Pics

 

Pic

 

Picture

 

Ok, the pictures are somewhat blurry, but they look real enough. Where did you ge them from?

 

Let me guess. Spraypaint? Tin foil?

 

Chrome Bumper Paint and brushed on ....

 

Post some close ups in focus.

 

I can post close ups but carmera is auto focus and they are blurred too ...You think these are blurred you should see the close-up LOL That is why I did not post them first. I will try to get some better pics of them over the weekend.

Anyway $111 to $139 to have Rotary Accents and get the appearence ... or Less than $3 dollars for some Chrome Bumper Paint and get the same appearence ... think about it ... how many people are gonna get down that close to see if they are painted or polished aluminium? Mazda RIPPED YOU OFF on these for sure. If, you bought them. Most likely it cost them less than 5 dollars a piece to mass manufacture them. (Punched out on a machine in large quanities) And I am gussing less than $10 on the stakes for mass production.

 

good for you
as long as your happy

 

Great idea. I think I may try it to see what it looks like. If I don't like it, I can always buy the accents from Mazda and cover up my mistake.

Thanks,

BTW - Are you sure you can't get any close ups?

 

From what I remember about that chrome paint, is it looks good for a day or two, then is starts dulling out.

Am I not correct in that assumption?

 

It may dull but you can always repaint

 

Heck, when I've spent $33k on the car, a $100 one way or the other seems insignificant. I wouldn't buy my wife a genuine Diamelle, either. At any rate if you're pleased with it, that's the most important thing.

 

I am going to try it somewhere underneath the car to see if it really starts to dull. I mean come on, 3 bucks compared to 65-85.

 

What is a Diamelle?

 

An imitation diamond.

 

Thank you.

 

Close Ups

 

wow
that looks great
I may try that this weekend

 

To Paint mesh used:

#6 or #4 Artist Brush Square Short Cut Tip. .99 Cent.

1 bottle of Testors Silver Enamel Model Paint $1.19.

1 Bottle of Testors Black Model Paint $1.19.

Need Black to cover up the mistakes. But, if your hand is real steady you won't need the Black Paint.

Good Luck!!

You should have enough to paint the Rotors too from the one bottle. I already had my rotors painted. More than enough left over.

 

Looks great with the close ups

 

So how is the rotary part of the paint holding up? Inquiring minds want to know...

 

You painted the grille on theback of the Rx8 too?? Thatlooks kind of weird but only cause Im looking at it too close up. You did a very clean job though so goodwork man! Do youhave a pic of the back of the car with the grille painted that isnt as close so I can see whatit looks like if I saw it from a few feet away?

 

Here is a full veiw thread where you can see more ..

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-exterior-appearance-body-kits-27/painted-mesh-rotary-symbol-12722/

As for holding up ... Paint is holding up very well. I even Power Washed it three times and still looks freshly done.

 

That's it, I'm there! Thanks.