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DONE!!! WHEW!
This is what it looked liike when I opened the hood:
So I started taking the little screwies out:
It was out:
This is what I used to do the job:
Cleaned the hood liner first cause it was dirty as hell:
After a few coats of paint:
Used a tool to better outline the letters by pressing around them:
My awesome gf working on it... she took art classes
Letting everything dry:
Done:
Done 2:
What do you think??? It looks better in person :clap: :headbang:
This is what it looked liike when I opened the hood:
So I started taking the little screwies out:
It was out:
This is what I used to do the job:
Cleaned the hood liner first cause it was dirty as hell:
After a few coats of paint:
Used a tool to better outline the letters by pressing around them:
My awesome gf working on it... she took art classes
Letting everything dry:
Done:
Done 2:
What do you think??? It looks better in person :clap: :headbang:
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IxL4
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Looks good, great idea with the pressing out the outline!
Mine took 4 coats... and still could see some water damage, but hell, another few coats, outline the letters... paint a little here and there, thanks!
I drove mine in rain with flaps open, like they say aboe. The tabs should pop right open, tuck them underneath. I took the whole vent assembly off the hood. They should pop right out. I placed the liner back in place and then through the open ven holes, traced an outline with the hood closed.
Make sure to staple the edges where you cut to keep them together. Pick up some flex tubing to line and it'll look killer!
Good luck!
Mine took 4 coats... and still could see some water damage, but hell, another few coats, outline the letters... paint a little here and there, thanks!
I drove mine in rain with flaps open, like they say aboe. The tabs should pop right open, tuck them underneath. I took the whole vent assembly off the hood. They should pop right out. I placed the liner back in place and then through the open ven holes, traced an outline with the hood closed.
Make sure to staple the edges where you cut to keep them together. Pick up some flex tubing to line and it'll look killer!
Good luck!
Nice work!!
I can't believe that is the same liner that came out of the car.
The lettering looks great.
The Velcro trick works good to hold the vents open. Just make sure the contact areas are very clean. Any oil or dirt and they will not stick well. You don't need much either. A few small spots will do nicely.
Dan
I can't believe that is the same liner that came out of the car.
The lettering looks great.
The Velcro trick works good to hold the vents open. Just make sure the contact areas are very clean. Any oil or dirt and they will not stick well. You don't need much either. A few small spots will do nicely.
Dan
I like that job, it looks real nice. I took mine off thinking it would look like some others I've seen but the paint job under my blanket sucks and also when I got caught in the rain the underside of my hood got real dirty and I don't like NOT having one, I see now it soaked up a lot of water as well as retained soap rings from the car wash after a while, like I don't remember seeing them the first year, but definately after that it got progressively worse.
I'd like to copy you but with a brand new one since I threw mine away, but I wonder if it will absorb water and stain after it's painted?
Hey...how about painting it silver and then do the letters black? I bet that looks cleaner and pretty much matches? Definately hides water spots eh?
As far as the having the slots open and dripping down on the engine area, without mine closed it's much worse, I mean I spray my car at least twice a week and before I removed them my engine was much cleaner....I keep my entire engine area spotless and BRAND NEW looking with a simple hosing every couple of weeks, so I'm not going to open my vents for next year.
Silver w/black letters? I think I'm gonna try that. But then again, the black/w silver looks much cooler. Maybe I could get it plastic coated? Shoot it with a ton of clear coat? Who knows. Somehow I think being painted would prevent the soaking in of soap film and it then allow it to wash off better.
I'd like to copy you but with a brand new one since I threw mine away, but I wonder if it will absorb water and stain after it's painted?
Hey...how about painting it silver and then do the letters black? I bet that looks cleaner and pretty much matches? Definately hides water spots eh?
As far as the having the slots open and dripping down on the engine area, without mine closed it's much worse, I mean I spray my car at least twice a week and before I removed them my engine was much cleaner....I keep my entire engine area spotless and BRAND NEW looking with a simple hosing every couple of weeks, so I'm not going to open my vents for next year.
Silver w/black letters? I think I'm gonna try that. But then again, the black/w silver looks much cooler. Maybe I could get it plastic coated? Shoot it with a ton of clear coat? Who knows. Somehow I think being painted would prevent the soaking in of soap film and it then allow it to wash off better.
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