I need to find someone in San Diego who will do that.

 

Use Dupli-Color if you want to use rattle can. I never did mine with can I had it Hydro Dipped but I've use Dupli-Color for other things as well as for rims on my old car.

 

I used dupli color the first time around and was completely unimpressed. I got some primer and switched to Krylon for my next attempt.

 

I did the same thing, duplicolor for 040 Superwhite is crap, lol. Krylon gloss white was a closer match to OEM.

Where did you hydro dip it at?

 

Dont use duplicolor clear coat, its piece of ____. Use spraymax 2k clear with a hardener.

 

Customtrim W.T.P. in Florida

 

Sorry for the crappy pic. My digi broke, and this is the product of my phone. I had an extra cigarette lighter switch, so I wired up some led strips. Getting ready to paint my new full waterfall here :


I'm pretty efficient with the rattle can. Doing a metallic red, maybe Metal Specks.. Haven't fully decided yet...

 

^ What's your process with a rattle can? Brand, steps, how many coats of what, etc.

 

@Aurora.. With something like the smooth plastic on the waterfall most people would know that paint isn't going to adhere. I tape up (take time) all the parts I don't want painted. This takes some time, but it's better than having to get paint OFF. I sand it with a 600 to 800 grit paper. Constantly make sure I go the same way on all of the plastic. I haven't ever used a primer on anything I'm painting. The things I'm painting always turn out to be going darker than they already are, so I skip that step.If I wanted to paint something that was black to be yellow, I'd use a primer.. Otherwise no.
Hang up your part you're painting. Don't lay it down on news paper and spray. Use metal coat hangers or kite string if possible. I test the paint on a part that wouldnt be seen that often. Sometimes I try it on something totally different than what I am painting. Go with full strokes, going one way. left to right.. then right to left, then left to right.. You get the idea. I keep my coats very thin and if a can says wait 15 minutes between layers, I wait 15 minutes between coats. They know their ____. I think the hardest part about rattle can painting isn't that it's HARD, it's just people without patience just can't do it.

 

Simple flat black, with a custom hvac ****

 

Def like that man ^^

 

@ hnyuH, I like the flat black look you have. It just flows a lot better than the OEM colors. Is that a Zune splash screen on your HU?

 

i have it,

i've seen suede.. it looks...alright

mine is also hydro dipped, had it like that for about 3 years i think, no probs

First version CF Porsche green, when wtp use to be pattern tek (had only one cf pattern)

 

That looks nice, i like it cause its different from the normal c/f that amost everybody else has. I myself got mine done in red snakeskin

 

x@ @ hnyuH... looks like the zune screen to me

 

Bingo! Got zune 30 to keep in my car, and have it video out to my screen

 

Letting it dry in the sun now... I'll have more pics once I get it installed later tonight...

Here are the installed pictures :

 

Yeah, I rock a Zune 30 too. Want to get a new HU that I can pretty much do what you did.

 

just did mine this weekend. i think it came out pretty good :D

flat black and red ftw!

 

How the hell do you get the waterfall radio flip-up door off? There are three screws on the back side that I cannot access.

I've searched the internet high and low, with no luck. Makes me think there is something really easy I'm missing.