Rays TE37: what colour bronze paint ?
28 April 2012, 11:09 PM
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28 April 2012, 11:11 PM
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I'd go with a semi gloss or eggshell effect not gloss Craig
28 April 2012, 11:16 PM
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try to keep them the same colour as they look nice,i would say a light gold/bronze rather than the darker bronzes.
28 April 2012, 11:18 PM
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I'd go with a semi gloss or eggshell effect not gloss Craig
Before they are lacquered do you mean ? do you have a paint colour code or example of what you say there .....
28 April 2012, 11:21 PM
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Before they are lacquered do you mean ? do you have a paint colour code or example of what you say there .....
No not before the clear,the eggshell effect is the laquer mate and it means not the full shiney affect you see on you car panels.
I will have a run through the chips and post some paint codes that would suit
28 April 2012, 11:22 PM
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you could paint them white....
28 April 2012, 11:22 PM
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try to keep them the same colour as they look nice,i would say a light gold/bronze rather than the darker bronzes.
Im def sure i want a lighter bronze mate. what i really would like is a colour code or.... for my body shop to mix up paint from.
28 April 2012, 11:23 PM
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No not before the clear,the eggshell effect is the laquer mate and it means not the full shiney affect you see on you car panels.
I will have a run through the chips and post some paint codes that would suit
awe brilliant mate, that would be tops..........
28 April 2012, 11:26 PM
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you could paint them white....
yea, thats real funny... its taken maybe 15 hours with a machine getting all the wrong shade white off
28 April 2012, 11:27 PM
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nice wheels craigo. hope they turn out nice.
what size are they?
28 April 2012, 11:28 PM
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You should just get them to me and I'll put them right
28 April 2012, 11:29 PM
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You should just get them to me and I'll put them right
i might have to pay a visit to you one day for a small amount of bodywork....
dont suppose you are mobile as you are miles from me?.
28 April 2012, 11:31 PM
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i might have to pay a visit to you one day for a small amount of bodywork....
dont suppose you are mobile as you are miles from me?.
Not mobile i'm afraid but come on down when your ready and i'll sort out whatever you need mate
28 April 2012, 11:32 PM
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You should just get them to me and I'll put them right
i know mate, we were here couple of weeks ago. i really want to see them go through the whole process though with my own eyes.. see how the whole job comes together
28 April 2012, 11:33 PM
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Not mobile i'm afraid but come on down when your ready and i'll sort out whatever you need mate
28 April 2012, 11:34 PM
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i might have to pay a visit to you one day for a small amount of bodywork....
dont suppose you are mobile as you are miles from me?.
i can put your body right, with a nice can of pink !
ps, i can get the train up to where you are
28 April 2012, 11:37 PM
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i can put your body right, with a nice can of pink !
ps, i can get the train up to where you are
u might try and steal my new rims!
28 April 2012, 11:42 PM
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u might try and steal my new rims!
how did you get on today, weather was bloody awful down this way ?
29 April 2012, 09:22 AM
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how did you get on today, weather was bloody awful down this way ?
same here,but i did manage to get it off.it will be on its way to you shortly,ill get the pics to you soon.trying to get my jun painted today.
29 April 2012, 07:31 PM
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No not before the clear,the eggshell effect is the laquer mate and it means not the full shiney affect you see on you car panels.
I will have a run through the chips and post some paint codes that would suit
Will you be able to post up a few examples in the week mate ? the wheels are finally stripped back to metal ready to primed (again
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29 April 2012, 07:40 PM
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Will you be able to post up a few examples in the week mate ? the wheels are finally stripped back to metal ready to primed (again
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I'll get some codes from the chips tomorrow when I'm down the workshop
29 April 2012, 07:52 PM
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I'll get some codes from the chips tomorrow when I'm down the workshop
Fantastic, thanks......
30 April 2012, 11:00 PM
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Got my new Rays wheel decals through today
just need the paint now
30 April 2012, 11:04 PM
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*****,knew I forgot something today
I've just written it on my notepad Craig,will defo post some codes tomorrow mate
30 April 2012, 11:10 PM
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*****,knew I forgot something today
I've just written it on my notepad Craig,will defo post some codes tomorrow mate
A little bird told me today, you might be able to mix up some 230 in an un-bright shade in a rattle can
Might be wanting some of that meeself
30 April 2012, 11:13 PM
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A little bird told me today, you might be able to mix up some 230 in an un-bright shade in a rattle can
Might be wanting some of that meeself
The SN grapevine working at it's best,blame him anyway for disturbing my thought's off your paint code
30 April 2012, 11:21 PM
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The SN grapevine working at it's best,blame him anyway for disturbing my thought's off your paint code
I pointed him in your direction
Best i know there could be 3 shades of 230 but there is no way to determine the right one without having a trained eye match it up....
30 April 2012, 11:24 PM
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I pointed him in your direction
Best i know there could be 3 shades of 230 but there is no way to determine the right one without having a trained eye match it up....
Appreciated mate
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Primed and ready for paint
. Question, should i use both stickers ?
01 May 2012, 08:07 PM
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Rays TE37: what colour bronze paint ?
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Best i know there could be 3 shades of 230 but there is no way to determine the right one without having a trained eye match it up....
