I've Been Painting Again

[mystic sport]

Well, the M3 was looking like it needed some colour coding so luckily, my dad has a 318ci and a few years ago, when I sold my 318ci which I had fitted 6 pot grills to, I swapped them into his 318 and I kept his 4 pot ones. Remembering I had them stashed away I ordered a couple of cans of phoenix yellow and set to work painting the outer edges and the fog surrounds, same as what I did on the 330i. They turned out superb IMHO. Really suits the car and I love the look now. First pic is obviously pre paint ;)

[Black Sabbath]

[cool small mod that has made a big difference, :cool:

[Durgesh]

One of my favorite Mod's. A must on all cars!

Nice DIY.

Durgesh

[mikem]

Looks superb :D

[BigFas]

looks good, I'll be using the spray can later today, so a tad nervous as it'll be a first time mod DIY :)

[Jamie]

[QUOTE=mystic sport]Remembering I had them stashed away I ordered a couple of cans of phoenix yellow and set to work painting the outer edges and the fog surrounds, same as what I did on the 330i. QUOTE]

Did you get the spray from the dealer?
Any prep work involved?

Im considering doing this ...

Thanks

Jamie

[Juber]

Big diffrence!!! looks sooo much better!

im want to do this to my car but think it might spoil the look!

[Moe]

Looks good!!! a nice subtle mod [cool

[paul46rider]

youy got it finished mate. looks awesome Paul.

[mystic sport]

looks good, I'll be using the spray can later today, so a tad nervous as it'll be a first time mod DIY :)
You will be fine as long as you are patient. The very worst thing to do when using rattle cans is to rush things. Nice light even coats of primer then your colour and laquer. Preparation is the key, take your time prepping and it will come good. The one thing with laquer is that its drying time is a bit longer than the paint. I was waiting 1 hour in between laquer coats as opposed to around 40 mins in between the actual paint coats and around 25 mins in between primer coats. I reckon I must have laid down 6 coats of primer, probably 6-7 of colour and four of laquer, finished the last laquer coat at 11:30 last night. Just make sure that where you are painting is good for leaving them to dry or they are on something that can be moved without touching or rocking the pieces. With the laquer just do very light coats otherwise I guarantee it WILL run, I have experianced this too many times when being impatient for a quick finish so now I just take my time. Good luck, looking forward to some pics :D


Did you get the spray from the dealer?
Any prep work involved?

Im considering doing this ...

Thanks

Jamie
Yep, dealer supplied paint as I am not confident that halfrauds could colour match PY well. Cost around £22 for two packs which include both the paint and laquer. I used both packs on this little amount as there really is not much paint in them :( . I split the grills so that no masking was required and rubbed the pieces down thoroughly to get a good key for the primer to stick. Rest is as above ;)


youy got it finished mate. looks awesome Paul.
You will need to change your sig pic soon ;)

[imu]

Nice work Paul... :)

A small mod but makes so much difference :cool:

[ian_79a]

Nice mod paul [cool
I can see the 330 in the back ground :)

[M5 SC]

Massive difference, looks like a quality job.

[paul46rider]

You will need to change your sig pic soon ;)

thats a good point!! all will become clear later today!! :D :D

[GeorgeUK]

Nice one Paul, great DIY effort. [cool

Do you need to rub down between coats (of paint or laquer)?

How did you prep the surface before applying the original primer? You mentioned rubbing it down - what did you use?

[am3r]

I like the kidneys but not too sure on the foglight surrounds as it highlights the square bracket which looks a bit odd to me.

Good stuff though.

[Silver]

very nice....

i did it on interior trim..It took alot of TIME and PATIENCE!! lol..

[444bhp Ray]

looks a lot better. hope your still enjoying her? ;)

[phat///M3]

Looking good, PY is one of my all time favourites...

[Chaos]

Not sure on the fog light surrounds Paul. Don't get me wrong, they look like a proper nice finish, but just not sure if I don't prefer them blacked out. Personal taste I guess - and we all know mine is black-orientated. :) The grille looks top dollar though, that's a nice job, with that much lacquer it should last well too.

