painting parts

[slickef]

hey everyone, i thought i might post a few photos of the parts i'm painting if anyone has had the idea of painting these parts, then i recomend it, they look really nice, i used the colour Metallic Cian with plastic primer on the plastic

[Jet-Star]

Looks nice, how long till we set the finished product fitted?

[slickef]

hopefully this weekend for the snorkel and power steering cover, and i will have the dash done sometime next week, ill post a few pics when they go in

[Jet-Star]

Awsome can't wait ;)... I need to get off my butt and do something like this with mine....Just a matter of picking a colour for me now, you've giving me the inspiration

[slickef]

if you want good paint, go to autobarn and get the PowerPlus Touch Up Paint, there is the Paint Primer and the colour is Cyan Metallica

[Jet-Star]

Originally Posted by slickef

if you want good paint, go to autobarn and get the PowerPlus Touch Up Paint, there is the Paint Primer and the colour is Cyan Metallica

I work at autobarn : I was thinking of going through our colour charts then just putting the colour of choice into a 300g pressure pack... That Cyan Metallica does look nice but I might mix one up a little lighter with some corser aluminium flake for a heavier sparkle.

[EABoost]

Nice work slickef luv to see the bay when ur finished

[RG]

Is that just a can or is it made up for a spray gun?

[ON_DUBS]

how'd you get it to dry smooth and shiny like that is that just the metallic paint

[slickef]

its just a $15 can or spray paint from autobarn, put a few coats on, then put a few coats of clear over it and give it a polish

[JUZXR8]

what clear coat did u use over the top?

and how would u polish it up?


looks awesome btw

[slickef]

just a clear coat of the same brand, and use some polish that you would use on a normal car

[LukeyBAXR6]

That looks very nice mate.

All up on pricing.. for spray paint and the essentials, what do you reckon it costs?

[slickef]

all cans are $15, i used 2 blue, half an under coat and 2 clear cans so all up $75 but i painted my full dash surround, and some engine parts

[slickef]

here is an update on the painting, got all the dash finished, still got the snorkel, power steering cover, air box cover, power window switch panel, door handels, rear air vents and getting the centre console compartment cover re done in blue fabric

[RG]

Are you going to paint the heater controls or just leave them grey? Looks sweet though, might inspire me to finally do something.

[slickef]

just leavin them grey, to much hassle tryin to figure out which setting to put it on

[RG]

Originally Posted by slickef

just leavin them grey, to much hassle tryin to figure out which setting to put it on

Unless you are really handy with a scalpel and some masking tape. It would be a hell of a fiddly job but I reckon you could cover what you don't want painted with tape cut to fit and then get the rest in the same colour.

[slickef]

ha ha how bout i send it to ya and ya can give it a try, lol cause im sure as hell not gonna spend so much time doing it

[MotherNatureVer2]

Eldest has done something similar to the EB wagon ...... although where you have done the majority he has done all the fiddly bits ...............

The EA is getting the same treatment since the dash is out ....... buttttt as its Mummys car the bits will be pink :P

Hehehehehehehhehehehe

[RG]

Originally Posted by slickef

ha ha how bout i send it to ya and ya can give it a try, lol cause im sure as hell not gonna spend so much time doing it

I don't even think I could be bothered doing that to mine let alone yours. You could always take the easy option and fit climate control, easy to paint that.

[trick_xd]

Your looks good in the blue

Yep i painted mine about 2 years ago
I keept it yellow as i did not want another colour Blended into the car.


and since then i have painted the rest of it

[Jet-Star]

trick_xd was that EL an ex-taxi or did you just have the whole car painted that colour?

[trick_xd]

I painted it all.. 4 coats of Rapid yellow and 2 of Devils Yellow and 4 of clear
Yes the shell was a taxi It had done 13,600km in the 10 mths it was made. It was smashed in the front and then all the parts was stolen of it . I bought the car for $100 and $73 for towing. The rest i built and got cheap from the wreckers .
You put my car next to a Taxi and you would have to be stevie wonder to think they where the same.