first time doing any painting

[skatedemonuk]

cars looking a little worse for wear , just refurbed the side bullets

original state

in primer

finished

used 2 layers of primer , 2 layers of colour (rover stone grey) and 3 layers of lacquer.

I am going to have a go at refurbing my wheels next is there anything i need to watch for when doing my wheels?

cheers

 

[MK3]

Looks alot better mate

I'd have thought the wheels would be the same sort of proccess, but i'm not a qualified painter so don't take my word for it.

 

[guysy]

Looks good, But personally id have some colour back on the text.

 

[fUbAr]

looks to be primer showing through around the edges of the lettering?

 

[sir--fox]

I think it's just the shine.

 

[skatedemonuk]

i was tempted to add colour to lettering and still could be tempted to just not sure how to mask it up to give it a really good finish as i dont have a steady enough hand

 

[sir--fox]

Think you do it with a pen?

 

[guysy]

You can use masking tape on the straights, Ive heard before you could use bluetac on the corners and a knife, Or again tape and a knife.

Mainly just paint and a thin artists brush, And time.

If you f**k it up... Wipe it off and start again.

 

[Jamie]

You need to paint the numbers, looks crap otherwise.

 

[clairemae]

been doing a fair few of these bullets myself, i just used a paint pen on the lettering, no masked it off or anything. looks pretty good.

 

[Curtis!]

I feel like a right r****d when people talk about using 2 layers of paint.

I did near enought a douzen layers of primer to get some bits perfectly smooth/soft. Then 7-8 coats to get the colour perfect all over. Then 4/5 layers of laquer :S

Bits look good anyways dude^

 

[James28]

When you paint the letters by hand, do you just put the other colour paint straight over the top of the other colour, then laquer the whole thing?

Or do you have to sand down the letters to put the other colour on?
Or do you laquer the whole thing then just hand paint over the top of the laquer?

 

[tinsleygareth]

im in the process of doing my allows at the moment. doing 1 at the time tho as i have a spare and cant afford to have the car off the road. i am sand blasting them myself and taking them down to a place i kno that will powder coat them for 25 quid a wheel then ill spray them myself when i decide what colour to go for.
how u going about doing yours?

 

[skatedemonuk]

i intend to sand down the wheels and fill any rough patchess then spray them with same method as above

 

[yorkshire29]

clairemae did my bullets they look spot on thank again:approve:

 

[Harpham]

Can you use them touch up pens to paint the bullet lettering? Im gettting another set to practice on, and want to make sure I do the lettering right.

 

[bomber]

im in the process of doing my allows at the moment. doing 1 at the time tho as i have a spare and cant afford to have the car off the road. i am sand blasting them myself and taking them down to a place i kno that will powder coat them for 25 quid a wheel then ill spray them myself when i decide what colour to go for.
how u going about doing yours?

????? that makes no sense?

 

[koi]

What did you use to strip off the old paint?

 

[skatedemonuk]

i sanded it down then scatched the rest off with stanley knife blade been carefull not to cut into the plastic , sanded sown till smooth

 

[skatedemonuk]

have took peoples advice and have done the lettering in a different colour will get sum pics up tmoz

 

[littleC18]

Also if you do your wheels. go to a paint shop and buy some proper degreaser. orelse the spraying will go horribly wrong with fish eyeing and lifting

 

[skatedemonuk]

side bullets now finished

soon might be up for sale tho as its about time to get a bigger car

 

[Curtis!]

Very nice!