Bogey - Progress Thread

I'm trying to think what all the badges are for, 2 union jacks for front and back, 4 for the wheels, but I can't think what the other 2 smaller Union Jack badges are for?

You'll have to wait and see

bit of fettling. some rub down is needed then start the colour

Hmmm for some reason I simply cannot warm to this spartan painted trim that seems to be so popular these days. It reminds me of my first cars, both Ford 100E's, which of course were very .......................................... very basic inside. No padding on dash just body coloured painted steel.

Me I prefer wood. My first car with real wood inside was a Mk2 Spitfire of 64 vintage which had the dials set into a real wood surround. The rest of course was very basic inside. The MGF will be my second ever sports DHC, I did have an Opel Ascona Sport 2 door for a little while a couple of decades back..

In fact I am looking to add further wood trim to my project MGF just need to work out how to.

What you want is some hydro dipping wood effect then some leather on top

I'm going for sparkly black / gloss black.

You could always apply a woodgraining treatment to those plastic dash components.
No I'm not talking about that fake stick on muck that's just slapped on the console fascia (and it looks slapped on too)
I'm talking about a paint process that really does look like polished timber if done properly.
The practice was done on metal dashboards of mainly American cars of the '30s and '40s

Here's some of the effects:
Maple


Burr walnut


Mahogany


Rosewood

Here's some more examples:






As you can see, this can vary from restrained to spectacularly detailed to the point of being over the top!
All sorts of odd shapes can be done, shapes that would be impossible to do with real wood or that stick on muck.

Maybe this obsolete practice that these days is only found in the realms of the '30s and '40s car restorers, can be applied to some for more modern customs.

My mate Nigel (CP53) has had his done in Carbon Fibre and looks mint.

Works like this:



http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CFQQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEmcdGmYexd8&ei=0bPWUt2_DKKM7AawoYDgAg&usg=AFQjCNHG6q_5nbM_pGl9JlUb2pYk3a7D4A&sig2=XH1sUCHiJ4L23U0WRVofEQ&bvm=bv.59378465,d.ZGU

I'm tight so will give the old spraying a go first.

Cobber wrote: Here's some more examples:

As you can see, this can vary from restrained to spectacularly detailed to the point of being over the top!
All sorts of odd shapes can be done, shapes that would be impossible to do with real wood or that stick on muck.

Maybe this obsolete practice that these days is only found in the realms of the '30s and '40s car restorers, can be applied to some for more modern customs.

Now that last example is quite stunning in detail. I have been sort of thinking about making a glove box lid to go where the air bag blank is. Was thinking some Walnut veneer on ply would make it. That idea is on the back burner as the subframe arrives in the morning. have not got one thing done on the project today due to other mundane thinks like grocery shoppign and vets visits with a dog.

Yep and i can get wood grain effect to if needed.

WARNING........

HATERS OF SPARKLY THINGS AND LEDS PLEASE HOLD THE POWER BUTTON ON YOUR COMPUTER FOR 5 SECONDS NOW...

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AND RELAX!!! :broon:

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Bit of pimping going on

Ran out of black sparkly sherbet paint so will have to go to my favourite motor parts suppliers Harry Frauds for some more.

Looks OK so far, will need a few more coats and might rub one of the bits down but will look good when done

So if I can paint anyone can, all you need is a bit of improvisation :broon:








Will do the speedo surround next :broon: :broon:

Did your centre console have a rubberized feel to it before you painted it??