# 3D scanning and reverse engineering

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**Created:** [January 5, 2012, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3d-scanning-and-reverse-engineering/262155 "2012-01-05T08:15:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3d-scanning-and-reverse-engineering/262155/15 "2012-01-19T09:41:15Z")

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> [@Lets talk 5spd VS. 6spd....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-talk-5spd-vs-6spd/47976/6):
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> Dust the parts with graphite powder. You can actually use the stuff that autobody places use to find high/low spots in paint.
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> I do have some stuff you can mess with. I’ll get it together over the weekend 🙂

dry guide coat. 3M sells it by the tub. a tub will dust a few cars so it lasts a while doing parts like you will use it for. $30-40 a tub though. its 3M what do you expect. 🙂

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