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Old 11-15-2009, 04:47 PM   #1
 
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Default HOT LAVA Painting Party (PICS INCLUDED)
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:







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


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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.
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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...


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


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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:





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



And a close up of the vinyl:



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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:









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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...


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


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I like to get a silver overlay for mine.
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