Powder coated wheels

[Pepino]

i just took the ISUZU from the back and i think it looks great! i was really doubtfull if i should take it off or leave it i liked it with it but i decided to take it!
i left my girlfriend to do some job at the zoo here in milwaukee and i was waiting for her in the parking lot and decided to wash it in the meanwhile and take the ISUZU from the back and fter i was done i walked aways and then starte seeing all the people surrounding my car and looking for a name or something, it attracted more people than the lions and snakes together!

[mrtew]

Yeah I thought it would look blank without the ISUZU on the back gate too but once it was gone I realized that you'd never suspect that anything was supposed to go there if you didn't know. Now when I see it there it looks silly to me, like someone tried to cram huge bling chrome letters into way too small of space. It's just what you're used to. Those puffy, squished, unreadable, italic, cartoon VehiCROSS logos on the sides definitely have to go. I wish someone would make new side and rear logos that we could all proudly display. I'm not ashamed of driving an Isuzu or a VX, I'm just ashamed of whoever designed the badges for it! Anyway, as to the wheels, get them done as soon as possible and post some pictures..... I'd love to see it because my chromes are looking a little old. Maybe I'll just go get a can of Krylon.... that worked fine on my old car.... just had to re-do it ever couple of years.

[Ascinder]

The Gatorback coating I got for the cladding is a satin finish and a few shades blacker than the original colour

So have you sprayed he gatorback on yet? I looked your gallery, but wasn't sure if your vx was gatorbacked or had cladding product on it. I got the gatorback black, just waiting for some warmer weather....I'd love to see how it turned out if you did yours though.

[tom4bren]

The badging is gone from the back of mine & no one even noticed. Oh yeah, it's covered by the spare

[Chopper]

So have you sprayed he gatorback on yet? I looked your gallery, but wasn't sure if your vx was gatorbacked or had cladding product on it. I got the gatorback black, just waiting for some warmer weather....I'd love to see how it turned out if you did yours though.

Not yet, That's Maguires #40 you're seeing. I'll do it while the wheels are getting powder coated, and the car is sitting on stands any way. Coupla of weeks. I'll post photos

[Ascinder]

Yeah, I figured whoever got around to doing it first would have posted something on it, looks like it might be me. Our weather is supposed to get above 70 after thursday.

[Chopper]

I assume you are gonna take the cladding and half moon off to shoot them. Go to the auto paint store and get a roll of 3M double sided tape, and a can of adhesion promoter (better yet, the 3M little foil pouch, adhesion promoter You'll need several of these) and a can of adhesive remover. When you pull the cladding off, soak the old tape with the remover for a few minutes, then scrape it off with a nylon scraper or anything (I use a square,flat X-acto knife) don't gouge the plastic too bad. It'll take a few times to get it clean. Wipe on the promoter....place the new tape, before you paint. Saves flipping a freshly coated piece around to re-tape it. Never reuse the tape (I know it's tempting) Chopper

[Ascinder]

Sounds about right I have the promoter already, any idea how much tape I'll need? I am planning to shoot it with an HVLP sprayer to hopefully waste as little as possible. I am also going to bedliner my mirrors(not the reflective part, haha), the wiper arms, the plastic corners of my roof basket, the fang grill smooth area, and maybe my wheels,hitch and winch/mount (now gloss black). I already did my hood insert and really liked how it turned out(no fading/treaking/etc). So after everything, the whole thing will be matte.