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CF vinyl wrap or paint?
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- rasit.aslim
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CF vinyl wrap or paint?
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- ReeceCozaa
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
i used plastidip to give my lancer the “evo” look on the front grille but i didn’t end up sticking with it, as i pulled it all off i ended up leaving the bottom chrome of the grille matt black and loved it, it looks like this
i personally like it, im gonna leave the front matt black but i’m sure gloss would look just as nice! i dipped the roof as well matt black, im contemplating glossing it soon, as for the process of dip it’s fun to use, not permanent and can be easily removed any time, fairly easy to use with bit of trial and error, not sure about vinyl wrap. oh and nice lancer !
i personally like it, im gonna leave the front matt black but i’m sure gloss would look just as nice! i dipped the roof as well matt black, im contemplating glossing it soon, as for the process of dip it’s fun to use, not permanent and can be easily removed any time, fairly easy to use with bit of trial and error, not sure about vinyl wrap. oh and nice lancer !
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- rasit.aslim
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
ReeceCozaa wrote:i used plastidip to give my lancer the “evo” look on the front grille but i didn’t end up sticking with it, as i pulled it all off i ended up leaving the bottom chrome of the grille matt black and loved it, it looks like this
i personally like it, im gonna leave the front matt black but i’m sure gloss would look just as nice! i dipped the roof as well matt black, im contemplating glossing it soon, as for the process of dip it’s fun to use, not permanent and can be easily removed any time, fairly easy to use with bit of trial and error, not sure about vinyl wrap. oh and nice lancer !
Thanks bro and wow, that looks really good! Matches nice with the front lip, is that a universal DIY lip or did is a bolt on for CF?
I wouldn't mind getting one to protect the front bumper from scrapes at parking bays etc haha. I thought of dip but just worried I might mess it up. Might go to this auto shop called wall street kustoms, seen some of their work it looks pretty sweet but then again if it comes down cheaper with dip then I might have to risk it
Also, did you disconnect your factory DRLs on normal dipped beam? Mine stays on with dipped beam so it's 4 DRLs on but I'm thinking of getting these LED foggies although it may be too much hahaha
2017 Lancer ES CF Sport
- ReeceCozaa
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
hahah thanks bro! it’s a all fit lip, basically 1.5inch ‘rubber’ material with an adhesive backing, all i could find for the CF back then, bolted it up with brackets underneath the bumper and it hasn’t budged since, it’s honestly a miracle when it comes to going nose first into the ground, protected my paint from a lot of nasty bumps and still looks pretty good! i used duplicolour removable spray on from supercheap i think they’re roughly 20 bucks or so per can, i ended up using two cans on the roof which ended up looking like this
only problem with the matt spray is it is so damn easy to look dirty and make dirty! see how you go else, might be able to get a damn good professional job done, if anything spraying it yourself can be a fun little experiment hahaha
*edit* didn’t see the second bit, i have all 4 DRL running atm, although i need to fix the bottom as they dim when the top are on, the fogs would great too! but i believe in nsw they’re illegal to have on unless it particular conditions
only problem with the matt spray is it is so damn easy to look dirty and make dirty! see how you go else, might be able to get a damn good professional job done, if anything spraying it yourself can be a fun little experiment hahaha
*edit* didn’t see the second bit, i have all 4 DRL running atm, although i need to fix the bottom as they dim when the top are on, the fogs would great too! but i believe in nsw they’re illegal to have on unless it particular conditions
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- Ronan.Butler11
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
i reckon go for the gloss. would work real well with the silver car.
"When I Grow Up, I Wanna Be An Evo! (9 MR with a filthy BOV)
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Modifications:
De-Res Then a 2.5" Dual Exit X-Force Axle back Exhaust
18" King Rims
Ralliart Snorkel
LED No. Plate lights and interior
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
I sprayed the Chrome on the grill matt black, and prefer the look to the chrome.
I've seen the gloss at the Mitsubishi Dealer. Honestly I thought the Gloss on white stood out to much. Where as the Matt was more subtle.
Then again it's a matter of taste.
