What did you do to your x40 today???

[clarkey1984]

Completed!

Took a lot longer than I expected, it's the prep that took hours, I left the house at 10 30 am and just got in, I'm not an expert by any means, but I'm getting the feeling that the missus might be p!ssed off with me, whoops.

It came out well, there are some orange peel bits but nothing major, I took a gamble with one and a half cans left and attempted the roof as I was in 2 minds whether to do it black, I just just JUST had enough.

I also didn't bother with the mirrors, I will do those black with the rest of the exterior trim, hence why I wasn't overly anal about getting overspray on them.

@canis, it's actually grafitti paint, not for cars at all but the drift boys use it all the time as it's easy to apply and really quite cheap so I had to have a crack at it.

[baldmosher]

I think you mean Plastidip. You can buy bulk in the US for a proper full car spray, but I've not found a bulk importer yet?

[baldmosher]

Changed the wiper arm, no longer has as much play as the old one, but still catching on the bonnet. May take Skyship's advice and plump for a new arm and hope that fixes it.

Noticed that the engine cover rubber grommets have disintegrated, so I'll need to add a new set of those to the list (presumably I can just nip to Eurocarparts for some suitable sized grommets)

Now considering whether I have the patience to start wiring in my Christmas present, dual cam black box recorder....

[clarkey1984]

Originally Posted by baldmosher

I think you mean Plastidip. You can buy bulk in the US for a proper full car spray, but I've not found a bulk importer yet?

No no, it is actually graffiti paint, made especially for doing spray art.

[Antz]

Originally Posted by clarkey1984

No no, it is actually graffiti paint, made especially for doing spray art.

Its good stuff. I did the yellow wheels on my old 15" BBS in Montana Gold 100% yellow and it never came off even after 20k miles in all wear.

[clarkey1984]

Originally Posted by Antz

Its good stuff. I did the yellow wheels on my old 15" BBS in Montana Gold 100% yellow and it never came off even after 20k miles in all wear.

Yeah it came out pretty good, i was advised by mates who have used this before to get their 'fat' caps as they give a wider fan spray, which they do, but they were quite odd, in that the fan tended to cover better at the end of its arc if that makes sense, so directly in front of my can was just a dusting, but above and below were 2 thicker lines, it took a bit of getting used to, one pass side to side then one pass up and down seemed to do it, it also comes out really thick, after just one pass and not full coverage it almost looked stippled on.

I have got a few patches that look to have gone on a little dry, its nothing major though, slightly annoying that its mainly on the bonnet though, made more annoying by the fact that it was ok the first time, but then i moved the airline, and it kicked up and dragged over the bonnet, marking the still tacky paint, so i had to do that bit again, damn it, although its now on thick enough that i reckon ill be able to flat the whole car back enough using the machine polisher to get it all flat but not break through, hopefully.

The door handles and black trim now look super crap as well, that and the mirrors will be redone once more, plus i really wish i had removed the redundant wiper spindles and filled the holes in the bumper first, it would have looked so much better, plus sorting out the panel fit on the passengers side front would have also been nice, although i have seen the condition of that area when i fitted the new headlights last summer, that whole corner is crunched and nothing is where it should be, to get it even close id have to take the bumper and the wing off, plus the headlights and radiator would have to come out too, then id have to embark on a grinder expedition followed by some lump hammering and possibly a small weldathon to get it right, and as i knew it was a category D when i got it im not really prepared to do that, something along the lines of all the additional parts i would probably break/bend/damage in doing so as well.

If truth be told im still trying to get used to how bloody bright it is haha

[ww1dm1]

Originally Posted by clarkey1984

Yeah it came out pretty good, i was advised by mates who have used this before to get their 'fat' caps as they give a wider fan spray, which they do, but they were quite odd, in that the fan tended to cover better at the end of its arc if that makes sense, so directly in front of my can was just a dusting, but above and below were 2 thicker lines, it took a bit of getting used to, one pass side to side then one pass up and down seemed to do it, it also comes out really thick, after just one pass and not full coverage it almost looked stippled on.

I have got a few patches that look to have gone on a little dry, its nothing major though, slightly annoying that its mainly on the bonnet though, made more annoying by the fact that it was ok the first time, but then i moved the airline, and it kicked up and dragged over the bonnet, marking the still tacky paint, so i had to do that bit again, damn it, although its now on thick enough that i reckon ill be able to flat the whole car back enough using the machine polisher to get it all flat but not break through, hopefully.

The door handles and black trim now look super crap as well, that and the mirrors will be redone once more, plus i really wish i had removed the redundant wiper spindles and filled the holes in the bumper first, it would have looked so much better, plus sorting out the panel fit on the passengers side front would have also been nice, although i have seen the condition of that area when i fitted the new headlights last summer, that whole corner is crunched and nothing is where it should be, to get it even close id have to take the bumper and the wing off, plus the headlights and radiator would have to come out too, then id have to embark on a grinder expedition followed by some lump hammering and possibly a small weldathon to get it right, and as i knew it was a category D when i got it im not really prepared to do that, something along the lines of all the additional parts i would probably break/bend/damage in doing so as well.

If truth be told im still trying to get used to how bloody bright it is haha

Did you seriously do this with rattle cans? It looks pretty darn good, most rattle can jobs I've seen look cheap and patchy, never took those seriously. How many coatings? No clear coat?

[druid]

Took of all the bumper and door trim ready for paint - Black not coded.

[Antz]

Originally Posted by druid

Took of all the bumper and door trim ready for paint - Black not coded.

I spy an alpine white BMW E36 in your photo reflection.....

[druid]

Originally Posted by Antz

I spy an alpine white BMW E36 in your photo reflection.....

Brother in laws "old" one, hes get a "vert" now......