VHT Wrinkle paint in red?

luvmyhondas · Post by **luvmyhondas** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:11 am

stolle;216623 wrote:just wish i knew of an easy way to make the aluminum look better...

get ahold of somebody that details cars. Wheel acid will liven that block up in a hurry! You'll have to stay on top of it though by coating it with something to prevent oxidation (that chalky look).

JDM EM1 · Post by **JDM EM1** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:26 am

Good deal man, I too sprayed my VC with VHT Wrinkle Red. Came out great and everyone that see's it, thanks its powder coated.

and it really does have a great texture to it.

heres a pic of mine, if u want me to delete it then I will, don't wanna clutter your thread with my b/s lol

During-sprays on just like spray paint

After- you can see the texture from pics, but its really detailed in person

Post by **stolle** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:25 am

v-tecivic;216784 wrote:looking great so far! i love simple green, it works wonders. are you going to shave any of it? like little casting marks and such?

thanks, no im not going to get rid of any casting marks or shave anything i dont really think i want to get into it that far. i like the writing on it and when you sand the paint off of it, the contrast of the letters and honda h look awesome. simple green is the shit.

luvmyhondas;217056 wrote:get ahold of somebody that details cars. Wheel acid will liven that block up in a hurry! You'll have to stay on top of it though by coating it with something to prevent oxidation (that chalky look).

i thought about using an acid coil cleaner, i use that to clean air conditioners it makes the aluminum shiny...

JDM EM1;217058 wrote:Good deal man, I too sprayed my VC with VHT Wrinkle Red. Came out great and everyone that see's it, thanks its powder coated.

and it really does have a great texture to it.

im hoping for a d-series type-r look lol, i like the way the wrinkle red looks, your VC looks good but i would wet sand the paint off the raised letters makes it looks 100 times better imho...

JDM EM1 · Post by **JDM EM1** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:20 am

oh trust me dude, i do too, but dude i have tried that so many freakin times and seems I ALWAYS end up scuffing the actual vc and screwing it up, so this time i was like who cares everything will be sprayed and im not taping no letters off or sanding afterwards b/c it always comes out shatty

or else I would def. sand top of letters n what not! oh well =(

Post by **stolle** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:17 pm

finished the valve cover, cell phone pics...

during:

finished

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:48 pm

looks good

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:22 pm

Much better! Now get it on the car!

JDM EM1 · Post by **JDM EM1** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:43 pm

looks great man, too bad i suck at life and everytime i go to sand my letters down, i hit the actual vc and F it up.

what'd u do to sand the letters down?

willworkforhondas · Post by **willworkforhondas** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:50 pm

piece of sand paper wrapped around a pack of delicous cigarettes.

Post by **stolle** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:21 am

JDM EM1;217784 wrote:looks great man, too bad i suck at life and everytime i go to sand my letters down, i hit the actual vc and F it up.

what'd u do to sand the letters down?

i actually started with a razor blade and carefully shaved off the bulk of the paint, then followed it up with 400 grit on a sanding block. mine was easy, there wasnt a lot to hit, you could take some masking tape and stick it around the areas that you dont want to mess up. remember to go slow let the sand paper do the work and if the sand paper is getting clogged, wet sand it, a little water will work wonders.

willworkforhondas;217807 wrote:piece of sand paper wrapped around a pack of delicous cigarettes.

this could work also

heres some better pics: