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Old 08-17-2007, 03:03 PM
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Here's my front plate bubble that arrived from Corvette Central yesterday. I bought a Dupli-Color GM Torch Red rattle can from Crappy, err I mean Canadian Tire, masked off the inside with masking tape and paper, cleaned the inside with Isopropyl Alcohol and blew in three quick coats of paint. With a nice fine brush I rounded off the paint corners and with a toothpic scraped off some tape bleed-under (my stoopid fault) and here is the finished product -

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Old 08-17-2007, 03:08 PM
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Looks good. Like how you stopped to leave Ontario Exposed.
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:08 PM
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Looks just like a factory finish.
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:11 PM
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Very nice DIY paint job
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:13 PM
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Nicely done
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:14 PM
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I have the same thing, see All canadian think alike
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:17 PM
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:18 PM
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Must be something wrong. Can't see the numbers and letters that make up the plate.
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:20 PM
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:20 PM
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nice job. I have one of those covers but I just haven't got around to painting it yet.
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:29 PM
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:36 PM
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just like ours
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:58 PM
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Nice job!
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Man, I love DIY mods. Especially when they turn out that nice. Great job!
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Old 08-17-2007, 04:26 PM
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Old 08-17-2007, 04:28 PM
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Old 08-17-2007, 04:30 PM
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I have the same thing, see All canadian think alike
Can we see it Zilla? I got the idea from Walter (silver C5) at the recent Simcoe show but he didn't have his Ont showing.
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Old 08-17-2007, 04:34 PM
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Looks Great, Eh?
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Old 08-17-2007, 05:36 PM
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Superb work!!! Nicely executed!
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Old 08-17-2007, 05:55 PM
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I agree, that is one of, if not the best front plate install I've seen!

GREAT job

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