"cuts_off_prius" (cutsoffprius)
09/11/2015 at 20:33 • Filed to: SHITTY DIY
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"cuts_off_prius" (cutsoffprius)
09/11/2015 at 20:33 • Filed to: SHITTY DIY | 0
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I had some leftover paint and some touch up clear coat and went to town with the US DOT amber reflectors. A teeny tiny amount of paint went past my painter’s tape and claybaring couldn’t get it off :X. Not satisfied with the quality, so I’m ordering a pair of Bimmian color matched painted reflectors soon. I know, do it once, do it right. Lesson learned. Still not bad looking though.
Boxer_4
> cuts_off_prius
09/11/2015 at 20:41 |
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Isn’t it better to see if you like something first at a much cheaper cost (~free), rather than spend ~$100 and not like the result? If you like it, and you do, then you can spend the money to get the final product.
The no-reflector look suits that car well.
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cuts_off_prius
> Boxer_4
09/11/2015 at 20:42 |
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Great point. But if I wanted to go back to amber, I would have to sand it down and that would probably leave scratches on the reflectors.
Svend
> cuts_off_prius
09/11/2015 at 20:51 |
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I’ve just seen the pictures of your car with the amber reflectors. Wow those reflectors are ugly. Definitely better without them.
You had a go at painting them but hey you tried.
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Boxer_4
> cuts_off_prius
09/11/2015 at 20:55 |
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It probably could be polished out with some effort, but you do have a point. Using plasti-dip or similar to test wouldn’t have that issue.
pjhusa
> cuts_off_prius
09/11/2015 at 21:04 |
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Nice. I want some for our F30, but it's not worth the cash, in my opinion.