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ranster
04-12-2008, 11:01 AM
After getting frustrated from looking after an mtech rear bumper, and after someone bumped into my rear bumper I decided to give my artistic background a try :wink:

the ingredients:
1 x black matt spray
1 x ultra fine sanding paper (p1000 and above will do just fine)
1 x Pressure sensitive adhesive tape (masking tape).
1 x thinner
1 x old newspaper

1. mark the "mtech lip" using the adhesive tape and cover the rest of the bumper with paper/newspaper
I used the center bumper trim as a reference for how wide it will be.

http://images20.fotki.com/v360/photos/5/558697/6118164/IMG_1143-vi.jpg
http://images21.fotki.com/v832/photos/5/558697/6118164/IMG_1144-vi.jpg

2. use the sanding paper on the bordered area.

3. clean the bordered area using the thinner and a clean rag.

4. spray the area slightly until getting a nice even black surface.

http://images33.fotki.com/v1068/photos/5/558697/6118164/IMG_1145-vi.jpg
http://images28.fotki.com/v1026/photos/5/558697/6118164/IMG_1148-vi.jpg
http://images36.fotki.com/v1155/photos/5/558697/6118164/IMG_1152-vi.jpg
http://images20.fotki.com/v248/photos/5/558697/6118164/IMG_1153-vi.jpg
ranster
04-12-2008, 11:07 AM
5. remove adhesive tape and you're ready to go!

http://images26.fotki.com/v960/photos/5/558697/6118164/IMAG0037-vi.jpg
http://images22.fotki.com/v817/photos/5/558697/6118164/IMAG0042-vi.jpg
elchicano
04-12-2008, 03:02 PM
ha! nice work. Far away you wouldn't notice it.
H3_2.1-ti
04-12-2008, 03:06 PM
Well done...
thesk8nmidget
04-12-2008, 03:25 PM
nice idea! would be even cooler if you got a diffuser from an m3 or something and moddeed that to fit!

whos red ti?
ranster
04-12-2008, 04:28 PM
nice idea! would be even cooler if you got a diffuser from an m3 or something and moddeed that to fit!

whos red ti?


thought about it but it went sooo nice in the end that now i wouldn't bother trying it.
btw, even by standing next to the car it looks like it is not part of the bumper. cool stuff!

the red Ti is my brother's car :smile:

Cheers,
Ran
lazoh
04-12-2008, 05:14 PM
Very nice!!! I like it!!
96cali
04-13-2008, 05:44 AM
Nice work! I think I might like to see it transition up from the bottom with a curve, instead of trying to mimick the sharp, vertical corners of the sport diffuser though. Just my .02, hope you don't mind. :wink:
Benji
04-13-2008, 07:01 AM
Nice job, be interested to see this done on a different color car as I think the contrast is helping it, I think on a darker color car where the contrast would not be as high, this would not work as well, but I look forward to seeing other pictures to see if I am wrong.
ranster
10-07-2008, 05:56 PM
On a red TI :)
Maverix
10-07-2008, 06:05 PM
Haha that's neat! I'm gonna do that when I start working on my body.
madfronter
10-07-2008, 06:12 PM
lets see how it looks on a black ti...oh wait that won't work...lol
JunpoweR
06-05-2010, 09:31 PM
Almost got me!
haha
eurohb
10-17-2011, 06:46 AM
Doing this right now! lol
eurohb
10-17-2011, 07:01 AM
Here's mine.. I think i taped too high

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad201/eurohb/2011-10-16_22-51-28_759.jpg

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad201/eurohb/2011-10-16_22-51-21_469.jpg
lazoh
10-17-2011, 05:22 PM
Here's mine.. I think i taped too high

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad201/eurohb/2011-10-16_22-51-28_759.jpg

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad201/eurohb/2011-10-16_22-51-21_469.jpg

Looks good!!
rafafuego
10-29-2011, 01:18 AM
oh man i'm sooo doing it to my car!!
planksta
12-12-2011, 12:58 AM
duude thats awesome im about to do this but reversed in colors since my trim is all painted black near the bottom