Custom center console

[Belly93]

that looks really nice mate

 

[Sdperkins]

Cheers, hopefully I will get that start in the new year lol, to busy atm and no money =[

 

[Belly93]

same xmas drains funds :/

 

[Sdperkins]

I know... to much!!

 

[Belly93]

way to much

 

[Sdperkins]

Just to let people know what I've got planned over the Christmas holidays.

• I'm taking the bonnet off and giving it a new spray paint on the under side of the bonnet, If goes to plan it will look like the japanese sun which should look pretty sweet.
• I'm also cutting up the front grill and opening the whole grill and sticking some red hella supertone horns in there and stick bombing the finished grill.

Will add pictures soon as I've done some work and have something to show.

 

[Sdperkins]

Work I've done so far

And thats it for now....

 

[Sdperkins]

More updates.
Trying to get this done as fast as possible before I go back to Uni after the Christmas holidays.
Painted primer and white coat...

Tomorrow I'll be trying to do the sun
Also cut the grill, still needs work.

 

[Belly93]

Looking good mate

 

[Sdperkins]

Cheers mate.
Having trouble with the red paint at the min, keeps cracking up and can't understand why...
Best picture, but all the patches are the areas its cracking up, no matter how many layers I put down the same areas are just a killer!!

any ideas why this is happening?

Also MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE for tomorrow =]

 

[Belly93]

no idea mate i hav the same problem when painting,
and merry christmas for tomorrow mate

 

[Chogy]

paint cracking is usually caused by not prepping the pannel properly. There could be grease or some other compound already on the pannel causing your paint to react.

Best plan is to strip ot down back to metal and start again from primer to paint

In other projects or patches of paint when preping use some pannel wipe to clean the surface after keying up the surface

Hope this helps

 

[r-reg-sr]

and coats not drying enough,,,,low temps

elec blower heaters could help

 

[Sdperkins]

Well I've cleaned it with everything you can think of, primed it up and its had a white coat before the red, every coat has been left for 24 hours to dry and still having this problem. Low temps might be the answer, but its funny how its in patches and not all over.

 

[Sdperkins]

no idea mate i hav the same problem when painting,
and merry christmas for tomorrow mate

Cheers mate, and you

 

[Chogy]

Well I've cleaned it with everything you can think of, primed it up and its had a white coat before the red, every coat has been left for 24 hours to dry and still having this problem. Low temps might be the answer, but its funny how its in patches and not all over.

Yep cold temp is a bitch

 

[Chogy]

wait what paint are you using rattle cans , cellulose or 2 pak

 

[Sdperkins]

Erm rattle cans, not the best but what I got. But this has only happened to red layer

 

[Chogy]

check to see if the rattle cans contain acrylic paint as other react with it

 

[Sdperkins]

Will check that out tomorrow and let you know. I was thinking maybe its reacting with something but don't know what it could be.

 

[Sdperkins]

I forgot to look at the can and find out what they are, but it was a nicer day today so got back to work and its looking ok.

Much better than before.
Although I've run out of paint, so got to wait till shops open up again
Should be able to start on the grill again in the mean time.

 

[Sdperkins]

Ok its cleaned up a bit better now

Run out of paint at the min and the shops don't have any in stock so I can't do the sun just yet, but its looking pretty good so far.
Also got some more work done to the grill.

Keeping it in place till the glue sets, also put filler on it that needs sanding but forgot to take a picture.

 

[Belly93]

fancy doin my bonnet? lol

 

[Sdperkins]

Haha mate if I was good then I would, but its not the best, first time I've done anything like this

 

[Sdperkins]

Taken me like 5 days so far I think

 

[Belly93]

wish i had the time patience and space to do it my car is outside so cant leave bonnet off and no spacce to paint it :/

 

[Sdperkins]

Yeah my cars out side in the rain lol but I've got a cover for it so its water proof and doing most work in the garage or in the house, but its a squeeze

 

[Belly93]

I don't have a garage

 

[Sdperkins]

Ah right I see. Makes things a lot slower doesn't it

 

[Sdperkins]

Some more filler to the grill, still needs to be finished.

Got the hella horns fitted today

The grill still needs work, its just to give you guys an idea.

Think it looks evil now haha

 

[Sdperkins]

Found some more paint and got the template sorted for the sun but had to weight it down as it wasn't sticking so well.
So lets see how it turns out once i've done it

Needs a couple more red layers

 

[Sdperkins]

Finished and is going on the car tomorrow, long as its not raining

Not bad for my first go at something like this.

 

[Sdperkins]

Got the bonnet fitted last night for the new year but forgot to take some pictures.

Also waiting on the sticker bombing sheet, which is taking its time and don't think I will get it before I go back to Uni, so I've sprayed the grill white for the mean time.

Its only had one coat so far.
Also hit this major pot hole on the way to my friends and thought I'd ripped the wheel out or popped the tyre or something.
Can't see any damage yet.

Its alot bigger in person and alot deeper

 

[mas12555]

that looks big enough that if it damaged anything you could claim it with the council.

 

[Sdperkins]

Yeah I heard that, going to check the car tomorrow long as its dry outside, can't say I can feel anything when driving so I think its fine.

 

[Sdperkins]

Got some new stickers for Christmas and it was a nice enough day to put them on I think.

 

[Sdperkins]

Done a bit of sticker bombing today and think it turned out well for my first time...

 

[Belly93]

looks great mate you got the grll in yet?

 

[Sdperkins]

Nah not yet, put clear coat over the grill first before it goes on the car.
Going on tomorrow though, so will talk pictures

 

[Belly93]

Looks nice mate

 

[Sdperkins]

Cheers fella

 

[Sdperkins]

Front grill on, and a bit more sticker bombing

Think it turned out well for my first time at this, also has 2 coats of clear coat to keep it for longer lasting

Also done the Cd surrounding

And the inside of the glove box, think it looks awesome.
Want to do the black parts on the outsides of the car doors but running out of time and not sure if the seals just pull off... Don't want to break anything.

 

[Belly93]

looks awsome mate

 

[pork]

Grill looks great!

 

[Sdperkins]

Cheers guys. Glad you like it

 

[Sdperkins]

Got my new steering wheel this morning, just waiting for the hub so it can go on the car

 

[Belly93]

you fitting a quick release?

 

[Sdperkins]

I don't think I am at the moment. Because the steering wheel is a deep dish wheel I don't want it to close to me. At the moment the steering wheel is 3" deep plus the hub which is 1.5" I think and a quick release is about 2.5"/3" unless you get a short quick release but I heard you can't have a short hub and short quick release, they don't work together for some reason. Will see what its like once its on and let you know the details

 

[padraicR]

Yup ive seen on my drivers door same **** another car, it was broken into before but thankfully didnt appear to have done too much damamge .

 

[Sdperkins]

Yeah mine got broken into but it was fixable and no real damage, I heard they wanted my dash, well thats what I was told they was going for. Wasn't there at the time.