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Old 10-23-2007, 06:42 AM
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So for you guys who have done this mod, how durable is the spray paint? Has it scratched at all or is it holding up well over time?
Old 10-23-2007, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Scooter
So for you guys who have done this mod, how durable is the spray paint? Has it scratched at all or is it holding up well over time?
Mine's holding up extremely well - no scratches or anything. I used "triple-thick" clear coat, and applied 3 full coats, so that's supposedly equivalent to 9 layers of clear coat... so I don't think ANYTHING's going to ruin that paint!
Old 10-23-2007, 08:39 AM
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I have got the interior dirty several times, cleaned it off, and the Dupli-Color is holding up perfect. No chips or fading.
Old 10-23-2007, 08:06 PM
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Has anyone painted theirs something other than silver or Red? I'm really looking to see how the Jeep Green looks, but any of the metallic colors would give me a good idea how it looks.
Old 10-23-2007, 08:39 PM
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Yea i painted my ac vents silver and then ran out of paint. So just for the hell of it i used a metallic bronze dupli color wheel paint on the cluster. It actually turned out pretty good so i put it back in the dash. i'll try to get some pics up soon. It blends good with the rescue green hood behind the bronze cluster.
Old 10-24-2007, 06:08 AM
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i'm planning on trying my yellow...if i can get something close to detonator yellow. hopfully it doesn't look to "ricey".
Old 10-24-2007, 02:59 PM
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Did mine this afternoon, including the caps on the grab handle. Came out great, what a difference. Thanks guys!
Old 11-16-2007, 09:44 PM
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I finally did it. Got her on Tuesday and painted the vent rings Jeep Green, but I also did the spokes on the steering wheel. I think it turned out awesome and looks way better than the silver, which looked out of place in the khaki interior.




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Old 11-17-2007, 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by mister ed
i'm planning on trying my yellow...if i can get something close to detonator yellow. hopfully it doesn't look to "ricey".
once you're done, take pics. you be the guinea pig. If it looks good, i'll do it too.
btw, if you go to http://www.paintscratch.com/ and choose a 2007 dodge charger, they have detonator yellow.
same color code so i think it will be an exact match.

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Old 11-17-2007, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by scouter4life
Has anyone painted theirs something other than silver or Red? I'm really looking to see how the Jeep Green looks, but any of the metallic colors would give me a good idea how it looks.
I did mine with some of that fake fleckstone paint. I thought it turned out pretty good. Coat of plastic primer, coat of stone, coat of matte clear.

I saw some of that chrome paint when I was shopping and it was tempting, but I am skeptical about how that would really look.

One good thing about the the stone and the matte clear is no fingerprints.


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