Just Finishing off...

[adamlewis01]

...My side badges. Wanted to have a go myself instead of asking someone else to do them for me so i gave it a bit of a read and got all of the stuff i needed and, well, here they are drying with laquer on right as we speek.

The last one has some sh*t near the 6 as you can see, i managed to resize the first pic but the other 2 wouldnt. Sorry.

Opinions welcome.

adam

 

[Renault_Boy01]

nice..did you use a touch up pen for the 16v

 

[vinvin]

use a pin and pick it out =X.... then another layer of laquer

 

[adamlewis01]

will do tomoro when the weather is a bit more pleasant.

and no to the other comment i ended up buying a small brush from hobbycraft next door to halfords where i got the clio black aerosol. was a bit of a pain but well worth it. (i think)

 

[Tigger]

Looks lovely

Did you use any primer first?

 

[theduck]

I have been told, but not tried yet, wet rub down with 3000grit wet and dry, and then then lots of polishing, will sort out the orange peel look and give a nice smooth finish

 

[Tigger]

What would you sand it down with first, to smooth the plastic?

 

[theduck]

Think i used 240grit to initially, then used Plastic Filler Primer from halfords, then 1200grit wet, then paint, then 1200grit wet, then lacquer, just need to get the 3000grit now.

 

[BIFCAIDS]

looks good mate

 

[adamlewis01]

thanks for comments, heres a list of what i used:

240 grit

640 grit

1400 grit

yellow primer

j37 paint

halfords laquer.

halford renault black

fine paintbrush.

I had already baught my side badges off ebay sprayed silver and was told they had been professionaly sandblasted except when i got the majority of the kack off i found that they hadnt. so with most of the silver kack off i moved on to a higher grit W&D to get them a bit smoother.

I then primered in yellow which i bought from Autopint recommended to me by middo. Cost me a little over 12 quid for 2 FULL cans (one of primer, one of j37). gave the badges 2 coats, sanded down with highest grit (1400) then another coat of primer and one more rub down ready for the J37.

3 coats of J37. left to dry.

then used renault black from halfords (sprayed in lid) and very fine brush to apply paint to lettering.

2 coats of black on the lettering

left to dry

2 coats of laquer before it started to rain.

waiting to put last coat on and leave to dry for however long it takes.

hope this helps.

adam

 

[Tigger]

Cheers Adam, I'm off to Halfrauds lol...

 

[adamlewis01]

lol no probs matey

 

[James.]

I expected something completely different when I clicked the title.

 

[S Garbett]

Top quality! What colour car are they going on?

Steve

 

[adamlewis01]

going on a black car. my black 1.2 YES, NON SPORT (to all you non sport haters). iv got yellow calipers so thought id carry the yellow detailing throughout the rest of the car. was going to do bboth badges , except iv heard the rear one is a bit of pain in the arriss to get out. Nothing a little free time wouldnt cure though.