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U12 Bluebird, Pintara & Stanza => the style department => Topic started by: chucky on Mar 15, 2003, 11:52PM
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i bought some chrome spray paint for the interior of my car, im not sure if its going to stick to the plastic surfaces... im indending on spraying sections of the arm rest (the pannel where the power window buttons are) aswell as some of the main console sections.... if anyone has ever tried spraying these plastic pannels with regular chrome spray paint, please let me know what the results were like before i go and do it (tommorow arvo)...
i'll let you know whether if its a disaster or success after i try it!
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u need proper vynal spray (is that how u spell it? i dunno) special spray that'll grip and the primer, otherwise it just comes off over time.
avail at supercheap n autobarn n sh!t....
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Do a few test runs... that chrome spray is pretty average. ::) My 2 cents...
Check this thread on teamnse.com
http://forum.teamnse.com/index.php?board=8;action=display;threadid=700701946 (http://forum.teamnse.com/index.php?board=8;action=display;threadid=700701946)
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chrome spray is more like silver spray, they chrome the cap, but the paint never turns out like that, just bright silver hehe
it will reflect though in sunny conditions and i wouldnt advise painting alot of the interior areas that get light on them. painting the gauge shroud would be ok because the chances of light hitting and reflect into eyes would be very minimal.
ive painted my interior white, well just the main dash insert around the speedo and also where the 4 vents are (that piece of plastic) with plastic primer and spray paint. ive had it on for about 8 months and havent lost any paint, ive also only cleaned it like twice and its white to, rarely gets dirty at all. i did not paint it in gloss, but a matt finish, its turned out quite well 8)
if u want to see what the white parts on my dash look like, go to the teamnse site and theres ride of the month, should be a few pics of the interior.
After painting the interior, id go using vinyl spray it adheres to plastic better and is pretty much specially formulated for the stuff. its just a bit more expensive, but holds alot more paint/dye.
ie $13 bucks each for vinyl, vs like around 7-8 dollars each for good spray paint.
-Cam
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i sprayed the pannels where the power window controls are, 'chrome' which turned out little more than silver, however this was what i expected.... i used chrome on an old bmx a few years ago and it never quite turned out how i expected... but yeh.... the silver was the look i was kinda going for in the first place, i saw chrome for the same price n decided it couldnt hurt to try... i've done all 4 pannels and have some chrome plans for the interior! rock on
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hey chucky !! Any chance of us getting to see a few photos of this spray job off yours... ;) ...Was thinking of doing the same thing for my car a s well ...but wasnt too sure it would look good!!
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yeh, i will get photos soon, problem is i dont have a digital camera or a scanner, one of my mates has one but as he lives a good half hour drive from me, i'll go get some photos once i finish the interior or next time i see him....
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i just sprayed my car interior a couple of days ago. its a similar job to what Mr.Trx had, + i did the centre console. its silver though, looks choice!!
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its a FUCKING disaster, at the moment, looks like a cheap job i did when i got bored, yeh ok, maybe it was, but i need some help with the colour co ordination, i've had a suggestion to do the pannel that covers the head unit and goes over the steering coloum... maybe it'll look better, i'll let you guys know how i go tommorow
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ok the pannel i was talking about has been sprayed, the car is lookin good, i like the silver paint... ill be taking photos on thursday after my second job interview!!!! w00t
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i got the photos!!!
how do i link to my hd via ftp?
username:password@ip:port/dir/file.jpg
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you should be able to link with your IP address.
say your IP is 192.168.0.1 have something that looks like
http://192.168.0.1/chucky/pictures/image.gif
or
192.168.0.1/chucky/pictures/image.gif
you will probably have to setup webserver software. if you are running linux or windows, apache is the go. i have no idea if your using a mac. there are other options for programs that you can use. it just depends on wahts easy for you.
apache is usually your best bet though. if you cant find it (which would be wierd) let me know, and i'll email it to you.
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i got the photos!!!
how do i link to my hd via ftp?
username:password@ip:port/dir/file.jpg
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just attach ur photo to a message
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i was going to suggest that too.. much easier
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yeh but the photos r a few kb too big... i'll try some stuffs 2 get the photos up
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Im looking forward to seeing em man !
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i have the photos, i just dont have them up here coz they are too big, if anyone wants them, [email protected] is my msn details, please dont email that address... i never check it due to the exessive junk... but add me and i'll send or post your email addy and i'll email the pics to you
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ok, here are the pictures of chucky's car. chucky wants everyone to know that he has since removed teh neons.
i think it looks fucken sweet.
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more pics..
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last one.
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that looks much better than i thought it would ...im quite impressed!
the silver goes well with the head unit ;)
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nice job man
as AL TI said goes well with the stereo and doesnt look blotchy or anything
jayjay
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thanks, there are little extra bits in the car that are also silver, for example the pannels where the power window buttons sit... but yer, i was very impressed with the outcome of the dash bit, now just to change the colour of the guages!
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How did you get it to not be blotchy ? Chrome paint usually turns out all streaky ! I am really impressed dude, thumbs up to you ! Did you hold the can far away to make sure it didnt drip and run etc. ?