car back two days ago. He painted over the mural, blended the paint 1/2 way up the fender, cleared the entire fender and repainted the front bumper. He also told me that the front bumper has been repainted 5 times! I have a bra for it but I leaning to get the 3M clear wrap instead.
I was able to get the remaining decals put on today. So here is how it looks today.
The last thing I'll be doing on the outside is replacing the tires. The front ones are slightly out-of-round and the rear ones are 245-18 (so the rim sticks out past the tire). I'm going to swap these tires onto the original yellow wagon wheels so I have on option of how to show it. I'm really not liking the yellow wheels so I have a feeling I'll just bring one of them to shows and display it in the trunk!
Bought first week of January - mural on the bottom sides & decals on the rear and a fishy decal on the side!
The first thing I did was remove the side fishy decal and rear eagle decal. Came off easy with a hair dryer. I was concerned that the side graphics under the fishy decal were torn & the fishy dude was there to cover it. But all was well!
I wasn't to keen on the mural and got a painter friend-of-a-friend to paint over it. It's a shame because it really is a work of art - just does not go with the PC theme!
Had a two month wait to get to him but finally got the car back two days ago. He painted over the mural, blended the paint 1/2 way up the fender, cleared the entire fender and repainted the front bumper. He also told me that the front bumper has been repainted 5 times! I have a bra for it but I leaning to get the 3M clear wrap instead.
I was able to get the remaining decals put on today. So here is how it looks today.
The last thing I'll be doing on the outside is replacing the tires. The front ones are slightly out-of-round and the rear ones are 245-18 (so the rim sticks out past the tire). I'm going to swap these tires onto the original yellow wagon wheels so I have on option of how to show it. I'm really not liking the yellow wheels so I have a feeling I'll just bring one of them to shows and display it in the trunk!
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Car looks so much better with the non-factory decals removed. Great looking pace car you have.
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looks much better. i agree the mural was some good quality work, but unfortunately had to go. not a big fan of the yellow wheels, but it sort of goes with the car. maybe in the future you could find a different wheel you like better in yellow? that could sort of complete the pace car look again.
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looks much better. i agree the mural was some good quality work, but unfortunately had to go. not a big fan of the yellow wheels, but it sort of goes with the car. maybe in the future you could find a different wheel you like better in yellow? that could sort of complete the pace car look again.
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I think you could / should customize the yellow wheels to break up the yellow with the other colors on the car. There have been some wagon wheel modifications that you could adapt to the yellow wheels and make it look good.
