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[JoneseyBoy]

they look brilliant mate. i got a set with my mini with brand new yokos for £20 and i had to ferb them. heres the out come





thats the worst one. i got £200 for them but i wish i would of kept them now and i cant remember who brought them lol they were of tmf tho

Edited by JoneseyBoy, 14 April 2011 - 09:47 PM.

[maggies_minder]

thanks jonesyboy, if mine look like that ill be more than happy.
ive got the yokos waiting to go on them as soon as im done.

theres still abit more to go which should make them look really nice, but we'll see *fingers crossed*.

[JoneseyBoy]

thanks jonesyboy, if mine look like that ill be more than happy.
ive got the yokos waiting to go on them as soon as im done.

theres still abit more to go which should make them look really nice, but we'll see *fingers crossed*.

dont worry they will look nice. youve done a brilliant job and if you need any advise just give me a message ill keep poping back in here to keep an eye aswell.

they were also my first refurb i think i was 14 and didnt have no help. all done with a paint gun aswell, it was like painting was natural to me lol. so are you still going to do a twist on them ? i like the red idea on the width of the spokes but not sure on the back of the wheel and you could do the red bits with a brush.

Ryan

Edited by JoneseyBoy, 14 April 2011 - 10:13 PM.

[maggies_minder]

im not sure anymore, ive contacted roofless about some custom stickers to whack on before i laquer them.

i do really like the all white look (the mini is white aswell) but id also like to do something different maybe i will im not sure.
i cant make my mind up.

[maggies_minder]

quick gimp attempt, what do you think??

[JoneseyBoy]

I like it to be honest and its different and I've never seen it done b4

[h4wx1e]

its all about standing out from the crowd in my opinion. likein ya gimp work to mate

[maggies_minder]

i still cant make my mind up.

i cant even decide if im indecisive

anyone got any other ideas?

[RichardBrown]

DOOO IT u kw u want to
i think ur silly not to

[maggies_minder]

lol, i might do the spare and see how it comes out, i do have 5 after all

[yousmeg]

Looking good, that red with the white looks nice

Oh and something that really caught my eye,

I used to have this carpet

[maggies_minder]

lmao its at my nans house, not mine

[maggies_minder]

well the refurb continues.
got some more done the middle of last week before i went away for the bank holiday weekend so heres the update,


this is the backs after one coat of laquer.



now 2 coats,



and 3,




i (along with some advice from h4wx1e) decided 3 coats should be enough. these wheels are going to be on the mini which is a daily and will only be washed every couple months. so im hoping that 3coats will give them a decent life span.

and the final picture of the backs after the 3coats have had a couple of hours to dry and harden off.



then it was back onto the fronts, and to my horror after a removed the masking tape, i found this.



this was basically down to me being a tit, i noticed a few blemishes in the paint and decided to cover them over with the masking tape on the same side i was spraying on. that, along with spraying close up (to avoid unnecessary over spray) and slight tacky paint (again my fault not allowing it to dry off) meant most of the wheels had dome serious paint problems.

it didnt matter too much as all the wheels were flatted back using first 800 grit and then 1200 grit wet and dry. the vast majority of these masking marks and paint runs are now gone.

lesson learnt

they now look like this on the front.


the small "lumps" in the paint are small sections of the original powdercoat which was rediculously stubburn. so it stayed lucky they arent hugely notice able from the distance i allow people to view the mini from.

i then gave the fronts a couple of really light dusty coats of gloss white paint again, just to cover any imperfections and any areas where the paint was particularly thin, due to my amatuerish, homebrew painting style.


and the now customary end of play shot with nans carpet in view.


now just awaiting a reply from roofless, for some custon stickers before a few coats of laquer to the fronts and then the yokos can be stuck on.
theres no real rush as im planing on putting some hilows on and lowering the mini before they go on. i say i will put them on, what i really mean is h4wx1e will and ill give him the tools he shouts for.


hope you likey let me know what you think.

[coopedup1980]

A nice lunch time read....great post. The end results look like they'll come out looking sweat as.


Decided on your second colour yet? The red art attack looked a winner.

[maggies_minder]

lol i thought about the red on the width of the spokes but decided against it.

im thinking of going plain white white the decals from roofless.

i dont want it too in your face, i dont want my mini to stand out.