RE-PAINTING LOWER BLACK SILL ON NA

Ajay · Postby **Ajay** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:39 am

Hey Guys..

it has come time to respray the black panel under the doors.. can you guys please help me with what product is best to do this from your own experience, i was thinking a black semi gloss acrylic..

your help is appreciated

Cheers
Ajay

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:54 am

I reckon it will look better if you paint the sills the same yellow as the car.

Black sills are very passe.

Ajay · Postby **Ajay** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:56 am

id rather stick with black for the time being.. i will eventually be putting skirts on it.. but for now i just want it black..

Jimmy · Postby **Jimmy** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:45 pm

If your just wanting to redo the black skirt then just go with the Powerplus stuff at Autobarn. Works very well and has a nice finish to it.

This is my job. The black is Powerplus. Red is colour-matched cans from an auto paint shop.
http://www.aus-cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=26329

Also decide whether you want to keep the stone guard protection or have a nice smooth finish. If you want stone protection you can pick the stuff up in Autobarn as well. If not, then you will have to do a fair few layers of paint and also clear coat to prevent chipping.

Take your time, prepare it properly and be patient, and you will have a really nice finish.

kula · Postby **kula** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:06 pm

im repainting my car soon and tossing up black or white sils.

i will be doing the a-pillar black for sure tho...

sill ill just have to photoshop it..

i like the look of the black, but it makes the car look a lot higher than it is...

Ajay · Postby **Ajay** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:06 pm

I LOVE THOSE WHEELS.. very sexy car kula..

kula · Postby **kula** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:34 pm

thanks all..

im also tossing up paiting the centres of the wheels black...
or a dark grey..

but yeah i photoshoped the sills white and it looked better..
a-pillar black also helped a lot:)

AB7 · Postby **AB7** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:53 pm

JimmyJ5 wrote:If your just wanting to redo the black skirt then just go with the Powerplus stuff at Autobarn. Works very well and has a nice finish to it.

This is my job. The black is Powerplus. Red is colour-matched cans from an auto paint shop.
http://www.aus-cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=26329

Also decide whether you want to keep the stone guard protection or have a nice smooth finish. If you want stone protection you can pick the stuff up in Autobarn as well. If not, then you will have to do a fair few layers of paint and also clear coat to prevent chipping.

Take your time, prepare it properly and be patient, and you will have a really nice finish.

Just had a look at the excelent job you did on your car...Im wondering, do you really need to clear coat it? Since your car is solid red anyway?

Uncle Arthur · Postby **Uncle Arthur** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:04 pm

Hmmm - can't help but wonder about the legality of the little side air splitters? From a pedestrian safety perspective the RTA might not like them much.........

Ajay · Postby **Ajay** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:07 pm

ooooh is that what they are...

kula · Postby **kula** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:09 pm

yeah probly...

ive been pulled over once by the police, and they didnt say anything..

Jimmy · Postby **Jimmy** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:28 pm

Just had a look at the excelent job you did on your car...Im wondering, do you really need to clear coat it? Since your car is solid red anyway?

Its just an added insurance against stone chipping. I guess you could just leave it and do lots of layers of paint but there's no harm done either way.

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:29 am

Just thought you guys should know, it't amazing how low an NA looks with the bottom bit colour coded.

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:01 pm

kula wrote:im repainting my car soon and tossing up black or white sils.

i will be doing the a-pillar black for sure tho...

sill ill just have to photoshop it..

i like the look of the black, but it makes the car look a lot higher than it is...

Go colour matched sills for sure in my opinion. I got mine done and I think it looks great, stops it lookin like a fourby.

A couple crappy pics of mine off my camera phone

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:28 am

Well I got this done with a couple other bits. I got under the brake master done where the previous owner didnt clean it when it leaked, a spot of rust where the sill plate chipped the paint, touch up all the spots and chips on the car, full buff, as well as the sills and up to the body line painted and stoneguarded for $500 (he looked after me pretty well)

Poor guy had to strip and redo both sides after the stoneguard he used the first time rippled and didn't dry properly. So he did it again for no charge.