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Mr24G 12-04-2012 01:54 AM

My Labor Of Love. The Little Details.
 
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Well this is my Defenderworx Chrome Shifter.
I was bored with nothing to do so I decided to paint the engravings black.
At first I tried PlastiDip and it was a complete fail.
So I then stole some high gloss black (Maybeline) nail polish from the girlfriend and went to town.
I gave it about 3 passes each side.
I then took my polishing head on my Dremel and started polishing off the excess.
It worked okay but it took to long.
So I drove to Walgreens about an hour ago and picked up some nail polish remover and got back to work. And it worked good. But I was using a microfiber cloth that took the polish of the engraving. So I gave it a few more passes and carefully cleaned off the access with a Q-Tip. And here you have it.
The whole process took me three hours of labor of love for this little detail. And if anyone would appreciate it, it would be you guys. Good night.:D

CHMSC 12-04-2012 02:05 AM

Looks good man

AdamZ 12-04-2012 02:09 AM

Cool :D

rberns 12-04-2012 02:53 AM

You should have used some eyeliner. Has better precision than a brush. :sm0:Looks good though.

Mr24G 12-04-2012 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by rberns (Post 5877079)
You should have used some eyeliner. Has better precision than a brush. :sm0:Looks good though.

Sounds like you know more about the old ladies make-up products than I do, sir.
What would you think of me painting some Ferrari red stripes on my Camaro with my old ladies lip stick? Hahaha

rberns 12-04-2012 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr24G (Post 5877094)
Sounds like you know more about the old ladies make-up products than I do, sir.
What would you think of me painting some Ferrari red stripes on my Camaro with my old ladies lip stick? Hahaha

Hahaha, what shade are we talking about here.

Mr24G 12-04-2012 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by rberns (Post 5877096)
Hahaha, what shade are we talking about here.

Ferrari red of course. Or lets go crazy and get some Mercedes white lipstick and get started? Haha

CWI 12-04-2012 07:06 AM

Nice idea. Technique?:iono: The results are what matters!

Dznts 12-04-2012 08:12 AM

sweet

Smitti 12-04-2012 05:30 PM

Looks great!!:w00t:

Mr24G 12-04-2012 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Comrando (Post 5877231)
Good job :thumbsup:

Next time go to the hardware. Buy a quart of acetone for what you paid for that small amount.

Get some rags on a roll, the blue ones. Dampen a small area with acetone and wipe as you go. No sense wasting a microfiber. I find a lot of uses for those.

I'm still a novice at doing custom work.
But I love my Camaro so much that I refuse to let anyone else work on it.
No matter how difficult or simple the task is.
I've learned a lot on here and appreciate all the labor that the members put into their Camaros.
That's why this is my favorite site. Anything I want to know or share about my car, I come here.
Thanks you for the advice my good sir.

babytiger 12-04-2012 08:07 PM

Looks good. Nothing like the pride of doing it yourself.

Kadet1 12-04-2012 08:58 PM

Looks good, nice work its the little details that count and you did it yourself. Cool


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