Author Topic: Abrax (Read 13149 times)

Gunni · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2007, 06:47:06 AM »

Nice work,
wish I had a handy sandblaster like that

Abrax · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2007, 01:03:38 PM »

It should be easy to buy. Just ask at Your pneumatic tools shop. And it is not expensive. I've paid about 40 euro for it 3 years ago. The proper blasting sand or jet garnet is more difficult to find. But as You buy 25kg it will last long enough for the whole car. But there are companies capable of sandblast whole big bridges. Ask them for the seller. The only thing which is rather expensive is the compressor capable of doing about 400m^3 of compressed air an hour. The pressure when the small sandblaster starts to work is 5-6 bars. But You get better result when blasting at 8-10bars. You can of corse work with the smallest compressor possible but it will eat Your time... You will spend more time waiting till it gets the pressure back, than sandblasting itself.

OK, so I've painted the inside of the trunk and plained the top surfaces. It will be painted after the weekend. Here are the pics:

Have a nice weekend!!!

gearheadE30 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 27, 2007, 03:16:00 PM »

Wow!! I bet that'll look awesome when it's done. Cosen a color for the rest of the car yet?

Abrax · « **Reply #18 on:** April 27, 2007, 03:47:11 PM »

Quote from: gearheadE30;24666

Wow!! I bet that'll look awesome when it's done. Cosen a color for the rest of the car yet?

In the very first posts already...

I've finally bought RAL8022 SchwartzBraun -> so this is the color. But the trunk will tell me if the idea of flat black was good enough to keep it for the rest of the car...

BTW You can see the colour on the last picture -> http://www.e30.kamieniwnetrze.pl/trunk/surfaces_prepared3.jpg As this is the inside, I've painted it in the same colour as the rest of the car... As You can see it is not completely black, but You can feel the brown in it. The "UPS Worldwide" trucks are painted similarly but I'm not sure if the colour is the same.

And I'm still thinking about the colour - I'm worried that it will be too civicish as Jpod said...

But as far as I own a car I was wondering about flat black car...

Tonyb · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2007, 11:09:28 PM »

I never thought It would turn out that good! Keep up the good work!

Abrax · « **Reply #20 on:** April 29, 2007, 07:19:41 AM »

Thanks guys!

I've never thought that writing a thread while progress goes on could be so motivating!!! I will be updating the thread as something changes! So keep an eye on it

:cool:

Abrax · « **Reply #21 on:** May 03, 2007, 09:01:32 AM »

Here it is after first finishing paints are on the trunk. You can see the right colour and the right glossyness. Now, You can feel the idea I was writing about in my very first posts...

Dudes - I need comments, a lot of comments before I will paint more...

So, The look at the moment:

peteM3power · « **Reply #22 on:** May 03, 2007, 09:11:16 AM »

Wow!!! Awesome attention to detail and great work in cleaning it up to a fantastic condition! I just don't know about the flat black though, I would much rather some gloss/ shine in the finish, ie: a metallic colour, etc. but that's just my personal preference! Either way though, I can't argue with the very nice job that you seem to have done right there! Looks to be in very nice shape!

Pete

gearheadE30 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 03, 2007, 03:08:05 PM »

Not sure I'm feelin the shiny spoiler on the flat black trunklid, but otherwise its purty awesome.

BTW I'm not sure how good that would look over another dark color unless the rest of the car is black. Unless it is done VERY well, it will just look like the car has mismatched body parts. Or at least that is my experience with the local multi-colored civics.

M42Technik · « **Reply #24 on:** May 03, 2007, 08:31:32 PM »

Love the flat black. Do the whole car. You should add some clear to the taillights, I don't think they should match the flat black of the car...and I prefer no spoiler for a cleaner look, but thats me.

Like all the DIY stuff, but those taillights just don't do it right...add some clearcoat to liven them up and stay safe at night!

FL318is · « **Reply #25 on:** May 03, 2007, 11:12:49 PM »

Ditto, no spoiler!

The car looks great. Let us know if need parts.

Abrax · « **Reply #26 on:** May 04, 2007, 01:05:52 AM »

You know... I can do many different things, but I've got no comparison to any other flat cars in the area. So simply I immagine the project and have to DIY and than look at it. The taillights painted flat were just following my idea of flat black car. I'm feeling that the whole work will be great, but I too see the poor details like weird look of the taillights. BTW they shouldn't be dangerous as they are like 90% translucence...

Maybe You have some photos of flat black cars up there to show them up?

I'm not going flat for all the costs. I like the idea but I can understand that this needs to be done really perfect/ i mean the right parts in the right glossyness/ to achieve really good look...

Thank You for all the comments already written!
I like the car w/o rear spoiler, but as the trunk has holes and I've already had a car with one, I like to keep it in my car.

The glossy spoiler acts nice with the glossyness of the rear window. And remember that I wanted to add glossyness to the plastic bumper parts. Just don't know if I will keep theese ideas...

So, write, write, write posts... The more, the better!!!

romkasponka · « **Reply #27 on:** May 04, 2007, 04:13:23 AM »

Looks good without shiny spoiler

I planing something like you.

http://www.dentsport.com/gallery/v/dsg/projects/bismo/exterior/

Abrax · « **Reply #28 on:** May 04, 2007, 01:36:18 PM »

I like the DSG car... I've seen it just before I made a decision about the flat paint.

Nice, very nice.... In the end I want to achieve very simillar look...

Abrax · « **Reply #29 on:** June 13, 2007, 12:49:49 AM »

Hi all!

After a while beeing busy - I've done it with the sunroof, and interior, trunk, engine chamber - all painted black... I've also disarmed my car completely and sanded all rusty places around the irons.

So there is a little progress with my little car

After several dirty / clean /dirty /clean periods with my trunk, I've decided that it is toooo flat and I will try somewhere in between 100% glossy and 10% glossy. The choice is to go 50% glossy. The look schould be more eatable without the rainbows in the transparent paint in strong sun as it is now. It will be also easier to keep clean /the paint reacts just the same, but it is harder to spot the dirt when it is more glossy/.

There is the reason, why Ferrari doesn't use completely flat paint and they spray something like 65% of glossyness on their flat painted black cars which looks so outstanding...

I will post some photos to make comparisons and ask about Your opinion in the evening,

I decided to paint the sunroof so the thread goes on this way....