Honda Prelude UK

RattyMcClelland

Just been respraying my motegi kit to got on the S. And yes its a Diamond white pearl tri-coat.

Oh dear....but what the hell...how bad can it be....turns out...quite good actually.

So i got a base coat and midtone made up at Halfords. £11 per 300ml can.
- Rubbed the rear lip down and bodyfill the scratches and cracks and rub down.
- Etch primmed
- Wet and dried using 800grit do the etch and rub and couple of times.
- Applied base coat after a 1minute soak in hot water.
- Rubbed down with 1000 grit and did again a couple of times. So 3 coats
- Applied midtone and didnt rub down. Did 3 coats.
- Then applied 3 layers of laquer.

Literally just finished and its drying ready to be rubbed down with 1500 grit tomorrow.
No pics yet but it looks good and pearly.
BUT BY ALL MEANS NO WAY NEAR SPRAY GUN QUALITY but as a temporary fix its ideal.
Couple of drips and areas where i didnt rub down the bodyfiller properly and there is alot of orange peel that i hope will reduce tomorrow after a good wet rubbing.

Quite pleased really. Will start the skirts although the big question is how will it match up to the car. We will see tomorrow.

Whats everyone elses jobs like?

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Retro · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:47 am Post subject:

sprayed my entire lude matt black as couldnt get the silver to match, love the rat look of it, and bonus is i dont have to wax it at shows, i just turn up, touch up any missing paint with a rattle can and away i go Cool

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Rolling Road / Drag Strip
110 bhp / 18.47 secs at 73.54 mph

lewd lude lover · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:54 am Post subject:

etch primer on plastics? thought that was a no no?

i attempted half of a car in the garage last year. the results sold the car so i was happy Laughing

cant say if the paint is still on the car thou Wink

good work ratty. fancy a race with you next japshow Wink

RattyMcClelland · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:21 am Post subject:

lewd lude lover wrote:

etch primer on plastics? thought that was a no no?

i attempted half of a car in the garage last year. the results sold the car so i was happy Laughing

cant say if the paint is still on the car thou Wink

good work ratty. fancy a race with you next japshow Wink

We used etch primer on plastics and fibreglass at uni as by teachers.

Yes iv never been down the drag strip ever so it will be interesting and fun im sure. We will make it happen.

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Shiny · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:53 am Post subject:

Just a couple of bits from me...

Wipers

Window trims

And the old Lexus lights...

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Ammo · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:48 am Post subject:

Did my alloys

Shiny · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:04 pm Post subject:

Love the wheels! How did you deal with the kerb marks etc?

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trisnain · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:46 pm Post subject:

what prep/products/method did you use for the wipers shiny? were you pleased with the results? mine need doing bad... bought some replacements for the mr2 off ebay which were refurbed nicely, no such lukc on finding replacements for the lude!

Shiny · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:25 pm Post subject:

trisnain wrote:

what prep/products/method did you use for the wipers shiny? were you pleased with the results? mine need doing bad... bought some replacements for the mr2 off ebay which were refurbed nicely, no such lukc on finding replacements for the lude!

Sanded then lightly, primed and then spray painted with Hammerite Smooth.

Very pleased with the results, although it does chip quite easily, but marks can be touched up.

Bit more on them in my project thread here -

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Mattblack_lude · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:34 pm Post subject:

Sprayed my entire car (first lude)

Comparison pic of before

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Bri · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:05 pm Post subject:

Before

After

You can do good things with rattle cans Very Happy

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Prelude UK · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject:

Brake calipers using Halfords silver brake calliper spray paint:

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On my previous 1997 Prelude, I sprayed the wheels steel grey:

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Also the (crap) horns have been sprayed gloss black and the bracket for the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) control solenoid valve has been sprayed matt black.

On my to do list are the wiper arms and battery tie down bracket.

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2000 Honda Prelude 2.2 VTi (H22A8 / BB8).

Lude-Dude · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:57 am Post subject:

alloy wheel lip:

2 rocker cover:

above didnt last long, coz I didnt use right primer should have used acid etch.

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98 Prelude 2.2 Vti 5g
UKDM - H22a5

LudeConduct · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject:

Sprayed my lude matt black back in June 2007.

Used £90 worth of Halfords primer and matt black spray cans over the course of a weekend. All the paint was prepped properly, with the old stuff being cleaned, keyed and dried before priming. Didn't wetsand anything (other than keying to begin with), just fired the paint on and rebuilt the car.

Over two years, 2 trackdays, 20,000 miles, and two trips across the continent later it's holding up pretty well Cool

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