For those who blacked out their fangs.
 

Just curious. How often have you had to re-do the job due to nicks, chips, etc? Thanks.

After a couple of canyon runs I gave up.

I messed up painting it soo many time I got up to maybe around 8 layers of paint on it. lol. I messed up because it didnt come out even. I got no chip or anything, it still look like the same since the last time I paint it. Still need to do the clear coat.

Yeah, I've done mine twice and it's bugging the sh1t out of me that I need to do it again already. I'm considering going with CF.

ive done mine twice... rocks suck **** man.... thats wat always gets me especially my car is lowered... im thinking of going cf also :rolleyes:

Never. I did mine about 2 months ago and its held up like a champ. Its my daily driver and ive put about 2000 miles on it since i did it. And i dont take any special precautions on the road, like extra distance between other cars. Ive gotten a few nicks on the factory painted part of the bumper in this time frame, but none on the fang area.

You, Sir, are lucky. The first time, I didn't use a clear coat. The last time (about 4 months ago) I clear coated it, and it's lasted a little longer. There are only about 3 or 4 TINY rock chips in it now, but it drives me nuts.

I would think the best solution would be purchasing a bumper without paint and just leaving that portion unpainted. Other than that you could go with one of the carbon fiber setups.

There are three ways to black out your fangs:

1. paint
2. carbon fiber cover
3. vinyl

I did the vinyl.

I just checked out your albums. Your overlays actually look pretty good. Did you do that yourself?

try Duplicolor engine enamel matte black paint. i used this stuff on my Honda's fog lamp surround pieces 3yrs ago and it's still scratchless (through 2 snow/salt seasons). :p

and it's supers easy to get a nice matte even finish.

Has anyone ever done anything different with the fangs on a black car? Like gunmetal, carbon fiber, or something?

No

Yes I did it myself. It was a good 2 hours or work though. Patience is needed.

fixed! :tup: