#273689 - 21/01/11 12:47 PM
Grey 2 Black.. HELP
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Hey guys. I just need sum info if any of you can help me.. Next week i will be painting (Hopefully ALL) my Grey bits Black.. I Need info on how to do this.. What stuff do i use? What colour Black paint (gloss?) shell i get? (is that a stupid question? lol) Any kind of info ov how to do this would be very much appreicated as im a complete noob wen it comes to this kind of stuff! 
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#273690 - 21/01/11 01:10 PM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
[Re: Lomas]
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#273692 - 21/01/11 02:35 PM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
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#273702 - 22/01/11 10:08 AM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
[Re: SparK]
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guys would this work on my exterior door handles/mirrors/mouldings or do you think it would look nasty when paint starts coming off eventually?
That would look awesome mate! 
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#273704 - 22/01/11 12:21 PM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
[Re: WiggzST]
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kaxe where did u get ya spray paints from for the plastics?
i was thinkin of going for gloss black but i dont want it being too glossy coz the lenso d1r's or matte it would look a bit odd? whats ya thoughts?
Got my uncle (proffessional car sprayer) to get hold of some panther black and paint my plastics over the weekend for me  
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#273705 - 22/01/11 05:59 PM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
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#273710 - 24/01/11 08:14 PM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
[Re: Lomas]
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What sort of undercoat did you use?
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#273718 - 26/01/11 04:54 PM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
[Re: Lee338]
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Looks good mate this is my plan for the weekend (weather permitting) how man cans of Primer, paint etc did you go through for each stage?
gratz of the 100 mark
lol cheers. yeh im happy wiv it, just needs a washhh soo bad.. erm i got through 3 cans of grey primer(500ml). 6 cans of ford panther black (300ml only size they had) and 1 can of laquer. but i brought 2 so got one spare. erm yeh thats it..
so clean ,de-grease, clean, den primer, leave 20mins, primer, leave 20mins, primer. leave overnight(wat i did) den black, leave 30mins, black, leave 30mins, black, leave over night(wat i did again) den laquer everything leave 15mins, laquer again.. n maybe just one more time or luck?  den leave overnight. alll dun n that was where i was dis mornin n put it all bak on
i did mine in the garage so weather wasnt a problem for me.. id also suggest puttin a heater in there to speed things up a bit  . have fun n jus post on ea if u need any help..
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#273721 - 27/01/11 11:19 AM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
[Re: steviehouse]
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no sanding between layers? looks good though
Nah i was gna do it after i primed. but couldnt be bovad really.. but it still looks fine now. im happy wiv it.
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#273722 - 27/01/11 02:22 PM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
[Re: WiggzST]
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Registered: 21/07/10
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How did you take the lower front grill off been looking at mine
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#273724 - 27/01/11 03:18 PM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
[Re: DanRedSt]
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Just worried how brittle plastic can go in cold weather Dan when you gonna dyno yours, been intrested to see the result (after you have done your to do list)
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#273729 - 28/01/11 12:09 PM
Re: Grey 2 Black.. HELP
[Re: DanRedSt]
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PEOPLE OF THE WORLD  car is clean! i booked my holiday to Cape Verde this morning so decided to not get it veleted as i have 800quid left to pay on hol so thought i beta get savin.. anyway wen i got home i gave it a quik half hour wash..as it is a nice sunny day here in redditch.. soapy water and a hose pipe anyway here are the piccys iv took... u can eva go on here to view dem all.. PHOTOBUCKET or ill post sum ov my favs up here...   like i sed its sunny.. so dnt get thinkin its dirty on the side its the sun   same here.. sunny day Thanks for lookin guys.. 
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