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Anyway, being a Wolfpack fan, having a red and white Mini, and plate that reads "MINI WUF", I figured my modifications are more likely to be a case of "Wuf"-ificiation. Especially in the case of this one which is aesthetic. One item that has been somewhat out of place on my Mini is the license plate frame. It is a pretty cheap plastic one that came with the Mini from Flow Mini when I bought it. It is the typical chrome with black lettering. Along the top it reads "Let's Motor" and the bottom has a couple Mini logos and the "www.flowmini.com" web address. On top of that, I have realized that I have no white on the rear of the vehicle (unless you count the spoiler, which I consider to be the roof).
I thought about picking up a frame from somewhere like the GoPack store. Alas, while those have the benefit of NCSU references, they too are chrome. Plus, I kind of like the "Let's Motor" being on there since it is a Mini. The Flow Mini web site could be lost, though I suppose I don't mind shilling for them with that little bit since they were kind enough to not stick something on the actually body/paint.
So, I decided I would try to paint the frame white and red myself. You can see the results here. First I sanded it down a little bit (though that chrome was pretty tough). Put some white Duplicolor spray paint on it, followed by some red touch-up paint that I used to handpaint all the red parts, then some clearcoat and a layer of Epic. I think it turned out pretty well. You might also note I picked up a boot badge holder from Cooper Flags. I used a little red spray paint on that to make the extensions a little less noticeable. Overall, I think it turned out quite well.
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