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Interior/Exterior My weekend projects

Old Nov 6, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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My weekend projects

New flat black viper stripes and freshly painted black wheels.

Belt line tape and door handle covers in the mail.

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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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Awesome! I love the look of the flat black stripes and other accents on your car. Great work!
 
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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Thanks! I've done a few random things.

First, Plastidip headlight and taillight rings, gas cap, hood scoop and grill surround.
Second, flat black vinyl on the a-panel and front bumper (vinyl styles).
Third, Stubby antenna (outmotoring) and moved my Bluetooth microphone to the left side.
Fourth, JCW intake (dealer).
Fifth, wheels (Duplicolor satin black) and stripes (mighty stripes).

Just waiting on my door handle cover (3 week back order from Aesthetic Creations) and my belt line tape (outmotoring).
 
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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I guess you don't like chrome


Do you have winter tires on now? Looks like you have 15" rims
 
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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Never been against chrome until I bought this car. The black and white just looks so nice. No need for the chrome.

Love your Austin Mini, hoping to be in the market for one early next year.
 
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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Oh, and no to Winter tires, they are the stock 16's.
 
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 06:19 PM
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I love the blackout look on a white Mini. Nice work. I think I might have taken the front stripes below the scoop, but terminating them at the scoop works well too.
 
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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I actually planned on extending them, just ran out of time. I'll go back and and finish it eventually.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 05:15 AM
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Nice work looks great . I'm in the process of doing the same thing. Already did the headlights rings gas cap front and rear emblems and side grills just waiting on the blackout kit from outmotoring. And Idk about the door handles just let ... Looking into other ideas

I'm not a fan of Chrome
 
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by mergemini
New flat black viper stripes and freshly painted black wheels.

Belt line tape and door handle covers in the mail.

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Paint of emblem. Will lookbetter I plasti diped mine and just taped off the center. Looks sweet
 
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by LAMARR -s53
Nice work looks great . I'm in the process of doing the same thing. Already did the headlights rings gas cap front and rear emblems and side grills just waiting on the blackout kit from outmotoring. And Idk about the door handles just let ... Looking into other ideas

I'm not a fan of Chrome
Post pics of your emblems! I was thinking I should do mine as well. Was going to order the kit from Aesthetic Creations, but now that I have the stripes behind the emblems, not sure they'll look right.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:36 AM
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Post pics of your emblems! I was thinking I should do mine as well. Was going to order the kit from Aesthetic Creations, but now that I have the stripes behind the emblems, not sure they'll look right.

here is my rear emblem




front one
 
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:50 AM
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That does look good!! I may have to plastidip mine as well. Always looking for things to do as I get bored with my car after a few months of nothing new.

How'd you cut out the center?
 
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:01 AM
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i used painter's tape blue kind , and took a really sharp blade and cut around the circle and then sprayed plastic dip onto the emblem , let it dry then took the new sharp blade and cut the circle out , so when i took off the tape it didn't peel the paint off the chrome , easy but time consuming ..
 
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by LAMARR -s53
i used painter's tape blue kind , and took a really sharp blade and cut around the circle and then sprayed plastic dip onto the emblem , let it dry then took the new sharp blade and cut the circle out , so when i took off the tape it didn't peel the paint off the chrome , easy but time consuming ..
Turned out nice!
 
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 11:18 AM
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Installed the beltline blackout kit today. Didn't have enough to do the hatch. Not sure why as I only had to redo the section at the a-pillar. Didn't even have enough to cover half the hatch.

Bummed, but the rest looks good.
 
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