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Blacking Out 01-02 Corolla Clear Corners =)

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    Blacking Out 01-02 Corolla Clear Corners =)

    yeah, so I sat down this weekend with my trusty(sometimes) mastercraft rotary tool and spent a few hours cutting my clear corners open, I'd say it was pretty successful....here some pics:

    After cutting open:
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    Taping Off To Paint:
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    Primered:
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    After Flat Black Paint & Took Off Masking Tape:
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    I Used Epoxy & Maskign Tape To Glue & Hold Pieces Together:
    [IMG]

    Dried & Sealed With Silcone...Done:
    [IMG]
    bybliz, Mar 6, 2006
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    Ro2la New Member

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    that came out pretty clean man, good stuff
    Ro2la, Mar 6, 2006
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    SD_S New Member

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    Nice Diy
    SD_S, Mar 6, 2006
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    oppositesleeper New Member

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    they do look very clean. i just hate how the re-seals look messy, but there really isnt anything you can do about it, and i dont think people will be looking at the seals since the paint looks nice enough. good job.
    oppositesleeper, Mar 6, 2006
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    Shifty SIdeways Noob

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    show pics on the car
    Shifty, Mar 6, 2006
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    thanks guys, ill post pics within the week or so when its warm enough for me to install them =).
    bybliz, Mar 6, 2006
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    asn13oy Stepping Stones

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    A while back when I did the same thing I painted a quarter inch black line all the way around on the outside edge to cover the messy "re-seal". It looked really nice after that. Just a suggestion.
    asn13oy, Mar 7, 2006
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    yeah its too late for that :p i realized right after i put the epoxy on, slipped my mind =(
    bybliz, Mar 7, 2006
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    you should get black epoxy, thats wut i did and you cant see the ugly white around the corner of the light.
    [IMG]
    [IMG]
    Phozenstone, Mar 7, 2006
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    lol....ok, here's what happened, I opened them up again, cleaned off all the epoxy & silicon, and i used a sanding disc with my rotary tool to shave off all the white parts. I then used black nail polish to go around the edges of the lense (thats the first thing i could find...lol...ghetto), then I resealed again. These are the results.....no more white......so let my experience be a lesson to everyone whos going to black out their clear corners....I am now satisfied...

    [IMG]

    [IMG]
    bybliz, Mar 8, 2006
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    Rolla95 Rollin' Out y0

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    looks alot better man, props to you!
    Rolla95, Mar 8, 2006
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    Phozenstone New Member

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    black nail polish, good idea
    Phozenstone, Mar 8, 2006
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    Sexy 'rolla
    SaberJ2X, Mar 9, 2006
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    asn13oy Stepping Stones

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    What the heck r u doing with black nail polish lying around?
    asn13oy, Mar 9, 2006
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    asn13oy: lol, i have nailpolish cause i used it to touch up cracks of one of my guitars. NO OTHER REASON :p
    ...and for everyone...heres pics of the corners on my very dirty car...
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    bybliz, Mar 15, 2006
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    Denver Rolla 98 impreza

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    that looks sweet man... :) great job.. :)
    Denver Rolla, Mar 15, 2006
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    James Bullshit Police

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    WOW talk about determination! good job being a perfectionist and making those corners the right way. congrats!!
    James, Mar 23, 2006
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    looks bitchin! :) what a way to save 200 bucks from ebay. good job.
    sxlostv1, Mar 24, 2006
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