R+D Hydrographics

[Pops]

My latest work
17 inch xray alloys
Silver carbon on black

[eyeayen]

Who did those for you ? Wicked Coatings ?

[GRIFF55]

No mate, pops is the coatings man!!! Does them himself

[Pops]

Originally Posted by eyeayen

Who did those for you ? Wicked Coatings ?

As Griff says..Me...Lots more designs to come

[eyeayen]

Cool, my mates own Wicked Coatings and I've seen what they can do, takes them minutes for something it would take me a week or more to airbrush, most of it impossible to airbrush actually.

[adz2383]

Looking sweet Dave! Good stuff- we occasionally use a similar process on some of the game pads we design.
Do you reckon a body-shell is possible and would you coat the inside or the outside?

[Cream]

First thought was WOW I want a set, But think it needs some sort of rotating carbon effect, Some how doesn't look right straight lines on a wheel. Stunning effect though.

[Pops]

Originally Posted by adz2383

Looking sweet Dave! Good stuff- we occasionally use a similar process on some of the game pads we design.
Do you reckon a body-shell is possible and would you coat the inside or the outside?

I think it could be done inside as long as no air is trapped

[Pops]

Originally Posted by eyeayen

Cool, my mates own Wicked Coatings and I've seen what they can do, takes them minutes for something it would take me a week or more to airbrush, most of it impossible to airbrush actually.

yeah the actual dip is over in seconds.
The prep/base colour/masking/laquer is a somewhat longer process though.
The wheels in the photos took 2 full days of labour to prep..then half a day to laquer then 3 hours in the oven then 2 hrs to mop!

[Pops]

Originally Posted by Cream

First thought was WOW I want a set, But think it needs some sort of rotating carbon effect, Some how doesn't look right straight lines on a wheel. Stunning effect though.

That is the one thing i always pick up on....Maybe they will develop a film that consists of ever decreasing circles in the future specifically for wheels,That said ,they look mega on the car with tyres on.

[GRIFF55]

So it's a normal 2pack base colour paint then dipped in whatever magic juice, the lacquered in?

[Belsten]

sort of
Good work Dave

[Pops]

Originally Posted by GRIFF55

So it's a normal 2pack base colour paint then dipped in whatever magic juice, the lacquered in?

Fresh cured waterbase or cellie(no 2k or old hard paint)...specific temp water in tank,film laid on water for specefic time to soak, activator applied wait specific time..Then dip at correct angle expelling air and dont forget to manipulate the job to keep contact with film..
After the first 6 mths of starting this my failure rate was 99% Got so pissed off i walked away from it for 6mths!
I had my own garage for 12yrs with paint shop, its the dipping process thats hard to get right consistantly...If it fails then start again..and again..

[Pops]

Originally Posted by Belsten

sort of
Good work Dave

Daves witnessed the horrors

[Belsten]

I can testify it aint easy and you deffo need both patience and perseverance

[ben]

My transmitter was also done in the same way!

[Cr3Ad]

the transmitter looks sweet how much would it cost to do a transmitter and is this place any were near bury manchester

[ben]

It was £50. The place where I had mine done is in York.

[Pops]

Some samples and audi s line interior

[eddscott]

Wow!

Can I ask how much the SLine interior would be? For an Audi A4 B7 SLine?

Looks far better than the carbon wrap I was going to do!