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Front Grill Changes and Modification
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:02 pm
by blakesynclair
So I just changed my Mitsubishi Grill Emblem from Chrome to a dark Acrylic red.
What do you guys think?
http://imgur.com/8E
Sorry its an imgur link
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:07 pm
by Zaphod
Yeah, like it - it's on my current to-do list... looks great!
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:10 pm
by blakesynclair
Zaphod wrote:Yeah, like it - its on my current to-do list... looks great!
Heads up when you're doing it, get an etch primer and a good one. I used acrylic paint and had issues of it running off the emblem, and we'd also applied 2 coasts of a plastic primer, so use a good primer.
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:12 pm
by Zaphod
I was just going to grab a pair of decals off eBay...
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:13 pm
by blakesynclair
Zaphod wrote:I was just going to grab a pair of decals off eBay...
or do that hahaha, a lot easier, I was impatient and wanted to get it done
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:24 pm
by lantourismo
Zaphod wrote:I was just going to grab a pair of decals off eBay...
I'm in the same boat there.
It looks good Blake
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:25 pm
by Zaphod
If you want to paint chromed plastic, you have to scuff it with very fine wet&dry, use plastic primer, wet rub it with very, very fine wet&dry, give it a very light base coat and then two or three top coats, wet rub it lightly with a vary, very, very fine wet&dry and then give it a couple of light coats of clear coat, and when it's all fully cured, buff it with a soft polishing cloth...
...or buy a sticker!
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:26 pm
by blakesynclair
Zaphod wrote:If you want to paint chromed plastic, you have to scuff it with very fine wet&dry, use plastic primer, wet rub it with very, very fine wet&dry, give it a very light base coat and then two or three top coats, wet rub it lightly with a vary, very, very fine wet&dry and then give it a couple of light coats of clear coat, and when its all fully cured, buff it with a soft polishing cloth... ...or buy a sticker! :_D
did all that except the light scruff up. turned out fine, just needed longer drying periods and an extra coat
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 8:42 pm
by Mystique
This looks amazing
Well done
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 8:45 pm
by kay christensen
looks good
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:03 pm
by Jason-VR
Looks good.
Don't Mitsubishi truck range have red Mitsubishi symbols?
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:47 am
by blakesynclair
Jason-VR wrote:Looks good. Dont Mitsubishi truck range have red Mitsubishi symbols?
I think some do, I'm not 100%. I have seen it around, not on many Lancers though
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:58 am
by Zaphod
I keep coming back this image time & time again...:
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:32 pm
by D
Zaphod wrote:I keep coming back this image time & time again...: [img:1431a5a075]http://www.clubcj.net/img/images/20140804095746_plainfront.jpg[/img:1431a5a075]
Tis pretty, but all i see is the Nissan GTR badge on the bottom grille