AndyCorsaSport
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Letter work on that is spot on!!! I know how hard it is to do, did the bullets on my old Clio, was annoying
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Tomnova16
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Simples. But hard
paint the whole thing the colour you want the lettering or just the lettering area. Lacquer. Bake
rub down(scotch is fine)
apply base coat. Let it dry or bake it.
Carefully use a degreasing cloth (lint free) with either waterbased degreaser or thinner depending on the paint and wash off as much as possible on the lettering. Finally sand it with 800 on a block or DA to get the edges as crisp as poss. Obviously don't break through the original colour (red in this case) the lacquer helps prevent this.
Then blow it off and finish with a tak off with a tak rag then lacquer.
If you wanted different colours on different letters. Mask them up and spray the different colours to start with then do the same thing.
I wasn't taught this just found it to be the most productive and gives the best results.
[Edited on 02-03-2011 by Tomnova16]
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AndyCorsaSport
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I cant remember how i did mine, tried a few different ways, and some didnt work. That sounds like a good enough way though, time consuming, but the end product shows its worth it!!
When do i start at your place Tom?
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Jenko_Sport
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quote: Originally posted by Tomnova16
quote: Originally posted by DannyB
quote: Originally posted by Jenko_Sport
Doesnt look that special tbh.
See if you can get a better overall finish, especially on the lettering.
I was actually joking anyway, can never really tell anything in pics though truely.
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Graham88
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That looks awesome. Just as a rough figure how much to spray a rocker cover in basic colours?
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Tomnova16
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depends entirely on size and condition but would start from£40
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Tomnova16
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quote: Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
When do i start at your place Tom?
when you take the arches off the 106 to paint the wings instead of just masking them up
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AndyCorsaSport
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quote: Originally posted by Tomnova16
quote: Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
When do i start at your place Tom?
when you take the arches off the 106 to paint the wings instead of just masking them up
they didn't need to come off though only flicked a bit into wings, then lacquered and de masked so it didn't build up an edge.
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Tomnova16
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But still
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Ojc
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Thats why I like Tom, attention to detail with regards to removing the arches even if it was a quick job.
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Generation
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Some more I
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ste_p23
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Tom Martin is the shit
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Tomnova16
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Jambo
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Those second bits interior parts??
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Tomnova16
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Yep. Scuttle panel then a b and lower b pillars
[Edited on 04-03-2011 by Tomnova16]
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Tomnova16
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No before pics but it had a dodgy refurb before and was proper fooked
[Edited on 04-03-2011 by Tomnova16]
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Thread hijack tbh... There were no c pillars either.
A pillars
Both parts of b pillars
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Fro
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quote: Originally posted by ste_p23
Tom Martin is the shit
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Tomnova16
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Rich H
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quote: Originally posted by fro-dizzle
quote: Originally posted by ste_p23
Tom Martin is shit
DISCLAIMER: I am of course joking And as Ollie said, attention to detail even for small / quick jobs is where the difference in quality shows
[Edited on 04-03-2011 by Rich H]
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Jambo
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Dammit Rich I was just about to quote that
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