My first car :D

ajrimmer42 · 07-17-12, 12:03 PM

So, she's all done

just waiting for the paint to go off a bit more before I take the masks off so thought I'd pop these pics up. Photos courtesy of my Greenlaning pal Jim

Keyed the paint with a pan scourer

Degreased with white spirit

And the first paint goes on

We were both a bit worried it was gonna look crap at first but we persevered and it just got better and better with each coat

My mate's Fiesta in the background

ajrimmer42 · 07-17-12, 12:05 PM

So there you have it. An afternoon, 1.5l of military grade paint later and I have a NATO Green Vit with hands and arms to match

Hopefully take her on a Greenlane tomorrow so will get some proper unmasked pics up soon

Jimbuna · 07-17-12, 12:23 PM

Get onto old mcbee and tell him you want some car transfers like the ones he gave buna when they met in Texas....he's very affluent so I'm sure he won't mind

AVGWarhawk · 07-17-12, 01:20 PM

This is the second time I have seen a car painted with a roller! Needs a second coat. Don't forget about the wheels.

Jimbuna · 07-17-12, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

This is the second time I have seen a car painted with a roller! Needs a second coat. Don't forget about the wheels.

TBH I'd also persevere asap and do something about the blue interior but she is coming along nicely.

ajrimmer42 · 07-17-12, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

TBH I'd also persevere asap and do something about the blue interior but she is coming along nicely.

yup, gonna leave it to dry tonight then give it a quick last coat tomorrow. And yeah I really wanna do the interior!

The wheels are gonna be matt black once I get some paint

Jimbuna · 07-17-12, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ajrimmer42

yup, gonna leave it to dry tonight then give it a quick last coat tomorrow. And yeah I really wanna do the interior!

The wheels are gonna be matt black once I get some paint

Doesn't matter what colour she is, her reg number is already in the PNC and the hawks have been unleashed

ajrimmer42 · 07-18-12, 11:13 AM

I may have managed to get my mate to buy me some tyres in exchange for an airsoft gun so fingers crossed

07-17-12, 12:03 PM	#1
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	So, she's all done just waiting for the paint to go off a bit more before I take the masks off so thought I'd pop these pics up. Photos courtesy of my Greenlaning pal Jim Keyed the paint with a pan scourer Degreased with white spirit And the first paint goes on We were both a bit worried it was gonna look crap at first but we persevered and it just got better and better with each coat My mate's Fiesta in the background __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

07-17-12, 12:05 PM	#2
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	So there you have it. An afternoon, 1.5l of military grade paint later and I have a NATO Green Vit with hands and arms to match Hopefully take her on a Greenlane tomorrow so will get some proper unmasked pics up soon __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

07-17-12, 12:23 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,124 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Get onto old mcbee and tell him you want some car transfers like the ones he gave buna when they met in Texas....he's very affluent so I'm sure he won't mind __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-17-12, 01:20 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,297 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	This is the second time I have seen a car painted with a roller! Needs a second coat. Don't forget about the wheels. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

07-18-12, 11:13 AM	#8
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I may have managed to get my mate to buy me some tyres in exchange for an airsoft gun so fingers crossed __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

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