The $5 Tailgate Applique Conversion

Putting any rattle can to a brand new 70k truck scares the shit out of me... not going to lie.

ChevyChad said:

Got any pics of the wheels? I had thought to do mine as well for the same reason.

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It's good from a distance but IMO it's kind of uneven looking and too flat up close. I've seen guys try it with vinyl and it looked good to me. I think I'd peel that and give matte metallic gray vinyl a try, something like the color of the bumper and fenders.

Nice project and luckily you can peel it off....just sayin'


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JetDriver480 said:

Putting any rattle can to a brand new 70k truck scares the shit out of me... not going to lie.

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Its not permanant ;-)

Its more of an experiment to see if i like the looks before doing a more long term solution.

I think the Tailgate Applique is about the ugliest thing I've seen on a truck in a long time. I wouldn't buy a Raptor that had that on it. It's just flat out ugly as hell.

That being said, good work trying to cover up that eye sore.

I like it... I think it's a pretty sharp look.

Did the same w mine, but used vinyl.


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SeXualAVENGER said:

Did the same w mine, but used vinyl.


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Looks good. What color is that?

Nice work OP. This is great that you don't need to remove the badges when using plastidip.

One idea, rustoleum makes a pastidip variety too, and offer it in clear as well. Ive done a few coats of their black, then coat or two in clear to give more a gloss look vs the matte. Sadly seems you need to recoat it every few months to keep the gloss.

SeXualAVENGER said:

Did the same w mine, but used vinyl.

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If your medical skills are half as good as your knifeless tape skills your ER visitors are in good hands

Ditto, and doing the lower angled edge gives it more dimension. Opted to not re-apply the badging for cleaner look