Vigg hood blackout

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Zonkatruck

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If there is a company to get a hood blackout kit from it is Vigg Designs. Just wanted to spread the word. Great product, absolutely top notch service bar none! Sometimes it's hard to gauge a company on service until you order a product. I had questions on installation and delivery date. He treated me like I was installing it on his own truck.

Zonk:applause:
 
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don_r6

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DiscoveryXD said:
did you replace an old decal, or put on one for the first time?

i'm worried about taking my old one off, and if the new one will be the same size...
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I want to get a new hood blackout too, but I'm afraid of the different sizing and there may be a color contrast on the hood (covered vs. non covered area). My current hood blackout has been on the hood for about 5 years.
 
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where i'm at right now, duh...
don_r6 said:
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I want to get a new hood blackout too, but I'm afraid of the different sizing and there may be a color contrast on the hood (covered vs. non covered area). My current hood blackout has been on the hood for about 5 years.
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goin on 10 years! 97 XD

buy it and tell me how it fits....:p
 
antichrist

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My point was that if you leave it on long the surrounding areas will fade and on removal you'll have to repaint your bonnet anyway. So I see no point in spending more than the few dollars on paint to do the blackout.
 
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The Vigg Blackout is longer nose to windsheild and wider at the windsheild end than is needed. Meaning you could most likely cover the existing line in the paint with the new hood blackout by bringing it slightly closer to the nose than the original was.
 
rmuller

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Tahorover said:
Did you call them or use the shopping cart? No way I'm putting my credit card in to a webpage that has an expired cert.
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Sorry about that, I'll get it fixed in a day or so.. no one ever mentioned that it was expired before! It's still just as secure to pay online, or if you prefer call the shop and someone there will process it.
 
traxlerd

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Can someone(antichrist) post pics of a rattle canned hood blackout.

Also what steps were taken before painting? A good wash, a scrub, what have you. Lastly did any of you apply a clear coat or anything to protect the paint.

A clear coat seems it would lose some of the affect of the blackout seeing as it would be more reflective.

That is all

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antichrist

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Well, I did mine about 6 years ago and lay tools and parts on it all the time, so it's a little worn. I was actually planning on giving it a couple more coats in the next week or two. Here's a pic a couple years after I did it.
I washed it well, and then went over it with some rubbing compound. I didn't put any sort of clear coat on it as I wanted it as flat as I could. I paid about $6 or $7 for two cans of spray paint at the local Ace. I had some on hand but if I'd needed masking tape the total would have been about $10. I may removed the bonnet when I recoat it because last time I wasn't paying attention and a couple of drips feel off the spray nozzle. Oh and I masked along the conture of the ridge on the bonnet.
It's not everyone's cup of tea, but for lees than $10 and about an hour's work, I'm satisfied.
Someone out there probably has a better pic of theirs.
 

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tikicar

tikicar

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The best paint I have used for this application is SEM. You can get it at any good auto paint store. Sprays beautifully and very even. Use their black bumper paint. Just tape off the hood. Hit it with a fine scotch bright pad to scuff the surface, wipe with a prep solvent and then a tack rag and paint. Also works perfect to repaint the pillars as they fade over the years. This stuff is very tuff paint and has a flex agent in it so it is hard to chip off. As long as your hood isn't covered in wax or silicone you don't even have to use the scotch bright pad if you didn't want to. It sticks that well. Two cans is more than enough. I restore cars for a living and have used this stuff for over 15 years for muscle car hood black outs to 80s cars needing black outs around the edges. It won't turn whitish gray like most other regular flat black paints will over time. Scott 97xd.
 
spydrjon

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Stu454 painted his, Tom. Like you he masked it off and sprayed it himself and it looks really good.

I have decided to lineX mine. Now that I got the new truck and the disco is now the trail truck, it is going to get a lineX roof, hood blackout, and rocker panels.
 
tikicar

tikicar

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Yes Antichrist, That is it. It has a very low sheen. Basically like the stock pillars on the disco. It is about as flat as you would want to go. If you use total flat black paint you will usally get an uneven look out of a spray can because of the smaller spray pattern on such a big area. What you can do is once you have it covered then hold the can alittle farther away to get more of a overspray coat on the topcoat. this will flatten it out and give you a very even coat. Just spray it like this on your final coat while the rest is still alittle wet. It will dry in very even.
 
traxlerd

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I am thinking about doing this to my hood, and wheels. Would you recommend the same paint for the wheels as well?

The parents wont let me spend money on any real mods, and I need to feed my addiction.

Stupid college:banghead:


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