I just though I would give you guys an update on my painting project.
here are some pictures...







More to come!!!
I am clear coating it right now..
putting SH I T load of clear coat over the paint.

 

Best of luck, if it comes out good I pay you to do mine or you could post a how to...

 

Looks good so far!! That third pic is kinda dark.

 

cause im doing it right now... ^^

 

ill be waiting for the finished product

 

i clear coated like hell
there are some parts i need to take out still though
i'll see what I can do but here is what it basically looks like

 

hey, I would be interested in getting my Altezzas painted my stock color, pebble beige, i've read posts and people have a lot of trouble doing this without breaking the glass, if you can make it work, how much would you charge me to paint it? I will provide all supplies and shipping.

 

lookin good but DAMN I HATE GEOCITIES

 

i didn't paint the inside
I painted the outside...


and for you painting experts, some parts I didn't want paint on got painted...
can I use *nail polish remover* to move these marks?
will it damage the plastic cover?

 

wow - its looking real good........what kinda paint did u use??? - the touch up stuff u get online?

 

i painted my stock tails and they would never scratch at all, but what about yours? looks great though, will that pass inspection, mine would not.

 

looking good so far. maybe i should have try painting mine too, but i ordered a set of black chrome already, so...

 

ok, you've got me convinced! could you list your painting procedure in steps for us, type of paint, how clearcoat and primer work? Thanks!

 

Did you get your paint from Paintscratch???

 

looks interesting...

 

nail polish might damage it. the clear plastic could turn mat or flat
onetime when puting a model together i got some pain on the plastic window, i tried to remove it with a remover and thats what happend.
but im not sure if it'll do it to this type of plastic. well tell us how it came out!!!

 

Go to the hardware store and get a product called "GOOF OFF" It will take the paint off without scratching the plastic.

 

Will they sell those at Home Depot?

I haven't really finshed the project yet but soon it will after I clear some stuff off.
Yes, I used the paint from Paintscratch.com
Precedures I will post later on when I am completely done with the project so I can tell you guys the things I did wrong.

one question. Why wouldn't it pass inspection?

 

Home Depot should have it. Or they might have something called "Goo Gone" ... same thing.

 

i had to strip the paint off mine. however, the difference with yours is that it looks like you didnt paint over anything that actually emits light, i did.

 

updated pictures





I'll try to get a more clear picture after I am done with the project.

 

so far so good!

 

Looks very nice...

 

Looks good so far. I still think they would look better with the insides painted cuz you'd have some 3D to it. What exactly did you paint that you didn't want painted? If it's the chrome plastic parts then I would suggest painting over it with chrome paint versus trying to remove the overspray. The reason being the chrome parts are actually just plastic with chrome paint to begin with and any attempt to remove it with acetone, alcohol, etc... may end up removing it as well. I was able to remove the chrome paint with just alcohol. Just a tip.

 

Looks very good. Is your car Pearl White or the plain white? If it's Pearl, how does it match?

I agree with ravq in that it would have looked better with the insides painted, but judging by his experience that seems to be impossible since these things are too cheaply made.

 

Maybe not impossible but VERY difficult.

 

I really didn't feel like throwing away 200 bucks
so I did it like this.
I just got some Goof Off product and going to try to use it on this thing.

 

WOW!~!! this stuff really really works!$!@$!@$
Finaly product coming soon!!!
REALLLLLLLLL SOON!!! installation probably start tommorow

 

another skyline altezza max!

 

I don't know how it is on plastics, but it has melted through shoes before... be careful!

 

I just cleared coated the altezzas after removing the parts I don't need
you can see lil scratch marks but i hope the clear coat will make it shiny enough for it to be not seen.
installation?
I have no idea right now but I hope I can get it in by tommorow

 

It looks good! Just wondering are these street legal? Does law require that you need to have side markers?

 

I have no idea and I do not want to worry about it right now.
I think as long as you have the proper lights going on and off, you are safe...


ah.. im getting high off these formulas...

 

this is exactly what i wanted to try. thanks for doing it first. cant wait to see what it looks like.

 

Can't wait to see the final pics. You should paint the rubber bidding of the tails too or it will look weird having a white car with white tails but black rubber seperating the too... maybe paint them after you install the lights much like the window trim method. Anyways looks good man, you make me want to get Altezzas!
-Cyrus

 

Where did you get those tailights? I have been looking for lights like that forever but i cant find them

 

go to www.custommaxima.com and you will find the ultimate force of light....



and for the rest of you out there... these look Sweet as hell!!
I just clear coated the whole thing and shiny!!!








How yall like em~?!

 

if you look at them at an angle, can you see into them? you know what i mean?

 

i'll post a pic with it on my car and ON at night time
until then, enjoy the new pictures up there

 

Sexima, those look tight as hell...

got any how-to instructions for the rest of us who were thinkin of doin that?

Sohail