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Russell
 


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DG hows yours wearing now, are you still pleased with it?
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DG
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I haven't got them on at the mo but they are still in good shape Russell Thumbs Up

TBH I wouldn't say the finish was ever going to be 'showroom' but for an old set of wheels it's more than good enough Smile

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Russell
 


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 MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club 
 
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Azzybee
 


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2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3

Do you think the black finish would be good look for plastic trim?

The colour and finish doesn't look too bad DG?
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pagoda
 


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Narpy wrote:
I came across this stuff when I was doing grill mods as a customers grill was sprayed with this stuff.
I honestly can't see how this has a place in a vehicle application. The finish was terrible and it all peeled off like peeling skin. Maybe what I witnessed hadn't been applied correctly, I don't know, but from that experience it lead me to think it was not the all singing and dancing paint solution it appears in the hype, in fact, it was actually quite crap. Rolling Eyes

Good luck with it. Thumbs Up


Yep, you weren't applying it correctly. It actually finishes pretty well with practice, or just dumb luck. You need to be closer to the sprayed object than you might think. The orange peel effect is because the can was being held too far away. There are some good vids on the web. (The ones done by the dude next to the green car in the OP are the best; but read the comments sections as there's a lot more info). Thumbs Up
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Narpy
 


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I didn't apply it in the first place. Rolling Eyes
I have never used the stuff and haven't claimed to have. Rolling Eyes
If you read my post correctly you will realise I didn't spray anything with this stuff and was merely given a grill that had been previously sprayed.
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flydive
 


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Narpy wrote:
The finish was terrible and it all peeled off like peeling skin.


Well, the point of Plastidip is that it can be peeled away.

Sprayed my 2 sets of wheels(summer-Winter) 3-4 years ago, still holding up well and easy to touch up if you damage it.
  
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