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Old Oct 18, 2018 | 09:22 PM
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Help-ruined the layer on the metal by the shifter

I rubbed off the layer as shown in the picture, what can I do to resume it or make it look better? Pls give some advice
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Old Oct 19, 2018 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by aaipeng
I rubbed off the layer as shown in the picture, what can I do to resume it or make it look better? Pls give some advice
easiest solution is to vynil wrap it. 3M has many metal-like opinion.

If youre very good at finishing work, wet-sanding and buffing in the direction of the aluminium brush can Repair it... But you'll likely have to sand the entire plate to make it look good and cohesive. Lots of tedious hours of unidirectional sanding
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Old Oct 19, 2018 | 01:04 PM
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thanks for your reply. I would think about wrapping it.
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Old Oct 19, 2018 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by BeeW
easiest solution is to vynil wrap it. 3M has many metal-like opinion.

If youre very good at finishing work, wet-sanding and buffing in the direction of the aluminium brush can Repair it... But you'll likely have to sand the entire plate to make it look good and cohesive. Lots of tedious hours of unidirectional sanding
I don't think it's a brushed finish. It looks more like something that's painted over the top of the bare aluminum. Apparently it's supposed to resemble traditional Japanese washi paper.
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Old Oct 27, 2018 | 03:51 AM
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wrapped it



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wrapped it

Last edited by aaipeng; Oct 27, 2018 at 03:54 AM. Reason: add pic
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 01:47 PM
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that looks great!
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 05:28 PM
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While you've got that apart, is there any posaupossib of wrapping the silver trim that the PRND panel sits on?
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 05:52 PM
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thank you
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BeeW
While you've got that apart, is there any posaupossib of wrapping the silver trim that the PRND panel sits on?

yes if you want. I left that part unwrapped on purpose..
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 05:58 PM
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share the updates with you guys, i wrapped the whole center console by the way. I like it.
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Old Nov 12, 2018 | 05:52 PM
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Nice, did you wrap it yourself or pay someone to do it? How much?
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Originally Posted by lektrix
Nice, did you wrap it yourself or pay someone to do it? How much?
It’s actually not too hard so I did it myself. The vinyl wrap was bought on eBay, only 7 dollars.
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