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Kanchana Pathirana
Tinkerer
victoria
3ltr straight 6

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Reg: 02-2006

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 12:49 pm, 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)

hi guys

ive got that black plastic bar as do most of you. has anyone ever sprayed it to the colour of there car body.

pic will be nice. do they last?
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 01:55 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Personally, I just keep mine black and shiny with silicone.
Kylie Hay
Tinkerer
NSW
TT

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Reg: 09-2005

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 02:33 pm, by:  Kylie Hay (Soarer_girl) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mine is sprayed Silver to match my car but the paint cracks and comes off quite easily. Because your car is black i would recommend getting some glossy black spray paint and you can keep applying it when it looks shabby. Definitely the cheaper option!
Ben Lipman
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NSW
Soarer TT

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 06:13 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Kanchana,

I painted mine body colour (mica red) a few months ago. You need to use flexi prime (avail in spray pack) suitable for rubber etc. This will allow a bit of bending with out the cracking. I had to get a litre of paint mixed due to the difficult colour. This was easy enough- just take your paint code to a decent paint shop and they can mix it for you. I also needed a clear coat which is available as a spray pack or by the litre at supercheap etc. If you are dead serious you can mix some additive to the base and clear coat to add to the flexibility of the paint. I didn't.

I did the whole job with the bar on the car. I just masked up the front bar with masking tape and news paper, and taped old bed sheets over the rest of the car to be sure.

Follow the directions on the paint tins. Flexi prime twice, as many base coats as you need to get a solid colour( not many with black on black I guess), and a couple of coats of clear. Remember that several thin coats are better than a thick coat that runs.

PS: I am not a painter so if there are any pros out there and I'm wrong let us know and we all learn!
Daniel Lee
DieHard
Victoria
Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 07:58 pm, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi Kanchana,

I have a front lip with is white when i bought the car and i reckon a front lip with match colour look good!!


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Lawrence Ostle
TryHard
NSW
tt

Posts: 207
Reg: 12-2005

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 08:56 pm, by:  Lawrence Ostle (Lawrence) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sprayed mine matt black....
Kanchana Pathirana
Tinkerer
victoria
3ltr straight 6

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 11:13 pm, 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)

if i was going to do it i give it to my panel beater. i am bit of a handy person, but when it comes to paint... i rather not.

but yeee i was just curious about the cracking and stuff and whether it peeled. so ben has it lasted, or is it look good now, disastrous later.

more piks please :o)
Aka Abedin
TryHard
NSW
TT

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Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 12:05 pm, by:  Aka Abedin (Soarer_91tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Kanchana use plastic primer, give it 2 cotes and then the colour you want and then clear it.

I personally like the colour matching lip.


Good luck with it all.
Ben Lipman
Tinkerer
NSW
Soarer TT

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Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 06:52 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mate,

It still looks as good as when I did it. In fact it looks better than the factory job on the rest of the bumper.

I'll go out to the shed after I read the boy a story and take some pics. 'Bout 15 min.
Ben Lipman
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NSW
Soarer TT

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Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 07:02 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

sorry, I didn't get back to you last night.

Here is a pic:


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Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Friday, August 11, 2006 - 06:41 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hmm, that does look good!
And I'm not normally a fan of gold wheels, but they suit the car too!
Kanchana Pathirana
Tinkerer
victoria
3ltr straight 6

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 09:01 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)

thanx ben. that looks mad. now i gotta bother doing mine. by the way how big are your rims, and how much were they if you dont mine
Ben Lipman
Tinkerer
NSW
Soarer TT

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 08:01 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The rims were on the car when I imported it from Japan. They are Racing Sparco Crimsonic fronts 18x8(or 8.5) 235/40 and rears 18x9(or9.5) 275/35. Can't remember exactly.

When I got the car they had an red anodised rim and centre cap which I polished. The spokes were charcoal. I got sick of this( they always looked dirty) and painted the spokes gold with a spay pack from supercheap to see what it looked like. Basically I have never gotten around to stripping them and painting them properly.
Tony Sarun
Tinkerer
CA
sc400

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Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 09:39 pm, by:  Tony Sarun (Tonysarun) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

where can i get that bar from?My car didnt come with one.
Ben Lipman
TryHard
NSW
Soarer TT

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Monday, October 09, 2006 - 07:01 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tony,

Is that your car in your profile???

I have the stock front bar for 1992 jap spec model. They should be pretty easy to get hold of at an import wreckers (except for the fact that most accidents are frontal).

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