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		23-06-2015, 06:27 PM 
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		Need some help deciding... 
I have the paint, and had full intention to paint it moonstone...
 
But now I have done first fitting... I KINDA like the black too. The wing mirrors will lose the flags soon btw.
     
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		Leave as is. Adding more paint adds more weight. Imo gone are your cars days of looking show like. Its now full on Racecar or nothing imo
	 
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		Moonstone it... Just becuase mines staying black! :-)
 
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		 (23-06-2015, 06:42 PM)JJ0063 Wrote:  If you're rattle canning it, it'll look shite painted. 
This. Fibreglass is a pig to get painted well at the best of times!
	 
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		 (23-06-2015, 07:49 PM)Niall Wrote:   (23-06-2015, 06:42 PM)JJ0063 Wrote:  If you're rattle canning it, it'll look shite painted. This. Fibreglass is a pig to get painted well at the best of times!
 
yeah this!
 
My best mate who is lucky enough to paint the odd lambo or ferrari said its freraking near on impossible to get a good finish with fiberglass. Thats with top end panels, the very best paint and the very best guns!
 
Which is why I am debating giving this some simple coats of the same black I have used for the trims/mirrors etc and maybe get a FG spoiler and do that too.
	 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		Hm ill be honest and say I dont think the black really works that well with the moonstone / looks a bit silly (if I can talk coming from man with green car and yellow wheels!!) however, id imagine painting a flexy bonnet could be fun, so not sure what to suggest really...wrap it?
	 
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		 (23-06-2015, 08:21 PM)darrenjlobb Wrote:  Hm ill be honest and say I dont think the black really works that well with the moonstone / looks a bit silly (if I can talk coming from man with green car and yellow wheels!!) however, id imagine painting a flexy bonnet could be fun, so not sure what to suggest really...wrap it? 
Im RUBBISH with wrap...just ask sean when we tried to wrap the metal one!
 
but what colour wrap? just black, "carbon"...
 
my other thought, if I ever came to breaking it for parts...if its stays black, easy to shift...if I paint moonstone, no one will want it    
 
see...my OTHER thought here...I am toying with strip down and repaint another colour this winter depending on if she stays or not.....
 
in which case, I really cant be arsed to paint it!
	 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		Wrapping is easy! I'd do it for you if you were nearer. Lots of heat, lots of patience. Even I can do it without a single bubble.
	 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		 (23-06-2015, 08:38 PM)JJ0063 Wrote:  Wrapping is easy! I'd do it for you if you were nearer. Lots of heat, lots of patience. Even I can do it without a single bubble. 
we were using some rubbish vinyl mind!
 
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		Moonstone would be better, given its FG I'd probs just spray it with Montana cans though, they give a good finish on walls so they can probably manage fibreglass   
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		My two cents. Either moonstone paint or a stainless steel wrap. They do all sorts of crazy wraps nowadays. Easy enough to use.  Not a fan of the black.
	 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		Wrapping a bonnet is a piece of piss PROVIDING you are using good vinyl. Also, you want to do it in the same vinyl as Impotentials bonnet. Its amazing! lol
	 
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		I'd do it carbon or a very colour
	 
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		I can wrap it for you in about an hour.
 Don't make the roof black. Looks cool but I couldn't touch the inside of mine on Friday - proper hot in that car, it's going white
 
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		 (23-06-2015, 10:30 PM)adam b Wrote:  I can wrap it for you in about an hour.
 Don't make the roof black. Looks cool but I couldn't touch the inside of mine on Friday - proper hot in that car, it's going white
 
what would you charge fella??
 
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		You wanna get it wrapped in something like.... diablo  
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		 (23-06-2015, 10:33 PM)Piggy Wrote:   (23-06-2015, 10:30 PM)adam b Wrote:  I can wrap it for you in about an hour.
 Don't make the roof black. Looks cool but I couldn't touch the inside of mine on Friday - proper hot in that car, it's going white
 what would you charge fella??
 
 can you get hold of the wrap too?
 
Yes I can get hold of the wrap, Avery stuff. 
 
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		Black  
Paint just adds weight    
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		ahhh man... indecision indecision!
 I'm thinking wrapping now, as it can be peeled off if I don't like it etc...
 
 but WHAT colour then!?
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		We had our black temporary really not rally a fan of just a black bonnet reminds me of boy racers    
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		Might be a wild/expensive thought but could the new graphic design decal man on here 'print' moonstone vinyl?
	 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		 (24-06-2015, 08:21 AM)JJ0063 Wrote:  Might be a wild/expensive thought but could the new graphic design decal man on here 'print' moonstone vinyl? 
hmmm. Not a bad call tbh matey
 
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		I am good at applying stickers...  shout and ill bring the heat gup and squeegies up..
 
 start from the middle and work in 1/4s to each corner tho,
 
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		 (24-06-2015, 07:00 PM)toseland Wrote:  I am good at applying stickers...  shout and ill bring the heat gup and squeegies up..
 
 start from the middle and work in 1/4s to each corner tho,
   
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		so I am going to do none of the above. 
It will be something I think you will all hate    
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