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James Johnson
DieHard
Victoria
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Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 06:58 pm, by:  James Johnson (Jamesy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

well i didn't like the factory timber colour when i changed my interior to black and tan (see this post
http://soarercentral.com/cgi-bin/sc-forum/show.cgi?tpc=284&post=213851#POST213851 )

it was a little too red. So anyway i removed all the timber this weekend and sanded the clear down, then i used some wattle "black" timber stain to darken the timber pieces. After this i gave it a nice thick clear coat with a little bit of metallic to make it sparkle!!

here are the results, and a couple of comparison pics with the factory wood trim colour!



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Mike Beck
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New Zealand
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Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 07:31 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good job James, Fits in much better than the more stock wood. :-)

How did you sand the clear down? Just use a heavy grade paper?
James Johnson
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Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 08:13 pm, by:  James Johnson (Jamesy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

cheers!

just some 400grit and then some 400grit

sanding it back and re clearing it is really good to make it fresh and extra glossy
Neil Griffiths
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NSW
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Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 08:54 pm, by:  Neil Griffiths (Aussiesc) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thats SMICK
Mike Triggs
DieHard
Western Australia
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Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 09:26 pm, by:  Mike Triggs (Mikeandimah) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Why not just paint it? Or get some of the "pov pack" trims, why waste perfectly good birdseye maple (incidentally, not cheap, although there's only a thin layer on the trims).
James Johnson
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Victoria
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Monday, November 26, 2007 - 06:25 am, by:  James Johnson (Jamesy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

because i want a darker stain of timber and how else are you going to do that with the pov pack plastic trims??
Kanchana Pathirana
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Monday, November 26, 2007 - 11:26 am, by:  Kanchana Pathirana (Kan83) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

so did you sand all the clear off down to the wood...then stain the actual wood?

what is clear?...is it the acrylic stuff you spray over paint job?

anyway looks bloody awsome and factory
Mike Triggs
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Monday, November 26, 2007 - 12:41 pm, by:  Mike Triggs (Mikeandimah) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


James Johnson wrote on Monday, November 26, 2007 - 06:25 am:

because i want a darker stain of timber and how else are you going to do that with the pov pack plastic trims??




True, and I see what you've done now- your pic looks like the wood has been sanded down to the backing (easily done) and then painted over, but that is light reflections. I agree, it does look good (when I look at your pics properly)!
Darryn Dewar
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Gisborne
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Monday, November 26, 2007 - 01:19 pm, by:  Darryn Dewar (Mrphreak) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If I wasn't such a lazy bastard, I'd copy that
Daniel Czechowski
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Western Australia
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Monday, November 26, 2007 - 06:14 pm, by:  Daniel Czechowski (Dan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It looks good, I like it! I did something similar with mine (except didn't change the colour). Polishing them really freshens them up. Gets rid of all that milky old look on the clear coat, and looks brand new.
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 03:19 pm, by:  Callum Finch (Sigeneat) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Very naice!

Gregg Holden (Import Scene link below) offers similar services through his website! =D
Ben Socratous
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SA
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 09:00 pm, by:  Ben Socratous (Socrates) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looks fair tidy mate, nice work!
James Johnson
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 09:05 pm, by:  James Johnson (Jamesy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Kanchana Pathirana wrote on Monday, November 26, 2007 - 11:26 am:

what is clear?...is it the acrylic stuff you spray over paint job?




the clear i put on it is the same stuff you would put on a panel of your car.

im really happy with the result as it works better in the tan/black makeover yet still looking factory classyness
Dave Billings
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Louisiana
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 06:02 am, by:  Dave Billings (Waveman1717) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Great job!
Jose-Antonio Castillo
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NSW
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:40 pm, by:  Jose-Antonio Castillo (Ahh_soarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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