Mr. Clean
03-25-2014, 01:43 PM
One small detail that I did not get done prior to the race in Cali two weeks ago was the HONDA letters on the thumber.
I sand blasted the cover then painted black. The paint used was VHT 600 spray bomb.
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Once the cover fully dried, I then took a sanding block and 2500 grit paper and wet sanded, trying to focus only on the HONDA letters. This removed the paint and then took 3M rubbing compound and polished to a high shine.
In doing so some of the surrounding black paint also gets sanded. This also removed some of the orange peel and other imperfections which is why I was not worried about how the paint looked.
There is also a little wax residue in the letter A, will get that cleaned up directly, happy with the results for sure.
189897
Another way to do this is to paint the HONDA letters with a different color, like silver and then follow the same process to expose the letters.
I sand blasted the cover then painted black. The paint used was VHT 600 spray bomb.
189898
Once the cover fully dried, I then took a sanding block and 2500 grit paper and wet sanded, trying to focus only on the HONDA letters. This removed the paint and then took 3M rubbing compound and polished to a high shine.
In doing so some of the surrounding black paint also gets sanded. This also removed some of the orange peel and other imperfections which is why I was not worried about how the paint looked.
There is also a little wax residue in the letter A, will get that cleaned up directly, happy with the results for sure.
189897
Another way to do this is to paint the HONDA letters with a different color, like silver and then follow the same process to expose the letters.