The stock one looked so plain
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The stock one looked so plain
and the strut brace had rubbed the paint. I would like to buy a custom airbrushed plentum cover. But the $400 plus price tag is a little hard to swallow. So I figured I would add a little color to this one for about $15 bucks instead. Goes much better than the OEM silver and gray.
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All I did to paint was first pull the pony off. Used a hair dryer to heat and took my time . It is just glued on with foam tape the entire surface.Ruff up the surface with a scotch brite pad. Make sure to get the curves and inside tight spots. Washed with soap and water. Dry well. Painted with plastic primer adhesive. Used 3 to 4 light coats.
Then I painted with flat black. Sprayed 3 to 4 coats starting out with a light coat and finishing with a med. wet coat. Let dry over night. Tape off cover with low adheasive tape. Make sure to get as close to the letters as possible, even in between them at the wider areas. Cut pieces of paper and run between ribs. I got lucky and had a old roll-up calendar that when seperated the pieces fit between the ribs.
I bought a couple mimi foam rollers Wal-mart). Bought heavy metal flake blue paint from auto zone. Sprayed foam roller then rolled ribbing and lettering. Roll an area only once or it will pull away as it dries and you roll back over it. Took several series of spraying and rolling to finish. I would put the roller in a plastic bag in between drying times so it would not dry out. Let dry remove tape and glue the pony back in. You can clear coat if you like. Here's a shot of it in the engine bay. Its a little dirty. I have not cleaned it in a while.
Then I painted with flat black. Sprayed 3 to 4 coats starting out with a light coat and finishing with a med. wet coat. Let dry over night. Tape off cover with low adheasive tape. Make sure to get as close to the letters as possible, even in between them at the wider areas. Cut pieces of paper and run between ribs. I got lucky and had a old roll-up calendar that when seperated the pieces fit between the ribs.
I bought a couple mimi foam rollers Wal-mart). Bought heavy metal flake blue paint from auto zone. Sprayed foam roller then rolled ribbing and lettering. Roll an area only once or it will pull away as it dries and you roll back over it. Took several series of spraying and rolling to finish. I would put the roller in a plastic bag in between drying times so it would not dry out. Let dry remove tape and glue the pony back in. You can clear coat if you like. Here's a shot of it in the engine bay. Its a little dirty. I have not cleaned it in a while.
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