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Respraying Your VL Turbo Rocker Cover
Started by Antho · 23 Dec 2004 · 224 repliesPreserved from CalaisTurbo (partial recovery). Original authors and dates are shown; archived members are not current Holdcom accounts.
20-10-05, 01:09 GMT+10#123
heres my work and tools i used
*Paint stripper
*Paint brush
*Plastic & Metal scraper
I decided to get it chromed. will post pic up when finished
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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24-10-05, 17:41 GMT+10#125
get a grinder and grind it off, if your going to paint it a colour, not transperent ud have to either lead wipe the grooves around the logo or use a welder and fill in the grooves and grind flat,then, smoothen out,prime and colour.
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09-03-06, 13:57 GMT+10#126
ok just for u dvs wgn i actually walked outside n took a pic of it, nothin special just the common purple anodized colour, basically it's just a clear purple and the metallic comes through from the baremetal, no base coats
ps, no i don't know how to use a digital camera and i think it's a **** one so pics are dodgy
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09-03-06, 14:39 GMT+10#127
thankz satan and fresh vl both look wicked as i am now really turning away from the chrome r/cover and lookin to do a wicked paint job on it not sure on idears as of yet
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09-03-06, 15:15 GMT+10#128
Fresh VL, that looks real smoooth. Nice job. dvs_wgn, unless your croming all under the bonnet, i'd suggest painting. I went to use the same colours as my car. Maroon to Gold. Pics are on the 1st or second page of this thread. Havnt seen a cover with a flame design yet hahaha
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10-03-06, 19:18 GMT+10#129
nar i am thinking of doing a fair bit of chrome but at the same time i may just get stuff hpc coted in silver and paint stuff silver back and maroon. i dont really know as of yet
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08-06-06, 23:28 GMT+10#130
i did mine last week. heres how it turned out, i thought i would do something a little bit different, i sprayed it white first masked off the stripes and the holden and sprayed it cherry red. here's how it turned out. i luv it!
before.
sanded back.
white.
finished.
on the car.
sorry for posting so many pics boys.
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08-06-06, 23:39 GMT+10#131
looks good man. something diff with the white stripes.
i painted mine black with vht can. rubbed it back wet with 1200
then painted it with ppg jet black. came up looking like glass.
ill put some pics up as soon as i get a camera in my hands!
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09-06-06, 16:38 GMT+10#132
thanks man. i wanted a really glossy look also but clear from a can im not too sure lol. people were telling me the clear coat will go yellow after a while from the heating and cooling, so i just left the colour with no clear.
yer MonsterGM jet black will look nice as, chuck some pics up soon.
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10-06-06, 10:19 GMT+10#133
Its a pain in the ass spraying clear from a can. If you don't do it properly the surface will look ****house and yeah after time it will go yellow. Better off just buying a good quality paint and once its properly set (7 days) then give it a buff with appropriate wax. Then look after the surface no more dropping tools on it and so forth.
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11-06-06, 17:17 GMT+10#134
I've Got Mine Ready For Painting Will Be Something Totally Different Put Pics Up As Soon As It's Finished But URHYNS's Is My FAvourite By Far The Blue n YEllow Go Mint Together.=]
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14-06-06, 22:20 GMT+10#135
I took some pictures today as soon as i put on the brass fittings.
They were taken from a **** quality camera phone but still better
then nothing.
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14-06-06, 22:54 GMT+10#137
cheers coastvl. its a pitty i dont have a digi cam. it looks like glass!
that camera phone has been thrashed!
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11-07-06, 16:38 GMT+10#140
this is so helpful, thanx
off topic, but y do sum covers say nissan and some say holden?
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