Green Destiny Meets Bronze TL RIMS DONE!

[thisaznboi88]

started my break with this grill from last year fixed it up



then i got it painted n am testing filaments


bam JDM

Then balling with the new LEDS







And here a teaser for my TL rims in bronze a lot of sanding, wetsanding, and did i say sanding? But 1 done so far and it looks powder coated.



Updated. I am testing filaments to see how they look. next step will be tires. any feedback?






DONE LINK IS HERE viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1412&p=29905#p29905

[timot_one]

I hope you take the time to fill in the gap at the bottom of the "dip" on the grille.

[thisaznboi88]

yeah it was cracked. I had to bondo it waited like 2 days sand it down, then wet sanded it down, and more sanding. it hurts man all of this was done by hand. then I had to sand the rims and fix all the curbage and sand again... I need to find another project where I don't have to sand stuff.

[ibcnunv]

the wheels will look great on the car...

Fill in the lower gap on the grille....

[timot_one]

Sanding stuff builds character!!

[thisaznboi88]

yes it does tim yes it does. And nothing can beat the feelings of knowing you did that buy yourself and that you put your sweat and blood into it. That my friend is a great feeling.

[timot_one]

So, are you going to fill in the gap with the grille?  If it were me, I'd build up the edge of the grille with a bit of duraglass.

[thisaznboi88]

I have a mesh grill that sitting on the side still. I still need to cut a little bit more to get it to fit better. There is like a 1/2in gap around the edge of the grill. I dont know what to do with that. I tired fiberglass to it but it doesn't stick to the grill even though i sanded it down to fiberglass.

[v6sicksspeed]

TLs look good bronzed

[Paulius005]

Sanding stuff builds character!!

Ha! Yeah, yeah it does. It took me 4 hours to sand down the reverse part of my tail lights. Shit was I pissed 3 hours in... but boy was I satisfied when it was done ... TL rims look awesome aznboy!

[thisaznboi88]

thanks guys. just call me Ken.

I just put a few coat of clear and wow it is shinny. Feels really smooth also like powder coating.

[Paulius005]

thanks guys. just call me Ken.

I just put a few coat of clear and wow it is shinny. Feels really smooth also like powder coating.

Let's hope that it will be nearly as durable! You should make a profile here too .

[timot_one]

I have a mesh grill that sitting on the side still. I still need to cut a little bit more to get it to fit better. There is like a 1/2in gap around the edge of the grill. I dont know what to do with that. I tired fiberglass to it but it doesn't stick to the grill even though i sanded it down to fiberglass.

You're going to want to make sure that when you sand the edge of the grille that you're trying to add material (i.e. duraglass/bondo) that it's not smooth.  You want to use a coarse grit sand paper so there are deep scratches in the surface.  That creates mechanical adhesion for the filler to grab on to.

[thisaznboi88]

ill keep that in mine. i have 60 grid paper. Its super rough takes off paint and material like nothing

[thisaznboi88]

bump! updated some pix and testing filaments. Getting tires soon