Sheefa Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Evening It certainly helps having a garage to work on the car from in relative warmth and comfort! Met up with Glanza_Mike on Sunday and we went for a good, hard, fun drive Suffice to say it got quite entertaining with the cold weather ! Following that car was dirty as bugg*ry so decided to give her a clean for hibernation. Definitely time to give the brakes a full paint refurb so today I have been stripping them back to bare metal and getting as much gunk off as possible. Looking much better already. Got to wear protection from the brake cleaner..... Still undecided on colour, I'm thinking a Metallic Carbon Grey with standard Supra logos. Red may be a little too loud on a Silver Supra, albeit I've seen some lovely examples. I knew the Mrs toothbrush would come in handy for cleaning the crevices too Any other colour suggestions ? My CCW Classics are also a little dirty so gave the Drivers Front Side a good thorough clean. Got a load of brake dust and grime off the inner side but still plenty of work to do. I want each of them looking flawless before she goes back on the road next Spring. Few other bits I'm planning to do over the cold months: Mop & Polish of the whole car Scuttle Panel refurb Window Wiper Refurb Fit Front Strut Brace - still undecided which type Replace Aerial (faulty) with original one - Thanks Parm93 Potentially fit new Carbon TRD Rear Spoiler - have it but still undecided on it My new HKS Hipermax IV GT Suspension is absolutely awesome. Car feels to planted and yet runs smoothly around town and over the poor road surfaces. Very, very pleased ! Might have a few other plans in the pipeline too..... Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) Has to be black in my opinion: Edited November 24, 2015 by Kev.O (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Yes Kev they look beautiful. I wanted to go with something a little different but not extreme! Black does look like a winner though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyFDMD Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 A light shade of gold I think would look good.. Little different too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I know what you mean Greg. I wanted to keep them subtle which is why I went with the black option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Could go body colour. I have with my fronts and I think they look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Looking good, the CCW's really make this look something special Greg! Quite like the idea of Metallic Carbon Grey, it will be quite close to Black without being Black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 well done mate my to do list this winter probably go black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thanks Guys. Yes Abz I do love them, wasn't too keen at first..... I've bought some Foliatec Metallic Grey paint as per picture and I'll give this a whirl and if it doesn't look right then I'll go black Cheers Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Good work , but Electric tooth brush LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBDevelopments Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 How you doing the scuttle panel refurb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 You don't look anything like I imagined Greg Hope you rinsed that toothbrush before putting it back in the bathroom cabinet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Love the colour Greg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbt Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Greg This is what I have on my silver car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Good work , but Electric tooth brush LOL Had to be done, she'll be fine with it How you doing the scuttle panel refurb? Remove, give it a good sand down and then spray matt black with some reputable stuff. Simple as that really mate. You don't look anything like I imagined Greg Hope you rinsed that toothbrush before putting it back in the bathroom cabinet Haha, what did you think I looked like ???! I am a professional by the way, I don't always look like a tool The mrs won't know.... Love the colour Greg. Thanks Kev, we'll see how it turns out. Greg This is what I have on my silver car That looks smart. I may go black depending on how the silver looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbt Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Greg Mine are actually a grey which is closest to the original OEM colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Go black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Greg Mine are actually a grey which is closest to the original OEM colour. OEM colour for the fronts is a dark green, the rears a black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbt Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 OEM colour for the fronts is a dark green, the rears a black. Agreed Burna that they were dark green and charcoal black but the black was often cited as dark greyish colour which is what I went for as my car was silver and I didn't want to go the gloss black route Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Go black They look VERY smart mate. Like the hubs in black too, may have to look at this as well. Looks clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBDevelopments Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 lovely job on those calipers burna I was commenting on the scuttlepanel as if you use the heatgun trick it'll bring it back to brand new finish. Tim TB Developments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Ah didn't know that Tim. What is the trick please mate ? Greg lovely job on those calipers burna I was commenting on the scuttlepanel as if you use the heatgun trick it'll bring it back to brand new finish. Tim TB Developments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBDevelopments Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 basically just heat it up with a hot air gun until it melts the top layers of plastic. Seeing your just down the road, take it off the car and pop it over the workshop i'll do it for you while you wait Tim TB Developments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 lovely job on those calipers burna I was commenting on the scuttlepanel as if you use the heatgun trick it'll bring it back to brand new finish. Tim TB Developments Thanks mate, I didn't even get a drop of paint on me! You did a great job thanks Greg the heat gun trick works mate, seen it in action for myself at Tims. Just make sure you remove it from the car first as you don't want that sort of sustained heat by the windscreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 basically just heat it up with a hot air gun until it melts the top layers of plastic. Seeing your just down the road, take it off the car and pop it over the workshop i'll do it for you while you wait Tim TB Developments Tim, sounds like a plan. I would like to meet you given your proximately given there will be a few jobs no doubt needed on the Supra and whilst I use SRD it's good to have someone local ! Can you PM me your address and contact details please? Thanks mate, I didn't even get a drop of paint on me! You did a great job thanks Greg the heat gun trick works mate, seen it in action for myself at Tims. Just make sure you remove it from the car first as you don't want that sort of sustained heat by the windscreen. Thanks Paul. Hope you are well mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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