[mystic sport]

I can understand the fog cover comments, for some it may look too much, in the metal/plastic it does look alright, however, I have got a brand new pair of OEM black covers just in case ;)

[Chaos]

Paint one yellow and one black, just to be on the safe side. ;)

[mystic sport]

Paint one yellow and one black, just to be on the safe side. ;)

Hahahaha :D , just coughed my beer over the keyboartd you rotter :p . Laptop seems to just about be working :eek:

[mattj]

very nice! that looks like a really good job and it looks great-not sure about the fogs though. ive thought about doing this a few times but do actually like the chrome, but seeing these pics could have changed my mind lol.

ive used py oem paint and had it mixed at halfords and the halfords paint was just as close a match as the oem.

i sprayed my old hamann foglight covers with the oem paint, but a few words of caution- paint from a spray can is not as tough as factory paint. i left my foglight covers off the car for over 2 weeks and the first time i drove it they were stonechipped to fcuk! as the m3 front seems to attract stones and they should be driven hard, i think they will chip very quickly. keep us posted!

now where did i put my spray cans.....

[mystic sport]

Same happened on the last car Matt. I have noticed that halfrauds sell clear 'enamel' spray. I may well buy this tomorrow and use it on a test set of fog covers and see if it is any good. Hopefully one or two coats might help protect against the stone chipping. The finish is so nice I don't want to drive it because of this issue :( . I'll let you know if it is any good. Am gonna take out the grills and covers after the football until I have tried the enamel spray ;) . Thanks for the warning [ok

[mattj]

Same happened on the last car Matt. I have noticed that halfrauds sell clear 'enamel' spray. I may well buy this tomorrow and use it on a test set of fog covers and see if it is any good. Hopefully one or two coats might help protect against the stone chipping. The finish is so nice I don't want to drive it because of this issue :( . I'll let you know if it is any good. Am gonna take out the grills and covers after the football until I have tried the enamel spray ;) . Thanks for the warning [ok


been there, tried it- it doesnt provide any extra protection from stones, i dont think anything does!

[mystic sport]

Pants, ah well, you have saved me £7. Just have to keep spraying them every 8 weeks or so :( . Will be interesting to see how shagged they are after a couple of weeks :p . If I take the car to brunty I will be taking the grills and covers off and taping up the bumper and bonnet :p

[scorcher]

Loving the fogs and the grilles - can't beat a tasteful bit of colour coding [cool

[InvIs Inc]

nice 1 paul :cool: im still a year into M ownership and havent done a thing lol :rolleyes:

[girlpower]

Looks great Paul...love the grilles!!! :)

[Miss Naughty]

[hiya looking good keep up the good work

[Ali_]

Loving the grill mate top mods all round. [ok

[peppernick]

Yep I agree, the grills flow with the rest of the car so well.

Paul, did you contact Roy regarding his Kiwi fruit? :D

[mystic sport]

Yes Nick, have spoken to Roy about a few mods and he kinda slipped into the conversation that he would like to swap interiors, but as nice as kiwi is I think I prefer my black interior :p .

[Raj]

Great mod Paul. It always looks spot on. :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Afif]

nice 1 paul :cool: im still a year into M ownership and havent done a thing lol :rolleyes:

mods i think he should be banned ;).

I kind of liked the way the chrome went with the PY. The colour coding looks awesome but i think it would have looked cooler with chrome slats ;). Definately still an improvement over stock. Thats tooo much chrome. Also nice one on the fog surrounds [ok.

[huzi7]

looking good mate

top job [cool

[nick_M3]

the car is beautiull
i am going for the kidneys as well but i am thinking black or to the color of the car...
i am also painting my hood my bumper and my fenders....too many markings from little stones on our nice roads.... :mad:

[phat///M3]

the car is beautiull
i am going for the kidneys as well but i am thinking black or to the color of the car...
i am also painting my hood my bumper and my fenders....too many markings from little stones on our nice roads.... :mad:


Good thing it dont show up on photos though, cos my front is chipped to hell, if my car where white it would look like cookies n cream from Häagen-Dazs...

[nick_M3]

Good thing it dont show up on photos though, cos my front is chipped to hell, if my car where white it would look like cookies n cream from Häagen-Dazs...
did you saw an up close photo?????no you didnt!!!!!:):)
the hood is really in bad condition my friend.....
its going in the shop next week tops!!!

[Nickleback]

Top job Paul, looks really good, such a difference when CC'd :cool: