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Greeny's White Bagged EP3!...*Magazine Shoot**2 awards*

Heres my Centre Console without the dye,



You can see my reflection in the top half, so you can get the idea. To add a colour, you would just add a dye to the top coat.

No hate, just difference in scene. Credit where credit is due though, a lot of work has gone in to it.

Cosmichrome or similar, is a chemical reaction that gives a chrome like finish to literally any surface. You can basically see your face in it. Be aware though, its a tricky process to do, and it can be expensive also. But done right its excellent. I bought the machine and chemicals a few years ago, and although Im a decent sprayer, I could never get a good enough basecoat to spray on to.

Basically you would have your tanks sprayed with chrome, even though they are plastic. It would fit nicely with the paint and chrome already in the engine bay.

I will have a look and see if Ive got any pictures of the product I was using. Although in my build thread, my centre console was done by me using it with red dye.

mate that is pretty awesome. might have to look into this, I am a sprayer but never come across this before :)

what sort of prep work goes into it? just same scotch/key plastic up and plastic prime etc then colour?

very interested!
 
You need a machine, I bought mine for £4k, with a load of other stuff thrown in, but sold it on a few years ago. Its expensive to do, I got my chemicals from the USA, which were way to expensive to make any kind of profit, but I know there are places in the UK that are doing the same cheaper. Im going back 5 years now.

[video=youtube;YkdDB8JzblU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkdDB8JzblU[/video]

It might be a lot cheaper now, but it was a very costly thing to get right.
 
You need a machine, I bought mine for £4k, with a load of other stuff thrown in, but sold it on a few years ago. Its expensive to do, I got my chemicals from the USA, which were way to expensive to make any kind of profit, but I know there are places in the UK that are doing the same cheaper. Im going back 5 years now.

[video=youtube;YkdDB8JzblU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkdDB8JzblU[/video]



It might be a lot cheaper now, but it was a very costly thing to get right.


I will look into it mate thanks again though :)
 
Time to update again! so After YMS it was a while Until my next show being Trax! Before Trax though I went on holiday to Greece for 11 amazing days, While I was away I took my car to my mates and he did some more work for me.


I still had a slight leak from the radiator and my Rocker still had a slight leak so he got them all fixed for me, However he also told me 1 of my rear tyres had so much camber wear It was nearly through :O so he went and got 2 of my 195/40 tyres fitted! He put my two fronts 205/40s on the rear and my 195/40s on the front, he then told me he was going to do me a surprise! he sent me some pictures and I was so happy ive got the fitment I wanted when I choose to go on air!

I now have my 20mm spacers all way round seen as I only had them on the rears at first, more camber added to the fronts and the slight more stretch has got my fronts almost touching arch to lip :p

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so now I have the fitment I want on the fronts it was Trax the Sunday coming,

Headed down Saturday evening and stayed in a Hotel ready for the show Sunday.

I had a choice to make as I got sent a pass and tickets fro Fastcar Magazine stand again, I also got into the Show & Shine so got a pass for that and I had Fitment Junkies offering me a place on there stand in the pit garage on the main trade area!

I choose Show & Shine as I really didn't think I would of got in, however after the award was done at 12.30 a few people then left the Show & Shine area and I then got my mate from Fitment Junkies asking me to join there stand so for the rest of it I had my car with them,

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So Trax was over and done with! Now I have had Fastcar Magazine contacting me for a while now but I have kept it quiet as I didn't want people to know until it was close!

Monday evening after work was the happiest/best fun night I have had! I went to Leeds and met the photographer who did my Shoot for Fastcar Magazine! All the late nights hard work dedication has finally paid off! its been my Ultimate goal to one day since I was like a young boy going to car shows and watching btcc to one day build a show car that wins awards and gets a full feature in one of the Uk's biggest car magazines! I really couldn't be happier!

Here is a sneaky peak of the shoot! Cant wait to see it in the mag now!

Also got a few little pictures in this months Fastcar from the Modified Nationals write up!

Also look at the back page with what's going to be in next months :p :p Roll on August the 21st ;)


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Yesterday was my next big local show! Fitted UK 2015 at Wetherby Racecourse, 15 mins away from my home. Massive show and nice to have a Non Vag section this year so I applied and took my Ep! Again got some decent attention to say its a Vag show really!

Next show is USC at Santa pod. Hoping to do just the Sunday and enter Show & Shine there, look out for me!

Pics from Fitted UK!

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Car looks on point buddy! How do bags compare on the road? Are they all show or do they perform while being pushed hard?
 
Car looks on point buddy! How do bags compare on the road? Are they all show or do they perform while being pushed hard?
erm no not really mate, when set at ride height like a decent coilover height they are spot on, wouldn't want to use it on track as I don't think they would last or cope when fully loaded through a corner but they are stiffer than you would expect, obviously the higher you go the bouncier they get, but yeah fully adjustable so can be at any height.

What a totally stunning car! Just read the whole thread mate, hats off to you!

thanks buddy appreciate the comments :)

Great update bud! All worth it in the end! Show Stopper!

definitely, makes it so worth every penny i've put into the build mate :)

Lovely ride! well done.


One of the Ktuned dipsticks would look pretty sweet too

like below:
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thanks mate, they look cool actually will have to get one :)
 
Another Update, Fitted Uk was over and done with, Next show was USC at Santa pod. Unfortunately I missed it as I planned to save the money I would of spent travelling to Santa pod etc to go across the border into Scotland the weekend after!

Friday the 7th Aug I got home from work and washed & dried the car, I purchased some 'scene tape' to test seen as though the journey was going to be like 5 hours to Fife for Cleanfest so I taped the mirrors bumper splitter and front of the bonnet up,

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Car was all taped up and ready for the Journey Saturday afternoon after work. arrived in Glenrothes Scotland and stayed in an hotel ready for the show Sunday. The tape worked awesome, not one bug or stone chip after the 5 hour drive. I will be using it again for definite.

The show wasn't as big as I was expecting but still nice seeing different cars from the usual stuff that goes to most of the shows each year,

Any way we travelled back home Monday and after 542 and an awesome weekend it was all over!

Found some more pictures from the show.....

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Also when I got back home Monday I had another letter from Fastcar with my Japfest 2 Stand pass and 4 free tickets too!

I will see you all there come say hi and check out mine and Stew's bagged ep's on the Fastcar Stand.

Nearly 21st August! Feature time :D

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