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Title: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: godsANGER on 12 September 2011, 15:22
oks i am thinking of doing my alloys Anthracite-gunmetal when i refurb and got some Q's

1 - how many cans of paint and laquear well i need to do all four wheels

2 - were can i get them from the cheapest, ie any good sites, etc

3 - also are there different colour Anthracite-gunmetal paints?

4  - if you have done your own in gunmetal got any pics if there are different colour Anthracite-gunmetal paint and which you used

Many thanks

Mike
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 12 September 2011, 20:08
Quote from: godsANGER on 12 September 2011, 15:22
oks i am thinking of doing my alloys Anthracite-gunmetal when i refurb and got some Q's

1 - how many cans of paint and laquear well i need to do all four wheels

2 - were can i get them from the cheapest, ie any good sites, etc

3 - also are there different colour Anthracite-gunmetal paints?

4  - if you have done your own in gunmetal got any pics if there are different colour Anthracite-gunmetal paint and which you used

Many thanks

Mike

i noticed in one of your other threads you have tt comps so i thought ide post up some pics of mine as there in anthracite gray. ( looks lighter in the pic though  for some reason _

(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/300039_10150420298798906_559108905_10642631_1807464_n.jpg)

mine were refurbed by a proper refub shop though (previous owner got them done) they have a small glittery sparkle in them too which looks the dogs danglies imo


cheep places for paint, halford seems good, know a few people that have got paint from there they used about a can to a can and a half on each wheel.
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: godsANGER on 12 September 2011, 22:46
they look good, cant wait to sort my TT's there fobard need mucho love hopefully this well give me a bit of motivation to do stuff on it, like my headlining wanted to do it for over a year just keep putting it back
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: bullens on 12 September 2011, 22:55
anthracite is abit different to a few gunmetals, rover gun metal grey is almost silver, nowhere near anthracite
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: godsANGER on 12 September 2011, 23:07
Quote from: bullens on 12 September 2011, 22:55
anthracite is abit different to a few gunmetals, rover gun metal grey is almost silver, nowhere near anthracite
Yer, just been reading up on it. Think ill just use halfords anthracite seen a tt in that and looks ok
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: bullens on 13 September 2011, 00:11
don't use halfords paint, its sh!t, find a local paint/bodyshop suppliers and get it from them
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: godsANGER on 17 September 2011, 02:33
Quote from: bullens on 13 September 2011, 00:11
don't use halfords paint, its sh!t, find a local paint/bodyshop suppliers and get it from them

thanks mate.
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: godsANGER on 02 October 2011, 18:36
Ended up doing them in a Rover colour "Rover Amethyst"
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/wallace1984uk/IMAG0516.jpg)
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: Tazzy on 03 October 2011, 13:01
im not sure what shade of anthrecite mine are, but i did ask for them to be high glossed, they look mint! (apart from a curbed one 2 weeks later)
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: tshirt2k on 03 October 2011, 14:25
Looks like there isnt any lacquer on those wheel. :undecided:
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: godsANGER on 03 October 2011, 14:41
Quote from: tshirt2k on 03 October 2011, 14:25
Looks like there isnt any lacquer on those wheel. :undecided:
Four layers mate wet sanded last layer  so its a bit more mat plus not the best shot of them
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: PATEMANUK on 07 October 2011, 21:43
i done mine in seat techno grey from work
(http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g378/PATEMANUK/409548ea.jpg)
(http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g378/PATEMANUK/74865418.jpg)
Title: Re: Anthracite - Gunmetal Spray paints
Post by: tshirt2k on 07 October 2011, 22:17
Ford graphite grey from Halfords.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/tshirt2k/16vt%20project/434a60ca.jpg)