*moved*
ive owned my 1997 lavadome for 8+ years its the green jungle model but it was looking a bit ragged, so it was either leave it repair it or replace it. i opted for repair , i first tryed to match the paint thinking it was metalic paint
but nothing had the same sparkle as the factory paint but closer inspection revealed it was black paint with green sparkles, i then come across "metal flake" for painting custom cars , nice. the other issue were the decals but thanks to "gil m "that was soon taken care of too ,thanks gil . so now to strip the paint i tried the usual paint strippers but it would of been quicker with beef spread and two spaniels so i opted for a local alloy wheel refurb company they charged £20 for an acid dipp what a bargain . lookiley for me i work at a garage with a body shop so the rest was easy
1 black base coat x2
2 emerald green metal flake x3 (200 microns)
3 clear laquer x2
4 decals
5 clear laquer x2
the end result is 90% looking original, 50% better than it was ,the only major issue was baking the flake and decals they dont like heat.
total cost was about £100 including beer for the painter cheers mark.
http://picasaweb.google.com/10395076336 ... 7Lavadome#
next step the build , i will post some pics of the end result asap cheers
ive owned my 1997 lavadome for 8+ years its the green jungle model but it was looking a bit ragged, so it was either leave it repair it or replace it. i opted for repair , i first tryed to match the paint thinking it was metalic paint
but nothing had the same sparkle as the factory paint but closer inspection revealed it was black paint with green sparkles, i then come across "metal flake" for painting custom cars , nice. the other issue were the decals but thanks to "gil m "that was soon taken care of too ,thanks gil . so now to strip the paint i tried the usual paint strippers but it would of been quicker with beef spread and two spaniels so i opted for a local alloy wheel refurb company they charged £20 for an acid dipp what a bargain . lookiley for me i work at a garage with a body shop so the rest was easy
1 black base coat x2
2 emerald green metal flake x3 (200 microns)
3 clear laquer x2
4 decals
5 clear laquer x2
the end result is 90% looking original, 50% better than it was ,the only major issue was baking the flake and decals they dont like heat.
total cost was about £100 including beer for the painter cheers mark.
http://picasaweb.google.com/10395076336 ... 7Lavadome#
next step the build , i will post some pics of the end result asap cheers