Colour Coded My Mirrors

[zebedy101 0]

Just had the spray out and had some fun with the wing mirrors, I personally think they look really good.

 

What do you all think?

 

[welshpug 1,631]

nice, certainly doesn't look out of place

 

missing centrecaps and rusty spot surrounds do though

[Iain-gti 6]

Look good, well done. i wanna do that to mine!

[Tom Fenton 1,529]

Hard to tell from the pictures, but I usually do this to my 205's, but mask around the recessed part and paint that.

Like this

 

or this (done on both my cars)

 

 

It looks like you've painted the lot?

 

PS- don't be tempted to paint the door handles- it looks awful!

Edited May 17, 2010 by Tom Fenton

[zebedy101 0]

Thanks for all the comments

 

I have just done the recess, I don't think it would look right with the whole mirror done. I wasn't sure how they would look but I'm chuffed to bits.

 

Shhhh I didn't think anyone would notice my center cap or my spots, they are on the to do list though.

[pacey205 2]

PS- don't be tempted to paint the door handles- it looks awful!

 

Oi, I think mine look quite good

 

 

I like the mirrors though but agree just the recessed part looks best. I did consider doing it to mine but never qutie got round to it.

[Atari Boy 11]

Looks good Seb, impressed.

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

I've done this on previous ones. Once I got some RGM carbon look covers and painted them first before bonding on. agan they fit into the recessed bit. I didn't do them on my skip, though I think it looks much better on brightly coloured cars as it makes them look wider.

[Richie 32]

Never been a fan but they look good.

[BERTMAN 40 1 Cars]

looking good mate, ive done mine too

 

[zebedy101 0]

Thanks everyone. I quite like your door handles actually, but I think mirrors and door handles may be a little too much red.

[harryskid 193]

Nice job!

[pacey205 2]

Me to hence why I never got round to it.

[Obey_R 23]

Without stealing the thread, my wing mirrors have been done at some point but it's very faded and flaking.

 

Any ideas how I can get the old paint off to either treat the plastic or go over the top again?

 

Failing that, could I just whack some primer onto the old paint and re-do them all?

[zebedy101 0]

Sand it down with a bit of wet and dry so the surface is nice and smooth, mask it all up then primer etc. That's what I would do I'm no expert with paint, so maybe others have a better way?

[MrG 3]

good stuff Seb, Obey, personally I'd just replace them as going over with black paint after sanding down doesn't always look right IMO.

[Obey_R 23]

For the price of some new mirrors it would probably equate to the same amount in paint and primer anyway, so might as well just get some new'uns!

[Cameron 16]

Cool, I'm gonna do mine yellow now.

[Atari Boy 11]

Now we all know that red 205 go quickest, so in theory, as you now have more red paint on your car, it should go even quicker.

[MrG 3]

well in that case OBEY, so as not to prostitute myself, pm me as I have a pair going from the Miami!

[zebedy101 0]

 

Really starting to love my 205 again after getting a tad bit fed up with it being a mobile project.

 

Excuse my front number plate I'm waiting for a stick on one to arrive.

Edited May 19, 2010 by zebedy101

[Cameron 16]

Nice!

[Teacher 0]

Oi, I think mine look quite good

 

 

I like the mirrors though but agree just the recessed part looks best. I did consider doing it to mine but never qutie got round to it.

Painted mirror backs AND door handles definitely the way forward. Looks great in my opinion