SIAMBLUE Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 I have been really busy the last week getting the car prepped inbetween showers, It has been a real nightmare dodging the bad weather,Anyway i decided to tackle the job of painting the bonnet rear bumper nearside top wing and wing mirrors,I also fitted some new additions to the car, I am not sure about them but they might grow on me,Briefly my car was Saffron which i liked lol, As this was the filler Primer that i used, excellent stuff for filling all the pins holes and small swirls,Tomorrow i will be out rubbing the paint down and mopping it over,Pic 1 First primer stage,Filler primer stage,Painted in Polar White,Fitted with Brows, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreo931 Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 very very nice job...did u do all the painting yourself? do u have a paintgun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboV70 Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 haha you said bonnet...i assume that's the british word for hood, right? Looks good though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIAMBLUE Posted July 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 Sorry i meant hood lol, Lucky i didn't say "Boot"I had 2 choices with the final coat, Either i leave it untill September then go up and see Tomcat VT5 forum member in the UK as he has all of the equipment or just say go for it and use 400 ml cans which i got made up with a exact match for the car, I had nothing to lose if it look rubbish then i had the TC option lol,The amount of people asking me do i spray it as a business! Yeah right i always spray on the street lol,The prepping really got to me, It is so time consuming, But i got there in the end,The Brows were the biggest PITA, As you cannot get them for the S70's in the UK, So i bought a set for a S40 and modified them by cutting and filling the gaps with Chemical metal and primer,Took hours to get them right,All in all, The total was about £35 (us$65) for paint and other bits, How much would that be from a Body shop? £200 maybe in the UK?GaryPS I am going to do my fr bumper next and my side skirts as they are a bit naffed up, But that will be in September when i am back home.But tomorrow i am going to paint the Headlamp wiper arms and the rubber rim to my front Grille to make it look smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvoson Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 Eyebrows look good on the S70 in my mind, especially when mixed with Jewel headlights :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIAMBLUE Posted July 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 I have to thank Kevin for all of his sound advice, Thanks for answering all of my questions about the Brows,They look good on the S70's with Jewels, But the 850's i am not sure they look that good, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veneficus Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Those be some mad tight brows and jewels!/em totally jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIAMBLUE Posted July 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 I got my priorities all wrong today, Couldn't afford to go to the Seaside T5 meet here in the UK as i am on my Hols next weekend,Was far too lazy to cut the new paintwork back :slap: So i primered the Headlamp wipers and the outside edge of the grill,I have had to photoshop it to get it to resemble what the finished grille will look like so please accept my first photoshop apologies,As you can see the normal grill was quite large, And i think it looks a whole lot better now the black edge has gone and narrowed the look of the grille,What's your opinions?With old grille in place for comparison,Grille painted in primer and photoshopped with primered headlamp wipers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniman342 Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 that is a pretty good p-shop for your first. Great progress! the car looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltablade Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 I think it looks better with the black grille. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Impressive! Did everything turn out even? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veneficus Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I like the white headlight wipers... I think kevin should paint his up in silver now/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIAMBLUE Posted July 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Hey guys have a great Independence day, Everything turned out ok on the car while i was painting, Not great conditions with a tin of spray paint with windy conditions, But i am impatient lol,Been thinking about the Wiper arms, So today i decided to take them off, I will probably fill the holes and sell the wiper arms and motors at some stage,I fitted the grille as the Photoshop job i did didn't really give a true view of the car, So i fitted the grille it is only in its primer stage and so is not colour coded yet,That's it now no more touching the car untill September when i get back home i think lol,PS I know before any says the Bonnet needs cutting back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veneficus Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 You do know about the headlight wiper hole fillers correct?http://www.http://www.vptuning.com.com/par...products_id=218 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniman342 Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 never mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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