üBER.QIK

So I swapped out my rs4 reps for the winter - and got bored of looking at road-rashed silver... and decided to freshen up the paint - but with gunmetal grey.

Mini write-up...

1. medium steel-wooled all surfaces
2. then sanded with 800 grit
3. used 280 to take out chips (feathering with 800)
4. spot puddied gouges and sanded
5. cleaned thoroughly with water
6. masked tire off by putting 4"x6" postit-type cardstock between rim and tire @ 45 degrees (overlapping with a bit of tape holding everything in place).
6.1 primed with an all purpose primer paint
7. used duplicolor wheel paint in thin even over lapping applications (5 minutes between applications)

I let them dry a day or so - and decided they weren't glossy enough.

8. So I wet sanded with 800
9. used duplicolor wheel clear coat same as 7 - then applied a final thick gloss layer to get the 'gloss' look

How'd i do the caps you ask? Simple... I cut a plastic coke bottle to size, placed it over cap/logo.. then painted.

Any regrets? well.. i'd prolly leave out the last step as it resulted in super high shine - but also left some areas with a 'crackle' effect (you'll note in the pics). Its not so bad that i'll redo it though.

the final result...


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SFexBOY

looks great. I used duplicolor as well, but left out the clearcoat. I liked the matte finish.

Roque

Same color car too!

Roque

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And not do a thick gloss coat? What did you use for the think gloss?

üBER.QIK

i really liked the look - imagine you will too

RASTAMN: is IRIE

what kind of putty did you use for the deep scratches?? looks good imo

a4nik8er

did the exact same thing last year to a set of rs4 reps, yours look a lot better. nice work!

üBER.QIK

its called: Bondo 'glazing &amp; spot putty'

Scott Long

Looks good, now put them on and get some full pics of your car.

üBER.QIK

clearcoat = gloss.... I clearcoated several times with 'thin' coats - but it never really turned smooth and glossy (like a paintgun would do). I experimented and found that if I applied the clearcoat quite thick - it turned out pretty good. however- you run the chance of it running... which would be baaad.

I'd suggest playing on a test area first to get the 'feel' of it.