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Old 10/17/12 | 06:03 PM
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Plasti-dipped my cowl hood!

So I ordered plasti dip for my emblems and such. And I was looking at the hood scoop and thought it would look okay so I started using pin stripe decal tape to tape it off. And it looked amazing! Here's the aftermath of my destruction!
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Old 10/17/12 | 06:31 PM
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I likey! Prolly look a little better glossy!!!
Old 10/17/12 | 07:30 PM
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Now it looks like you have a big schnoz on you car. lol
Old 10/17/12 | 07:36 PM
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sorry man I don't like that at all. It's way too distracting my eyes can't look away for the giant black "schnoz" Maybe try just the sides of the cowl.
Old 10/17/12 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Studly_Studright
sorry man I don't like that at all. It's way too distracting my eyes can't look away for the giant black "schnoz" Maybe try just the sides of the cowl.
Well luckily it peels off. Not permanent. Already ordered more to mess around with. I have a few things I wanna try before painting all of it on.
Old 10/17/12 | 10:18 PM
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Cool idea, but yeah, looks too weird IMO.
Old 10/17/12 | 10:46 PM
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Ah screw you guys LOL jk. But I think if done in a gloss black it would look okay. I guess off to the next idea!
Old 10/18/12 | 06:48 AM
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who cares what we think lol its your car.

I think it would look better in gloss as well.
Old 10/18/12 | 07:33 AM
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I think it looks amazing
Old 10/18/12 | 07:58 AM
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I like it
Old 10/25/12 | 06:33 PM
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And I present to you, another cowl hood plasti dipping. Enjoy and comment. This is 6 coats by the way.
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Old 10/25/12 | 06:52 PM
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Looks good. But I think I actually like your first hood more.


Which one do you like better?
Old 10/25/12 | 07:02 PM
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Looks awesome! I love the taillights. Those are ****ing awesome.
Old 10/25/12 | 07:52 PM
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I like both versions. Too bad the tail lights don't line up better.
Old 10/25/12 | 08:14 PM
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I like the second one better. The first one was too much. It might have looked better if it was just the top of the cowl. Two stripes on top of just the cowl might look good. Something like this:
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Old 10/25/12 | 08:28 PM
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I did like the first one but it did look really bulky. If I had done just the top like someone said then it wouldn't look at big and bulky. But I like the second one better because it's so different, you can only donor on a big cowl hood like Kaenan. I plan on leaving it on for a while then painting it on for real later on. Any lore input? The good and bad?
Old 10/25/12 | 09:59 PM
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Why do the taillights look like they don't line up in the pics?
Old 10/25/12 | 10:05 PM
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It's because the trunk sticks out more. Gotta buy more washers to space out the tail lights.
Old 10/25/12 | 10:40 PM
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Wow. That kit is expensive as hell I bet & it doesnt even line up right out of the box? I'd be kind of pissed :\ the rest of it looks good! Your car looks great.

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Old 10/25/12 | 10:53 PM
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Love those tail lights!


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