HHR Nut's Amethyst HHR (56k Warning!)
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Originally Posted by SoCalHHR
Great job on the tape-off! Looks nice. It will be interesting to hear how it holds up for you on the trip. Be sure to post the results.
Drive defensively out there!
Drive defensively out there!
Will update when I can.
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Duplicolor Shield - Don't Bother
Don't do it.
It did not wash off "easily" with a pressure washer. It was more like going over the same spot at least 5 times at very close range - that got most of it off, or it seemed to.
After I got some sleep and looked at the car again, it looked terrible. The residue was absolutely horrible and a layer of the stuff seemed to have traveled backwards over the entire hood, part of the roof of the car, the doors near the mirrors, etc-- probably when I hit a brief but nasty rainstorm. Sorry, didn't take pictures of that--- wasn't thinking.
Anyway, the rest of it had to be scrubbed off (and scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed). Think of it as roughly equivalent to scrubbing off bugs everywhere the stuff or residue remained.
Blah.
Anyway, after cleaning it up, the finish is again perfect. No damage, but what a waste of time. Took a whole lot longer to get the stuff off than it took to spray it on in the first place.
Here's how the Shield "Protected" areas looked after 1320ish miles:
It did not wash off "easily" with a pressure washer. It was more like going over the same spot at least 5 times at very close range - that got most of it off, or it seemed to.
After I got some sleep and looked at the car again, it looked terrible. The residue was absolutely horrible and a layer of the stuff seemed to have traveled backwards over the entire hood, part of the roof of the car, the doors near the mirrors, etc-- probably when I hit a brief but nasty rainstorm. Sorry, didn't take pictures of that--- wasn't thinking.
Anyway, the rest of it had to be scrubbed off (and scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed). Think of it as roughly equivalent to scrubbing off bugs everywhere the stuff or residue remained.
Blah.
Anyway, after cleaning it up, the finish is again perfect. No damage, but what a waste of time. Took a whole lot longer to get the stuff off than it took to spray it on in the first place.
Here's how the Shield "Protected" areas looked after 1320ish miles:
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From: Oklahoma City, OK
AVS In-Channel VentVisors
Great looking car! I just got my HHR and ready to start customizing it.
Where did you get the AVS In-Channel VentVisors? They look better then the usual stick on kind. I’ve searched the web but didn’t find them.
Where did you get the AVS In-Channel VentVisors? They look better then the usual stick on kind. I’ve searched the web but didn’t find them.
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From: Lake Isabella CA
Originally Posted by rrodriguez
Great looking car! I just got my HHR and ready to start customizing it.
Where did you get the AVS In-Channel VentVisors? They look better then the usual stick on kind. I’ve searched the web but didn’t find them.
Where did you get the AVS In-Channel VentVisors? They look better then the usual stick on kind. I’ve searched the web but didn’t find them.
You came to the right place for Everything HHR!
Try HERE for the VentVisors. That is just one source for them.
Good luck and we want pictures!
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Originally Posted by rrodriguez
Great looking car! I just got my HHR and ready to start customizing it.
Where did you get the AVS In-Channel VentVisors? They look better then the usual stick on kind. I’ve searched the web but didn’t find them.
Where did you get the AVS In-Channel VentVisors? They look better then the usual stick on kind. I’ve searched the web but didn’t find them.
Congrats on your new car.I got the VentVisors here. for $65 shipped.
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