Silver trim to blue

[BigBlueDart]

I used Duplicolor Metalcast system for this. I may pull it all off and do it again some day. Had to learn a few lessons, not the least of which was patience. Need to do a better job of getting good angles. Spraying in better light would have helped. Also, the Metalcast system comes with a silver base coat, which I wish I had waited for it to dry and then wet sanded down before doing the blue. Lessons learned. Oh well. What I've got works for now.

 

[scoobs]

I like it Any pictures from far away?

 

[BigBlueDart]

This one is a little farther.

Sunny day plus a smartphone camera make for a pretty crummy picture. Sorry.

 

[scoobs]

This one is a little farther.

Sunny day plus a smartphone camera make for a pretty crummy picture. Sorry.

Don't worry, I only have my crappy phone to take pictures too

Well, the blue goes well with the decal on the hood You need a drop bud, doing color accents on the car would look better with a good drop and I got to look up you wishlist Konig Illusion blue to see what they look like. But I think it will look sweet when every parts are on the car.

 

[scoobs]

Found them

http://www.konigwheels.com/Konig-Home/Konig-Passenger-Wheels/ILLUSION-BLUE
Yep they look good

 

[Minimazda]

I have the Konig Illusions on my car. They would look great on yours. The blue on the rims is a bit darker than that but overall it would work well. I would say the blue on the rims matches to the Cheap Blue Slime Valve caps you can buy from walmart.

 

[BigBlueDart]

I've got some blue lugs and blue valve stems just waiting. Plan on doing some more work on the interior someday, including a custom shift boot and some chairs (black and blue, of course). And yeah, I can't wait until I can drop it.

My next project, though, will be painting the calipers. I've had the G2 kit sitting around for a couple of weeks now.

 

[5characters]

I like it good job! Also, your knobs are cool.

 

[BigBlueDart]

Knobs are provided by Font and they've been pretty popular with folks here.

 

[ScorpioGTX1]

How'd you get the silver trim on the wheel off? I'd like to spray that myself.

 

[BigBlueDart]

You have to remove the steering wheel to do it. The trim pieces are all screwed on from behind.

 

[ScorpioGTX1]

You have to remove the steering wheel to do it. The trim pieces are all screwed on from behind.

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Sounds hard.

 

[BigBlueDart]

I suppose I could do a write-up with pictures, but it will have to wait a little while as I'm kinda busy lately.

 

[ScorpioGTX1]

I suppose I could do a write-up with pictures, but it will have to wait a little while as I'm kinda busy lately.

That would be appreciated. I could probably figure it out, but I'd rather have the help of someone who's already been there.

 

[cfrancop]

Nice job, congrats!!, personally I dont like it... But it shows great effort and dedication and the real thing that matters is that you like it!!

C.F.

 

[BigBlueDart]

Okay, scorpio. I did a quick how-to with pictures. Probably not the best as I did it with my phone camera. I hope it helps, though. Let me know if you have any questions.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...eel-(for-painting-etc-)&p=6190709#post6190709

 

[ScorpioGTX1]

Thanks for the writeup. I think I'll eventually do this, but I'm going to practice on my friend's car first. His Civic needs his wheel straightened out, so it will be a good opportunity to learn on a car that isn't mine.