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![]() Finished (well nearly) my Disco.
Heres a pic - not a patch on yours, but I think if it was as nice as yours then I wouldnt want to play with it! ![]() Good luck with the rest of your awesome build. |
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#139
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![]() Thanks everyone for the compliments. I have not been able to do ANY work on this for about 2 weeks now it seems. I have done 3 coats of primer and 3 coats of top coat black all with 1200 grit wet sanding in between. I will do the final black top coat this week and then get ready for the stripes.
I have been getting everything in order for my local Rover club's annual big event that we had this past weekend (Oct. 22-24). I have not finished clean up on the front bumper to take to powder coater either... I'm such a slacker. James, I'm considering getting another body to have as my "beater" body. Thanks again everyone, and I should be back to some regular progress. Cheers, -Steven |
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Thanks for the compliment. They are replicas of my Safari Gard bumpers. |
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![]() Well, after almost 3 weeks of painting the body, it's nearly complete. I'll get pics up shortly, but here is a teaser:
![]() I'll get the progress shots up soon. I'm currently masking the areas for flat black that includes the window gaskets, hood blackout and trim molding. Stay tuned! -Steven |
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![]() Oh, forgot to mention, the front and rear bumpers and sliders are at the powder coaters. Dropped off last Friday. Will not be until probably Wednesday or Thursday before I can get them back due to the schedule they are on for using satin black. Can't wait to see how they turn out!
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![]() As promised, here are the body shots. I have 3 coats of primer - sanded between each coat, 5 coats of top color - sanded between each coat, 2 coats of stripe white, 3 coats of clear, 2 coats of flat, 2 coats of flat clear top coat.
All-in-all, a heck of a lot of paint. The following photos are after 5 coats of black. Each coat is sanded with 1200 grit sanding pads. The photos show the haze of final sanding. That disappears when clear coat is applied. ![]() ![]() ![]() The next photos are the masking job for the zebra stripes. I was not sure if I was going to tape or liquid mask. The stripes are about 95% accurate to my 1:1. ![]() ![]() ![]() These photos are after the second coat of white was applied. ![]() ![]() The following photos are the result of 3 heavy clear coats. I did not spray too much onto the hood as I knew it would be getting flat paint. Pictures bring out the imperfections, but in person it feels like glass. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now it is time to spray the hood, grill, trim and window gaskets flat black. ![]() ![]() This is 2 coats of flat and 2 coats of matte clear. ![]() Finally... Here is the result of several weeks and hours of paint. It is kinda dirty with fingerprints. After a couple more days, I will be comfortable cleaning without risk of damaging the paint: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The masking was way more tedious than I anticipated. The stripes took me about 4 hours. They could have taken less if I didn't try to replicate the stripes on my actual truck. The flat black masking took about 1.5 hours. I still have to draw my body lines over the white paint. Not sure if I'll use a sharpie or paint. Like the idea of the ease of a sharpie, but acrylic paint is a little more forgiving if I make a mistake. Cheers! -Steven |
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![]() That is EPIC. This is my favourite non hard-body build
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![]() **** HELP NEEDED ****
I am not having the greatest luck in sourcing mirrors for the doors and windshield wipers. I found this place: http://www.genkidoridori.com/index.p...products_id=33 I was not sure if there were some other suggestions. All help is appreciated! Thanks, -Steven |
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