I did wrap, maybe one day I go back to chrome. It is not pain
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Does anyone know the name of the color or color vinyl wrap that is closest to the grey that is on the 2016+ grille?
Love how these came out! How did you go about removing the wood grain?
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Sanded, Primed and painted in 2 pac
Been meaning to murder the LX chrome for years now.
FSM calls for a complete tear down to the door panel for the front. like down to the sheet metal, glass out, mirror off, seals out etc etc. I don’t believe that is real.
Never mind the rear hockey stick.
Can anyone comment on this for ‘16+?
I can always tape sand, paint or plasti-dip or wrap on car, but people claim they pull off. There are 2 screws and 9 clips just on the front doors. Kinda seems like a huge hassle.
FSM calls for a complete tear down to the door panel for the front. like down to the sheet metal, glass out, mirror off, seals out etc etc. I don’t believe that is real.
Never mind the rear hockey stick.
Can anyone comment on this for ‘16+?
I can always tape sand, paint or plasti-dip or wrap on car, but people claim they pull off. There are 2 screws and 9 clips just on the front doors. Kinda seems like a huge hassle.
Is the lower door trim held in place with body tape or grommets? IE, if you remove the door trim entirely, are there holes left in the door? Seems like vinyl wrapping the front grill and rear hatch chrome would be best as it won't chip vs paint. Thoughts?
I’ve read somewhere there will be holes to be patched
That's what I thought. Hmm, 200 is at the body shop getting painted anyways, along with some PPF. So is the best plan to have the body shop paint the door moldings and have the front grill rear hatch chrome wrapped? Or just have everything painted or everything wrapped?
ON my 19 it had holes in the door. So I just removed them, really easy, took them to a local shop and had them wrapped for $300. The was on a white 19. I have had them on over a year now and no issues.
Great thread. Giving me lots of good ideas. One question: how does the rear "Land Cruiser" chrome trim piece removed in <2016 200s? I can only find one video on youtube, and it's for 2016>.
Plastidip chrome trim on rear of my truck.
Removed tail lamps along with upper and lower tailgate trim pieces.
Masked before painting. Cleaned surfaces to be painted with alcohol.
Polished tail lamps while they were off the truck. Subtle, but remarkable difference.
Clay bar after cleaning just half the lower tailgate. Winter in the salt belt is a tough environment. This represents about 3-1/2 years and 53k miles of schmootz, even with regular hand washing and heated garage parking.
Removed tail lamps along with upper and lower tailgate trim pieces.
Masked before painting. Cleaned surfaces to be painted with alcohol.
Polished tail lamps while they were off the truck. Subtle, but remarkable difference.
Clay bar after cleaning just half the lower tailgate. Winter in the salt belt is a tough environment. This represents about 3-1/2 years and 53k miles of schmootz, even with regular hand washing and heated garage parking.
And the finished product. Polished upper and lower tailgate, and then applied ceramic coating.
With 4-5 light coats, Plasti-dip rattle cans can have a pretty good finish.
With 4-5 light coats, Plasti-dip rattle cans can have a pretty good finish.
