Inspiration Needed For New Look "HELP" " IDEAS" Please

[yogibear]

Popped through to the bodyshop today, things are moving along nicely now. Took some pics, looks a bit scarey at the moment. Having everything smoothed off. Smooth n curvey :-)

[Rixio]

I am liking that blended skirt/wing, looks cool, how about the back? Getting all that done too?

[yogibear]

Yeah the bumper is gonna be blended into the rear wings. Although im trying to get hold of some charge speed wide rear arches to go on it but im not sure that they will arrive before the spraying process has begun. The side skirts are gonna be blended in further forwards as well so it should end up looking pretty sleek.

[D2BBA]

Looking good fella!!!

Reminds me of a car I know

Quick tip from my bodyshop tho, the standar rear bumper is foam filled and very squishy when pushed.  If you blend this bumper into the arches etc then the filler will crack on the lightest impact (just pushing will do this).  Its also a good idea to smooth the bodywork to meet the plastics, as oppose to flushing the plastics into the body.  If you leave a shut line you are still protected against mis-haps!

Chris

[yogibear]

Hi Chris

Yeah the body shop have said the same thing to me, gonna be leaving shut lines between the bumper and rear body work and between the front arches and the sideskirts.

Just trying to get the colour sorted out now. Got to go through to the body shop tomorrow to have a look at some samples.

Not gonna be leaving it spoiler less , ive got a large cargon fiber spoiler coming.

Have been trying to find some wide rear arches for it but no one has got any in stock and my budget is getting pretty tight as it is.

When its finished think we should all meet up at a cruise or something.

Ill take some more pics tomorrow and post them up .

Niall

[D2BBA]

Hi Chris

Yeah the body shop have said the same thing to me, gonna be leaving shut lines between the bumper and rear body work and between the front arches and the sideskirts.

Just trying to get the colour sorted out now. Got to go through to the body shop tomorrow to have a look at some samples.

Not gonna be leaving it spoiler less , ive got a large cargon fiber spoiler coming.

Have been trying to find some wide rear arches for it but no one has got any in stock and my budget is getting pretty tight as it is.

When its finished think we should all meet up at a cruise or something.

Ill take some more pics tomorrow and post them up .

Niall

Defo mate!

Will have to hurry before Ian gets himself off to more interesting climates tho!

I should be sporting some new wheels by then too, first job of this seasons mods and all that

Chris

[yogibear]

Well I need to have a rethink on the colour cos cant find a match for the TVR Laser Blue .

Yeah we\'ll need to meet before Ian leaves.

Dont surpose you have any ideas chris

Of all the people I asked only my ex girlfriend said she prefered the purple. I asked her if it would get me bck in her knickers and she said no. So I dont have a lot of motivation to paint the car purple .

[D2BBA]

Well I need to have a rethink on the colour cos cant find a match for the TVR Laser Blue .

Yeah we\'ll need to meet before Ian leaves.

Dont surpose you have any ideas chris

Of all the people I asked only my ex girlfriend said she prefered the purple. I asked her if it would get me bck in her knickers and she said no. So I dont have a lot of motivation to paint the car purple .

Youre bodyshop should give you a hand with colours fella, just get the colour charts out.  Failing that pop to a local paint supplier to look at their charts.  You should find a match that way, it helped me for a basecoat.

Oh, and dont get me started on bloody ex\'s and cars, lol!

Chris

[yogibear]

Think im just gonna ask them to find as close a match as possible and go from there.

TVR colours seam really hard to match , came across that sprectaflair today, very nice but a bit out of my price range.

If my ex had said it would it would be purple allready :Giggle

Niall

[richard cash]

Yeh it does go Patchy if you use dodgy Dye or mess up the met Base (if you use a Bright silver for example), i used to have a problem with it getting lines in and Dark edges round doors etc (thats just becouse i did\'nt apply it evenly enough)

Don\'t get me wrong candy Dye is REALY!! hard to use properly. There is a way to put it on, for a start all the Panels etc on the car, go in full lenths, try to keep it VERY!! even, Move the Gun back away from the job and put it on in lots of thin coats (easyer to build up),Dont try and paint the Door jams at the same time (you get a dark line round the edge where you duble head each coat) and most important don\'t rush it (you will be in S**t if you run it).

But i find the Multi flip colours tend to look realy dodgy close up (the hole lot, Grainy/Patchy etc) when you see alot of these "show cars" they look realy poor, allot are done for Magazines and are not suposed to be seen too close, I\'ve yet to see one of these max power cars with all the GRP kit last more than one season before the paint starts sink into all the filler on it or the Paint chips off all that Fiber glass.

Nar, I\'m a Painter and my car is Externaly Stock, Ok it may look like 100 others but i don\'t enjoy spending Hours making my car look better than it left the show room only for it to get a stone chip driving it home?? (i\'d be Gutted) My cars getting painted then its getting Driven.... HARD!!!

How would you spray the door jams then with candy. The last candy job i tried was a purple 2K paint ontop of a silver met base. It was even on the spoiler and small bits but along the car it was just patch all over really. I had to change colours and start over with a normal pearl. Would you suggest using a closer base to the candy (i.e use a purple or blue base) and whats best to use out of 2K candy (basically lacquer with the dye in it) or the polyester/acrylic basecoat stuff. Also, do you thin it down much more than normal. I have heard that some US shops thin it to as much as 80% when applying the coats.

Grizz, have you got an email that we could discuss this further

cheers

rich

[yogibear]

Right a choice has been made and the paint has been ordered. Theres no going bck now. The sample pic doesent appear as deep as what it really is. Its very very deep and glossy but the pic doesent show it very well.

[D2BBA]

Ooooo, looks nice!

You\'ll have to keep us updated on work in progress guv.

Any idea on ETA?

Chris:)

[yogibear]

Dont know whan Im getting it bck yet. Probably be the end of the month ish.  

The colour looks far nicer when you see it properly.

Gonna be pretty skint for a while after ive paid for it though.

Niall

[Travis]

Chris where abouts in the north east are ya mate?

[yogibear]

more pics of the Progress. Paint arrived this morning so painting should start in the next 7days. Looks a bit rough at the mo. Should have it back in 2 - 3 weeks with any look. Not gonna have enough money to run it for a bit but it will look good parked behind my house .