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| dinomium |
 May 4 2004, 10:28 AM
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Git on a chair son, all the good stuff is goin over yer head!  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,777 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Bremerton, WA Member No.: 74 Region Association: Pacific Northwest   |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The car looks great!
"Cmon Barbie. let's go party!..." |
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| mightyohm |
May 4 2004, 10:39 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
So who painted it?
Looks nice! |
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| Levi |
May 4 2004, 10:44 AM
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Lick my nuts Group: Benefactors Posts: 623 Joined: 11-March 04 Member No.: 1,783 |
Very Cooool, I'll bet your excited.....Like we can't tell (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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| Jenny |
May 4 2004, 10:44 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,060 Joined: 6-January 03 Member No.: 96 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(jkeyzer @ May 4 2004, 09:39 AM) So who painted it? Looks nice! McMark's friend Brandon painted it for me. I'm really happy with the way it turned out as well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) As for the wheels, I'm keeping those (steel) for now. I think they actually look pretty good with the silver paint. Is there a way to polish those with a compound, or are those un-polishable? I'll have to wait until I pay the orange car's loan off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Jen |
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| Ferg |
May 4 2004, 10:45 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None 
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This was the original Barbie car, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) my car before paint. This pic does not show it, but that is magenta/purple/pink on the side... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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| krk |
May 4 2004, 12:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 997 Joined: 27-December 02 From: San Jose Member No.: 22 |
oooohhhhhh Jen, that looks *good*. Great color choice (Real porsches are silver after all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)), and the work looks great. It'll be good to see it as a running car! (the withdrawl is almost over! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) )
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| Mueller |
May 4 2004, 12:26 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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Jenny, those rims of yours are painted steel...about the only thing to do would be to paint them again.Some Volvo rims* have a nice bright silver that would look nice on those. It's different enough from the car color so that it would stand out.
*most all the new rims are silver, but the silver I am thinking of looks almost like a matte chrome finish (powdercoat more than likely, but it might be something they could spray on) |
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| Ferg |
May 4 2004, 12:52 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None
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If you are going to do something with the wheels, I would paint the centers a darker color, (metalic grey, satin black) and finish the deep rims in close to car color. I think it would dress them up nicely...
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| Jenny |
May 4 2004, 12:55 PM
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Can I rattle can them myself, or is that a big no-no? I really don't want to go thru the trouble of taking them to a tire shop, then taking the rims to be painted, and then back to a tire shop to have them remounted.
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| Mueller |
May 4 2004, 01:02 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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QUOTE Can I rattle can them myself, or is that a big no-no? feel free, no harm can be done (I'd either remove the wheels from the car or at least mask the lug nuts a little, also, becareful with the overspray, wouldn't want that new paint job getting messed up) |
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| Jenny |
May 4 2004, 01:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,060 Joined: 6-January 03 Member No.: 96 Region Association: None |
Yeah, I'd take the wheel off and mask the tire. Can I paint the bolts as well, so they match? I'll see if Brandon has any leftover paint I can have a shop put in a spray bottle for me.
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| Demick |
May 4 2004, 01:52 PM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257 |
Looks gooooood Jenny! Get that sucker together for WCC.
Jeff9146: I want your car! Silver with black centered Fuchs. Doesn't get much better than that! Demick |
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| Gint |
May 4 2004, 01:56 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,075 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Hey Jenny,
Are those the wheels you got from Ed Carlson? If so, can I have dibs on 'em when you go to replace them in the future? Or was that Mueller that bought Ed's wheels? I can't remember. And I agree, you can rattlecan those wheels. Eastwood sells a nice wheel wilver. Wurth might have a noce silver wheel paint as well. I think they look cool with no trim rings BTW. Just paint 'em and pop on some black plastic caps. |
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| Jenny |
May 4 2004, 02:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,060 Joined: 6-January 03 Member No.: 96 Region Association: None |
QUOTE Are those the wheels you got from Ed Carlson? If so, can I have dibs on 'em when you go to replace them in the future? Or was that Mueller that bought Ed's wheels? I can't remember. I got them from Mueller, but I think he got them from Ed. Yes, dibs to you if and when I get better ones. They're mostly your lugs anyway! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) QUOTE And I agree, you can rattlecan those wheels. Eastwood sells a nice wheel wilver. Wurth might have a noce silver wheel paint as well. I don't wunderstand the words coming wout of your wouth. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Where do I get this stuff? Website? Pep boys? Sherwin Williams? QUOTE I think they look cool with no trim rings BTW. Just paint 'em and pop on some black plastic caps. I actually have nothing besides what you see. I need black caps. Anyone have one, or four? Jen |
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| Jenny |
May 4 2004, 03:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,060 Joined: 6-January 03 Member No.: 96 Region Association: None |
I just ordered some eastwood rattle paint. In charcoal and silver. Any experience painting those rims? What prep work is needed, if any? And if I wanted to paint the spokes 1 color and the rest of the rims another, how do I go about masking it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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| SirAndy |
May 4 2004, 03:53 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,648 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
for the paint, also get some clearcoat. once the rattle can paint is dry, put a acrylic clear coat over it. it'll look nice & shiny and last much longer ...
as for the masking, get cheap-o masking tape, tape around the rim first (or center, for the spokes) than take newspaper and tape the edges onto the first layer of tape. that way, you get a nice, clean edge ... easy as pie (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Andy |
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| lapuwali |
May 4 2004, 03:57 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
On masking the tires, using a length of flexible cardboard or stiff paper to make a tube that's the exact diameter of the outside of the rim, then just standing that on the tire, is the easiest way. Work "inside" the tube with the tire is "outside" the tube.
Simple masking tape and patience can be used to get a contrasting color. I'd paint the whole wheel in the lighter color first, let that dry, then cover everything you don't want to be dark with tape and newspaper. Clean the wheel very thoroughly first. You'll probably want to scuff up the paint with something like a ScotchBrite pad before painting. |
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| Jeffs9146 |
May 4 2004, 04:20 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
QUOTE Jeff9146: I want your car! Silver with black centered Fuchs. Doesn't get much better than that! Thats my old car the day I sold it to James Adams!! I miss it!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) Jeff |
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| nebreitling |
May 4 2004, 04:24 PM
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Member Emeritus Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478 |
looks great, Jenny.
you can do the wheels yourself quite easily. can't wait to see the final project at WCC!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif) |
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| vortrex |
May 4 2004, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 24-December 02 From: SF, CA Member No.: 4 Region Association: None |
I would blast the wheels first if possible, give you a nice clean finish for the new paint to adhere to.
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