Painted mesh and rotary symbol
10-13-2003, 03:30 PM
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Painted mesh and rotary symbol
Here's my cheap way to get "rotary accent package" with some toyota silver touchup paint from pep boys. Also painted mesh under bumper. What do you guys think?
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10-13-2003, 03:47 PM
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heh well i did the entire mesh with just the included "nail polish" style brush in the little bottle of paint. Tedious? yes but worth it. I'd say the whole thing took about an hour and a half or 2. There are actually lots and lots of mistakes but when I stood up I cant see them anymore and neither can anyone else. The rotary accent was the most difficult because the paint doesnt seem to cover the black too well so it required several coats. I eventually bought a small brush from wal-mart and went over it again.
10-13-2003, 03:48 PM
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I guess the thing I'm most proud of is I didnt spend a couple hundred bucks on the rotary accent thing. Again worst case scenario just paint it back black again or go ahead and get the rotary package and put it over top of it.
10-13-2003, 07:09 PM
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Interesting. As others said, it looks really good. I laid out the bucks for the accents, but the silver mesh looks pretty nice. Too bad the rear "diffuser" wasn't for real though. Let some of that muffler heat escape, reduce lift at speed?
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10-13-2003, 09:32 PM
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I really do like the way that looks.......but there's gotta be a better way to apply the paint to the mesh than with a small brush. Anybody have a suggestion?
10-14-2003, 12:33 PM
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Well here comes the embarrassment. Sorry about the waterspots. You can also see the mistakes pretty clearly here but again you can a. take your time with it or b. don't get so close! just compare to the original picture the result is worth it. No one knows its not factory. Hope this is close enough