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U12 Bluebird, Pintara & Stanza => the style department => Topic started by: chr1S on Feb 1, 2006, 07:27PM

Title: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: chr1S on Feb 1, 2006, 07:27PM: Ok, Don't flame me up, i've searched and found nothing relevant.

I can't even find the "Red paint in a can" thread anymore..

Basically, I have a "grey" SSS Grille, i think it's the HNU (honeycomb that's concave), It has some minor imperfections like it's had a hole in it and plugged up with rubber then the rubber has been smeared on top of the plastic, the black has faded, and a few clips broken..Now i have a few questions..

Paint, I want the red paint in a can for our cars - noss im pretty sure you knoe exactly what im talking about, what is it called and where can i get it from ?

Imperfections - Should i just sand them back ? If so, what grade sand paper ?
Black fade - Armorall over it and let it sit over night ?
Painting it - Sand the whole grey area back and re-paint it red ? or just slap the paint on top.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Chris
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: noss on Feb 1, 2006, 08:40PM: hehe slacker.. http://www.antrx.com/smf/index.php?topic=5863.0

i didnt even need search :P
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: cruizer on Feb 1, 2006, 09:52PM: Hey mate you might have to leave it in the sun for a while once you've painted it so the red don't stand out too much :P
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: chr1S on Feb 5, 2006, 11:12AM: haha true :P

just an update, i've painted the first coat of red, and it's turning out nice.. i will post up a how-to soon..
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: Ka-Bluey on Feb 5, 2006, 02:23PM: Quote from: chr1S on Feb 5, 2006, 11:12AM
haha true :P

just an update, i've painted the first coat of red, and it's turning out nice.. i will post up a how-to soon..
Do you wanna buy a red SSS badge to go with it??
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: chr1S on Feb 5, 2006, 03:08PM: yes please... i got no badge fuken ! :(

anyway.. i decided to put pics up...

Here are the tools i used

(http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/5859/tools9xg.th.jpg) (http://img486.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tools9xg.jpg)

My SSS grille, notice the damage in the middle

(http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/2651/sssgrille5zv.th.jpg) (http://img486.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sssgrille5zv.jpg)

Patched up, ready for sanding, first up i need to plug the holes, i used the plastic bond.

(http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/6595/patchedup5sw.th.jpg) (http://img486.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patchedup5sw.jpg)

After i plugged the holes up, i sanded it back, cleaned it, primed it and put a first coat on, i need to sand it back, smooth out all the imperfections i got

(http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/5503/first5pk.th.jpg) (http://img483.imageshack.us/my.php?image=first5pk.jpg)

And a top shot

(http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/4936/firstcoat7ia.th.jpg) (http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=firstcoat7ia.jpg)
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: Budgie on Feb 6, 2006, 09:43AM: Thats an RNU12 grille (the better one :))

I rekcon thats going to look pretty much the same as noss's old grille did on his red TRX.
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: Craazy on Feb 6, 2006, 08:06PM: nice, how come everyone else gets the nice honeycomb Grill but me, mother fkers!!
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: Budgie on Feb 6, 2006, 08:26PM: You never know what might come your way Hugh ;) :D
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: chr1S on Feb 6, 2006, 10:16PM: well i've got to sand it back soon, probably this weekend as im too busy with school work,

but im farkin happy concidering im 16 and never done crap like this before :P..
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: bigpud2012 on Feb 7, 2006, 09:33PM: Quote from: chr1S on Feb 6, 2006, 10:16PM
well i've got to sand it back soon, probably this weekend as im too busy with school work,

but im farkin happy concidering im 16 and never done crap like this before :P..

do u do tech at school? cos we learnt how to do all that + electronics so im gathering it pritty much the sam ein all skools?

btw looking really nice ;) good job
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: chr1S on Feb 7, 2006, 09:41PM: nah, im up a level from that doing engineering..
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: chr1S on Feb 16, 2006, 04:49PM: Got my SSS badge from Ka_Bluey (thanks again)

(http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9638/sssbadge1wl.th.jpg) (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sssbadge1wl.jpg)

I'll slap it on later tomorrow, heh.
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: Milford on Feb 16, 2006, 05:52PM: Quote from: Budgie on Feb 6, 2006, 09:43AM
Thats an RNU12 grille (the better one :))

I rekcon thats going to look pretty much the same as noss's old grille did on his red TRX.

err sif, dream on RN fanboy!
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: SMI7HY on Feb 16, 2006, 06:31PM: looks good chris but i dont know how any paint was getting out of that nozzle :P lol
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: chr1S on Feb 16, 2006, 07:27PM: meh it shitted me up badly.. i took it off and left it in turps for half a day now it works fine :P
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: Complexity on Feb 16, 2006, 07:54PM: Put pics up when you put the badge on and the final finished product, then the final finished product on the car!!!
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: chr1S on Feb 19, 2006, 01:07PM: I've finished it, it's still drying and i decided to give the black a gloss look too so i sprayed clear on it..

here it is

(http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/8356/mesh1lw.th.jpg) (http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mesh1lw.jpg)

Pics of it on the car, 2morrow.
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: TRXXX on Feb 19, 2006, 07:46PM: looks nice man good job, wish u could hook us up with one of these puppies ;)
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: bigpud2012 on Feb 19, 2006, 11:34PM: very nice job mate, very nice ;)
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: SMI7HY on Feb 20, 2006, 12:10AM: looks good chris ;)
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: Jono on Feb 20, 2006, 12:23AM: I hope you used decent quality clear coat, I used Export clear gloss on my grille about 4 months ago, it's now quite yellow and not glossy at all.
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: Ka-Bluey on Feb 20, 2006, 06:47PM: Yup yup, looks good indeed..
Title: Re: Painting my SSS Grille
Post by: chr1S on Feb 20, 2006, 06:49PM: thanks boys :P

yeah the clear should be fine jono... thanks again for the badge tom !