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Aug 28, 2006 | 05:11 AM

ToneBoat923

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trim tape (pic request)

I was considering peeling off the black trim tape between the doors...I'm just not sure what it will look like...I've seen pics of a black max and a burgundy max and it looks fine But does anyone have a pic with a sterling mist max with the trim tape peeled off?

Aug 28, 2006 | 05:13 AM

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said burgandy max:

oh, and fYI: black max's don't come with the tape.

Aug 28, 2006 | 07:40 AM

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oh, and fYI: black max's don't come with the tape.

Yea they do....

Aug 28, 2006 | 09:45 PM

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yeah, does anyone have a pic of a grey luster max with the tape off??

Aug 29, 2006 | 04:34 AM

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X-Vert, you beat me to it.....

I've seen a couple pics of lighter colors with the tape removed, but I don't remember where. I didn't think it looked that good because of the black that still remains around the windows. Just my $.02

Aug 29, 2006 | 05:56 AM

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i'm going out to do my right now

now i just need to black out the trim

Aug 29, 2006 | 06:59 AM

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Well I'll be damned... I didn't know you could do that. Is it easy to peel off? Does it leave any kind of residue?

Aug 29, 2006 | 07:09 AM

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Well I'll be damned... I didn't know you could do that. Is it easy to peel off? Does it leave any kind of residue?

just did mine...so freaking easy!!!
use a razor to cut right along the rubber seal. peals right off. mine had some residue but goo gone fixed that.
now thats the ONLY flawless paint on my whole car

Aug 29, 2006 | 07:17 AM

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just did mine...so freaking easy!!!
use a razor to cut right along the rubber seal. peals right off. mine had some residue but goo gone fixed that.
now thats the ONLY flawless paint on my whole car

I would love to see how that looks. any pics???

Aug 29, 2006 | 07:19 AM

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Well I'll be damned... I didn't know you could do that. Is it easy to peel off? Does it leave any kind of residue?

Easier to do if you heat it up with a heat gun, but if it's left outside in the sun in this weather, it'll have the same effect. Just score and peel. I removed the trim around it first though, but it's not necessary.

Aug 29, 2006 | 07:20 AM

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just did mine...so freaking easy!!!
use a razor to cut right along the rubber seal. peals right off. mine had some residue but goo gone fixed that.
now thats the ONLY flawless paint on my whole car

no pics, no proof = I don't believe you.

Aug 29, 2006 | 08:31 AM

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I'm interested in doing this, but I have a Glacier Pearl 02 and couldn't figure out if I would like it. Here is a quick Photochop for any of the other "whities" out there that are interested. I'd like to here some feedback from anyone.

This is not my car. I borrowed the picture from the pictures thread. This fine Maxima belongs to LA02MAX.

Before:

After:

Aug 29, 2006 | 08:33 AM

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Nice photochop. Looks best on dark cars, I guess.

Aug 29, 2006 | 10:42 AM

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It's not quite sterling mist but close. I used carbon fiber vynal on the outside after peeling off the center.

Aug 29, 2006 | 05:42 PM

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Why would they cover that part with tape?

Aug 29, 2006 | 05:51 PM

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lol um that's kinda interesting you did that, because I'm the owner of the car, and now I have the tape removed...haha

It looks alright, but if i could have gone back, I wouldn't have done it...only one person has noticed it, however.

Aug 29, 2006 | 05:58 PM

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Why would they cover that part with tape?

To make it look pillar-less, I guess. Good idea, but the execution was poor IMO. It should have been glossy, rather than matte. Who's ever seen matte glass?

Aug 29, 2006 | 06:41 PM

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^ hey LA02MAX is that photoshopped? that part looks much whiter than the rest of the car hah

Aug 29, 2006 | 06:56 PM

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hey im sterling mist and i have the tape off.. ill try and get some pics up tomorrow afternoon cuz i dont have any recent ones..

