R56 Painted Bonnet Stripes
#30
Eventually i'm going to do them on the back hatch and back bumper too...but I ran out of time for that with other crap going on. I have no idea how much a shop would charge to do this. Took me a half a day or so between prep, paint, and I actually didn't end up having to do any wet sanding or buffing, the clear leveled out perfectly...looks better than the factory paint lol. I took the front bumper off to do it though and the grills out of it, the headlight trim rings off, the emblem off...stripped everything off to do it right.
If you find a shop to do it make sure they clear coat the WHOLE panel again even if they just paint the stripes on top...that's the only way to do it! I opted for having the stripes "under" the green paint because for the type of paint jobs I normally do on bike tanks and stuff backmasking as it's called is a much easier process and gives a better result. I'd have to say the hardest part was making sure I had the stripes lined up just right lol. Keep in mind I have a factory Aerokit too, so i'm not sure how the stripes all the way down would look on the regular front bumper. I did this whole paint job in my garage btw, not in a fancy booth. It was about 250 dollars in supplies and I used a nothing fancy upright 40gal compressor with a few inline filters and a top of the line Iwata LPH400LVX gun, but i've done similar stuff with 100 dollar Sharpe paint guns no problem. Keep in mind for paint I get a discount through work since I mix paint for a living.
Oh and on another weird side tangent here...if ANY shop starts talking about single stage paints and your Mini, walk...no RUN away from that shop. Base coat, Clear coat is the ONLY way to go and is what your car is painted with from the factory. Oh and my color match is perfect, I did the hood, bumper and fender flares with NO blending into adjacent panels. If I can do that, then a professional shop can do that too. If they can't they need a new paint supplier. I didn't paint the hoodscoop and put the original one back in and it's a dead on match.
If you find a shop to do it make sure they clear coat the WHOLE panel again even if they just paint the stripes on top...that's the only way to do it! I opted for having the stripes "under" the green paint because for the type of paint jobs I normally do on bike tanks and stuff backmasking as it's called is a much easier process and gives a better result. I'd have to say the hardest part was making sure I had the stripes lined up just right lol. Keep in mind I have a factory Aerokit too, so i'm not sure how the stripes all the way down would look on the regular front bumper. I did this whole paint job in my garage btw, not in a fancy booth. It was about 250 dollars in supplies and I used a nothing fancy upright 40gal compressor with a few inline filters and a top of the line Iwata LPH400LVX gun, but i've done similar stuff with 100 dollar Sharpe paint guns no problem. Keep in mind for paint I get a discount through work since I mix paint for a living.
Oh and on another weird side tangent here...if ANY shop starts talking about single stage paints and your Mini, walk...no RUN away from that shop. Base coat, Clear coat is the ONLY way to go and is what your car is painted with from the factory. Oh and my color match is perfect, I did the hood, bumper and fender flares with NO blending into adjacent panels. If I can do that, then a professional shop can do that too. If they can't they need a new paint supplier. I didn't paint the hoodscoop and put the original one back in and it's a dead on match.
#31
Now if I had to pay someone else to do the same thing...I wouldn't have done it. Vinyl would be the way to go...so yeah I can understand why not everyone would do this.
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#34
O.K. you first.
I should have the car by next week. But its certainly something Im seriously concitering. What shop? Where? How much? Quality of work?
#35
Not me first.
To do a group buy. I need an idea of how many people are interested. Then, I go to the shop and say, "I have 15 cars that want this procedure. What type of discount can you give us for bringing all of our business to you."
I'll monitor the responses to this thread. If we can get more than 10 cars, I will approach the shop owner.
Regards.
To do a group buy. I need an idea of how many people are interested. Then, I go to the shop and say, "I have 15 cars that want this procedure. What type of discount can you give us for bringing all of our business to you."
I'll monitor the responses to this thread. If we can get more than 10 cars, I will approach the shop owner.
Regards.
#36
#37
Removing the Stripes
My S should be delivered to the dealer within two weeks. I ordered it with black bonnet stripes over Dark Silver. I noticed after ordering the vinyl stripes sit very high on top of the hood and kinda look like a cheap add on. I was thinking of maybe removing the vinyl and having a professional spray on and pinstripe identical stripes then clear coating the whole bonnet. Has anyone here tried something similar?
#38
I saw something on a '70-1/2 Camaro a long time ago that would look good on a Mini. The car was hugger orange with white stripes but the stripes were masked in a checkered pattern and pearl paint applied so that the checker pattern came out when looking at the right angle. They looked white when looking straight at them.
Yeah, the vinyl is cheesy. It scratches and stains easily and you can't really do anything to buff it out or clean it up. It's a 20/20 mod....looks good at 20 feet and 20 miles an hour. At least they were free with the sport package. I went sans stripes on the Clubman that's being delivered next year though.
Take the heat gun to 'em and get some of that wash-off paint from DupliColor to toy around with.
Yeah, the vinyl is cheesy. It scratches and stains easily and you can't really do anything to buff it out or clean it up. It's a 20/20 mod....looks good at 20 feet and 20 miles an hour. At least they were free with the sport package. I went sans stripes on the Clubman that's being delivered next year though.
Take the heat gun to 'em and get some of that wash-off paint from DupliColor to toy around with.
#39
Not me first.
To do a group buy. I need an idea of how many people are interested. Then, I go to the shop and say, "I have 15 cars that want this procedure. What type of discount can you give us for bringing all of our business to you."
I'll monitor the responses to this thread. If we can get more than 10 cars, I will approach the shop owner.
Regards.
To do a group buy. I need an idea of how many people are interested. Then, I go to the shop and say, "I have 15 cars that want this procedure. What type of discount can you give us for bringing all of our business to you."
I'll monitor the responses to this thread. If we can get more than 10 cars, I will approach the shop owner.
Regards.
#40
Im not an expert and I didnt stay at a Holiday Inn last night but I think if they're removed before to long of baking in the sun I heard there will be no damage done to paint. Speak to a professional and have them remove them.
#41
Removing is fairly straight forward(If done properly have a vinyl place or body shop do it or I've done it before but it takes patience and elbow grease lol)...but if it's been long enough there IS a slight risk the paint where they were will be slightly darker (not faded) modern paints have very good UV protection but there is still a chance.
Oh and those of you trying to do a group buy...I don't foresee you getting much if any of a discount for giving them a bunch of cars to do it to. They can't fit more than one car in the booth at a time...so it's gonna take the same amount to prep and paint each one seperately. The slight discount you would get would be for sheer volume, and you'd probably all have to get the same exact stripes, same color, same setup. I'm not saying don't try, but i'm just warning you not to be surprised if they say flat out "no".
Oh and those of you trying to do a group buy...I don't foresee you getting much if any of a discount for giving them a bunch of cars to do it to. They can't fit more than one car in the booth at a time...so it's gonna take the same amount to prep and paint each one seperately. The slight discount you would get would be for sheer volume, and you'd probably all have to get the same exact stripes, same color, same setup. I'm not saying don't try, but i'm just warning you not to be surprised if they say flat out "no".
#43
I have had the same thoughts as the original poster on this thread. I never cared for the vinyl stripes, yet have contemplated having a body shop paint stripes on for me. If I do get them painted, I'd like to have a dark silver metallic (not available in vinyl) sprayed on top my dark silver car. -So that the stripes would be a darker silver than my car.
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