So this is a decal? What happens if you want to take it off?

 

I wanted to try the blackout thing before I bothered with the hassle of a giant sticker or perminent paint. A budy has a Vigg blackout and it had as much glare as his bare green hood.

I went a different route. I used black laytex spray on bra. You can get it at www.griot'sgarage.com. Look for "Spray on Bra." It comes in black, sprays on pretty easy, and comes off in a big sheet if you change your mind or only want it for the summer months. With the masking tape it costs about $60 (two cans required) and goes on in about 20 minutes with absolute ease.

It looks a bit like Ryno-coat but there isn't a teeniest hint of glare. None. With two coats it looks great.

 

that link doesn't work.

 

I'm satisfied with the decal approach. If it ever needs to be replaced with another one have a professional shop strip off the decal to replace with an exact duplicate. I'm guessing that you'd have to in case the paint faded. Either way it's removable. The decal that I have does not present the glare that you are talking about at least in my opinion. The latex idea sounds like a viable option. The idea of painting evenly kind of makes me nervous but that's just me. If it works for you- that's the bottom line.

Regards,
Zonk

 

Take out the apostrophe, no internet addresses use them.

 

I went a different route. I used black laytex spray on bra. You can get it at www.griot'sgarage.com. Look for "Spray on Bra." It comes in black, sprays on pretty easy, and comes off in a big sheet if you change your mind or only want it for the summer months. With the masking tape it costs about $60 (two cans required) and goes on in about 20 minutes with absolute ease.


-newBrover,
if you've still got it on, take a couple photo's and post it on here. I also assume it dries in a flat finish?

-ugly

 

Yes, it dries to a very matte, flat finish. It actually sprays on really well. It comes out of the can a little chunky and foamy but once it settles on your hood for a few seconds it almost evens itself out. Two coats is key. Spraying from a distance of about 24" helped. I'm no Picasso with a paint can and I did it in about 20 minutes.