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Bankruptaco
2️⃣ Bronze
Congrats and Welcome
Bankruptaco
2️⃣ Bronze
lol seems like my plans change day to day. So far Im going the overland route. Gotta get the family outdoors. Last on the list is the lift kit. So many options, not enough monies lol
Name checks out, lol.
No plans for anything really significant. Mostly cosmetic stuff. Eventually want to get into camping/light overlanding
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Awesome! Longbed is the way to go and the Cement looks great as usual.
Yeah I actually didn't realize it was a long bed until I looked at the window sticker again when I got home. It wasn't on the truck at the stealership and I knew it was optioned the way I wanted and the right color
I am glad it is. The short bed would have been better for parking at work but the long bed will be better for everything else.
I never understand how the hell people keep that on their vehicles...
WV Outdoorsman
2️⃣ Bronze
Congrats and welcome. Cement is my second favorite color??
Installed door handle protectors today. My last car got all scratched under the door handles from my wife's rings so now I put these on every vehicle.
Debadged the tailgate. That lonely v6 back there looked so out of place.
Debadged the tailgate. That lonely v6 back there looked so out of place.
Attachments
Those are next along with the Faux Pro grill
Nice truck! I just did the tailgate inserts and knock off pro grille lol. Best part of the truck so far!
Flinky
3️⃣ Silver
How did you remove the badge?
Hair dryer and some fishing line. Heat it up a little with the hair dryer and then slide the fishing line behind the badge. Make sure you pull it more towards the badge than the truck. And then just work the fishing line back and forth in a sawing motion, again favor the badge side so as not to damage the paint.
I worked it from both sides and heated it up a couple times. Key thing is to be patient and take your time.
If you heat it up really good most of the tape residue should come right off and what ever is left use a little Goo gone or alcohol. Then rewax the area.
If your truck is older and the badges have been there a while there might be a ghosting in the paint. Just use a clay bar in the area and give it a real good rub down making sure to keep the area wet. It probably won't be perfect depending on the age of the paint and how bad the ghosting is but over time it will all even out.
Hope that helps.
I worked it from both sides and heated it up a couple times. Key thing is to be patient and take your time.
If you heat it up really good most of the tape residue should come right off and what ever is left use a little Goo gone or alcohol. Then rewax the area.
If your truck is older and the badges have been there a while there might be a ghosting in the paint. Just use a clay bar in the area and give it a real good rub down making sure to keep the area wet. It probably won't be perfect depending on the age of the paint and how bad the ghosting is but over time it will all even out.
Hope that helps.