DIY: Matte black- Alloys, Calipers, Bumper trims on the 1.6 Ikon.

danlalan · 5th April 2009, 15:18

Here are a few pictures of my DIY.

Bought a can of Matte Black spray paint for getting the door and bumper trips back to the black that it should be since they were getting all white'ish. Decided to try them on the alloys too.

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bharti22shresth · 5th April 2009, 15:32

nice DIY but i'm confused

the 3rd pic has the clear headlamps but the 2nd pic has blacked out headlamps. Dont understand. Are these at a different point of time or there's something else to it?

cheers
bharti22shresth

danlalan · 5th April 2009, 15:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by bharti22shresth

nice DIY but i'm confused

the 3rd pic has the clear headlamps but the 2nd pic has blacked out headlamps. Dont understand. Are these at a different point of time or there's something else to it?

cheers
bharti22shresth

The Picture with the Smoked Headlights was taken a long time back, I ve just added it to show smoked out headlights.

bharti22shresth · 5th April 2009, 15:47

oh, ok.
IMO it looks much nicer with the smoked headlights. Put them on if you still have them.

cheers
bharti22shresth

Cyrus43 · 5th April 2009, 17:26

So Finally someone else succumbs to the pleasure of doing some MAtt Black on their cars!! Thank God it isnt just me!!

Refer to this to find out what i am all about.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...lf-thread.html

revtech · 5th April 2009, 18:29

where did you get the can from ?

rev

Cyrus43 · 5th April 2009, 18:33

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Originally Posted by revtech

where did you get the can from ?

rev

You get that can in Funkys in Bandra.

nikibusa · 5th April 2009, 19:28

Good going DAN... Would like to know how much does dan (oops) can cost?

revtech · 5th April 2009, 22:12

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Originally Posted by Cyrus43

You get that can in Funkys in Bandra.

thanks.and i was going through the link u pasted and i came across a stainless steel spray.do you get there as well ?

rev

jkdas · 5th April 2009, 22:57

Matte finish alloy in a min. Very interesting. All we have to do it rub with thinner to get it back to old finish?

danlalan · 6th April 2009, 01:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by bharti22shresth

oh, ok.
IMO it looks much nicer with the smoked headlights. Put them on if you still have them.

cheers
bharti22shresth

Still do. Thats also a 2min job.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrus43

So Finally someone else succumbs to the pleasure of doing some MAtt Black on their cars!! Thank God it isnt just me!!

Refer to this to find out what i am all about.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...lf-thread.html

Yes yes and it make your trim look as good as new.

Quote:

Originally Posted by revtech

where did you get the can from ?

rev

You can get these spray cans at any electrical shop for 200 bucks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkdas

Matte finish alloy in a min. Very interesting. All we have to do it rub with thinner to get it back to old finish?

Yup. VERY easy to remove also.

M124 · 6th April 2009, 01:38

danlalan, if we use thinner to remove matt black colour, won't the thinner damage the original paint?

danlalan · 7th April 2009, 22:01

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Originally Posted by M124

danlalan, if we use thinner to remove matt black colour, won't the thinner damage the original paint?

No it wont if done properly.

benbsb29 · 7th April 2009, 23:51

Dan, good work with the rest of the paintjob, save for that on the alloys which i didnt like.

Can you post some closeups of the B-pillar blackening?

The side plastic strips on my car are also beginning to fade, and i may just need to get something like this done.

djlukan · 27th December 2009, 22:58

Hey.
OT but since i spotted those smoked headlamps, Are there any DIY's available on smoking headlamps ? Are the lenses painted or are they just layered with regular solar film ?

5th April 2009, 15:32	#2
bharti22shresth BANNED Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: panchkula Posts: 362 Thanked: Once Infractions: 0/1 (10)	nice DIY but i'm confused the 3rd pic has the clear headlamps but the 2nd pic has blacked out headlamps. Dont understand. Are these at a different point of time or there's something else to it? cheers bharti22shresth
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5th April 2009, 15:47	#4
bharti22shresth BANNED Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: panchkula Posts: 362 Thanked: Once Infractions: 0/1 (10)	oh, ok. IMO it looks much nicer with the smoked headlights. Put them on if you still have them. cheers bharti22shresth
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5th April 2009, 17:26	#5
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	So Finally someone else succumbs to the pleasure of doing some MAtt Black on their cars!! Thank God it isnt just me!! Refer to this to find out what i am all about. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...lf-thread.html Last edited by Cyrus43 : 5th April 2009 at 17:29.
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5th April 2009, 18:29	#6
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 39 Times View My Garage	where did you get the can from ? rev Last edited by revtech : 5th April 2009 at 18:41.
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5th April 2009, 19:28	#8
nikibusa BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vikhroli - (Mumbai) Posts: 717 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Good going DAN... Would like to know how much does dan (oops) can cost?
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5th April 2009, 22:57	#10
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,685 Thanked: 1,497 Times View My Garage	Matte finish alloy in a min. Very interesting. All we have to do it rub with thinner to get it back to old finish?
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6th April 2009, 01:38	#12
M124 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 148 Thanked: 36 Times	danlalan, if we use thinner to remove matt black colour, won't the thinner damage the original paint?
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7th April 2009, 23:51	#14
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,101 Thanked: 14,192 Times View My Garage	Dan, good work with the rest of the paintjob, save for that on the alloys which i didnt like. Can you post some closeups of the B-pillar blackening? The side plastic strips on my car are also beginning to fade, and i may just need to get something like this done.
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27th December 2009, 22:58	#15
djlukan Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dubai/Lucknow. Posts: 13 Thanked: 0 Times	Hey. OT but since i spotted those smoked headlamps, Are there any DIY's available on smoking headlamps ? Are the lenses painted or are they just layered with regular solar film ?
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