Putting the "skyline" back in skyline

[predator]

Had a bit of time today and it had always bothered me a bit the paint in my rear "skyline" bit has started to chip off, leaving just the clear plastic there. So I decided to do something about it.

See the before shot below...

So anyway, got a little bottle of some nice silver mixed up (about $8) and set forth with a little hobby paintbrush redetailing all the letters. Takes a steady hand and about an hour, but the results are worth it...

The results are great! From about a foot away you can see slight roughness, which is pretty hard to avoid just using a brush, but otherwise it looks awesome. From a distance it looks like factory, if not better... now everybody is no doubt as to what they just got hosed by

[pushead]

i always want to repaint my "SKYLINE" word at the back. Can you tell me what paint you use and where did you get it gord?

[DJ_L3ThAL]

i got an idea, lets all get drunk and get gordo to tattoo 'skyline' on our butts

:zap:

[predator]

er ok.. or maybe tattoo one of them lightning bolts to your head!

pushead: i just went to Eastern Autopaints in Bayswater (look up in Yellowpages). Then I just picked a nice silver out of their book and they made it up in like a 50ml bottle (same as touchup paint). There were a few different ones that varied subtely, but I think I got the nice one.

[DJ_L3ThAL]

:zap::zap::zap::zap::zap::zap::zap::zap::zap::zap:

[pushead]

cheers mate! might pay my local autobahn a visit you guys think paint it red looks ok?

@Nath: lol, i'll stay away from you since you like butts so much

[JimX]

Ah, looks excellent! I've been meaning to do this for a long time now, just haven't gotten my arse into gear.

I spoke to my mechanic ages ago about this (well, panel beater but the other guys there do mechanical work in the same shop) and he said to do it best you should tape it up before painting, so that you get perfectly straight edges and only have to worry about the rounded corners.

Can I ask what paint you used? Do Autobarn etc sell chrome paint that works ok on plastic? I've got some leftover silver paint from my respray I could use, but I'd rather have it done in chrome. The colour will be more uniform and I think it'll look nicer.

[x2shy]

Maybe try wet and dry sandpaper and sand down the rough edges.

I think I am going to try this soon but with black paint.

did you take off the paint that was there already?

[Chucky]

very impressive, and i've gotta say that's one big F*C* off wing !

[Boost King]

Bit hard for a 96 Series 2 GTS-t, My panel (well whole car) is white, and that skyline panel is also white, so you can see the word skyline as its bulging out.

Always wondered why they painted them on the 96's and I think GTR's as well.

Paul

[x2shy]

The reason Series 2 are painted is the whole reason there is a series two in the first place.

Series two cars (not just Skylines, FTOs Supras, RX-7s, etc) are normally the same car as the series one with a few cosmetic diffrences. Normally the engines and and everything else is the same. On the FTOs they changed the front fog lights and little things like that.

Series 2 come out 3 years after the first production date, the REASON for Series 2 (and in some cases, series 3) is due to the Shakan (sp?)

[Boost King]

On GTS-ts the engines are different, Series 2 has a VVT style head on it.

Also, comes with twin airbags also.

You are right about cosmetic differences, but ,they also have different bonnets, from bumper bar and left and right front quarter panels, more squarer lines.

Paul

[predator]

um, this isn't meant to be a differences between series 1 and 2 thread! :growl: Although I reckon you could do a S2 in exactly the same way and it would shit hot with the silver on say white or whatever

Well the paint is Acrylic "Silver dollar" colour (whatever paint code that is).

x2shy: I didn't need to sand down the remaining paint, and it paints fine over the top. I guess you could also use 600+ wet and dry to sand back any bits you mucked up a bit, and go over them again.

You could tape it, but I decided there really wasn't any need, the letters are raised enough to be able to brush over the letters and not get onto the back plastic that easily. The small bits that did get on there, I easily got off just by using the back of the brush to flake them off. If you were using spray i guess you'd mask it up, but unless you masked it really really well it wouldn't look half as good.

[sewid]

I was thinking some Tamiya model paint would work for this as it is designed for plastics.

[Guest RedLineGTR]

yah looks sweet pred...that wing is hella fat u dont see to many lines with it...its unique..

[JimX]

Automotive paint would be better than plastic model paints, because the former is designed to resist UV rays from the sun. 2pac paint works well with plastic, but I don't know if you can get it in chrome. I think plastic model paint would just start peeling before the end of summer.

[Guest RedLineGTR]

also u can try some of those paint pens with like silver and gold colours etc..they work a treat its not a chrome silver but a more plain silver..does the job quite well two coats and it had lasted for over 8 months. Its hard to find one that is in perfect condition. Also an idea is to paint that whole section like in the series 2 skylines.

[knore]

i wonder if doing it another color would look good?

say with a silver car.. do it red or blue ?

maybe gold ?

[sewid]

I looked at this on the weekend and how the hell do you get the thing off the car. I didnt want to mess with it too much as they are expensive to replace if you break them I think.

So how do you get it off?

[predator]

I looked at this on the weekend and how the hell do you get the thing off the car. I didnt want to mess with it too much as they are expensive to replace if you break them I think.

So how do you get it off?

Didn't take it off.. just did it on the car. I think you can take them off, but you have to remove some boot trim and get in from the back.