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SNAP, my friend.
That's why I went for gun-metal grey rims. The head-lamp trims, front grill and Dolomite spoiler will be black, and I envisage a narrow black centre stripe.
Some of the chrome trim around the windows isn't great, or at least might not look so good against freshly painted bodywork. I wonder if there's a way to black-over-chrome. But I also worry that might be taking the black accents too far and also lose the retro character of chrome.
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Blacking out the chrome will make it look more modern, but I don't know if it'll be too much. I considered painting all the chrome on my MGB GT, but ended up leaving it as I want it to look kind of period. If you do paint the chrome I'd keep it the same colour as the rest of the grey Looking forward to see how this turns out  |
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1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype
2004 TVR T350C
2017 BMW 340i
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BMW 325d E91LCI - sold
Alfa Romeo GTV - sold
Citroen AX GT - at the breakers
Ford Puma 1.7 - sold
Volvo V50 2.0d - sold
MGB GT - wrecked by fire
MG ZT 1.8T - sold
VW E-golf Electric - sold
Mini Countryman 1.6D -sold
Land Rover Discovery TD5 - sold
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Jul 11, 2013 16:14:29 GMT
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Just read through the whole thread and must say I'm very impressed with the quality of workmanship and attention to detail  I'm over in Norn Iron too, well at weekends anyway..  Never fails to amaze me the number of people over here that have 'a wee project' on the go. Must be the weather!  Be great to see this finished. I've been using that rustoleum stuff on the underside of one of my cars and it takes a while to dry but gives a very shiney finish. |
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Jul 11, 2013 18:12:24 GMT
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Could you maybe use a satin black vinyl wrap for the chrome? At least you could remove it if you don't like it black.
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Jul 11, 2013 20:07:12 GMT
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Good ideas for the chrome. I'll not do anything until the whole thing is back together and see how patina'd chrome looks against fresh-everything-else. You've given me an idea to use insulating tape - purely for a mock-up to see how it looks before I commit to anything. I'm a loooong way off that though. Thanks, ringman. Aye, loads of folks tinkering at something or other 'in the shade' So I got a first coat of Combi-colour on today. Hurrah! Some 'Around a Pound' shop purchases (flay-swats for use as stirry-sticks) :  Does this look any different from the primer pic?   |
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Jul 11, 2013 23:16:12 GMT
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Looks pretty good, will need rubbing down obviously but I'm sure it's drying well in this weather. |
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:DLooking good mate keep it coming. cheers steve.
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Jul 17, 2013 11:30:05 GMT
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Even in the heat, it's not dry enough to sand yet. Where the paint is thicker it's still soft underneath. I'll leave it a bit longer. Luckily the engine bay didn't get much coverage on the first coat, so it got a second and final coat yesterday evening. It went on quite thick, so I ran back out a few times to check for runs and sags. I checked this morning and I'm darned happy with it. That's probably gonna take a while to cure fully, so I'll start preparing stuff to go back into the engine bay. 'struth! Spannering beckons.  |
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stevietuck
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I had no idea you could get such a good finish using a roller top job bud |
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Jul 19, 2013 12:19:01 GMT
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Jul 19, 2013 12:56:55 GMT
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Looking good You'll prob want to leave it a good week before thinking about sanding it (we left my mini a year before we flatted it back  ) |
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Jul 19, 2013 16:55:12 GMT
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I did get impatient and sanded it early, and caused a little damage. No biggie, I'll wait longer, and it's only the first coat anyway. But lesson learned.
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stevietuck
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Jul 20, 2013 11:26:20 GMT
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I've just looked at the links and it all looks so easy! is it as easy as it looks or am I kidding myself? cheers steve.
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Jul 20, 2013 20:06:35 GMT
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Applying it IS easy. 1. However any videos I've seen show it being applied to lovely big expanses of panel. A lot of the work in in the nooks and crannies, usually starting with a brush. 2. Remember, like any paint-job, the finish is often in the preparation of the bodywork. Rollering is no different. 3. Rollering will take several coats, with sanding back between coats if you want to do it properly. I've not gone through the whole process yet, so maybe it's not for me to comment. But so far, I'd say if you're patient/stubborn and willing to see a job through / want the satisfaction of painting your own car on a budget / don't have spray equipment / are curious to try a new skill...this is for you |
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stevietuck
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So its not that its hard to do its just a lot of work, but going by the results its well worth it
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Jul 21, 2013 14:33:39 GMT
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I used the red stuff to paint the underside of my 155 and it took ages to harden. I thought that was because I had painted over underseal and the solvents may have reacted a bit. I might just take ages to go off anyway.. Does shine straight from the tin though.  |
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Jul 22, 2013 12:15:57 GMT
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Shiny car under-side. Now that's OCD  I'm gonna give mine a chance to harden. The car's off the road, so I can afford to be patient. I really just wanted to get the engine bay and the door shutlines done at this stage, as that lets me start the re-assembly. Painting the outer panels can come after I get this thing running. So yesterday I painted said door shutlines with a good secondcoat, and got a first coat onto the left door. I've got the hang of this process now : get a coat on making sure it's even rather than worrying about coverage, after 20-30 minutes it goes tacky, roller it again with roller pretty dry and it then seems to adhere and spread/cover even better. Take another look in 20-30 minutes for runs/sags/roller lines and work it again to even it out if you need to. Then leave it the hell alone, but check again over the next couple of hours in case sags or runs re-appear. So this is the door with one coat on. A second coat should be enough later on, but I'll do that when the door is on the car. This process takes work, but is sooooooooo satisfying   |
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stevietuck
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Jul 23, 2013 10:22:32 GMT
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Still amazed at the finish this is witch craft!!!  |
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Jul 23, 2013 18:48:31 GMT
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That looks brill, and i think it has convinced me to roller my Se5a. Am a big fan of getting plenty of paint on and then it gives some chance of being able to flat out any imperfections. Just got to decide on the colour now!! Thanks for the inspiration Paul |
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Some people are like slinkies? They serve no real purpose in life but make you smile if you push them down the stairs!
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Never fails to amaze me the number of people over here that have 'a wee project' on the go. Must be the weather! 
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