ADZSKI'S FTO

[adzski]

I will pick up a set of the bowdens and give it a go.

[adzski]

Ordered a set of T10 parker housings to fit to the headlights.
Should be here this week, so i can wire them and finish up with then front end.

After this will:
Put gpx rotors andn pads upfront.
Fix exhaust leak and add muffler and in rear section.
Paint oem wheels in silver with fresh clear.
Put climate control back in
Get a shift boot and new shifter

[adzski]

Done abit more work on the fto, just minor stuff.

Been looking at how to spray a red candy as considering painting the rocker cover in this, similiar to the 4g63 colour.

I cleaned up my kickpanel as they were pretty shagged and repainted in a matt black. Got my EL Panels for the stainless kickplate working so will put these back in the car shortly.

Re-painted my FTO Stockies with the dupli-colour silver wheel paint and hit them with a 2k clear. Clear is still drying but look pretty nice.

Will take some pictures soon

[adzski]

Pictures of the wheels




Needs and allignment badly and some new tires as all four are pretty cooked.

[adzski]

Played aroubd with doing a red candy.
Managed to get the below, abit dark but i just did it quickly.



Was planning to do it today but decided to do my s14 rocker instead.

[adzski]

Pretty happy with how the s14 rocker cover came out

[getonit]

Played aroubd with doing a red candy.
Managed to get the below, abit dark but i just did it quickly.



Was planning to do it today but decided to do my s14 rocker instead.

Red candy needs a white primer or ground coat.

[getonit]

Also, if you a using a newer single shot candy it helps to add a little base into your initial coat of clear. Just helps give it a little more lift like old school candys.

[Vectose]

Also, if you a using a newer single shot candy it helps to add a little base into your initial coat of clear. Just helps give it a little more lift like old school candys.

Can you say that again in rattle can? Which is most likely what he's using.

[adzski]

Yeah im not using a gun/compressor just using spray cans.

@getonit what do you think a decent way to do a candy using a can is?

What ive seen online is people using either a chrome or metallic silver for basecoat then spray a duplicolor metalcast for the candy.

I watched guy otherday do what you mention mixed the candy with his clear and sprayed, which looked good.

Maybe I'll give my paintshop a call and see of they can mix me something up put it in a can.

[adzski]

Tried again with a different basecoat, getting closer to what i want.



My camera cant really pick it up, but in person it doesnt look as flat as in the picture.

This is the side by side from otherone i tried


These are the cans i used.


I seen someone use their silver metalcast then red which looked good. Might give that a go

[getonit]

Yeah im not using a gun/compressor just using spray cans.

@getonit what do you think a decent way to do a candy using a can is?

What ive seen online is people using either a chrome or metallic silver for basecoat then spray a duplicolor metalcast for the candy.

I watched guy otherday do what you mention mixed the candy with his clear and sprayed, which looked good.

Maybe I'll give my paintshop a call and see of they can mix me something up put it in a can.

If you are rattle canning it then a metallic silver will certainly help. Get the clear on nice and wet and should be good.
Do not lay up too many coats of the candy though, 3 at most.

[adzski]

Thanks @getonit I tried a different metallic silver as a base coat (duplicolour silver metalcast) came out a lot better, the red is abit richer/darker.

This is what im going to go with (last one on right)




I think im just gonna buy a spray gun as i have a compressor for anything else i spray. Getting over the spray cans

[getonit]

This is what im going to go with (last one on right)

That actually looks very decent for rattle can. Looks proper candy,

[adzski]

Thanks @getonit

I sprayed the rocker and my manifold.
Came out not to bad

In primer


Rocker cover

Manifold

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[slippercream]

Purrdey.

Now sand those embossed letters on the valve cover down to bare metal, polish, then call it a day!
Always looks great on candy.

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p100 ... C03966.jpg

[adzski]

Thanks @slippercream

I was going to do that last night, but i got lazy and just went for the clear, suppose i could do it now and mask the surrounding area and lightly sand it.

Here pic now with the coil cover


I still need to do the rear manifold, i was debating on whether to do it as no one will see it, but i think if i dont i will bother me and everytime i pop the hood i will kick myself.

Have to try and source some gaskets, hopefully some local shops have something

[silverGPX]

Decent job, looks real tidy.

Like seeing progress here and there!

[slippercream]

Yeah man - looks awesome! I'd say when you get a chance to sand the letters, light-dust with some clear adhesion promoter and do another coat of clear. You will want to make sure that bare AL doesn't have a chance to oxidate. It will eat away at your paint layer around the lettering.

Here's a vid I just happened to have on my YouTube queue. Pretty damn inspiring - he rattle-canned his base, too. Yours is pretty damn good though, and I don't have time to hydro anything. (Heck, can't even get the time to work on the car these days, much less that.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D9nSbZY5cQ

[adzski]

Thanks guys, keen to see how it all looks fitted.
Well the rear rocker was kinda pointless as i wont see it lol.

Here is side by side of both of them


Pretty happy with how both came out.
Interesting though the rear rocker is a slight different shade.
I ran out of the duplicolour silver wheel paint so i just laid down the silver metalcast which has slightly affected its shade.

If anyone wants to do something similiar below is paints used/order

Primer
Duplicolor Silver wheel paint
Duplicolor Silver metalcast
Duplicolor Red metalcast
2k Clear coar