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You may be able to save yourself the painting and simply put some WD40 on a toothbrush to see if it cleans off the residue and leaves you with a nice black finish. Yes WD40 is a water repellent, but it also works great removing road grime and such, especially on detailing. It may take a few times with some elbow grease depending on the build up, but its worth the effort when successful...you have the factory finish.
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Great idea sir !
I was thinking the BRG would look nice, we shall see though !
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I may just buy 1 off E-Bay & see what the BRG idea looks like before I risk mucking up mine lol.
You may be able to save yourself the painting and simply put some WD40 on a toothbrush to see if it cleans off the residue and leaves you with a nice black finish. Yes WD40 is a water repellent, but it also works great removing road grime and such, especially on detailing. It may take a few times with some elbow grease depending on the build up, but its worth the effort when successful...you have the factory finish.
Edit :
I may just buy 1 off E-Bay & see what the BRG idea looks like before I risk mucking up mine lol.
Last edited by King Charles; 12-14-2017 at 09:14 PM.
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If you know someone building jet engines we use a real silver pencil on the high temp exhaust turbine blades to number them . Would have to spray a clear paint over to protect it . Otherwise you can smash and splinter a toothpick for a detail brush with what spray you find .
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They have a tape backing as well as 2 prongs that fit into holes on the pillar.
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Deco-Color Premium Silver Leaf(metallic)paint pen for lettering, Sharpie black backdrop, the key is to trace in one continuous motion, I had it perfectly smooth until I bumped my work table alas is life lol. I plan to hit it w/ a light spray of clear coat before I install.
The perfectionist in me armed w/a magnifying glass will likely have another go @ filling in the minuscule gaps I see w/ magnification, the blessing & the curse lol.
Edit :
Deco-Color Premium Silver Leaf(metallic)paint pen for lettering, Sharpie black backdrop, the key is to trace in one continuous motion, I had it perfectly smooth until I bumped my work table alas is life lol. I plan to hit it w/ a light spray of clear coat before I install.
The perfectionist in me armed w/a magnifying glass will likely have another go @ filling in the minuscule gaps I see w/ magnification, the blessing & the curse lol.
Last edited by King Charles; 12-15-2017 at 04:22 PM.
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