HOT LAVA Painting Party (PICS INCLUDED)

[YELOSUB]

Well the other day I went over to Randy's (RANDODE'S) house so that we could do some painting mods to the xD...Justin (Just1n) also came over to help shoot the paint since he's the paint guy...Well all of us prepped and got parts ready and Justin applied Hot Lava to the selected parts...Randy is awesome, i'm glad he was there to take apart the calipers because they turned out INCREDIBLE...His attention to detail is unbelievable...

For the rims, I have always wanted to Hot Lava accent on them and wanted to have the indented words "AXIS" painted Hot Lava but really wasn't sure how it would turn out or actually how to do it...Randy asked if I had brought my touch up paint from the dealership and I told him I did...Well by using the pen tip portion of the touch up container, we both were able to fill in the indentation with Hot Lava and it turned out freaking awesome...

Also painted the stainless steel valvestems Hot Lava, rear brake drums Hot Lava, and of course the front brake calipers Hot Lava...

Also painted Hot Lava was engine pieces consisting of: relay cover, fuse box cover, washer fluid lid, engine oil cap, coolant lid, dipstick handle, and transmission handle...The engine cover is not finished yet...We are sanding it smooth and didnt get a chance to finish it...I will post pics when that is done...

Inside the car we painted inside the speedo housing Hot Lava (the silver piece around the speedo)...

I want to thank Randy and Justin for helping me with this project, you guys totally rock...Now on to the pics:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0151.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0153.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0154.jpg

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Some more pics:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0166.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0157.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0159.jpg

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And more:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0168.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0169.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0156.jpg

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And more:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0160-1.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0161-1.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0162-1.jpg

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Finally:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0163-1.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0164-1.jpg

[TIKI]

Looks awesome. Wish I could find a good painter in my neck of the woods.

[xDevint]

Looks good. I painted my caliper and drums yesterday with some paint from Hobby Lobby thats a great match to the lava orange. It flamming orange and i used a silver base coat so it wouldnt be dark.

[SciFion]

Awesome!

[YELOSUB]

Thanks for the feedback...The engine cover is done :) I get to pick it up tomorrow and I will post pics when it is installed...

[TheLittleDeviant]

Looks good! cant wait to see the engine cover too!

[Luc1f3r]

bit too much, but as long as you like it. the axis looks hot.

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Today I went to Randy's house to pick up the engine cover that Just1n finished and dropped off the other day...Man did it turn out awesome...Thank you again Just1n...So after about an hour or so of rubbing compound, detailer spray, and waxing this baby is smooth as a baby's bottom...After Randy and I got it all cleaned up, Randy applied the flat black over lays...Man they fit PERFECT and really finish off the engine cover nicely...Anyone needing overlays for the xD engine cover, they are now available through Randode in all sorts of colors...A BIG thanks to Randy once again for all his help and for cutting the vinyl for this project...Anyways, on to the pics!

Here Randy is applying the vinyl:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0187.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0189.jpg

Installed:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0192.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0193.jpg

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A few more:

I love this shot...You can see the wiper cowl too:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0195.jpg

And a close up of the vinyl:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/IMG_0194-1.jpg

[xDevint]

That looks good. May have to get the overlays.

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These are some random shots taken from Randy's camera the day of the paint fest:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00894.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00887.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00891.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00905.jpg

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More off Randy's camera:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00898.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00906.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00913.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00912.jpg

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And some more:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00908.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00916.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00892.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/yelosub/DSC00896.jpg

[TheLittleDeviant]

Damn! I nned to do my calipers/rotors... I picked up the paint for it weeks ago and just havent gotten around to completing the task...

Is there any chance of getting Randy to make a vinyl that is the opposite of what yours are? I want to sand down my cover again and use a vinyl for the center section of the cover...


here are some pics of my engine bay:
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/RWDNissan/xD/TheLittleDeviant009.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/RWDNissan/xD/TheLittleDeviant010.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/RWDNissan/xD/TheLittleDeviant011.jpg

[YELOSUB]

Sorry I'm a little slow today...What part of the cover exactly did you want vinyl'd?

[xDevint]

I like to get a silver overlay for mine.

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I like to get a silver overlay for mine.

I called Randy just a few minutes ago...He is busy with a project right now but told me he will be putting these on his site tomorrow...I will call and remind him about tomorrow so just periodically check his web site for the overlays... www.randode.com

[robbiej]

paint looks great, love the rims.

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The vinyl overlays are now up on Randy's website @ www.randode.com ...On his homepage, you will see a link on the left side that says overlays, just ckick on that and your there :)

[xDevint]

Thanks for the info.

[imageex]

I really want to paint my calipers.. But I honestly don't even know where to start. Should I pull them off and paint them while they're off the car, or should I leave them on the car and cover everything else to paint them?

[Rob @ GGD]

You really did an amazing job. Looks awesome and the color is so sick.