Strakes in Poluyurethane/Aluminum Resin Pics.
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After pouring the first cast yesterday, allowing them to cure then sanding and buffing today, here are the first pics of a set on my driver side of my RX-8. This is the aluminum version that will be available very soon.
Is this close enough? :) |
Wow.
I will now proceed to kick myself in the a$$ for purchasing the mazda strakes. That looks GREAT, D Menac. Have you published prices yet? --Landon |
No, since I cannot until I officially become a vendor. However, with a few sales, that will happen very shortly. :D
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Looking good Dmenac7!! Let us know when they are avaliable for sale!! :o
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looking great, D
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You now be, officially, "da man"!
S |
Originally Posted by Landon_Starr
Wow.
I will now proceed to kick myself in the a$$ for purchasing the mazda strakes. That looks GREAT, D Menac. |
Originally Posted by Landon_Starr
Wow.
I will now proceed to kick myself in the a$$ for purchasing the mazda strakes. That looks GREAT, D Menac. Have you published prices yet? --Landon |
D MENAC 7,
Have you had and success with CF strakes? How about the rotor badges for the front and rear? |
No, I have not even started on doing anything other than the aluminum or a painted version yet. The CF will come shortly and the rotor accents for the front and rear will be a bit later.
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looking great !
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I was asked to post a pic of the strakes side by side with the originals. Here are a couple of pics of them side by side and one of a closer look at one of them. if you look at all three, you will be able to tell which is the real OEM and which is mine. The first pic is with flash, the second is without but with additional lighting and the third is the close up of mine.
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Eh. Yours is either slightly duller, or the flash hit the stock one harder (or vice versa?). They are close enough that a short inspection at 2AM couldn't tell (much) difference.
Again, looking good. |
Just a question, sorry if its been answered somewhere before.
Is the paint lasting? I mean does it peel off easily from car shampoo? I use Maguire's shampoo and wax, I wont wax the thing... how about rain water on it... Of course I wont expect plastic to last as long as metal, anywhere near half that is decent enough for me. :) Or any tips on cleaning or maintenance... |
Yes ... a couple of things to watch out for with these materials is UV light and moisture. UV will destroy them if they are not protected, as will moisture. There should be a complete seal (front/back) of the material with a high grade automotive paint and/or clear. I'd think you also need an adhesion promoter, since they are urethane and most plastics won't hold paint consistently long term without a good adhesion promoter.
And a good wax or polymer would be very beneficial to maintenance... |
Originally Posted by himitsu
Just a question, sorry if its been answered somewhere before.
Is the paint lasting? I mean does it peel off easily from car shampoo? I use Maguire's shampoo and wax, I wont wax the thing... how about rain water on it... Of course I wont expect plastic to last as long as metal, anywhere near half that is decent enough for me. :) Or any tips on cleaning or maintenance... This is not a fibergalss resin. It is made of Polyurethane. It will not have problems with weathering. I do coat it with a clear coat seal and I have not had any problems with paint sticking to this material. |
Originally Posted by robertdot
Eh. Yours is either slightly duller, or the flash hit the stock one harder (or vice versa?). They are close enough that a short inspection at 2AM couldn't tell (much) difference.
Again, looking good. This is getting really picky though and you would have to get real close to see a difference. Also, you would have to have a stock one on with a mock one to really see it. There have been times where my son or myself have walked in and looked at what is laying around and thought the one we were looking at is the stock one until we picked it up. On a side note, these will reduce the weight of your car a few ounces for those of you who are interested in weight reduction. LOL :D |
Very nice job, I couldn't tell the difference. I'm definitely going to buying a set of these.
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Originally Posted by Landon_Starr
Wow.
I will now proceed to kick myself in the a$$ for purchasing the mazda strakes. That looks GREAT, D Menac. Have you published prices yet? --Landon BTW - I installed your brake light mod this past weekend - I've already gotten remarks about how :cool: it looks - Thanks Dennis!! |
Cant wait to get them on the car.. wow again hats off to ya!!
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