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Old May 1, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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nice job. how did you remove all of the bugs from the intercooler fins?
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Old May 1, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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ur doin it rite
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Old May 28, 2011 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by sfearl1
nice job. how did you remove all of the bugs from the intercooler fins?
With my teeth, of course.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Frankiago
Tape, like this:






The logic behind it is to put the strips of paint parallel with the wind passing over. The strips on the hood should go from front to rear, not from headlight to headlight. The order of placing should be from the sides of the hood towards the center, with the last piece being in the very center.

Oh btw, it held up well even after seeing rain on 3 separate occasions, from LA to Vegas to Denver to Chicago.
how many rolls of tape did that take?
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Old May 28, 2011 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by luvboost
how many rolls of tape did that take?
Two, sir.

Two rolls and one spare for spot-fixes along the 2,000 mile trip. Not cheap, but must've saved me from turrible rock chips and sand blasting with the areas I was heading through (on pieces that flapped over, you could literally see sand grit embedded into the sticky side of the tape).

I think I paid $6 per roll at a Wal-Mart in LA.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 04:17 PM
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18 dollars well spent.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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if u put too much wax, im not sure the blue tape will stick very well, but thats just my thinking i havent actualy tried it
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