Tailgate letters
Mountain Pass
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Can you get a closeup on the magnetic? I can't seem to find any good pictures of the Tufskinz magnetic color.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Syracuse NY
I used a ton of water in a spray bottle to ease in placement. Was very easy but I am not 100% on the orange color which is why I was asking Ron for some closeups. Quality is top notch from Tufskinz.
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Can you explain the process you used to install them?
Mountain Pass
Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Syracuse NY
I used alcohol to prep the area prior to starting and wiped it clean /dry using the blue shop paper(lint free) towels. I think they recommend 50/50 alcohol water. I just used the 90% isopropyl. I then sprayed one letter at a time with a spray bottle filled with water. I only needed to lift and adjust one letter which is why you use the water. The next day I left it in the sun to bake the water out before driving and repressed the lettering to ensure complete adhesion. If I want to swap them out I'm sure I'm in for pain because he is using 3m style emblem tape that is super duper strong. Also only handle the letters from the side as you don't want any contamination on the tape. Go slow and I left the letters on a bench to retrieve one at a time and force me to be methodical and to actually take my time. Total start to finish front, back, and king ranch tailgate was about an hour and 20 minutes. QT well spent. They look awesome but I might change the color at some point. Tufskinz will get that order as well.
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I used alcohol to prep the area prior to starting and wiped it clean /dry using the blue shop paper(lint free) towels. I think they recommend 50/50 alcohol water. I just used the 90% isopropyl. I then sprayed one letter at a time with a spray bottle filled with water. I only needed to lift and adjust one letter which is why you use the water. The next day I left it in the sun to bake the water out before driving and repressed the lettering to ensure complete adhesion. If I want to swap them out I'm sure I'm in for pain because he is using 3m style emblem tape that is super duper strong. Also only handle the letters from the side as you don't want any contamination on the tape. Go slow and I left the letters on a bench to retrieve one at a time and force me to be methodical and to actually take my time. Total start to finish front, back, and king ranch tailgate was about an hour and 20 minutes. QT well spent. They look awesome but I might change the color at some point. Tufskinz will get that order as well.
Thanks you!
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I guess I haven't posted enough to send pm's. Is there another way to get the discount code?
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