Red Rack Plastic Goes Black

I've never really liked the red plastic accents on the Revel's roof rack, so following another member of the Revel group (Jim Lincoln), I decided to pull it all off and paint it black.

It wasn't difficult to take the rack apart and remove the plastic pieces. 

I chose flat black in a paint that is made for adhering to plastic (satin would've been a good choice, too). I applied one coat of primer and 2 coats of paint.

I think it looks better without the red plastic on the roof.

Hood Wrap

With some trepidation, we decided to wrap the hood with Avery Supreme Black Matte wrap. It’s not a perfect match with the bumpers, but very darned close.

Hood wrap and tinting done by SS Customs: http://www.sscamerica.com/
If you're in the SF Bay Area, check these guys out - - they're like Mecca for custom wrapping in Silicon Valley, doing chrome Lamborghinis, matte black Teslas, colorful Sprinters for Google, etc.

The hood wrap has elicited a funny response: men love it and take pictures and say it looks "bad-ass", and women (e.g. my wife) seem to think it looks too aggressive/macho. (She may be right...)

In my mind, the wrap quickly transitioned it into a bit more of a sporty-looking adventure vehicle. YMMV...

UPDATE 2022

After 4 years of sun & abuse, the wrap had started to decompose due to ultraviolet light, according to a wrap shop guy. You san see this in the middle of the hood in the picture below.

I was told that it would only get worse, and become increasingly difficult to remove, so after about a year of procrastination, I finally got out the heat gun and started peeling it back. 

To my surprise & dismay, the areas that appeared to be composing from ultraviolet light also show a discoloration in the paint directly below them. I'm not sure what to make of it, but I guess that it will call for another wrap...

Spring 2018, 01-March-2022