took a "car tinkering" day off from work today

[RumBum porsche 986]

looks really nice !

[gottspd]

Looks great. For the caliper, is it the case that you only re-cleared it?

[kiyakubuke]

Originally Posted by gottspd

Looks great. For the caliper, is it the case that you only re-cleared it?

yes, base coat was good, just flaking clear in a few spots. scraped off and loose clear coat and sanded the edges to feather. then hit with some more clear. not perfect, but looks 100% better.

[kiyakubuke]

finished hydro-dipping the door trim pieces. now to do the center console. I went with black on black for a more subtle look. I thought the silver on black etc.. looked too intense. I also played around with the car color (guards red) as the base color. I could see that would look good, just not for me. although, I am tempted to do that for the small piece on the shifter.




so glossy it is hard to get a good pic.




full resolution pics.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/darrenkitchens/sets/72157643119982073/

[Ckrikos]

Looks great and much better than spending thousands of dollars on trim parts.

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[kiyakubuke]

not really Porsche related, but, when I bought the carbon fiber hydro graphics film, they sent a few samples of their other films. had an old knife that was looking rough, so I thought I would try it out. don't worry. I would never put skulls on the boxster

[djw8282]

Looks great kiyakubuke. Ive been wanting to update my worn interior and this looks like the solution. Who did the hydro-dipping and how much? Thanks!

[kiyakubuke]

Originally Posted by djw8282

Looks great kiyakubuke. Ive been wanting to update my worn interior and this looks like the solution. Who did the hydro-dipping and how much? Thanks!

I did it myself. after a little practice it was fairly easy. the painting is the main thing, if you are experienced in that, the rest is easy. I like the subdued black on black look rather than the silver on black, so I painted the pieces in matte black, then dipped, then clear gloss.
the trick is, of course, not to rush it. a few coats of base, let dry completely (according to paint directions for re-coat), dip, let that dry for 48 hours, then top coat. I went the extra step and waiting 48 hours for the top coat to dry, wet sanded and hit it again. when it has dried for a a week or so, rubbing compound > polish > wax. basically the same as painting a car piece with the dipping as one coat of paint.
it took me some google time to figure out all the tricks to dipping properly: water temp, dry time etc.. I'll try to put together a how to with some pics in case anyone is interested.

if you don't want to do it yourself, there should be a few places that will do it. I was quoted $250 for just the center console. I bought the film (10 sqft) and the activator on line for $45 and $15.

[djw8282]

Sounds like a detailed process but I'm definitely interested in a how to with pics..Ive accomplished many DIY projects on my Boxster S. Thanks!

[kiyakubuke]

haven't started on the center console yet, but I wasn't happy with the clear coat on the smaller trim pieces I practiced on, it was rattle can "automotive" enamel. so I went to the local auto paint supply shop and got some high solids acrylic urethane. much better results. not only looks better, but hard as glass as well.



close up of the door handle trim:



has to dry for 16 hours before I can buff it.

[djw8282]

Awesome work! Looks great..

[kiyakubuke]

high res version:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/darrenkitchens/sets/72157643119982073/

[kiyakubuke]

finally finished the center console. truth be told, it would probably have been cheaper just to pay to have it dipped (went through about 3 rolls of film and a lot of paint before getting it right), but I like doing things myself and now I can add "hydro-dipping" to my skills list.

for anyone interested, here is a link to photos and an video with some descriptions:

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjYBgxo8

[djw8282]

Excellent work. I've painted my calipers but that take patience and skill!

[kiyakubuke]

so I've redone these things about 4 times, kept messing up on the clear coat. clear coat was a High-solids urethane I had gotten at a local auto paint supply shop. ran through the first quart I had gotten and went back to the store. mentioned to the guy the issues I was having. he says, it sounds like your pressure is too high. I had it set to the specs it said on the paint companies web site for an HVLP gun. so we looked and and the specs on their site were wrong. I had been shooting about 3X the pressure I should have been.
I'm sure that any paint pro would have know this at first site, but an amateur like me, I just went with what it said.

in any case, last redo with the proper settings looks great.





also did a gaming computer case for a friend.

[djw8282]

Hi Kiyakubuke. I had a question for you. Are you still on the board? I sent you a private message