SpyderLEE--Widebody gt300 turbo project

[d-peg]

Wow! What a read! and all done in an impressively short space of time! Well done sir!

I would give my left nut for a GT300 kit  s:D s:D

Thanks... To be honest sometimes I miss the old blue with the other body kit I had, and sometimes I don't   s:D s:D

Well ... if you change your mind and go back to standard-ish I am only down the road from you!  s:D s:D

[Maverikk]

Hi Lee, did you use Plastidip for the new colour or is it matte spray? One hell of a mean looking car.

Plastidip mate. Looks better from a distance than close up. Need to do it again now I've got the hang of it, cheap enough to do though. And good for me because I change my mind a lot!

Also washed it today! Got rid of the pallet look side skirts lol crazysx

Will be interesting to see how the dip bears up against stones and the elements. I'm probably going to refurb some alloys with dip. I know the beauty of dip though is that you can simply touch up imperfections or chips with minimal or no prep.

[Leethesparky]

Will be interesting to see how the dip bears up against stones and the elements. I'm probably going to refurb some alloys with dip. I know the beauty of dip though is that you can simply touch up imperfections or chips with minimal or no prep.

I sprayed the skirts and bits inside the door that was missed with the doors closed out of a plastidip rattle can, I didn't need to mask the outside bodywork it blended in perfectly. When I fitted the new spoiler I had to respray the engine lid, it peeled of really nice. It's surprising how strong it is too. Just need to spray the whole car again now I've got a hang of the gun. It's easy to put too much on each coat and it collects up in places you don't want it to over night.

[Leethesparky]

Sorry not been on here for a while..


Here's a little video to try and make up for it!

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[Leethesparky]

Ok, long overdue

Thread update.

I've changed the colour.... Again   s:D s:D  

Oh and I've gone a lot wider on the wheel spacers, I had some made up.. 50mm each side on the rear and 45mm each side on the front.

Removed the black plastidip as it was a real pain to keep clean, decided I didn't like the chameleon as it goes pink in bright sunlight.

Here is a pic back to chameleon (on a dull day so colour looked nice



I decided to change the colour to another "proper" spray job... Easier to look after.

I will do another post with some pics from my week at various stages.

[Leethesparky]

Started sanding Monday




Removed bonnet vents and refitted better.



Friday.. Sprayed black to give a nice even to start



Saturday morning... On goes the base colour



Saturday afternoon to the evening, mixed up the pigment into a heavily thinned out clear coat and put on the colour











Tomorrow I will put on the final clear coat

Next week I will spray the wheels, not decided on a colour yet, silver or gold, dark won't look right with this colour.

[StuC]

You must have 15kgs of paint on there now fella.  s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

Good to have you back... Again!!   s;-) ;-) s;-)

[Topdownman]

Impressive speed of work as usual!

So are you going to be bringing it along to Dong Day in august?

About time we saw it in the flesh!

[MR TWO]

That red is seriously nice!  I'm totally impressed by your attitude to change and hope to see the car at some point.

[s12vea]

Very smart!

[Leethesparky]

You must have 15kgs of paint on there now fella.  s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

Good to have you back... Again!!   s;-) ;-) s;-)

I've been on a diet stu, I'm down by about 6kg so I can afford the extra paint weight.   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

[StuC]

Lol. Fair enough Lee.

The red looks striking.  :-) :-) :-)  

However... The Base coat is also an interesting colour. I don't think I have ever seen a roadster completed in that before. Perhaps if you get bored of the red you could try that next.

[Topdownman]

Lol. Fair enough Lee.

The red looks striking.  :-) :-) :-)  

However... The Base coat is also an interesting colour. I don't think I have ever seen a roadster completed in that before. Perhaps if you get bored of the red you could try that next.

If Scott was a mod, he would have locked the thread after the base coat pic..

[1979scotte]

Looks good Lee.
No idea what simon is on about.

[Leethesparky]

I think the gold would be perfect if you had a big hat with a feather and walked with a limp!!


First coat of clear coat has just gone on. Now it is looking real nice

[Leethesparky]

Clear coat is on. It's shiny

[StuC]

I think the gold would be perfect if you had a big hat with a feather and walked with a limp!!

Are you saying that you couldn't pull that off then?  s;-) ;-) s;-)

[CrazySX]

Looking nice Lee. What red is that?

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[Leethesparky]

Looking nice Lee. What red is that?

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It's candy apple red..

For anyone that doesn't know, as this is quite a complicated colour.

Painted black first to give a nice even base.

Then painted gold to be the base colour for the candy.

The candy red is not a solid colour, it is transparent. So whatever colour is used for the base shows through at certain angles under certain light. It is made from a pigment powder mixed into a heavily thinned out lacquer. This makes a transparent paint.

Look at the picture below, the sun is hitting the rear wing through a window. Can't wait to get it outside.



I will be painting the wheels gold tomorrow, I've got some of that Impreza wheel colour. The same gold I used as the base.

Stu.. I reckon I could pull off that look   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

[cabbydave]

Stunning

[StuC]

Id pay to see that matey. Lol.

I'll look forward to that when you change your mind again then.
 s;-) ;-) s;-)

[Leethesparky]

Stunning

I'm really pleased with it Dave, it's got some spikey bits of dust in it to sand out
But it's in a workshop not a spray booth so considering the environment I couldn't have turned out better.

Opened the roller doors earlier to let natural light on it and it looks loads better

[CrazySX]

Looking nice Lee. What red is that?

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It's candy apple red..

For anyone that doesn't know, as this is quite a complicated colour.

Painted black first to give a nice even base.

Then painted gold to be the base colour for the candy.

The candy red is not a solid colour, it is transparent. So whatever colour is used for the base shows through at certain angles under certain light. It is made from a pigment powder mixed into a heavily thinned out lacquer. This makes a transparent paint.

Look at the picture below, the sun is hitting the rear wing through a window. Can't wait to get it outside.



I will be painting the wheels gold tomorrow, I've got some of that Impreza wheel colour. The same gold I used as the base.

Stu.. I reckon I could pull off that look   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Bloody hell, how many coats of the red did you have to put on then?

Candy Apple red is a Classic colour, in the old days it was the colour to have!

Really sets the car of nice  s:) s:)

I remember the flakes and glitters and the day glow orange the dyno rod vans used to use. Lots of coats involved.

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[s12vea]

Lol. Fair enough Lee.

The red looks striking.  :-) :-) :-)  

However... The Base coat is also an interesting colour. I don't think I have ever seen a roadster completed in that before. Perhaps if you get bored of the red you could try that next.

I also like the gold reminds me of the Top Secret demo 2

[Leethesparky]

Looking nice Lee. What red is that?

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It's candy apple red..

For anyone that doesn't know, as this is quite a complicated colour.

Painted black first to give a nice even base.

Then painted gold to be the base colour for the candy.

The candy red is not a solid colour, it is transparent. So whatever colour is used for the base shows through at certain angles under certain light. It is made from a pigment powder mixed into a heavily thinned out lacquer. This makes a transparent paint.

Look at the picture below, the sun is hitting the rear wing through a window. Can't wait to get it outside.



I will be painting the wheels gold tomorrow, I've got some of that Impreza wheel colour. The same gold I used as the base.

Stu.. I reckon I could pull off that look   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Bloody hell, how many coats of the red did you have to put on then?

Candy Apple red is a Classic colour, in the old days it was the colour to have!

Really sets the car of nice  s:) s:)

I remember the flakes and glitters and the day glow orange the dyno rod vans used to use. Lots of coats involved.

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5 coats of red, and your showing your age now with the flakes!!!