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That's my dealer, I'll certainly be calling down there tomorrow morning to schedule some time with that beauty
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Noticed in your signature that you got a build date! Congrats! I haven't heard anything since they pushed me back to 8/9.
Oh I never hear anything either unless I'm proactive and call. Still no window sticker so we'll see...
 

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chances are with a good surface cleaning, a gel coat (fiberglass resin) would work well as a sealant and a base for painting...
 

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I went and saw it today. It is IMPRESSIVE.
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If you didn’t know this started as a textured MIC top you’d never guess it. Whatever they did created a smooth surface that I’d believe was the factory painted top if I weren’t a nutbar that lives on this forum who knows they don’t exist yet. Great work! No clue how it will hold up but today it was stunning.
Other than the modularity of Ford’s painted top, I would prefer this one.
 

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That’s gonna cost an arm and potentially one to three other appendages.

The amount of sanding in between what I can only assume is 437,000 coats of primer to level the MIC out is staggering…

The painting is the easy part here, believe it or not. It’s the prep that went into this first that is going to be the time sink.


You don’t want someone like MAACO or whatever they’re called to do this for you.. one greasy fingerprint under the primer could be enough to cause a nightmare.

I paint custom guitars with automotive paint.. like all paints, it’s finicky.
 

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Why has nobody just Line-X or bed line sprayed these MIC tops? Sure, it adds weight, but then it’d be indestructible.

If this idea gets Webasto‘s shit together, I want my cut in profits…
LineX rocker panels on a new Tundra. Matches perfectly. I'd do black

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LineX rocker panels on a new Tundra. Matches perfectly. I'd do black

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I didn’t believe you at first and had to zoom in. That turned out awesome!!
 

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Updated by @RTLGarage

Shawn C: “Just went on a test drive with Tom Detwiler, pics do not do this thing justice at all. This thing is an absolute beast! Parked next to the 4Runner, 4Runner has 6” lift and 35” tires. Makes me even more impatient for my FE to get here.”

“ Top was painted by the dealer, Dave Sinclair Ford, they are putting a package together for customers to purchase this as an option with them.”

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Ford Bronco Custom painted MIC top on Velocity Blue Bronco (custom by dealer) FB_IMG_1627505173787
the bronco looks way better with a painted top. I would like to know more as to how they prepped the top prior to painting as I would like this done to my top, when it comes of course...
 

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I feel like I want to see a few more of these. Maybe one in black like we were promised.

I've honestly forgotten how Broncos were supposed to look with black tops because the renders couldn't even get the body paint colors right...
 

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I went and saw it today. It is IMPRESSIVE.
Ford Bronco Custom painted MIC top on Velocity Blue Bronco (custom by dealer) FB_IMG_1627505173787
Ford Bronco Custom painted MIC top on Velocity Blue Bronco (custom by dealer) FB_IMG_1627505173787
Ford Bronco Custom painted MIC top on Velocity Blue Bronco (custom by dealer) FB_IMG_1627505173787
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Ford Bronco Custom painted MIC top on Velocity Blue Bronco (custom by dealer) FB_IMG_1627505173787
Ford Bronco Custom painted MIC top on Velocity Blue Bronco (custom by dealer) FB_IMG_1627505173787
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If you didn’t know this started as a textured MIC top you’d never guess it. Whatever they did created a smooth surface that I’d believe was the factory painted top if I weren’t a nutbar that lives on this forum who knows they don’t exist yet. Great work! No clue how it will hold up but today it was stunning.
Thank you for doing this! If the dealer’s body shop can give details on the process they went through it will give a lot of us hope!

I gotta say that looks way more professional and finished than stock MIC. Depending on price, and if it will last I’d be fine doing this to a MIC and forego waiting on the MOD top
 

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the bronco looks way better with a painted top. I would like to know more as to how they prepped the top prior to painting as I would like this done to my top, when it comes of course...
I'd like to know what the cost would be to get this done.
 

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My body guy agreed to do this for me a year ago. Going with white or off white matching my 76 top. I was never gonna live with the MIC grey. LOOKS GREAT IN BLUE TOO! BTW I have an Antimatter Blue 2 door Badlands coming soon.
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