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[NA_Goodness]

Hey all,
I'm looking at painting my window wipers, and then some engine highlights while the car is off the road. I want to paint it black, but I'm thinking metallic black for something a bit different.

Question is: Can I get this from a spray can? I know I can get gloss black, but thats too normal.

Can anyone help out??

Cheers,
Rhys

[2LV8ETR]

I think metallic needs a wide spray nozzle so to find it in a can would be difficult.
I may be wrong but I have not seen it yet.

[NA_Goodness]

Thats what I was thinking, but not what I wanted to hear Thanks Allen, guess gloss it'll be until I decide to get them all coated properly

[karbie]

Thats what I was thinking, but not what I wanted to hear Thanks Allen, guess gloss it'll be until I decide to get them all coated properly

Or why don't you just remove the parts you want tto paint, if your able to and then spray them???

[Nak]

ummmm rhys heres my number 0433 850 009 there is a auto shop down here in armadale that deals with custom paints and "may" have something close to what you want. ill have to go down sat morning to find out for you but i can do so if you like and even get a price so you know where your budget will come in allan should also know the store im talking about as it around the cornere to Auto 1 where allan goes to. just call or msg my phone today/tonight if you want me to do that.
i only suggesting this because they had a mettalic caliper paint in the blue i wanted only problem was they only had the one can and i didnt want to be left high and dry if that ran out before i finished.

[2LV8ETR]

With proper metallic paint, the nozzle needs to be large enough to shoot the flake with the paint. You can get something similar that has a little bit of sparkle but I severely doubt true metallic.

[NA_Goodness]

Or why don't you just remove the parts you want tto paint, if your able to and then spray them???

I'm not going to paint them on the car. I'm not cutting any corners. Well, not really... Eventually I'll be getting them coated properly, but for now paint will do

Nakkers, if you could check that out, that'd be great. If its not true metallic though, I'll just go gloss.

[Hank Scorpio]

NAK!!! Find out about these metallic blue caliper paint for me, is it a dark blue? If so I want it!!!

[Heatseeker]

Mate if you can get yourself the paint you want and some gun wash for the cleaning of the spray gun, your more than welcome to use my spary gun and compressor, I have enough room for ya to paint them to, my guns nossel is large enough to handel anything.
Another option is to buy a can of the touch up paint that sca sells (its a good quillity brand of paint, not that cheap crap) its in those red and blue small cans, i used some of the red on some parts of my motor and it was a metillic colour and it came out quite nice

[NA_Goodness]

Might look into it Rob, better then spray cans. Wanna do my rocker covers and shit next, plus redo my wiper blades, so I'll let you know. Wouldn't mind learning how it's done.

[Hanaldo]

It's almost easier than spray cans Rhys, it's just getting the technique and mixing the paint right. Took me a few goes to get it perfect with my bonnet and things, but once you get it then it is much much better.

[Hanaldo]

It's almost easier than spray cans Rhys, it's just getting the technique and mixing the paint right. Took me a few goes to get it perfect with my bonnet and things, but once you get it then it is much much better.