Stutopia Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 This loooks exciting, any teaser shots? (f the calipers not you and Doogy taped up) 2 Quote
glrnet Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 I actually did lol at that Stu ^ All fairly boring at the mo, just doing one at a time, there;s only primer to see at the mo Quote
ioneabee Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 c'mon papa - I did primer, colour coats x (about 5) and clear coats in one day 1 Quote
DoogyRev Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 c'mon papa - I did primer, colour coats x (about 5) and clear coats in one day Graham must be doing to properly then Quote
ioneabee Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 I was waiting for that however..... I was told 15-20 minutes between coats to allow them to bond together 1 Quote
glrnet Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 I was waiting for that however..... I was told 15-20 minutes between coats to allow them to bond together In fairness Andy, yours do look bloody good, just been a bit busy today and it's cold in the workshop. The paint is supposed to be applied at 60F so I used a halogen lamp to warm the whole area, no point in rushing and that's the beauty of having a spare set off the car. I shall bake them in the oven to cure them as suggested by the paint manufacturer, not sure that I'll clear coat them, we'll see what they look like with 3 or 4 coats on and make a decision. **edit** which clear coat did you use Andy? 1 Quote
glrnet Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 That's one primed, will take a closer look in the morning and see if I've missed any. 1 Quote
GMballistic Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Can't wait to see your colour choice G. Quote
Stutopia Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 If you happen to need to get rid of a set of these in a few weeks time, I've always fancied painting mine Quote
Cal Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 You going for the VHT Anodised paint? I used the red variant, it's a lovely finish and has lasted well, it's available in smurf blue! Quote
glrnet Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 You going for the VHT Anodised paint? I used the red variant, it's a lovely finish and has lasted well, it's available in smurf blue! They are blue at the moment and fancied a complete change!!! Not anodised altough I was very tempted. @ Stu I will have a full set in Azure Blue for sale at some point 1 Quote
Ogman Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Eyes peeled! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Darren-B Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Please tell me that is a bog roll being used to mask of the cylinders??? 1 Quote
glrnet Posted February 22, 2015 Author Posted February 22, 2015 So, after not having had time to do anything since, I checked the first rear caliper and the primer coat looks pretty good. Decided to make a start on one of the front calipers today, managed to collect some dust as you can see but nothing a quick wet and dry won't sort out. 1 Quote
glrnet Posted March 11, 2015 Author Posted March 11, 2015 We had some sunshine yesterday morning so took off a few engine bits and bobs, time for a "freshen up" Quote
DoogyRev Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Is that one of those fancy new JTW Snot-Tissue filters? Quote
Keyser Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 We had some sunshine yesterday morning so took off a few engine bits and bobs, time for a "freshen up" What did you take off? That looks the same as last time I saw under your bonnet Keep up the good work Quote
glrnet Posted March 28, 2015 Author Posted March 28, 2015 Can't wait to see your colour choice G. Here's a clue 2 Quote
GMballistic Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Can't wait to see your colour choice G. Here's a clue Not so much of a clue though is it?, ...more like this is the colour. Should look nice with the yellow calipers contrasting against the lovely blue colour of your Zed. Good choice. 1 Quote
glrnet Posted March 28, 2015 Author Posted March 28, 2015 Thanks GMb, I'm still a bit worried about it and it's very much a Marmite choice I think, the good thing is yellow and blue are both primary colours and go well together apparently. Fingers crossed, just wanted to do something a bit different after matching blue calipers. Quote
GMballistic Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 The good thing is if you don't like them Graham it's easy enough to repaint in a different colour. I think they'll look good though. 1 Quote
Cal Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Blue and yellow go great imo mate providing there's not too much yellow, good choice But I'm biased, my previous car was a racing blue Clio with yellow roll cage, calipers etc 1 Quote
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