Rochester's new G
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Well, time will tell about that.
Being the most innocuous little project imaginable, figure I'd talk about it for months, take lots of high-resolution pictures, obsess over pointless details, etc... all long before actually doing anything.
I have my share of examples of *not* getting it right the first time. But thanks, Brad.
Being the most innocuous little project imaginable, figure I'd talk about it for months, take lots of high-resolution pictures, obsess over pointless details, etc... all long before actually doing anything.
I have my share of examples of *not* getting it right the first time. But thanks, Brad.
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Easy removal. Hair dryer, fishing line, rub off the excess adhesive, claybar, cut-compound in a couple of increments... all gone. And the paint is clean as a whistle. No scratches, no ghosting. The trunk face is a solid 100%.
Regardless, I plan to let it sit however long it takes for Western NY to see temps in the 70's again, then put on the new emblem. From everything I've read, you really want temps over 65*F for this kind of thing. And since I don't have a heated garage, I'm just going to have to wait. Oh well.
You know, I've always been of the opinion that it looks awkward if you debadge the letters but retain the Fuji, for the simple reason that the Fuji is too high when it's the only thing to occupy that space. Now that I see this first hand... OMG, yes. It looks really dumb the way it is now.
Regardless, I plan to let it sit however long it takes for Western NY to see temps in the 70's again, then put on the new emblem. From everything I've read, you really want temps over 65*F for this kind of thing. And since I don't have a heated garage, I'm just going to have to wait. Oh well.
You know, I've always been of the opinion that it looks awkward if you debadge the letters but retain the Fuji, for the simple reason that the Fuji is too high when it's the only thing to occupy that space. Now that I see this first hand... OMG, yes. It looks really dumb the way it is now.
Last edited by Rochester; 04-02-2017 at 08:22 AM.
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It's been 65*F all afternoon. Fck it... I'm applying the emblem.
Right or wrong process? I have no idea. Seemed like I did this right. Of course, if letters start falling off in the next few weeks, then I'm back to Square One, LOL.
Anyway... pics. And I genuinely like this.
- Alcohol wipe and buff
- hair-dryer to heat up the surface a little
- mount the template
- eyeball placement
- unpeel and stick
- pressure on each letter for 30 seconds
Right or wrong process? I have no idea. Seemed like I did this right. Of course, if letters start falling off in the next few weeks, then I'm back to Square One, LOL.
Anyway... pics. And I genuinely like this.
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Yeah, it really did. The bottom edge of the new emblem is *exactly* on the same line as the bottom edge of the old emblem. That was my biggest concern.
Horizontal placement, however... That was a compromise, because in reality the Fuji isn't perfectly centered. So I had to split the difference between the various offsets; centered to the trunk vs. centered to Fuji. This is something I eyeballed, and nothing anyone can notice. I'm talking about a few millimeters.
Horizontal placement, however... That was a compromise, because in reality the Fuji isn't perfectly centered. So I had to split the difference between the various offsets; centered to the trunk vs. centered to Fuji. This is something I eyeballed, and nothing anyone can notice. I'm talking about a few millimeters.
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Now that you had to remove your tints, please rip out that rear window tint with the fugly CHMSL cutout
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