Austinite Posted February 8, 2011 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks for all the advice and suggestions. My replacement cover (grip-tek in gray from Camera Leathers) came in today and I think it took ten whole minutes to apply the covering. The fit was nice and the material is, well very grippy. The ugly duckling looks much better now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Hi Austinite, Take a look here Vucanite replacement finished. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lincoln_m Posted February 8, 2011 Share #2 Posted February 8, 2011 Looks like new, they did a great job, . Personally I'm not so sure re the Grey colour but if you like it. I think it takes a few hours to take the old covering off and clean it down to the metal ready for the 2 minutes applying the new covering. Think how hard it is to peel old wall paper off or a label on a jar that doesn't want to come off, there are always small bits that won't come off easy and the surface is all sticky and dusty. Thanks for posting the end of the story and a pic to show us the result. Cheers, Lincoln Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinite Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted February 8, 2011 "They" just cut and sent the covering. "I" did the removal and re-covering. (repainted the back door as well. Total cost $30 us. Probably 1.5 hours in total time. The old stuff was pretty much ready to come off. The gray is a personal thing. It's ok if it doesn't work for some eyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted February 9, 2011 Share #4 Posted February 9, 2011 Nice job. My M3 needs the same treatment. This gives me confidence that I might not cause a disaster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted February 9, 2011 Share #5 Posted February 9, 2011 Nice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln_m Posted February 9, 2011 Share #6 Posted February 9, 2011 Austin, I'm well impressed at the neat job you did yourself. Do you have pics of the back. How did you repaint the silver chrome? What paint did you use? Lincoln Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinite Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted February 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Lincoln I painted the back door black before i decided to go with a gray covering. I masked off the vulcanite and carefully trimmed the overlaping tape with an exacto knife. I just used a high grade, off the shelf spray paint and it came out pretty good. I may though need to repaint it silver as I'm not quite sure I can live with the black. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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