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Old 04-30-2017, 11:07 AM   #23
kxmotox247
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Re: tailgate letters? painting them

I painted my tailgate the truck color... then used an intercoat clear to seal the base down and give me a good surface to apply tape to. Once dried, I scuffed the intercoat clear and taped off the whole Chevrolet logo. I used a one sided razor blade to perfect the edges around the letters. I then sprayed the Chevrolet logo and once dry I pulled the tape. Gotta use a good quality case or you'll have to spray a bunch of coats and you'll build too much of a tape edge as a result.
Mine was more complicated since I went on to use dry pearl over the whole tailgate but your next step would be to pull the tape and clear everything...thereby sealing the edges of the letters.
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