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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by SSEimatt93
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Thats what happens when you work all day and its cold/rainy/snowy
OMG

It'* a Bukkakeville



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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 01:45 AM
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Awww... thats nasty...
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by SSEimatt93
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Thats what happens when you work all day and its cold/rainy/snowy
you damn candians...

mine did that too last winter, shoulda gotten pics.. but i think everyone had enough with my evil hood snow clown :P
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 02:11 AM
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Oh Lawdy, not that pic again..

I painted my grille, and got a few others to follow me. I had a gutter guard very similar to pats down below as I found a bird down there by the rad once and wanted some protection, but eventually got rid of it for the time being.

I still haven't found a pattern I truely like, and I want a matching scheme top and bottom.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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What you want is one of two different products....ChromeFX or MirraChrome. Both are made by ALSA Corporation in CA. ChromeFX is more expensive and requires special tools. MirraChrome DOESN'T REQUIRE SPECIAL TOOLS and is quite reasonable. These guys are masters of special paints and coatings.... www.alsacorp.com
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
you can also cut your factory grille and insert some Home Depot gutter guard

here is an example

(your grille is different but here is what i did with a 92-95 grille....yours will be similar)





and then you can also do the lower part of the bumper too



Pat that is sooooooRICE, sorry but it is. I would have painted or had nickel strike and chromed.
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by $97BonneOnDuces$
That is EXACTLY what i want to do, thanks for sharing tha info man..how do you stick on the gutter guard tho, some kind of adhesive?
come on venom, this isnt about what you like.
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Old Oct 22, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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I have some thicker stuff, you can get it off ebay, harder to cut though, and more $.
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by jwakamud
Originally Posted by $97BonneOnDuces$
That is EXACTLY what i want to do, thanks for sharing tha info man..how do you stick on the gutter guard tho, some kind of adhesive?
come on venom, this isnt about what you like.
??????He ask for options for chroming out ....Aluminum guttering is cheap rice that doesnt last. A stone will fubar it and the anodizing wont last long. If your going to take the time and effort to do something, do it with quality products that will last.
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 01:59 AM
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I had the same thing down there Venom, shaped a little more (similar to a GP grill). It'* the only solution that works well, as you'll need to shape it 3 dimensionally, and most of the heavier stuff wont be easy over that span. The stuff on the back of say a Ferrari is thinner, albeit not up front either.

Mine stayed silver for a whole year before it went away for body work. My hood had more damage then it did after a year. It got plenty of work in winter here.
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