jcroscigno

UPDATED:
more photos can be viewed on my blog here http://www.johnroscigno.com/2010/03/...-my-labor.html


Hello,

So I've got Borbet LV4 wheels which have an Anthracite coating (see below)
and I found spray paint that matches the color EXACTLY (it's by Montana Gold). I want to do my xA's interior trim with it, but I'm concerned about how well it will hold up on the plastic. I looked for white primer under the assumption that the final color would be brighter with a white base rather than black, but none of my local stores had it that I could find. So what I'm thinking about doing is using the flat white Krylon fusion paint as my basecoat since it's made for painting plastic, and then doing 3-4 coats of the anthracite paint on top w/another 3 coats of satin clear coat on top of that.
Any advice?

Thanks!

STlTCHES

Well you got lucky that the paint that matches is made by Montana Gold. They make paint for graffiti so the stuff is strong. It has a really good paint to water ratio unlike Krylon. Sounds like you have a good step by step for painting the interior just take your time!

padillaXA

post some pics up when your done and any tips, im planning on doing the same thing. i just been worried bout durability through the summer heat and sun.

jcroscigno

http://www.johnroscigno.com/2010/03/fruits-of-my-labor.html
I'm happy with how it all came out.

padillaXA

looks good and simple. how many coats did u lay on after the white base?

jcroscigno

I put on a coat or two of the white krylon fusion and then it ended up being at least 4 coats of the Montana Gold, and then another 3-4 coats of satin clear coat. The finish came out really nice and smooth, not glossy at all and the coats look pretty even to me.

You asked for tips earlier; my biggest one: be extra super careful when you're masking the parts off. I had some white overspray problems that I had to deal with (which led me to the solution of hairspray as a paint remover of all things...but it worked!).
Also, my booth wasn't perfect, and the Montana paint was making a lot of dust around me, so be really careful on the overall setup of your painting area.

Other than that, it wasn't a terribly difficult experience - pull off the pieces, mask them off, paint, wait, paint, wait, sand, paint, clear, clear, clear... I'm sure there's better ways to do all of this, but my end result was as good if not better than I was hoping for.

padillaXA

sweet! gunna add this to my to-do list. i can do it within the week, im glad to see someone do this so i could see if even looks any worth trying. oh yea, i was wondering,what kind of speakers are those on your mirror panel on the door?

jcroscigno

VR3 Elite ribbon tweeters from walmart! :p
I just unsoldered the old tweeters and hooked these ones up - and they do sound better than stock. For $25 it wasn't a bad deal.

They're just hot-glued on over the hole from the original tweeters - but I need to adjust the one on the left.

padillaXA

nice, i just did a crappy azz retrofit, tryin to fit some sony,s that were way too big to begin with, just had em' layin round.it barely sounds any better, if at all.