1967 Pro-Touring 122 Amazon (Project Volvo X)540 Horsepower LS6/Tremec TKO600 5-Speed

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

That color is amazing, as is the rest of the car.

Just wait till the bumpers and trim are actually installed on the car, because the Brushed Aluminum look that we did to them should fit right at home, due to all the trim being uniform and match the brushed aluminum wheels on the car. I don't really like it when a car has a mismatch of Chrome parts, along with stainless and aluminum parts, because there isn't any uniformity to the car bright work at all. Everything should start getting back on the car over the next week, and I am excited to see if it all comes out like I have envisioned it to.. LOL

[drifte]

That color is amazing, as is the rest of the car.

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

wow. I thought the old paint job was pretty good. this one is even better! definitely more 'metallic' looking.

It was pretty good, but I couldn't stand that I wasn't getting the pop out it I was suppose to, so that is why I decided to find someone who would take the time to learn the process, and I think it is worth it.. Pictures really doesn't do the color any justice, and it is absolutely blinding when the body accents catch the sun, and it is actually painful to stare at it. LOL

Volvo X is also going through another quick upgrade during the assembly process, but it is pretty straight forward.. As if the 540 horsepower 5.7l LS6 V8 wasn't enough, it is being upgraded to a 600+ horsepower 6.2l LS3 V8, so it will have over 500 horsepower at the rear wheels along with some obscene torque.. LOL

[TruTaing]

wow. I thought the old paint job was pretty good. this one is even better! definitely more 'metallic' looking.

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Well I have been trying to get a lot of behind the scenes things done to get this build finished, so there really hasn't been any real note worthy updates.. I had decided to send the car out to get repaint again due to some patterning and blotchy appearance of the paint, along with the color not really being quite what I was going for due to the incorrect application of the liquid metal color.. My previous painter didn't have the experience with this color, along with this color not typically being used for an all over paint process, so there was a learning curve that didn't work out.. I had found a painter in the Dallas Texas area that took the time to figure out the necessary spray gun tips and air pressures, along with the process necessary for the all over application, and it appears we have finally gotten to where I had envisioned the color to be.. It is a lot more crisp in appearance, and has a more Metal/Chromey look, over the more silver paint appearance of the previous spray..

As you can see Colors by Corbett basically had to start all over, and here is some of the process.. The final pics are of the car rolled out of the paint booth, so it hasn't been color sanded or buffed yet, so it can only get better from here..

[Z33_Taxi]

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[PugLife]

Wow. That is a proper job. Well done.

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

WOW that comes up reall good

i want to do a brushed ally and tan interior and i was willing to have the bits machined in reall ally

how is this stuff for wear resistance?

I guess the wear resistance would really have to do with the quality of the materials you use.. I do know some people that have used miscellaneous hydro dipping patterns and then cleared over them for durability, so I would assume that this would be just a durable if not more..

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Where can i get this brushed aluminium spray??? Looks amazing

There isnt any such thing that I am aware of, and that is why we had to come up with a faux process.. It is actually a black base coat that has been brushed with a scothcbrite pad for the pattern, and then that is sprayed over with a House of Colors Chrome paint, and that adopts the brushed pattern that was put into the black base coat underneath. The House of Colors chrome paint is basically as thin as water, so it takes the brushed marks very easily, and then you clear coat it after that.. We added some flex additive to the clear coat, because that will help the durability of it all.

I hope that helps, but there is still an art to it, so I was lucky to find CF Designs to sort out this process for me.

[SHT]

Where can i get this brushed aluminium spray??? Looks amazing

[ZammoTheChoppa]

WOW that comes up reall good

i want to do a brushed ally and tan interior and i was willing to have the bits machined in reall ally

how is this stuff for wear resistance?

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Here are some updated pics of the black pieces above.. These pieces look much more realistic in person, and will give the overall look I am going for once they are installed on the car, because they will be part of an overall package versus individually focused on as they are in these pics..

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Here is a quick update of how the faux Brushed Aluminum trim pieces are coming out.. They first had to be completely straightened out before they could begin the process, so there was some body work necessary, and that also allowed for much straighter pieces. With the steps we are using, it was necessary to go with a gloss black base coat, and it is the black base that you actually scotch brite the brushed pattern in before you coat with the final silver color. The silver color will then take the brushed appearance that is in the black base coat, and that eliminates any worry about scratching to much of the silver top coat off and exposing too much black if you were to attempt to pattern the silver color.

[danielsahhhn]

THIS...is a build thread. All others a simply car diary's...

[gdogg16]

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=277499