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#1 Daniel_moody25

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Posted 20 October 2014 - 10:16 PM

Hi there is there anyone who can tell me if there's anyone who sells this kind of style or rocker cover(http://minispares.co...tings/FP26.aspx) but in a crackle/wrinkle black paint or would I just have to buy one and paint it

#2 timmy850

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Posted 20 October 2014 - 10:22 PM

Here is a good how-to guide if you do paint it yourself
http://www.build-thr...-texture-paint/

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Posted 21 October 2014 - 05:41 AM

I used truck bed liner on mine.. then sanded down the ribs back to the alloy. Gives it a nice textured, tough, oil resistant matte finish

 

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#4 Daniel_moody25

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Posted 21 October 2014 - 07:52 AM

Yeah that's the kind of look I'm going for with rocker rover

#5 nicklouse

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Posted 21 October 2014 - 08:09 AM

I hated that type of cover. I always found they leaked around the neck as the two metals expanded at different rates.




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