KY_LIQUID...

here are the pics of my paint work...takes some time but IMO it was worth it...like I was saying I am big fan of the screen look from the F355 Ferrari and the Aston Martin DB9 race car , so here they are...was fun doing it!

 

the gill...all done by hand with a number 2 brush..

 

Impressive...

 

Papa:

I'm liking the painted rear difuser. Wish I could paint mine a different color but I have a BB 8. I also like the painted silver look for the rear mesh on the difuser.

 

i like it but i would be to nervous to do it myself. What type of paint/color did you use.

 

Nice work papa! I bet the rotary accents would look nice with the faux silver mesh in back.

 

^ yea, go get the rear rotary accent for your ride. it'd match.

 

I like the gills, very sharp.

 

wow good work Papapump51 Think we can get a day time photo?
Thanks

 

looks good

 

WOW thank you all....I used aluminum paint..has flakes of it in there so it looks just like aluminum...I will take some daytime photos on Saturday, Have to work all day today and will be dark when I get home...but will post early Sat...thanks for the compliments guys and gals

 

I really like that rear diffuser, did you do all that by hand, or did you mask it all off. either way, you have a ton of patience.

 

Awesome looking. How exactly did you do the rear? Want to paint mine?

 

NVMYGT....I grew up in pittsburgh!! I lived in Upper Saint Clair! over thanksgiving I could have done it for ya I was there

I did not mask it off, I used a thin liner brush, all by hand and aluminum paint,,and few swear words LOL but just took my time, I used to do allot of artwork but got away from it when the "real world came" and I had to see that you need real work to buy toys

 

PAPA. you did 1 hellof a job.i think the same color would look good on the WB-8

 

Whoa! I live in Bethel Park...when you coming up next? I'm a patient man...who likes to share his beer.

 

Small world, I used to live on Appletree by Jaromir Jagr,,I know everyone in Pitt can not stand him and he was an A$$ but he and his mom were always cool to me and the rest of my family ( and holy **** was his girlfriend hot!) and signed allot of hockey stuff for me, I have a hat from the Olympics when the Czechs wont the gold medal signed by a few guys.Dont think I am coming back until Summer I am getting married April 8th so maybe after that. How is your 8 in the snow ? or do you not drive in the snow. I got Florida highways here.

 

That looks really nice Papa. I'm gonna have to find some time to get out and do this too.

 

what part of florida papa?? Shizzzzy looks nice.. Trying to picture it with the VR 8 ?? what do you guy think???

 

Hey Papapump51, good work!

You musta read my mind somewhere along the line. Here's pics from way back March 04. I found that a foam brush dipped in the paint quickly brushed over the ridges and make quick work of most of it, just had to fill in a few corners with a brush. might be a 10 min job per coat.

I used a surface prep coat, two finish coats, and a clear coat and it's still as good as new after 2 yrs.

 

and where did you buy the paints, a craft store type place?

 

Exactly. These are just plastic paint stuff. here's a better pic.

Left to right - Primer - clear stuff to make the paint adhere better to plastic; silver paint, Sealant clear coat

 

looks great
you have more patience then most

 

May as well do the rotary accent locations with the paint as well. I did mine when I did my "mesh," and from standing distance if you can't tell it's not the real thing (unless you know better). I also did the front one; doesn't hold up well to road debris; have to touch it up couple times a year. I used testors silver and a small foam brush that only painted the outer part of the mesh, not the sides of each bar. 10 min job.