The body shops around here must not be familiar with the stuff because I see lots of peeling panels on "pimped" cars. Yeech.
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Originally Posted by GiantKiller
Thats what the super clean 1000-A is for. If you paint any thing on the front, it will eventually will get chipped off I've whited out every car I've owned and this stuff is by far the best I've used.
I went another route. I wanted the color on the bottom panels, but didn't want to paint. If I change panels later, this will be easier for me. I run a sign & graphics co. so I thought vinyl would be the way to go. I did my wife's white cabrio and my red passion last week. This used about $3 of white vinyl and I even found a shade of red that matched pretty good. I applied the vinyl with the panels on the car. Took about 30 min. I am testing the sides before I do the front and back to see how it holds up under daily use. I will put a picture in my gallery later.
Why paint? Right now they're maintenance-free... never chip, never peel... and the black standard color helps to soften the car's proportions.
Matter of taste I suppose. IMO I feel it "finishes" the car and looks a bit more classy. Look at some of the old early 90's econoboxes (Corrolas, Geos etc). The lower level cars had the black or grey plastic bumpers while the more deluxe versions looked finished with their painted bumpers and trim.
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