bullets

[ChrisLu]

how the feck do you paint the wirting.. lol iv tryed using the touch up pen and that failed. and i aint gona mask it cuz it will take me forever to get it right.

how did you guys do it?

 

[Coby.]

Touch Up Paint Brush and a Slow steady hand..... I've also got a Very Fine Art Brush aswell but you can only get a good finish if you have steady hands

 

[JayK89]

i did mine with a fine permenant marker, looks the same as painted ones

 

[ChrisLu]

lol you should off seen mine with touch up pen FAILLLL

 

[b1lly]

instead of using masking tape you could try masking it with blue tac........havent tried it yet tho gotta get some paint this weekend to do mine

 

[ChrisLu]

hmmm blue tac?? have u tryed it?

 

[b1lly]

no havent tried it, just read it somewhere ages ago, was some tip on spaying/painting

 

[Yellow Dave]

can you get a touch up pen/ stick for Liquid Yellow? I'd like to have anthracite badges and yellow writing

 

[delusiond]

instead of using masking tape you could try masking it with blue tac........havent tried it yet tho gotta get some paint this weekend to do mine

Tryed it today and it works perfectly, Just did it on a old set of bullets which have seen better days. But using blu tac i managed to get the 6 to come out perfectly.

 

[b1lly]

^^
looks good

gave mine a go over the last few days, hasnt turned out brilliant but hoping they wont be too noticable once on the car

 

[delusiond]

Got some photos?

 

[b1lly]

not yet, will take some when they're on the car...........from a distance

 

[powey]

delusiond got any action shots with the blu tac on?

 

[delusiond]

Started on 16v Bullets, Going to spray them at weekend when im off work,

Pressed blutac hard against side of lettering then using my fingernail and a knife to get it really neat to the edges of text, Then masked off the rest and will spray on the colour.

Delusiond

 

[drumdom1]

Mate thats an awsome idea.
+1 to you

i just took the pain off my fail bullets and will get some blutac tomorrow

 

[Monaco Sean]

Thread steal . . But I have a 172 with '16v' bullets.

Anyone know where I can get a set of 2.0 16v ones?
I haven't tried Renault yet, bet they are shocking for what they are.

May sand them down, and attempt duplicating the 2.0 16v font on them?!
Dont suppose its a Windows font?

 

[Carson]

Are the bullets easy enough removed and put back on??

 

[pinky]

Thread steal . . But I have a 172 with '16v' bullets.

Anyone know where I can get a set of 2.0 16v ones?
I haven't tried Renault yet, bet they are shocking for what they are.

May sand them down, and attempt duplicating the 2.0 16v font on them?!
Dont suppose its a Windows font?

Hehe stealth mode ay!

 

[b1lly]

Got some photos?

not yet, will take some when they're on the car...........from a distance

here you go, luckily they are a spare pair so now know to leave things dry for longer and not be so impatient lol, also thinking to do the other pair in blue with anthracite writing?????

also done my front diamond

and put the rear badges i bought on, will do the rear diamond at a later date

 

[Impey]

when taking the blu tak of does it remove the paint tho on either the written or the back ground

 

[b1lly]

^^
no, its much less sticky than using masking tape,leave the backround paint harden before doing it though

 

[Tigger]

How do you do the background without getting paint on the lettering?

 

[koi]

How do you do the background without getting paint on the lettering?

Spray the whole badge and then lightly sand the letters before the paint has fully cured

 

[Tigger]

Re-prime the letters then once the background is painted & masked up?

 

[Tigger]

^ Is that right?
Don't want to make a balls of it now lol

 

[koi]

I sprayed the whole lot with primer and then the background colour, afterwards I sanded down the letters to reveal the original silver of the badge. Let it dry and then lacquered.

Took me 4 attempts to get the finish to a standard I was happy with lol