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right id thought id have a go at spraying the M-Tech 2 kit i purchased(half from hass and the rest from jigyj),well thought id save myself a feww hundred quid,i went to the local paintshop to get the paint in a aerosoul can,plastic primer and laquer.

Here is a few pics of what i have got up to over the past 2 weekends and a couple of hours after work,to be honest considering it was my first time and it was in my garden the job is so far coming up very good,anyway il let you decide.

















More pics to come,front valance has been sprayed,laquered it today aswell so pics to follow,also ordered a full fixing kit(clips)from main dealers which arrived today so front bumper and valance hopefully will go on tommorow after work.

looks like a top job.welldone.

spot on mate

not bad!! good job does it match the colour of the car?

cheers mate,paintwork may look dull in some pics but i can assure you that it shines,will take pics with a bteer camera tommorow.

well i put the wing pod on the car to see if was matching,the car was filthy and it wasnt matching up,but when i cleaned the car it was pretty close even spot on.

but when full kit is on the car will be able to tell properley then.

looking good mate, ive found it really ahrd to get a good match when spraying my car, (which is calypso aswell) but after a good polish it matchs well.

in that case sapot on!!! spraying is the easyiest bit getting the colour right .... is not!

cheers mate.

that looks pretty impressive for a DIY job shaz, you've definetely saved yourself quite a bit of money with little comprimise in quality. hows the 335 doing anyway?

well all i can say is that its quick,gonna be putting the lsd on soon as soon as i pick it up,but other than that just been doing jobs just to get it to top notch.

put the z4 3.0L short shift on today and boy isit short.

thanks to zimzimmer for super quick delivery
cheers

That looks really good for a home job. Nice one. Should look ace.

off topic. im just about to do a 335 conversion does it make a big difference. oh yeh my cab calypso red 2

looks like a good job

from the pics the side pods seem to have a little orange peel....you could try flatting them with some P2000 wet + dry, and then buffing them up. I wouldn't bother with the bumpers as it's hard to buff in all the little crevices (sp).

Good job though, and look forward to seeing pics of the car

looking good i do like some one who has ago at a bit of diy

cheers aceraf,once rubbed down what should i use to buff it and what polish should i use?

anything really! just standard polish!!

How many cans did you go through?

Looks great for a DIY job, and how much did it cost you to spray?

SHAZ325iSPORT wrote:cheers aceraf,once rubbed down what should i use to buff it and what polish should i use?

To get the shine back after flatting use Farecla G3 or G6. You can then use any good polish to add a bit more shine. I use Farecla Wax Top Polish as it's easy to remove even by hand. It also works on nearly every surface seen as it was made for the trade.

You can use the Farecla on your car aswell (G6 or G10 only) to remove swirls and any imperfections in the paint. Oh, and don't forget to Clay Bar it aswell to remove all contaminations from the paint.

Oh, and be careful...P2000 will go through the lacquer very wuickly if you apply too much pressure. Work in circular motions and wipe the panel dry to see which bits need flatting. When you start you'll notice lots of dots (similar to when you flat primer using a guide coat), and you want to make the whole panel matt. Any shiny bits will show as imperfections.

When polishing i'd do it by hand to make sure you don't slip with the buffer, as fresh paint can be ripped off very easily aswell. (that assuming you were going to use a buffer).

Good luck, and look forward to seeing more pics

was that a can job or a proper spray gun and all that or just can and laquare

was that a can job or a proper spray gun and all that or just can and laquare

aceraf you have pm.

Rkive i have bought 3 cans so far @ £11.59 each,about 5 cans of plastic primer(still have 1 left) @ £3.50 Each and 3 cans of laquer(still have 1 left) @ 3.50 each.

agreen its all done by aerosoul cans mate,including laquer and primer.

Thanks guys will post more pics as soon as the weather gets better.

SHAZ325iSPORT wrote:aceraf you have pm.

Rkive i have bought 3 cans so far @ £11.59 each,about 5 cans of plastic primer(still have 1 left) @ £3.50 Each and 3 cans of laquer(still have 1 left) @ 3.50 each.

agreen its all done by aerosoul cans mate,including laquer and primer.

Thanks guys will post more pics as soon as the weather gets better.

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When will you be putting the kit back on? So we can see some piccies.

Excellent job for aerosol, I think Im going to do the same for my se side skirts and tech 1 spoiler.

good job shaz..where did you source the m-technik badges?i have been looking for them a while now

looking good, sweet work

Looks like an excellent job there boss

Cant wait to see the pics off the kit on the car...Hope it turns out as expected.

Im going to try and do the same and colour ccode my hardtop... ok maybe not. Lol

right a small update,took acerafs advice and rubbed one of the wing pods down,then rubbed it down with compound,then used some autoglym paint renovator,then used some mequires polish,very very big improvement in the paintwork,shines alot more,only done this once because i couldnt get a better grip on the panel so what im going to do is put the kit on,then once its secure have another go.

seriously pics do not do no justice at all

heres some more pics-






also need your advice guys,i put the 2 wing pods on the car to see what the paint match was like,considering the rest of the car is filthy and the pods are polished i need to know what you think the match is like,i personally think its pretty much a match.

opinions please

Dude thats absolutly spot on! Having tried this myself at home i understand how much effort this has taken, the match is spot on, if you polish up the car its only going to get better...

Very well done!

cheers mate,in some pics the colour of thepods look orangey,but as i said before the pics do no justice at all.

cant wait till the rest of the kit is done and on the car,hopefully should be done by weekend.

gra i bought the badges from the main dealer when i bought the fixing clips,think they were about 2.50 or maybe less.

il look at the invoice and get you the part numbers.

cool i assume ur gonna feel like the karate kid with all the wax-on wax-off between then and now lol!

well all i can say is that rubbing that compoun into the panels until it feels smooth takes some serious rubbing,i think im just gona put the kit on and then do it,so much better that way.

but yes you are correct,its gona take some serious hours of waxing on and waxing off.

I have sprayed a tech 2 kit myself in the past and it didnt look anywhere near that good (partly due to halfords paint!).

I know how long this has taken you, nice work!