Green is the first method I used.
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I started to cut the indented portions
of the frown by using the smallest drill bit I had with my dremel. I
used it to poke many small holes in each spot & then using a larger
cutting bit to cut them out.
I that point I realized that I should probably be using the included
decals as a template. Using far too much windex(just a light spray
will do), & sprayed the frown, & temporarily attached the the
decals.
As shown in the pic on the left, I then simply dremeled some very small
holes in the corners of the black sections on the decals. |
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I then removed the decals & used a
hi-speed cutting bit in my dremel to come as comfortably close as I could
to the marks I made. BE CAREFUL when using the dremel, because it
can jump on you! |
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After dremeling it pretty close, & found
some metal files in the basement. I used these to square the cuts up
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After cutting out the frown I masked off the
area I wanted to paint gray. I used the included decal as a guide,
along with electrical tape, masking tape, & paper bag.(I learned
my lesson from the newspaper!)
I finally found a good gray paint at Menard's!
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Once the frown is properly masked off, it's
simple work to spray paint it. |
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And voila!!
I have to touch a few spots up, or not. :)
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Since we've poked big holes in the frown, we
must cover it somehow without blocking all airflow.(that IS why we cut the
holes to begin with.
I bought a screen patch kit & painted it black. |
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Next hot glue some behind the vents. I
glued them at an angle simply because I thought it looked nice. I'd
never used hot glue before, & I think I might have used too much.
TIP: Hold a damp cloth on the front of the armor,
behind the spot you're gluing. The heat from the glue can warp the
ABS!
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After one layer, the frown was still fairly
easy to see through from certain angles, so I added another layer of
screen. |
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This time I placed it straight on (90 degrees
rotated from before) & it looks MUCH better from the outside than from
the inside. :) |
