Beetle custom spray added and a new set of wheels
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- Bratjie
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Beetle custom spray added and a new set of wheels
Just for a fresh look, got creative with my paint gun
Photo's dont really capture the ghost glint in the pearl but anyhow,
Photo's dont really capture the ghost glint in the pearl but anyhow,
Last edited by Bratjie on Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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73 Beetle project
74 Beetle 2.1 WBX Turbo'ed & chargecooled
1959 Karmann Ghia Lefty, soon to be turbo'ed and chargecooled
73 Beetle project
74 Beetle 2.1 WBX Turbo'ed & chargecooled
1959 Karmann Ghia Lefty, soon to be turbo'ed and chargecooled
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Re: Beetle custom spray added
hi bratjie
dit lyk baie mooi ek like rerig jou beetle...
is dai heads toe nog reg?
dit lyk baie mooi ek like rerig jou beetle...
is dai heads toe nog reg?
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Re: Beetle custom spray added
Het nognie die heads opgesit nie, het toe n ander engine oorgedoen maar ek's seker ek gaan hulle binnekort nodig kry, thx's. Hoe's die pyp, oraait?dubster wrote:hi bratjie
dit lyk baie mooi ek like rerig jou beetle...
is dai heads toe nog reg?
Esté robusto, ser fuerte!!!!
73 Beetle project
74 Beetle 2.1 WBX Turbo'ed & chargecooled
1959 Karmann Ghia Lefty, soon to be turbo'ed and chargecooled
73 Beetle project
74 Beetle 2.1 WBX Turbo'ed & chargecooled
1959 Karmann Ghia Lefty, soon to be turbo'ed and chargecooled
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Re: Beetle custom spray added
dit lyk baie schmaaart...het jy die area eers geskuur?
Measure twice CUTonce.
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Re: Beetle custom spray added
That looks very cool.
Why do we celebrate the guy that invented the wheel??
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
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Re: Beetle custom spray added
dis nou iets anders dit lyk baie cool wanner kan ek my kar bring
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Re: Beetle custom spray added
Nice, i like the checkered effect on the deck lid. do you have any before and during pics?
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Re: Beetle custom spray added
Too lovely
I'd also like to see before and during pics...
I'd also like to see before and during pics...
Size does matter
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Just kidding guy's, sorry I have no during photo's but I'll explain a bit
The bonnet and engine lid was already painted so that stayed the base, I wet sanded with 1500 grit paper to rough out for the new paint to stick. The bonnet was tricky, used 5mm fineline tape that you can get from any paint shop and layed out the flames by hand, like I said it's tricky because left and right images must look very alike, next I masked out the areas that were going to stay the original colour and cut it out using a sharp utility knife, removed the tape were paint is to be applied and sprayed 2 light coats of pearl mix. Then clearcoat, wet sand with 2000 grit and polish.
The engine cover was easier, I covered the entire lid with masking tape and with a pencil drew out the images I needed, then cut out the parts that needed to be painted and sprayed, also it was first wet sanded like the bonnet, removed the masking, wet sand with 2000 grit and polished.
Easy hey ???
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74 Beetle 2.1 WBX Turbo'ed & chargecooled
1959 Karmann Ghia Lefty, soon to be turbo'ed and chargecooled
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74 Beetle 2.1 WBX Turbo'ed & chargecooled
1959 Karmann Ghia Lefty, soon to be turbo'ed and chargecooled
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Ummm okay. Easier said than done methinks. Really nice job though, well done.
Size does matter
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I will make sure to take pic's of each step when I do the V8 Beetle, that will be a complete flame over body but with much more details and shadowing, promise ok?
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73 Beetle project
74 Beetle 2.1 WBX Turbo'ed & chargecooled
1959 Karmann Ghia Lefty, soon to be turbo'ed and chargecooled
73 Beetle project
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1959 Karmann Ghia Lefty, soon to be turbo'ed and chargecooled
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Re: Beetle custom spray added
Please tell me about those rear round lights.
Am l correct if l said those rear fenders are widened? Did they come with the bug, or you sourced them?
Great paintjob by the way!
Am l correct if l said those rear fenders are widened? Did they come with the bug, or you sourced them?
Great paintjob by the way!
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The round lights are just normal trailer/truck lites with modified tail & stop lamp, flickers you buy as is but theyre not very bright, therefore the modified square mist lights for additional brake lights, will fix soon though, the fenders are fibre glass and have been traveling with me for years before I put them on this bug.Hloni wrote:Please tell me about those rear round lights.
Am l correct if l said those rear fenders are widened? Did they come with the bug, or you sourced them?
Great paintjob by the way!
Thanks for the compliment
Esté robusto, ser fuerte!!!!
73 Beetle project
74 Beetle 2.1 WBX Turbo'ed & chargecooled
1959 Karmann Ghia Lefty, soon to be turbo'ed and chargecooled
73 Beetle project
74 Beetle 2.1 WBX Turbo'ed & chargecooled
1959 Karmann Ghia Lefty, soon to be turbo'ed and chargecooled
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Dont be modest it takes a huge amount of effort to pin stripe , Flame, or do any "fancy" painting Well done !
My biggest fear is that my wife sells my cars for what i told her they cost !!
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Uhm...please give us another shot of that rear! Man, those are fine "truck lights". They look smaller than the usual - was suspecting them to be from AC Cobra or something like that as they look 'sunk' - just checking the black trim on themBratjie wrote:The round lights are just normal trailer/truck lites with modified tail & stop lamp, flickers you buy as is but theyre not very bright, therefore the modified square mist lights for additional brake lights, will fix soon though, the fenders are fibre glass and have been traveling with me for years before I put them on this bug.Hloni wrote:Please tell me about those rear round lights.
Am l correct if l said those rear fenders are widened? Did they come with the bug, or you sourced them?
Great paintjob by the way!
Thanks for the compliment