My Version of Painted Cladding and Stuff.

[ZEUS]

Me too, man, me too! Thanks for the compliments! I just hope to get it done by Friday, before my road trip.

[CrnCnn]

I like it, I have been on the fence about paint or more of a liner look. I will be interested to see the finished product.

[nfpgasmask]

Don't be ashamed of your chips. EVERY time I wash my VX, I find 3 or 4 new rock chips. I have been touching them up, but man, driving in Reno is like chronically driving in an asteroid belt.

Bart

[Ascinder]

but man, driving in Reno is like chronically driving in an asteroid belt.

I'll second that...BTW looks great so far ZEUS, how are you liking the darker black look?

[ZEUS]

I think the cladding looks much better dark! This coating gives it a kind of metal flake look that you can't see in the pics but that might diminish some. In some places, it is a bit like sand paper because I held the can too far from the surface - those are the areas I hope to improve tonight.


As far as rock chips go, my cladding has suffered from some of that too - but it is looking much better now. In SLC, they lay down road salt or sand during snow storms so that is where most of my pitting comes from. I hope the coating holds up better than the bare plastic.

[JHarris1385]

Looks great. Awaiting the finished product. Looks like something I need to plan to do to my IronMan. Keep up the good work.

[Ldub]

I think the cladding looks much better dark! This coating gives it a kind of metal flake look that you can't see in the pics but that might diminish some. In some places, it is a bit like sand paper because I held the can too far from the surface - those are the areas I hope to improve tonight.

Lookin' goo dude...I know what you mean about the "sandpaper" effect...I used the same stuff to spray a "bra" on my hood & fenders & it's plenty rough, but I like it like that.
I found a brush with semi soft bristles for washing it, as it would destroy a sponge or anything else...unless I could find a kryptonite sponge, but those are WAY rare.
The guy in the next bay over at work looked at it today (from a few yards away) & couldn't believe it was sprayed on until he got closer.

[ZEUS]

Well, I got the rest of the prep work done today. I took off my sliders, lower door seal, rear side markers, fuel door, and rear bumper. I masked off the door jamb and everything else and put plastic bags around my exposed light bulbs. I then scuffed up the whole thing with a Brillo pad thingamabob and rubbed it down with the Prep-All. So what does a VX look like without bumpers? I am glad you asked!

VX stripped to a thong:





This last one is going to be used as "The Before Shot":