swoosh

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^^^

Buda

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Thanks guys!

Unfortunately the big mod is not happening this year. I have a friend with stage 4 cancer that needed help with paying some bills so my money went there instead of towards the mod.

swoosh

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Good luck to your friend bro....Hope he fights the cancer off !!!

McCollins23

Sean, you are a Class Act!

Hope everything is good in the long run!

opboarding

Great videos man. I am seriously considering getting some clear enamel this weekend to make my wheels and grille glossy.

Buda

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Hey all, I got my wheels done. There are more pics in my thread here: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...6#post14155596

swoosh

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Good great Sean....cant wait to see it in person....

how you feeling now?

Buda

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Thanks Anil, I'm feeling better. The pneumonia really knocked me on my ass. I'm working one more day from home and then I'll be back in the office tomorrow.

swoosh

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Perfect....so will get to see your car tomorrow....

you need to add some blue in your headlights

Steven Bell

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Looks beautiful, Sean. I'm glad you're feeling better. I like Anil's idea about blue in the headlights-maybe the rings!


Let's open those babies up!!!!!

Buda

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While blue would be cool to add in the headlights I'm not sure I want to open them up yet again. I'd rather find a different set to work with and start from scratch.

swoosh

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wanna switch

Buda

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Ran into a slight problem on finishing up the wet sanding test on the Rust-Oleum. Let's just say it didn't like having painters tape on it.

I did go ahead and do the peel test on the aluminum piece I've been working with. The results are quite interesting.

http://youtu.be/UHOnmS98SOA

A SiQ TL

The problem with peeling the top Rustoleum area might be due to the Goo Gone and Xylene that you used on it.

LockDots

or if it wasn't fully cured. Rustoleum although it may feel dry to the touch takes a long time to cure.

OP, did you use a heatgun on the rustoleum painted portion? If not, how long did you wait after painting before you applied tape to it?

Buda

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I only used the products on the center portion to test it and not the entire area of the enamel. They did not impact the peel test as I never even made it to the area I used the product on. Also I didn't let the product set on there as I was rubbing it in to get the adhesive off. When it wasn't working I rinsed off the product immediately.

No heat gun was used and the Rust-Oleum set between 1 and 2 weeks before the tape was applied. It's possible that the stronger adhesive on the green frog tape caused the problem as I didn't see the same problem with the blue painters tape. It is also possible that the 1+ weeks of cure time wasn't enough.

However when I did the video the Rust-Oleum had been on that area for over 1 month and I even had problems with the black only section that was 4 months old coming off.

The products I used to try to remove the adhesive didn't impact the peel test and the enamel had cured for over a month before doing this test (products were used right before the video was shot). It was fully cured by then and the peel results are consistent with every single other test I've done with the Rust-Oleum. I still recommendation using Krylon Fusion Clear for plastics due to ease of use/removal. However no matter which product is used, the video did show that heavier applications of PlastiDip (a lot more coats than 5) does greatly help the removal process.

I do appreciate the questions both of you had as they are very valid and it's good to ensure that I didn't make any mistakes.

Buda

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Not car related, but is plastidip related so though I'd share.

I have a green house so I though red lights would be great. Not just any lights though, they had to be plastidipped. I looked outside and the outdoor lights on either side of the garage looked in need of some dip. I'm thinking of pulling the dip off the smaller glass sections and spraying it blaze green. I don't have much left but may just have enough to do the small glass sections.

Ready to dip


First coat


Three coats - a little black still shows through and I really like it that way.


Night shot!

swoosh

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you have become a certified Plastic dip whore

btw saw your car at work and am loving the rims....any change we can do my rims before winter

Buda

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I put the green on the smaller glass pieces. It looks really good! Also I dipped the porch light too.

Steven Bell

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Very creative Sean! Well, done, young squire.

Buda

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If there are more warm days maybe and depends what you want done.

swoosh

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^^^ just dip em black...no blue pin stripe/etc....

G290

I have a silver TLN as well and love the way yours says Acura on the bumper in black!