Last weekend, I sprayed my nose grills. Then weekend before, I sprayed my diffuser. I took a photo of each stage. There is guidance on removing these, which I found very helpful. :thumbsup:
The process involved; Lightly sanding with wet and dry 1200, followed with primer, then a coat of black satin (had it lying around), gloss black, then lastly, a laquer finish.
Each stage had 3 coats - applied in light thin layers, built up over the duration of two days (yes, I took my time - football was on 8)).
Here are the photographs at each stage;
Standard diffuser which appears grey-ish...
Faded grey diffuser by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Little sand, then primed, only to the areas what can be really seen from the rear...
Sanded then primed by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Satin black applied to help build the backing coats...
Satin black by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Gloss black applied, 3 coats are normal, leaving enough time to cure/dry and set...
Gloss black by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Finally, the next day, laquer applied to prevent stone chips hacking the paint off, again, only to parts where it matters and can be seen...
Laquer to finish! by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Result...
Glossy diffuser by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
The photos don't really justify the colour transformation, sorry!
Bonfire weekend, I sprayed up the grills, (whilst letting fire works off - ooh yes, I was multi-tasking)....
Grills washed...
Grill washed by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Before painting....
Faded grey by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
After painting, using the same method performed on the diffusser...
Glossy by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Why not transform your grey, nasty looking plastic parts, lol.
Cheers,
Dean
The process involved; Lightly sanding with wet and dry 1200, followed with primer, then a coat of black satin (had it lying around), gloss black, then lastly, a laquer finish.
Each stage had 3 coats - applied in light thin layers, built up over the duration of two days (yes, I took my time - football was on 8)).
Here are the photographs at each stage;
Standard diffuser which appears grey-ish...
Faded grey diffuser by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Little sand, then primed, only to the areas what can be really seen from the rear...
Sanded then primed by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Satin black applied to help build the backing coats...
Satin black by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Gloss black applied, 3 coats are normal, leaving enough time to cure/dry and set...
Gloss black by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Finally, the next day, laquer applied to prevent stone chips hacking the paint off, again, only to parts where it matters and can be seen...
Laquer to finish! by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Result...
Glossy diffuser by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
The photos don't really justify the colour transformation, sorry!
Bonfire weekend, I sprayed up the grills, (whilst letting fire works off - ooh yes, I was multi-tasking)....
Grills washed...
Grill washed by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Before painting....
Faded grey by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
After painting, using the same method performed on the diffusser...
Glossy by Dean0Mac, on Flickr
Why not transform your grey, nasty looking plastic parts, lol.
Cheers,
Dean
