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Old Apr 30, 2018 | 12:13 PM
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Well today has been productive so far. Ran out of vinyl for today. waiting on UPS delivery for the other yard of it. anyways heres where im at now. I still need to do the headlight nacelle, belt guard, and battery cover on left side. Let me know what you think. I did the dash, gauge bezel, right side battery cover, and intake. Its a textured camp film from 3m. And since each pattern is a different texture, it flip flops patterns depending how the light hits it. I am by no means a pro. But I think it came out ok. Its very time consuming. And I could never do it for a living.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2018 | 01:34 PM
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That looks great. Good job.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2018 | 01:51 PM
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2nd that, what did you do and use to prep and apply everything? Im curious
 
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Old Apr 30, 2018 | 02:12 PM
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Looks awesome! Nice work!
 
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Old Apr 30, 2018 | 02:14 PM
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That looks neat! Do tell more about the process....
 
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Old Apr 30, 2018 | 06:18 PM
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2nd that, what did you do and use to prep and apply everything? Im curious
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That looks neat! Do tell more about the process....

not that complicated. I removed the parts from the bike. Cleaned with isopropyl alcohol. and just cut out a piece of vinyl from the roll thats larger than the piece. And from then on, its just working it on to the part. smoothing out bubble and creases. and using a heat gun on low or a hair dryer to make the vinyl soft and workable around curves and edges.

after that just trim the excess with an xacto knife. and you're done. just takes a while.
 
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looks good!
 
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Very cool, although I can't see what you have done, it's like they are camouflaged!

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Very cool, although I can't see what you have done, it's like they are camouflaged!

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You did really good, I tried doing the same on some Corvette parts but ran out of patience LOL.
 
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