Painted Bow-Ties
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Painted Bow-Ties
I painted my bow-ties black a few weeks ago. I thought I would put up some pictures to entertain you good folks. :) I removed the bow-ties to paint (using fishing line and a blow dryer), sanded them, and then painted them with Krylon Fusion spray paint. A couple of coats of black followed by a few coats of clear coat. Let them dry over night and then I stuck them back on in the morning using adhesive tape meant for trim I found at a parts store.
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Now the question is do I night shade my tail lights to go with the black bow-tie or do I leave them stock to blend in with the paint/body of the rest of the car? Thoughts?
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Now the question is do I night shade my tail lights to go with the black bow-tie or do I leave them stock to blend in with the paint/body of the rest of the car? Thoughts?
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#4
Looks Good !!!!
I like to shave the emblems too, with fishing line.. but that's me..
Agree with 843 about the black rear bumper pad for color-break..
edit: & perhaps a nice stainless exhaust tip, & maybe paint the muffler BBQ flat black..
I like to shave the emblems too, with fishing line.. but that's me..
Agree with 843 about the black rear bumper pad for color-break..
edit: & perhaps a nice stainless exhaust tip, & maybe paint the muffler BBQ flat black..
#5
I haven't even heard of bumper pads until I googled it. Very interesting! *ponders*
Also I didn't even notice my muffler but it does need some love, eh? Thanks for pointing it out!
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Yeah the stock mufflers do have a fairly high "dorky looking" quotient, a little BBQ paint and a nice tip will work wonders unless you change the whole system. I have GMPP exhausts on the '07 and '11 powder coated black except for the tips, look cool without being overly "blingy".
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I do plan on getting rid of the emblems. I just ran out of time and fishing line that day. :)
I haven't even heard of bumper pads until I googled it. Very interesting! *ponders*
Also I didn't even notice my muffler but it does need some love, eh? Thanks for pointing it out!
I haven't even heard of bumper pads until I googled it. Very interesting! *ponders*
Also I didn't even notice my muffler but it does need some love, eh? Thanks for pointing it out!
Once you look at one with a black muffler (hard to see it), cause it blends in so nicely....It's a low buck mod that makes a bigger visual improvement than the cost of a can of BBQ paint.
Just my .02
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Here's a link to the 3M tape most commonly used for emblems and moldings on cars, you can get it at any good auto parts store or body shop supply house.
http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/e...er/output_html
http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/e...er/output_html