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Goldknight · 05-18-2013, 10:11 PM

Gave her a nice was and wax tonight. Much better picture of the car with all of the vinyl so far.

Goldknight · 05-21-2013, 09:25 AM

Blacked out my bezels last night. Did the side badges too, but I didn't get any pics of that. Going to do my bowties and SS emblems tonight, so I'll get good pictures of everything and post them.

Had a little difficult time getting the bezels out until I went and got some plastic trim tools. Put a little chip in the paint, so I'll have to touch that up. I did take the front bowtie off. Man is that thing on there good.

Plastidip is awesome.

Goldknight · 05-22-2013, 09:32 AM

Got the bowties plastidipped last night. I like how they turned out.

Here's a little of my prep work.

I really wanted to make the chrome outline on the SS black so I taped it off to see what would happen. Not the cleanest job, but I've never done this type of thing before. Plus it's plastidip so I can just peel it away!

Right before I took off the plastidip. I did 4 coats on everything.

Unfortunately the SS attempt really didn't work. When I peeled it off all of the plastidip came with it. Not sure if anyone else has tried this, but if you have any tips I'd appreciate them!

Here are the finished pictures.

And the side badging I did the day before. I'll get some closer up pictures when I can.

Goldknight · 06-09-2013, 11:26 PM

Plastidipped the wheels this weekend, and I really love how they turned out. Outside of the car is nearly where I want it (for now.)

Put five coats on, but I still need to do a little touch up on them. It also needs a proper wash, and if it would stop raining I could do just that.

Goldknight · 06-11-2013, 10:31 AM

Washed my bike last night and I took some pictures of it and the Camaro together. I love my vehicles.

Goldknight · 06-16-2013, 11:03 PM

Got a license plate holder. Looks much better than not having one I think.

Also tackled the DIY Afterburners today. They look awesome at night. Can't see them too much in the daylight, but I'm okay with that because these cost me about $15 in parts. Saving money ftw!

AmericanMuscleCars · 06-16-2013, 11:20 PM

Awesome, but somebody spray painted your tag!

Goldknight · 06-17-2013, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by AmericanMuscleCars

Awesome, but somebody spray painted your tag!

I'm not sure why I decided to do it seeing as how you can see my plate in other pictures and I don't really care if people know my license plate number or not. Lol.

Goldknight · 10-03-2013, 05:05 PM

Well I got all moved to South Carolina, and while I was looking for a job I thought I'd get myself a Griot's Garage polisher and shine my baby up. When I bought it there were swirl marks all over. Seriously looked like somebody went at it with a polisher that had no idea what to do. Also while the polisher was in the mail I got an interview and was offered and accepted a job!

Here is a shot of the hood with swirl marks. They actually looked a lot worse in person, but you get the idea. The whole car was covered with these.

Here are a couple of after shots. It's the first time I've ever done anything like this, and there definitely was a learning curve, but I'm very pleased with the results. I'd say I got about 90-95% correction.

vroomapunk · 10-03-2013, 05:32 PM

Great job on the polishing man!

Vengeance Graphix · 10-13-2013, 03:51 AM

Car is looking great, and awesome job on the polishing! I still have some areas i need to revisit on mine but its very minimal.

Goldknight · 10-22-2013, 12:26 PM

I still need to do some touching up with the M205, but that's okay. I also got my caliper paint in. I'll be doing that this coming weekend.

Goldknight · 10-28-2013, 08:19 AM

Well I got the calipers painted with the G2 color matched paint this weekend. I'm really happy with the results.

05-18-2013, 10:11 PM	#15
Goldknight Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Simpsonville, SC Posts: 62	Gave her a nice was and wax tonight. Much better picture of the car with all of the vinyl so far. Attached Images __________________

05-21-2013, 09:25 AM	#16
Goldknight Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Simpsonville, SC Posts: 62	Blacked out my bezels last night. Did the side badges too, but I didn't get any pics of that. Going to do my bowties and SS emblems tonight, so I'll get good pictures of everything and post them. Had a little difficult time getting the bezels out until I went and got some plastic trim tools. Put a little chip in the paint, so I'll have to touch that up. I did take the front bowtie off. Man is that thing on there good. Plastidip is awesome. Attached Images __________________

05-22-2013, 09:32 AM	#17
Goldknight Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Simpsonville, SC Posts: 62	Got the bowties plastidipped last night. I like how they turned out. Here's a little of my prep work. I really wanted to make the chrome outline on the SS black so I taped it off to see what would happen. Not the cleanest job, but I've never done this type of thing before. Plus it's plastidip so I can just peel it away! Right before I took off the plastidip. I did 4 coats on everything. Unfortunately the SS attempt really didn't work. When I peeled it off all of the plastidip came with it. Not sure if anyone else has tried this, but if you have any tips I'd appreciate them! Here are the finished pictures. And the side badging I did the day before. I'll get some closer up pictures when I can. __________________ Last edited by Goldknight; 05-22-2013 at 10:00 AM.

06-09-2013, 11:26 PM	#18
Goldknight Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Simpsonville, SC Posts: 62	Plastidipped the wheels this weekend, and I really love how they turned out. Outside of the car is nearly where I want it (for now.) Put five coats on, but I still need to do a little touch up on them. It also needs a proper wash, and if it would stop raining I could do just that. __________________

06-11-2013, 10:31 AM	#19
Goldknight Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Simpsonville, SC Posts: 62	Washed my bike last night and I took some pictures of it and the Camaro together. I love my vehicles. __________________

06-16-2013, 11:03 PM	#20
Goldknight Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Simpsonville, SC Posts: 62	Got a license plate holder. Looks much better than not having one I think. Also tackled the DIY Afterburners today. They look awesome at night. Can't see them too much in the daylight, but I'm okay with that because these cost me about $15 in parts. Saving money ftw! __________________

06-16-2013, 11:20 PM	#21
AmericanMuscleCars Teenage Dream Camaro Drives: A Visually Stunning Camaro Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 1,722	Awesome, but somebody spray painted your tag!

10-03-2013, 05:05 PM	#23
Goldknight Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Simpsonville, SC Posts: 62	Well I got all moved to South Carolina, and while I was looking for a job I thought I'd get myself a Griot's Garage polisher and shine my baby up. When I bought it there were swirl marks all over. Seriously looked like somebody went at it with a polisher that had no idea what to do. Also while the polisher was in the mail I got an interview and was offered and accepted a job! Here is a shot of the hood with swirl marks. They actually looked a lot worse in person, but you get the idea. The whole car was covered with these. Here are a couple of after shots. It's the first time I've ever done anything like this, and there definitely was a learning curve, but I'm very pleased with the results. I'd say I got about 90-95% correction. __________________

10-03-2013, 05:32 PM	#24
vroomapunk [COTW 5/12/14] Drives: 2012 CRT NF Cammed 2SS/RS For Sale Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NOLA Posts: 6,115 View My Garage	Great job on the polishing man! __________________

10-13-2013, 03:51 AM	#25
Vengeance Graphix Drives: 2017 Corvette Grand Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central NJ Posts: 10,870	Car is looking great, and awesome job on the polishing! I still have some areas i need to revisit on mine but its very minimal. __________________ Vengeance Graphix

10-22-2013, 12:26 PM	#26
Goldknight Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Simpsonville, SC Posts: 62	I still need to do some touching up with the M205, but that's okay. I also got my caliper paint in. I'll be doing that this coming weekend. __________________

10-28-2013, 08:19 AM	#27
Goldknight Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Simpsonville, SC Posts: 62	Well I got the calipers painted with the G2 color matched paint this weekend. I'm really happy with the results. __________________