m1ke Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 i thought with the long weekend i would start painting various parts of the engine bay as i have seen other members pic's and thought it looked realy good hear are the results which i am really please with i plan on panting a few more bits in the future when i get some free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Very nice choice of colours Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Very nice, i see another blue and silver combo coming on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Looking very similar - although probably not the best pic. (Is there room for 2 smurfs in this town?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 What kind of paints did you use? Any chance of a detailed method report? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Graham......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ke Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 Wasso it won’t be able to become a smurf as much as I would like to join the smurf family as its silver and I wouldn’t even like to attempt to as I don’t think I could modify it to any where the standard of yours looks amazing The process • First of all i went and got some plastic primer, paint, sand paper and lacquer • Then i removed all of the parts of the car that i wanted to paint • Next i cleaned and prepared all the parts for primer and masked off the rubber that goes around the wind screen as i wanted this to remain black which failed and now it is black and silver • Then i prepared the work are with newspaper • for the plastic bolts i found a old sponge and pushed them in to it so they were easy to paint without getting my hand covered in paint • Then i gave everything 3 to 4 coats of plastic primer waiting about 25mins before each new coat. • Then i let it dry over night and then i masked off the lettering on the battery and brake fluid covers • Next was the paint i used normal car paint from Halfords i decided that i wanted the same colour under the bonnet as the outside so i got Nissan blade silver paint and Nissan blue paint then i gave every think 3 to 4 coats of paint waiting about 30 mins before the next coat then i let it dry over night • Then i removed the masking tape from the battery and brake fluid covers and re masked the now silver part so i could now paint the lettering Nissan blue • Then the stage that can make it or brake it the lacquering i used spray gun to do this i did 2 coats of lacquer waiting about 30 mins before next coat it all was looking really good and then waited over night for it to dry • Came back to it the next day and there were loads particles stuck in the lacquer and one bit had a massive run in it so then the process of sanding and polishing began i used 1500 grit paper for the sanding and then i tried a polishing with a polishing wheel and it burned through the paint so i went to the old fashioned way and did it by hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ke Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 more pic's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Wasso it won’t be able to become a smurf as much as I would like to join the smurf family as its silver and I wouldn’t even like to attempt to as I don’t think I could modify it to any where the standard of yours looks amazing I wasn't referring to mine, moreso Glrnet - he is Pappa Smurf. All things will turn blue and silver! But cheers for your comments, great to see you're modifying with taste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Vix Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 A GTSpec brace would look good with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 A GTSpec brace would look good with that That's a fair point actually, the feet are a lighter blue and would suit perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 That's a lot of work there, great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ke Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 have you got a pic of the GTSpec brace would be nice to see it and also where could i get one if i like the look of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 have you got a pic of the GTSpec brace would be nice to see it and also where could i get one if i like the look of it PM Tarmac @ TarmacSportz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Here's a pic of the GT Spec fitted. When I had my blue phase going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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