Guest Burra749 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Ive been busy over the last few weeks doing a restoration on a Stern Trident pinnie. I have totally stripped it, sanded back the cab & resprayed it. Thanks must go to Darksoul & his DVD for many helpfull tips, some that worked, some that didnt. ;) Thanks to the others who have helped so far as well. :D Its not as good as some of the other guys work, but I think its OK for a first attempt :lol Heres a pic, what do you think? http://www.aussiearcade.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=477&ppuser=510 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tales Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Nice. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wotto Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamish_nz Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 nice work !!!!!! looks great :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acejas Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63wizz Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Top Job,it looks as good as anyone elses restore cheers Ian :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Well it looks fine to me. Do you have a before shot because I bet it's 200% better than that..:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Burra749 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Well it looks fine to me. Do you have a before shot because I bet it's 200% better than that..:D LOL your right Thats why I wasnt to worried about having a go at it. I figured anythings got to be better than what it was. I will post more updates as I go along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKong Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 That looks great, excellant job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTR4U Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 It looks plastic? Don't you reckon the colour makes it look like that + the good spray job you have done. :unsure Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelicious Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator WOKA Posted January 31, 2008 Super Moderator Share Posted January 31, 2008 Looks DAMN SHIT HOT to me, but what would I know..? I'm only a back yarder..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
con Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 What type of paint did u use? Is it low sheen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted January 31, 2008 Administrators Share Posted January 31, 2008 Looks DAMN SHIT HOT to me, but what would I know..? I'm only a back yarder..! yeah thats what i think..way better than anything i could do...and i probably wouldnt do it to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Burra749 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 What type of paint did u use? Is it low sheen? First of all I ripped the cab back to bare timber with a belt sander then gave it a go over with an orbital, giving me a good surface to work with. I then used Dulux 1 step primer,sealer & undercoat 'prepcoat' white. I then used Taubmans 'Ultra enamel' High gloss enamel tinted to the colours. I used: 1 litre of prepcoat. 750 ml of the blue 150 ml each of the magenta & teal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 That looks great!! The blue base colour looks a tad bright or something to me. But i'm probably used to seeing faded and chalky looking ones lol Do you have a nice backglass for it?. Never seen a Trident that had a decent glass. They all seemed to flake like buggery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Burra749 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 That looks great!! The blue base colour looks a tad bright or something to me. But i'm probably used to seeing faded and chalky looking ones lol Do you have a nice backglass for it?. Never seen a Trident that had a decent glass. They all seemed to flake like buggery. The blue & magenta were colour matched from original paint from under the side rail, so it had no fade.:unsure The backglass isnt too bad, minor flaking along the bottom edge, Im yet to see one that isnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroBorg Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Awesome work there mate, I'm very envious of people like you, not just for your restoration skills, but the courage to begin the project in the first place, well done. Are you looking forward to putting all the electronics back. :lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johns-Arcade Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 It looks fantastic! :023: Keep the pictures coming! Regards, Johns-Arcade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacies Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Champion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator GIBO Posted January 31, 2008 Super Moderator Share Posted January 31, 2008 Looks good well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris288 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Burra I think I need to reach for the tissues.:lol Seriously that looks shit hot. Not sure how close it is to original but who cares, I wouldn't know the difference. Keep us updated with the rest of the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevbro Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Nice work,looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 awesome colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksoul Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Really nice work. keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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