I've seen the gloss at the Mitsubishi Dealer. Honestly I thought the Gloss on white stood out to much. Where as the Matt was more subtle.
Then again it's a matter of taste.
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
MiracleLancer wrote:I sprayed the Chrome on the grill matt black, and prefer the look to the chrome.
I've seen the gloss at the Mitsubishi Dealer. Honestly I thought the Gloss on white stood out to much. Where as the Matt was more subtle.
Then again it's a matter of taste.
Paint should be easily removed from chrome with thinners, or ? break fluid messy but less likely to hurt plastics.
Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
If your looking for the RA EVO look and blacking out the chrome, why not black out the center bar as well!
Plastidip will let you take it back to normal if you don't like it!
Plastidip will let you take it back to normal if you don't like it!
- MiracleLancer
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
sarusa wrote:MiracleLancer wrote:I sprayed the Chrome on the grill matt black, and prefer the look to the chrome.
I've seen the gloss at the Mitsubishi Dealer. Honestly I thought the Gloss on white stood out to much. Where as the Matt was more subtle.
Then again it's a matter of taste.
Paint should be easily removed from chrome with thinners, or ? break fluid messy but less likely to hurt plastics.
I used Paint and peel so it's all good haha, probably should have mentioned that.
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- ReeceCozaa
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
yeah dip is the best way to go to see if you like it!
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
[quote="rasit.aslim"]Thinking of getting my CF roof, mirrors tv vinyl wrapped or painted but unsure what's better in the long run.
This is the American limited edition CF ES (Black Edition in AU), comes with a factory sunroof and black wheels, roof etc. Don't know why we get no sunroof in AU but it's no big deal
Anyway, I want to get rid of the chrome surrounds and either paint or wrap it gloss black just like the black edition. Roof, mirrors, side badge etc.
Any suggestions on which is better? What do you think would look better, gloss or matte black
Black roof will make the interior of your car much hotter in summer!
This is the American limited edition CF ES (Black Edition in AU), comes with a factory sunroof and black wheels, roof etc. Don't know why we get no sunroof in AU but it's no big deal
Anyway, I want to get rid of the chrome surrounds and either paint or wrap it gloss black just like the black edition. Roof, mirrors, side badge etc.
Any suggestions on which is better? What do you think would look better, gloss or matte black
Black roof will make the interior of your car much hotter in summer!
Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
The last thing you want in AU is a sunroof. Just something else to go wrong and leak when it rains. Left extra heat inside the cabin. And jam and fail when the motor for it plays up.
No thanks
No thanks
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- Ronan.Butler11
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
bumblebee wrote:The last thing you want in AU is a sunroof. Just something else to go wrong and leak when it rains. Left extra heat inside the cabin. And jam and fail when the motor for it plays up.
No thanks
i dont mind them too much in the heat. pump cold air onto your feet and leave the sunroof wide open when you first start the car, quickest way of cooling mine. its black so i need all the help with cooling i can get lol
"When I Grow Up, I Wanna Be An Evo! (9 MR with a filthy BOV)
'09 Lancer VRX
Modifications:
De-Res Then a 2.5" Dual Exit X-Force Axle back Exhaust
18" King Rims
Ralliart Snorkel
LED No. Plate lights and interior
*insert further useless modifications to make it seem like i'm good at this*
'09 Lancer VRX
Modifications:
De-Res Then a 2.5" Dual Exit X-Force Axle back Exhaust
18" King Rims
Ralliart Snorkel
LED No. Plate lights and interior
*insert further useless modifications to make it seem like i'm good at this*
Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
Lol
Slighty wind down one of the rear passenger windows about 1cm or less
Put the aircon to flat chat
Get the windows tinted in "midnight express"
Slighty wind down one of the rear passenger windows about 1cm or less
Put the aircon to flat chat
Get the windows tinted in "midnight express"
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- ReeceCozaa
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Re: CF vinyl wrap or paint?
with mine being black is see no difference in heat this summer so far or general, a sunroof would be nice on the lancer, i wish they kept them on the GSR/VRX variant
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