yeah i've noticed the same mine seems to look decent though everytime i wash it and if you take a wire brush to it that cleans it up a lil you could always spray it with some clear before you put it on that may help it keep its shine a lil longer

 

figured id put pics up, i tohught of this long time ago, even got the mesh, never did it, was gonna do a write up... but alas.. i put it off too long lol, nice write up man,
but figured id update this thread with my setup

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and my latch setup,
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ive had it in for a few months, no shine, no tarnish, i like it

 

How'd you go about doing the bumper? I've got the grille done, but I'm not sure how to go about getting the bumper finished.

 

i drilled small holes i the posts and ran small red zip ties through them,
that was back when the entire bumper had paint on it lol, its a bit rough

 

Ah, ok. That sounds like a pretty solid plan.

 

Are you planning on putting it below the bumper too?

 

Thats my plan. I took a look at it when I was doing my grille, but I noticed it was more involved than the little daylight remaining would have allowed. Well, that and I couldn't get the bumper off without some help from some some penetrating fluid... haha

 

Hey that is great! I love to see fabrication work and ideas that actually are good !

 

i never took the bumper off, did it from under the hood, took 5 minutes

 

Hey nice PT Cruiser batty.

I like how you ran the hood release though.