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KR1ST1N_X3
 Post subject: Zebra design
PostPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:31 pm 
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I want to paint my engine cover and have zebra stripes but idk how I could do the stripes. Does anyone have any ideas? I know it might not look the best so if it looks gay I will just do something different & remember I am a girl! lol

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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Painter's tape. Just use that and an X-Acto knife.

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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they make zebra stripe duct tape, lol

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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thelongone13 wrote:
Painter's tape. Just use that and an X-Acto knife.

Bam!

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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No to the duct tape. Wont the knife cut into my engine cover though?

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Cut the strips of tape and then put them on the engine cover and spray.

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go to staples and get this bad boy printed at the size of your cover and go left to right cutting the stripes than use a sharpie and mark it off than slowly tape everything up w/ an exacto and if you pull it up slightly and trim you won't cut the plastic


also w/ a black edge you wouldn't see the cuts anywyas

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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Im not doing black & white though lol but that's a good idea zero!

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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well even w/ most colors the eyes won't notice a super shallow nick in the plastic on a painted edge

but if you go slow and take your time you won't have any trouble, because on the ram i painted the hood and used a razor blade on the paint and didnt hit nothing

practice on boxes and youll get your feel for the depth of the tape that way

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just give up and throw it across the driveway because it will never turn out like you want it. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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Just a question, why zebra stripes?

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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You are right, it didn't work but that's only because the guy I bought it from used cheap ass paint and it won't come off, even after sanding 6 times. So I gave up.

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cheap ass paint that doesnt come off after six times of sanding?!?! god i would hate to see what you call good paint.

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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cannon wrote:
just give up and throw it across the driveway because it will never turn out like you want it. :)


i didtch the covers any way lol why give the M90 help heating up lol

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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No, its cheap because it flakes off. I will post a picture of the cheap paint.. hold on.

& it's only for car shows. It's not on my car daily.


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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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ooh that looks nice. its kinda like a black/gray camoflauge. I'd leave it like that, and tell everyone it camo. If they dont believe you tell them its retro. haha, but ya paint that is tgood in some spots and bad on others sucks to make look nice.

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 Post subject: Re: Zebra design
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Yeah it sucks, this is as good as I got it.


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