Swing and Miss!
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Melting Slicks
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Swing and Miss!
I pulled off my hoodliner because I decided to go with the bare look. I had read that most people remove the hoodliner and reveal and nice looking underside of the hood after cleaning it up but some find that the paint hasn't even been finished from the factory. Well, I fall into the latter category. Can't believe they would do that.
I guess I will either refurb my headliner or replace it or get the hood underside painted...
If you have customed the underside of your hood I'd love to hear your experience and advice.
I guess I will either refurb my headliner or replace it or get the hood underside painted...
If you have customed the underside of your hood I'd love to hear your experience and advice.
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You could be right but having gone through the painting of a Corvette, I can tell ya that it'd be a lot more than .50 with of paint. Granted, I had custom paint mixed but believe me, that stuff ain't cheap!
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I pulled off my hoodliner because I decided to go with the bare look. I had read that most people remove the hoodliner and reveal and nice looking underside of the hood after cleaning it up but some find that the paint hasn't even been finished from the factory. Well, I fall into the latter category. Can't believe they would do that.
I guess I will either refurb my headliner or replace it or get the hood underside painted...
If you have customed the underside of your hood I'd love to hear your experience and advice.
I guess I will either refurb my headliner or replace it or get the hood underside painted...
If you have customed the underside of your hood I'd love to hear your experience and advice.
www.hoodliners.net He's got some personal medical issues going on at the moment, but hopes to be back on track this month.
HTH
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From: Rotonda West, FL 2015 Z51 M7 3LT
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I haven't done it yet but what about doing the C5 emblem mod to the hoodliner and putting it back on? Or there's a young lady here on the forum (don't recall her id) that does fabulous murals on 'em. With associated costs I assume. But really nice work. If I find her link, I'll post
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From: Rotonda West, FL 2015 Z51 M7 3LT
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Melting Slicks
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Randy, check out:
www.hoodliners.net He's got some personal medical issues going on at the moment, but hopes to be back on track this month.
HTH
www.hoodliners.net He's got some personal medical issues going on at the moment, but hopes to be back on track this month.
HTH
Let me know when you come back to town. Maybe we can take a drive.
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Hoodliners By Paula
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440 Columbia Drive
Rockwall, TX 75032
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My car too falls into the category of having the underside of the hood painted but not to the quality of the outside portion - just blue with no clear. So I went with a painted hoodliner from Steve Ray (Airbrush Inc) a forum vendor. Steve is a very talented artist and did a great job on my hoodliner. Here's a pic:
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I was also disappointed when I removed my OEM hood liner as the paint was not finished and actually had some marks underneath.
I went with the boring alternative. Not nearly as creative as some of the other artistic hood liners, but it works for me.
I went with the boring alternative. Not nearly as creative as some of the other artistic hood liners, but it works for me.
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From: Rotonda West, FL 2015 Z51 M7 3LT
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Did you do that yourself? If you did, what paint/markers did you use? That's the way mine's going to go...
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I painted my C5 emblem on and just used arts and crafts type paint from walmart along with a set of paint brushes from the same place. it took a few hours but turned out pretty good for someone who isnt an artist IMO
personal touch. Congrats