Blackin' out yer hood scoop

Check the pic I posted, I have seen a few cop cars, like you said with flat/satin black hoods.

 

Mine will be getting plastidipped for the same reason. It is frackin blinding sometimes & I wear good shades anytime the sun is out. I swear it's almost like looking at a welder!!!

 

I would try to find some of that coating protective plastic film that the factory uses to protect the clear-coat. Put that on the body of the scoop. It's that kinda clear/translucent film that has somewhat of a matte finish on it.

 

Plenty of guys wanting the scoop hoods. Set up a For-Trade post. Even get next to your dealer and post on his bulletin board.

 

could do something like this.. although it looks like some glare might still happen

 

Has anybody tried peelable paint? I read someplace that it lets you put paint designs on the car and/or rims, but peels off much like tape.

This would sound like a great place to try it. ???

 

Nice looking truck, do you have any additional pics you an share?

 

Yeah I had a buddy who did the same thing and was pulled over a lot because of it.

 

Sorry its not my truck. The dealer my wifes dad works for did the vinyl on the hood and roof

 

you are talking about plasti-dip... just like 10 people have already mentioned and posted pictures of in this thread.








I had one of the sticker vendors on here make a matte black hood scoop vinyl for me. It works great but if I were to do it again I'd probably just tape it off and spray plasti dip on it.

 

Umm, no. If I'd have meant "PlastiDip" I would have said that. The stuff I heard about lets you "paint" a section of your car/truck, then within 3 months, you can peel the paint off.

Here's one site:
http://www.strippablecoating.com/AutoBodyPaintShops.aspx

Nice for people up in snow country to put some extra protection on, or to add some "jazz" for a while, or, as suggested here, make your scoop a flat black.

I just wondered if anybody'd tried it yet

 

No worries. It looks like a cool truck.

 

never heard of it but it sounds like it would be similar to plastidip... correct?

 

Dunno, I just heard about it. Sounds cool, but I'd personally be more than a little hesitant to try it.

Anybody try it ?

 

Forgot to upload the pic, but here is mine:

 

Is that Plastdip on a black hood? Hard to tell. Does it cut the glare?

 

Plastidip on a MGM, it cuts the glare a lot! For me, it has been one of the cheapest and most effective mods...

 

Done. Works well and I like the look too.

 

Looks good!!

 

Massachusetts school buses are all spec'ed with a matte black hood as well and I was told once by a bus driver neighbor that it's for exactly that reason:



I believe they can also be matte yellow here but I've never seen one that wasn't black.

I've never personally had an issue with my scoop causing glare.