Aug 29, 2006 | 07:03 PM

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Ha, that's pretty funny. I can't make up my mind if I like it better or not. I do think that I like it a little more actually seeing it on your car rather than my photochop. Glacier Pearl FTW!!!

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lol um that's kinda interesting you did that, because I'm the owner of the car, and now I have the tape removed...haha

It looks alright, but if i could have gone back, I wouldn't have done it...only one person has noticed it, however.

Aug 29, 2006 | 07:21 PM

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I did it to my car and i dont like it so i got some CF B-pillars to cover it up.

I really dont like how it looks on light cars w/ tint, looks the best on dark cars w/ tint.

Aug 29, 2006 | 07:54 PM

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I added a carbon fiber vynal because the back pillar couldn't be done as the front two.

Aug 29, 2006 | 08:07 PM

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The pic you really can't tell but it's not a matte finish at all. Like it says it's a carbon fiber look. I'll take a better pic tomorrow and post it up so others can get an idea of what it looks like. One of the main reasons I did it was because of the back pillar couldn't be done as the front two.

I had the cf viynil on my car untill i got real cf b pillars... mine bubbled up and looked crappy though

Aug 29, 2006 | 08:19 PM

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Holy shiat....I never knew this..

Hmmm....do I want to do this or not???

Aug 29, 2006 | 08:29 PM

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I had the cf viynil on my car untill i got real cf b pillars... mine bubbled up and looked crappy though

I've had it on there for almost two years now and haven't had a problem yet. I wax it out too though when I wax the car so that might have something to do with it.

I don't have vynal on the pillars itself it's on the black part that separates the window from the pillar. I also put it on the pillar on the back door.

Aug 30, 2006 | 01:59 PM

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here ya go toneboat !click!

Aug 30, 2006 | 03:17 PM

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^ hey LA02MAX is that photoshopped? that part looks much whiter than the rest of the car hah

It could also be the 'pearl effect' because as light hits it from different angles it looks different.

Aug 30, 2006 | 03:18 PM

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Thanks mistmax...you are my hero.

Aug 30, 2006 | 03:28 PM

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no, it's real. That's why i was surprised when someone acutally photoshopped it on my car, because I actually did do this mod! lol...Here's some more pics...it looks the same color in real life, so maybe it was just the angle or the camera or something.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...0_165_full.jpg

It could also be the 'pearl effect' because as light hits it from different angles it looks different.

hmm interesting...i think i'll leave mine black since i'm getting those black se tail lights so i'll have more black going on haha i think it only flow better with darker color cars. but i wonder why they put the black tape over it in the first place =/

Aug 30, 2006 | 08:29 PM

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If you do this you won't have any way to close the door without getting finger prints all over it. I guess it's more of a dark color issue.

Aug 31, 2006 | 10:04 AM

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crap! decisions decisions. You guys decide... i have a sunlight sand. yea or nay?

Aug 31, 2006 | 10:20 AM

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crap! decisions decisions. You guys decide... i have a sunlight sand. yea or nay?

Put some masking tape over it and stand way back. The color is close enough that you'll get an idea of how it looks and flows.

Aug 31, 2006 | 11:02 AM

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Or I can quickly do a photoshop for ya. Its not too bad of one either, should only take around 5 minutes i'm doing a sunlit sand currently. any others?

Aug 31, 2006 | 11:03 AM

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i dont get fingerprints on mine?,.. and wouldnt u get fingerprints on the black part just the same?... i get more fingerprints from passengers having their hands out the window.. but to each its own i guess...

i say do it.. but u better have a heatgun/ blowdryer.. goo gone,.. time and patience ..lol

Aug 31, 2006 | 12:12 PM

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i highly reccomend not to do it on a sunlit sand.... i would know

Aug 31, 2006 | 12:39 PM

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Sunlit sand b-pillars

Aug 31, 2006 | 01:07 PM

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The black tape is flat and doesn't show fingerprints. Of course you're not going to see fingerprints on sterling mist. It's too light. I was really refering to dark colors. That was more of a joke anyway.