Hermes
12-28-2011, 05:35 PM
so I didn't get around to doing it today but I found pictures from the last time I did it.
What you need/stuff I had around when I did it:
black fat-tip permanent marker (I used a Bic Chisel-Point)
http://officedepotcacdn.shopvisible.com/getDynamicImage.aspx?width=300&height=300&path=BIC-Fade-Resistant-Chisel-Point-Permanent-Marker-GPMM11-BK.jpg
window cleaner (I used Stoner Invisible Glass + Rain Repellent)
http://images.oreillyauto.com/parts/img/medium/snr/92184.jpg
a microfiber towel you won't mind getting stained.
some black cube effect trim that needs to be fixed
What to do:
take off all the cube trim pieces that you want to work on.
you basically color in the whole trim piece with the marker. pretend you're a kid and have a coloring book, just fill it in completely. Make sure your lines are nice and even or it will look like poop when it shines in the sun. When it is dry to the touch it should have a purple shine to it. give it a minute to set then spray it with the glass cleaner, buff down the surface with the microfiber towel until the purple shine is removed but there is still a shine left. In the sunlight you can kinda still see some purple but it looks much better than before. If you haven't completely covered up the scratches/it doesn't quite look good enough just do more layers until it comes out to what you like. If you mess up, just buff it off completely and start over.
very old:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/zhp%20projects/IMG_1205.jpg
more recent/before refresh:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/zhp%20projects/IMG_1243.jpg
after the last time I did this:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/61ea770b.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/69a34eac.jpg
What you need/stuff I had around when I did it:
black fat-tip permanent marker (I used a Bic Chisel-Point)
http://officedepotcacdn.shopvisible.com/getDynamicImage.aspx?width=300&height=300&path=BIC-Fade-Resistant-Chisel-Point-Permanent-Marker-GPMM11-BK.jpg
window cleaner (I used Stoner Invisible Glass + Rain Repellent)
http://images.oreillyauto.com/parts/img/medium/snr/92184.jpg
a microfiber towel you won't mind getting stained.
some black cube effect trim that needs to be fixed
What to do:
take off all the cube trim pieces that you want to work on.
you basically color in the whole trim piece with the marker. pretend you're a kid and have a coloring book, just fill it in completely. Make sure your lines are nice and even or it will look like poop when it shines in the sun. When it is dry to the touch it should have a purple shine to it. give it a minute to set then spray it with the glass cleaner, buff down the surface with the microfiber towel until the purple shine is removed but there is still a shine left. In the sunlight you can kinda still see some purple but it looks much better than before. If you haven't completely covered up the scratches/it doesn't quite look good enough just do more layers until it comes out to what you like. If you mess up, just buff it off completely and start over.
very old:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/zhp%20projects/IMG_1205.jpg
more recent/before refresh:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/zhp%20projects/IMG_1243.jpg
after the last time I did this:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/61ea770b.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/69a34eac.jpg