Spiky

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am i doing ok??

quick guide

i rubbed them down

used prima,
rubbed again

given 2 coasts of paint

when should i apply the lacquer????

when the paint fully dry or when sticky?

Smit

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When the paint is dry! You short numpty...

Spiky

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phew


thats what i did

waiting for that to dry now, and to see what it's like

fuzzy

i think its meant to be after 24 hours of applying the colour after a wet and dry rub down for mettalics. thats how i did mine

Spiky

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ok cool

but the one i done has come of pretty good,

plus it's only for the track car, so perfection is really not needed

but i suprised myself..lol

fuzzy

nice one. its surprising how such a cheap and easy mod has tranformed the look of my car.im more than happy with the outcome.really suits a white car like yours

Spiky

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here's what i'm after

mine




what i want it to look like

fuzzy

looks much nicer with the dark wheels ,more aggresive looking

Spiky

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thing is


do i do the grill too????

and put clear repeaters on???

warleydaddy

Dark wheels ARE the way forward,ALL my cars of had them.... DO it fella.Get a photo shop of what you want,then if you like it,just go for it

Pete...

fuzzy

yes and yes.

Spiky

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well here are results

i finished 3

4th in primer

what ya think??

Dicko&Vacant

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they look spot on, Lee always refurbs his wheels and paints them himself, its simple enough to do


Sarah

Spiky

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thank you

here a better pic, with some tyre black on..

snedboy

Sould never leave that amount of time before you apply laquer should be done in less than 8hrs of applying the colour and shouldnt rub down the mettalic either as it causes the mettalic colour to scratch etc and not look too good really

And well done m8 good first attempt

fordrs2005

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thats ma mates old 205 mi-i6 sold it of ebay to them for 950 still lookin awrite tho had the wheels on it l98ike that when he got it looked mint like

Dicko&Vacant

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heres a hint for you for next time, deflate the tyres and then you can get the masking tape right behind the wheel so you dont end up with a silver lip on the very edge of the alloy, inflate them once the lacquer has dried



Sarah

Spiky

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thank you for the tip

Dicko&Vacant

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no worries, i only said it because when Lee refurbished my wheels on my golf anthracite we had to do it because the tyres had a rim protector on and it was getting in the way

Sarah

Spiky

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yeah, the r888 tyres have a wide side wall, which act as a rim protector

fuzzy

what is says on the paint tin is "allow at least 24 hours for the base colour to dry.use 1200 grit wet and dry to achieve a matt finish as the removal of the glossy paint finish is necessary to achieve the correct laqured finish"

xr4x4rs

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they look good mate

love the 205 gti

id leave the grill white but go clear indicators and maybe change the colour of the pin stripe from red to contrast with the rest of the car

Rab

Ambers all the way on a white car!

Wheels look good!

snedboy

Never mind what is says on the tin m8 been a sprayer for 12yrs now and should never leave that long thats how you get laquer peel etc when people use a power washer on there car.As soon as its dry laquer should go on wether its spray cans or proper mixed paint from a gun

bellamy06

no, never leave it that amount of time and NEVER rub the basecoat down before laquer is applied...i work in a car bodyshop as a sprayer and paint everyday....if you did this process then each wheel, car etc would take over 24hours to dry...think about it.
apply the basecoat, leave for around 10 mins and apply the laquer, you only have to wait for a the bascoat to be dry if you are using waterbased paint, which it doesnt look like you are...
thanks

BY THE WAY....you did a nice job mate, well done! look bang on!

Charlie Chalk

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black wheels are the way forward, Dont care if it "looks like a steel"

Spiky

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well i had a go at one of the wheels off the mrs car, and one to go on my 306


what you think??.............please be honest..lol

from this




to

Terry Tibbs

Doesn't matter what car, if it has black wheels, its pimp and hard as fuck.







Need I say more? No? didn't think so.

Then again they are all over 20k (just)

xr_craig

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I don't reckon thats true mate, because i reckon if i had black wheels on my 5dr 306 diesel it would just look chav and shit as fuck

Stavros

aye, its the way forward, i did these myself in the space of about 20mins



Heres some a guy quickly did on DW the other day.

From this.


Hour with a Dremell to get all the paint off


Some metal primer


Some gloss black


Literally a few hours work, not a long careful job, but looks good

Terry Tibbs

You're not wrong