Another smitten newbie !

TimR

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All looks stunning - and your buttons don't appear to be sticky - how did you sort that?
If only...! :alan:
Truth is, i think Ive learned that once the buttons start showing the white plastic beneath, there isnt a quick fix with a pen and fixer coating...? My window buttons ( especially passenger because you have to hold it down) look rather tatty and the deacl is lost to degradation...
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CatmanV2

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If only...! :alan:
Truth is, i think Ive learned that once the buttons start showing the white plastic beneath, there isnt a quick fix with a pen and fixer coating...? My window buttons ( especially passenger because you have to hold it down) look rather tatty and the deacl is lost to degradation...
:worried1:

It's not a decal. Send them to Larry. He'll sort you

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TimR

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Larry..?
Rome wasnt built in a day... !
I want to get the front & rear fenders and the bonnet resprayed too at some point...
The change to the cars driving character is epic thanks to the ARB kit..Once it drives like it should, I can spend the time sorting out the aesthetics...Im sorely tempted to fit a spring kit at this point. Looking ahead, Im going to have to pull the dash for a matrix..No leaks but you just know lurking as a job that needs doing...
On that , can the dash leather be broken down..? I mean, the airbag pops out as a panel..Im thinking Id like to reduce the red leather facing me. If they pull apart as panels so much the better..Or maybe Ill have to settle with paint- which would work fine as you dont sit on it to rub it away and gets transfer etc...Also, FIFTY mentioned to me the dash top is plastic which is going to have to go leather if I can do it...!
Anyway. All along way down the road for me TBH...
Im just loving driving this thing with the new & improved suspension for now...;)
 

TimR

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It's not a decal. Send them to Larry. He'll sort you

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Herein lies the problem...its just devoid of paint which makes redoing the image pretty hard tbh.

Perhaps if there were decals that available it could be done without hawking them out to the USA...?
 

CatmanV2

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Herein lies the problem...its just devoid of paint which makes redoing the image pretty hard tbh.

Perhaps if there were decals that available it could be done without hawking them out to the USA...?

Decals will always look like decals, until they start to peel. Then they'll look **** (IMHO)

Find a set on ebay, send them to Larry?

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TimR

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No need to leave them on..they work as transfers to prevent the new black . Remove once painted and they reveal the design in white...simply clear coat (Tamiya 80 wrks well I understand) and they're good as new...!
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CatmanV2

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Have you tried this? I suspect you'll find they are actually square and printed, but happy to be wrong.

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