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Magneto's F30 330d
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STEVEN COOL
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Magneto said:Opinions please
Plastidipped mirrors on the right side of the car in black (left as you look at it). Stock mirror colours on the left of the car (right as you look at it)
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Magneto
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JPAsp said:
If you want a glossier finish with Plastidip, I have found that you should deviate from the instructions.
Make the first coat a wet coat. Hold the can closer to the target and use the 50% overlap method.
This differs from the usual instructions where they say put a light coat as the base. This will lead to a matte finish, whereas if you make the first coat a wet one, it leads to a glossier finish.
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GGM said:Magneto said:GGM said:
Ahh thats just beautiful
I will also do the mirrors but probably with plastidip. If it looks ugly I will look at alternatives.
I was unsure about gloss or matte. Decided on matte, hope I dont regret it. I do think its important to match all the decals though
I did gloss all round because of the gloss kidney grills so everything matches up nicely.
///M3 - ZN said:GGM said:
Congrats , looks similar to mine.
I have different wheels and black mirror caps.
Enjoy !
this is the LCI model .
just the LCI wheels
and the bumper .
the LCI came out with the PDC's on the side .
///M3 - ZN said:GGM said:Magneto said:GGM said:
Ahh thats just beautiful
I will also do the mirrors but probably with plastidip. If it looks ugly I will look at alternatives.
I was unsure about gloss or matte. Decided on matte, hope I dont regret it. I do think its important to match all the decals though
I did gloss all round because of the gloss kidney grills so everything matches up nicely.
///M3 - ZN said:GGM said:
Congrats , looks similar to mine.
I have different wheels and black mirror caps.
Enjoy !
this is the LCI model .
just the LCI wheels
and the bumper .
the LCI came out with the PDC's on the side .
Had No idea , the car in the pic is a 2014 Model and the LCI only
came out in 2015.
@magneto - Your cars coming out nicely , slowly but surely , cant wait to see the end result :clapper:
Magneto
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I installed the front lip and splitters. The lip is still matte black. May get it sprayed white at some stage but couldn't wait to put it on
Got to install the boot spoiler now. I see Fuzz and Boosted gave good advice in another thread on what to use to stick it down, so will follow their advice. Just need to find out who stocks this stuff in Durban.
Got to install the boot spoiler now. I see Fuzz and Boosted gave good advice in another thread on what to use to stick it down, so will follow their advice. Just need to find out who stocks this stuff in Durban.
STEVEN COOL
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Magneto said:
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Magneto
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Karthik said:You did a good job with the plastidip it seems, congrats! I personally prefer them in oem colour. But they do look good different now, bunch of F30's around with 19s and this is the first time I'm seeing them in black
Thanks. Yes, OEM colour is very nice. I just think they get lost of bit on a white car.
If I get bored of the black its a quick peel and they are back to OEM. Thought I would try out the black while I search for other mags.
Magneto
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Karthik said:Shucks just zoomed into your rims again, and you really did do a great job, and you never even removed the wheels from the car? Where you located? Haha I wanna drop off plastidip and my centre console by you haha
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Haha! Thanks. I have done so much research and practised a bit before trying on my car. Have found a nifty way of repairing any tears or bad textures.
Here is a pic of what I did to protect the other parts from the spray - using a long piece of plastic.
STEVEN COOL
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Magneto said:I did it. Had to see what it looked like. Thank you Plastidip.
Took me about an hour to do all 4 (leaving wheels on car)
Here's a snippet. Will take more in the daylight tomorrow.
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