Do Luck skyline R34

Thats a good mix of paint. Did dust fall on the trunk while it dried?

nah, it is duct on a dry trunk, its got brushed off now tho, still needs clearcoat and a good polish tho.

still needs clearcoat and a good polish tho.

Yea Chris, you need to polish the hell out of it then spray it with semi-dullcoat? Because I notice a lot of orange peal.

looks worse than it is, a good thick clear coat then a good cutting back followed by some polish will have it smooth as hell. My main problem is i use automotive paints that are two stage.
but they always look great after a good polish.

Yea Chris, you need to polish the hell out of it then spray it with semi-dullcoat? Because I notice a lot of orange peal.

welcome to the world of sparying in the british spring... same rain as the winter just warmer

Nice build man lookin fabulous. i have a super street skyline that has the do-luck body kit on it i mean urs looks better than it. :iceslolan

:eek2: thats absolutly stunning!! nice paint, nice body kit.....insane!! :bigthumb:

Many many hours fabricating my own Do-Luck kit = satisfaction

Fly on the Wall is having that kit made through his company, if im not mistaken it should be on sale in a couple of weeks = priceless

hee hee :lol:

I know I'm a geek.:iceslolan

Anyway, awesome handy work and skills Chris.

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Nice trunk and hood!!!! Looks like carbon!

cheers dude. i spent quite a while working out which paints to mix to get that just right look, and there it was.
just enuf of a dark look and not too black but also with lighter flecks it in.

thanks :naughty:

'Doh!
Sweeeet! Supah Sweet Dude!

Terrific work!!:sunglasse

I thought you had painted it blue... but it looks totally different.
http://chris.nwwo.com/store/doluck%2011.jpg
http://chris.nwwo.com/store/doluck%2012%20(2).jpg

its a pearl paint, and is very nice. i think its a little bot more subtle but still classy

Chris..come to think of it, that looks like my cars paint after its been washed, waxed, and clayed. How about some info on the paint?

well the paint is a ford colour, called paris blue.
bought in spray can form from halfords.
it is a tricky paint to spray as it leaves uneven pools of "pearl" if sprayed incorrectly.
but produces stunning looks

well the paint is a ford colour

Ford Paint on a Skyline :screwy:

Ford Paint on a Skyline :screwy:

hey, if it looks good

halfords LMFAO sorry

halfords paint is good, their primer is shit tho, lol.

to get a good primer finish you have to do lots of mist coats, and i do mean mist! takes 4 coats before you cant see the old colour. otherwise you risk the primer "pooling" and running into detail areas

takes 4 coats before you cant see the old colour

Tamiya has the same problem, I use so much primer to cover up my putty work.

halfords paint is good, their primer is shit tho, lol.

to get a good primer finish you have to do lots of mist coats, and i do mean mist! takes 4 coats before you cant see the old colour. otherwise you risk the primer "pooling" and running into detail areas

Halfords Primer..Shit......No way, loads of use swear by it. do you pre heat the can and shake for 2-3 mins first?

Halfords Primer..Shit......No way, loads of use swear by it. do you pre heat the can and shake for 2-3 mins first?

must say i have a number of problems firstly the plastic Primer doesnt cover filler and can come out pitty or grainy. this is with prewarming then shaking the can for 2 mins.

the worse problem i have is the bloody staff!!! they have little or no product Knowledge and dont even get me started on the paint mixing service.

"can you mix me some of this peral paint"
"do you have the paint code"
"nope do you have a catalogue i can look though?"
"no" slopes off and gets someone else
same thing happens again its like attack of the brain snatchers and goes on 4 longer then i can be arse to type

Halfords Primer..Shit......No way, loads of use swear by it. do you pre heat the can and shake for 2-3 mins first?
Same here - I find the white good for undercoating red. and use the grey for most other shades. Their Satin Black is also excellent for underside/suspension stuff.

As for top coat, I find the metallics go on better, thinner and smoother than their solid colours. I'm just spraying a VIP Gloria GT-SV in Vauxhall Midnight Black and it looks phenomenal so far.

Oh, incidentally my local Halfords currently has a 3 for 2 deal on all standard 300ml aerosols (not sure if it's a country-wide promotion)

Oh, incidentally my local Halfords currently has a 3 for 2 deal on all standard 300ml aerosols

it is yes

and im not saying theres anything wrong with the paint just the under trainned specialist staff

wow, sweet, you done a good job so far, I can't wait until its finish

Halford's paint is ok for the simple colours like matt black, aluminium, and some of the metallics, not the primer though. But I would recommend the Holt's mixing colours they have. I got a can of Rosso Corsa mixed for my 360 CS, and it sprays real good on a few sample pieces. The mixing system which they do, has some flip flop colours too.. and they have a catologue of quite a lot actual colours, which they can mix. The guys at Halford's Greenwich seem friendly in helping with your colour needs.

my local one in dartford is a ripspeed outlet and has all sorts of new stuff, but staff are still the same!

primer is good in the summer tho, just spraying it in the winter leaves all sorts of probs when spraying in the cold.
looks like chicken skin. untill you sand it back.

have the car on another skyline chassis now, as a test. looking good. will put pics on tonight.

also just recieved my Vertex RX7 today, will post pics of that too

also just recieved my Vertex RX7 today

bloody hell that quick for royal mail :O take its not smashed 2 bits either, also good for the RM. what you think to the packing ;)

packing was great, not a scratch! i was a little upset as i thought it was my carbon fibre induction kit when they rang the bell!

do you have any progress? i keep checking for pics,and come up with nothing lol
:lol2:

anything new?, how is the headlight intake working out for you?