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    Default 86 GT Hood decal help

    Looking to replace my hood decal, previous owner installed the wrong shade it's too light. Help needed to order the correct shade and where is the best place to purchase from. Thank you...

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    What color is your car? I just had the same problem. Didn’t notice until after it had been installed
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    i need a darker shade the one on the hood is light gray...i need it to match my or close to the molding sem black...

    Quote Originally Posted by Matt1986gt View Post
    What color is your car? I just had the same problem. Didn’t notice until after it had been installed

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    here is the hood might be hard to tell though:

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    Has the car been painted? That hood accent actually looks closer to what's supposed to be...but then it could be the lighting...
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    are the lights too dark?

    picts from 86 Mustang production line showing a white GT. Pic of a white 85 Saleen when new.
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    You might try taping off the white paint and hitting the decal with black shoe polish or a product called black again. The challenge is not getting it too black and getting it even. The process is relatively forgiving and when you are happy you can wax it. Lasts a long time.

    a lot of the detail shops would put petroleum jelly on the stickers then wipe them down and wax them with the hood. Usually looked pretty good for a while afterwards.

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    Car was repainted prior to purchase and the sticker was was also replaced at the same time...yeah the lighting doesn't really show how off it really is...

    Quote Originally Posted by bwguardian View Post
    Has the car been painted? That hood accent actually looks closer to what's supposed to be...but then it could be the lighting...

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    I have used black again back in the day, but this shade is really more gray than sem black, but I'll try it again see what happens, don't want to really pull it off, but it bug the heck out of me lol Thank you..

    Quote Originally Posted by erratic50 View Post
    You might try taping off the white paint and hitting the decal with black shoe polish or a product called black again. The challenge is not getting it too black and getting it even. The process is relatively forgiving and when you are happy you can wax it. Lasts a long time.

    a lot of the detail shops would put petroleum jelly on the stickers then wipe them down and wax them with the hood. Usually looked pretty good for a while afterwards.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frankie L View Post
    I have used black again back in the day, but this shade is really more gray than sem black, but I'll try it again see what happens, don't want to really pull it off, but it bug the heck out of me lol Thank you..
    You could try graphics express. They sell color samples to determine which color you need. Just be careful, as some of there colors are not available as the full hood decal. My 86 was repainted by the previous owner, and the color gray they used on the trim is not correct. Graphics Express had a sample that matched perfectly, but they said that they would need to special order a roll in that color to make the hood decal. The "upcharge" for the color was $200 on top of the cost of their "custom color" option. Needless to say, I'm having my stripe painted.
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    I actually just gave up in the decal and went the paint route. I probably should have done that from the beginning.Name:  85C0F540-E0EA-4282-98EA-30EEC730C692.jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt1986gt View Post
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    what brand of paint did you use? part number? is it single stage or bb/cc with satin clear?
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    PPG paint in satin. I don’t believe it was cleared over it. Ive been really happy with it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt1986gt View Post
    PPG paint in satin. I don’t believe it was cleared over it. Ive been really happy with it
    do you have the paint code for it?
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    No, not a 85-86 but still on topic I think. I did something similar to Matt1986 but sort of opposite. Just throwing ideas out. This whole hood was painted at the same time with the same paint gun. no masking or tape at all. Then we masked off the OUTSIDE and sprayed the center of the hood with FLAT clear. It proved to be very durable and did not get shiny spots when bugs were removed etc.




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    Quote Originally Posted by homer302 View Post
    No, not a 85-86 but still on topic I think. I did something similar to Matt1986 but sort of opposite. Just throwing ideas out. This whole hood was painted at the same time with the same paint gun. no masking or tape at all. Then we masked off the OUTSIDE and sprayed the center of the hood with FLAT clear. It proved to be very durable and did not get shiny spots when bugs were removed etc.



    This came out fantastic! I was very happy the way mine came out as well. I’ve received several compliments on it so it definitely was the right decision in retrospect
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