My custom Gold I931...

[baddboybill]

Awesome!


What gold paint did you use exactly?

It's a metallic flake from Ace Hardware ( 4 coats ). The gold seems to be similar to the one Lasonic uses I also used a gray primer ( 4 coats ) plus 4 coats clear

 

[btphoto]

Wow - 12 coats of paint - that might have made the difference when trying to put on the decals for sure, lol

I'm telling you, the ones I got were pretty hard to fit and i didn't add 12 coats of paint, lol

 

[baddboybill]

Wow - 12 coats of paint - that might have made the difference when trying to put on the decals for sure, lol

I'm telling you, the ones I got were pretty hard to fit and i didn't add 12 coats of paint, lol

Well it's thin coats, but I also noticed the cut being different in the decals. I still think its something to do with the new manufacturer

 

[btphoto]

I would have tried sanding the edges of the decals with sand paper, or a nail file.

 

[spaceboy]

Good job,looks good.
But like Spaceboy said I prefer it with less decals too

It must be a English thing

less is more, more or less

 

[superdude881]

Looks AWESOME!!!!!!!!! U did great!

 

[im_alan_partridge]

Hey Bill, i thought i would dig up your old thread as im really thinking about painting my white i931.

Firstly how did you you remove the decals, and after paint did you get old ones back on or are they a new set.
Also was it a fairly easy disassembly, any thing that was a bit tricky i should look out for.

 

[baddboybill]

Hey Bill, i thought i would dig up your old thread as im really thinking about painting my white i931.

Firstly how did you you remove the decals, and after paint did you get old ones back on or are they a new set.
Also was it a fairly easy disassembly, any thing that was a bit tricky i should look out for.





I purchased new set of decals because some of old ones got ruined from removing. Although you might be able to use blow dryer to warm up for easier removal to save them. Disassemble was easy since all boards use plugs unlike the old Lasonics. Good luck with paint


Bad Boy Bill

 

[im_alan_partridge]

Thanks Bill. Did all the chrome trim parts come of ok or did you just mask up those bits?

 

[baddboybill]

I took off all chrome trim


Bad Boy Bill