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Old 02-03-2012, 04:14 PM
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It's a process called Hydro Printing or Liquid Printing and it's pretty cool. I had my radiator cover done and plan on having a few more things under the hood done with the skull print. The sticker in the middle of the cover is what I created in Photoshop and had it custom printed on a bumper sticker like material. Same design in my sig.





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Old 02-03-2012, 11:20 PM
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Looks good. Tell me more about the process, and of course the cost.
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Old 02-04-2012, 04:23 AM
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That looks looks awsome. You should look into the extention covers and having them done aswell. Your car is great.
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The process is basically putting the design on a dissolvable plastic and putting it on the surface of the water. Then slowly dip the item into it and it will dip and stretch into the seams. It's pretty cool (I watch alot of tv)
He said it costs about 75 or so.
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That looks looks awsome. You should look into the extention covers and having them done aswell. Your car is great.
Thanks! I looked at getting extention covers but the cover on the right side won't work because of my FRPP CAI is in the way.

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The process is basically putting the design on a dissolvable plastic and putting it on the surface of the water. Then slowly dip the item into it and it will dip and stretch into the seams. It's pretty cool (I watch alot of tv)
He said it costs about 75 or so.
What Lem said. It was $75.00 for the print and 3 coats of clear.
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That looks pretty badass, I'm digging that bumper sticker thing you made
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That looks awesome!
Here's a one piece cover that is cut out for the CAI. Pricey but looks good!!
http://www.bangastang.com/_e/Radiato...over_07_09.htm
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Old 02-07-2012, 04:32 PM
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That looks awesome...i checked the process out online and you can get a kit with a 2x8 foot piece of material and all the supplies you need for $100. There are several videos on youtube of how to do it...
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Originally Posted by 09cs
That looks awesome!
Here's a one piece cover that is cut out for the CAI. Pricey but looks good!!
http://www.bangastang.com/_e/Radiato...over_07_09.htm
YIKES!!! Pricey ain't the word!! LOL!! I think I'll have to pass on that even though it does look nice.

I have the radiator extension covers I purchased from AM and I'm dabbling with the idea of cutting the driver's side cover so it will fit around my CAI.
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Had a couple more pieces done... battery & master brake cylinder covers. Took the shaker off... having it done this coming week.



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