job seeker wrote: » http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gYyQL07CRLU DO NOT use this video...I followed instructions and made a balls of the job. Oh why didn't Halfords sell gold paint for the Yaris... so disappointed..
smash wrote: » I hope you're joking. You can see by the reflections on the paint just how bad this would look
Toyotafanboi wrote: » don't be disheartened if it's in a jock now, perfect opportunity to buy a few different grades of sandpaper and a bottle of g3. the colour mismatch wouldn't be too noticeable on the rear valance if it was good and glossy.
Toyotafanboi wrote: » best thing about the outside of the car is that you can't see it when you're inside the car! drive it on try again, fail again, fail better. something like that. my first few attempts at bodywork repairs were absolutely shocking, i mean properly shocking stuff, got handier over time though and i can do a decent repair now. i think everybody ****s it up the first few times! do a bit more research and attack it again.
OSI wrote: » Ah don't be. People won't notice. I drove around with most of the right rear side caved in, holes in the body and a bump strip missing. GvidoR drives around with more mismatched parts than Bruce Jenner and Pantibliss combined.
job seeker wrote: » Na ****ing wish I was.. The paint that I got wasn't even a fecking match.. It looks like a blind man mixed the paint.. :mad:
GvidoR wrote: » Wispy's have 500ml spray cans of gold paint for €2.99 each. :P
Toyotafanboi wrote: » lol, i was expecting something much worse. that'd blend in decent with a small bit of sanding and a polish. obviously there will still be a difference overall, but it won't be shocking. one thing i've realised, whether it be right or wrong is to not mask off in straight lines like that. i probably wouldn't have masked that vertical line at all, if you didn't you'd be actively mentally doing a bit of blending without even noticing. that kind of masking tends to give very harsh edges that are a bit more difficult to undo.
job seeker wrote: » Fiat gold or Toyota gold?
YbFocus wrote: » It's not fiat gold anyway GvidoR, is it :pac:
Toyotafanboi wrote: » if it were me, i'd take off the masking tape, paint another coat on while spreading it into the are you had masked off by an inch or two, let that dry off. quick going over with 1500 or something to get the brush strokes out, then quickly move up to a finer and finer paper keeping it good and wet. then a good scrub with a polish. it's all trial and error and i'm not pro.
job seeker wrote: » I see, here is better pic
Toyotafanboi wrote: » iirc, if you remove the two little plastic arch liner type things at the back of the rear wheel arches, the rest of that valance is just clip on. what filler were you using?
Noccy_Mondy wrote: » What's wrong with that job is the fillers, not blending it enough and not giving it a proper sealant to give it depth. It looks quite dull, a few coats of lacquer would make it more "realistic". You want to pile the fillers back on that, buy a cork sanding block, 100 grit, perhaps a 150 grit also of sandpaper and ate chunks out of it until you bring it right back to the plastic, only covering just what you need to. You should be able to close your eyes, rub your fingers across the fillers and not be able to tell where you've filled. With regards to masking, I did the same thing initially when i was doing something similar on the focus, all it did was leave harsh transition lines which stood out. I took the tape off, and blended the old to the new, so the transition was gradual. This is far far easier to do with a rattle can, brushing must be a pain. Would halfords not mix up the paint colour in a rattle can for you? Anyway, there are a few pointers, I'm no expert btw, just learned from doing things myself.
