mr keef Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 It aint my taste,but hats off to Rik,for trying it,the thing is if that car was under the shiny lights of a body shop everyone would be loving it!...but its totally different effect when it out on the street...its like some of these custom paints etc look amazing when they in magazines splashed with lights...but when you see them close up they look like shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Looks cool mate a nice sleeper now get it to BPU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Looks cool mate a nice sleeper now get it to BPU Lol. all in good time As for lowering it, it's pretty damn low already. Don't know what springs they are but they're not stock. If it had bigger wheels they would probably fill the arches a bit, but there's sod all clearance underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StevenSheen Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Would have to see that in person I think..I get the general idea, in the pics it looks like its been done with halfords spray cans though...something tells me it wouldnt look like that in the flesh though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra-lover Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Wahay Mad Max Style Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Glad you got it finished Rik not to my liking, but looks a good job as the mat finish looks flat all over the car. However I think some nice shiny wheels with a black lip may just set off the bodywork more then the current wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Would have to see that in person I think..I get the general idea, in the pics it looks like its been done with halfords spray cans though...something tells me it wouldnt look like that in the flesh though. Yeah, i went and f***ed it up by putting wax on it, made it go cloudy. I wanted to try something on it to do what i could to protect the paint from bird crap etc. Wasn't sure how wax would work on satin paint so tried it on a small are and it looked ok. Obviously didn't look so good once i'd done the whole car See in this pic before, it's ok. Hopefully i can sort it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Hey Rik, I sprayed the stock rims on my supra satin black but decided to leave the centres off as I think it looks better this way. Have a look at my garage, I think there is a picture of how they look now in there. I think your car looks great and if your'e happy with it that's the main thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwire Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I see you got it done then. I like it. wouldn't mind seeing it in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbleyuk Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Its not something i like much mate. but if you like it thats all that matters good effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnyB Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 That is absolutely gorgeous, I really love it. Well done! I think the wheels on it now would look good sprayed up too. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulse Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 looks good mate, well done for having the balls to do it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylieee Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 i like it mate! I'm about 90% certain i'll be going mat black with mine once ive got the kit sorted... and if it looks rubbish ill probably refinish in satin instead after seeing yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Cheers guys, i really didn't expect so many people to like it that much. Thought it was just me Jim, i'll be at a few shows and pod through the summer so maybe we'll bump into each other. I've got another set of wheels that were on the car when i got it, maybe i'll give them a blast of black and see how they look I'm keeping hold of them so i can pop the tyres at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilakadaddy Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I like that a lot, something I've always wanted to do If it were mine I'd have to remove the front plate, side repeaters and badges for fully smoothed euro look. Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Not a fan of the colour Rik but it is nice to see something different so I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Yeah, gonna order a small plate. Might get some tint and do the side repeaters so they're black aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StevenSheen Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I like it much more in the 2nd pic you posted...defo need to do something with the wheels though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 I like it much more in the 2nd pic you posted...defo need to do something with the wheels though. It's that F-off numberplate that ruins it. Looked great without it. As for the wheels, maybe they'll get knicked soon, then i'll have to sort something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 MMMM really not liking that look myself. Basically no offence meant but it looks exactly like the panels all come in black primer. As it stands it looks like a car thats waiting to have its colour coat applied. It also shows up any imperfections in the cars bodywork alot more than gloss finishes do. Most of the yank cars you see with this finish have something extra on them like matt flourescent green for instance so that it looks like the finish is a finish not a bad start. Don't get me wrong its not Efmic bad but as a style not one I think will take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Nice one, dude. That looks well. Black on black would have been my choice for a respray if I hadn't have had the money to get the shiny paint job. I'm a great fan of matt black stuff. I agree with some of the others on here - a different front end (pointier & more evil-looking, perhaps) and coded wheels would look fantastic. All you need now is a skull gear knob & a chain-link steering wheel...okay, maybe not. Wonder what it'd look like with bigger rear wheels & the arse-end jacked up... Damn, I've got my Mad Max head on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 looks excellent mate, well done a point about the no. plate, iirc the penalty for having an incorrectly sized plate is actually worse than no plate at all so just keep your huge plate in the boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I've been looking for some examples with other finishing touches but just not finding any. Theres a couple of muscle cars with some rather cool flame effects down the side though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 It just needs some gloss black flames to finish it off. I saw a VW 1600 with a similar finish the other day, gloss highlights and chrome touches really finished it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 It just needs some gloss black flames to finish it off. I saw a VW 1600 with a similar finish the other day, gloss highlights and chrome touches really finished it off. Yeah that. Just a little something that shows the car is meant to look that colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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