Monochrome Machine

[Chewy]

Well. After working away at it, I've managed to get one of the two delis compliant, and she now sits in Glen's competent hands to ensure all is well. Took some pics while cleaning her up, I'll take some more deli appropriate pictures when she's insured.

when we got her home


mmm, stainage, something to take care of.


that's better


and the roof, arrrgh.



and of course, the paint...


to this! I love you winter-edition delica paint.


Anyhow, I'm happy with Monochrome for now, but satisfaction without mods has always been a fleeting experience for me.

-Kelly.

EDIT: anybody have some aftermarket alloys? been looking for an interesting set.

[Green1]

Amazing work there! I am curious though as to what your methodology was... how did you attack the interior stains? and what did you do about paint?

[mararmeisto]

It's difficult to see what you did with the black, given the numerous reflections. Other than polish it - were there some scratches as well?

What sort of mods do you have in mind?

[Chewy]

Green, For the interior, it is as simple as using a clean microfiber cloth or 3 and a combo of cleaning product, an extractor and a steam cleaner to get the smoke smell out (I'm considering an ozone machine). the paint method is wash, claybar, polish with wool/polyester bonnet then foam and cover with a polymer sealant by hand.

Paul, it is so damned hard to capture the swirls and imperfections with a camera, if I get her back in time I'll show you at the meet. I find polishing out of direct sunlight with incandescent light makes it much easier as you don't get blinded and can isolate the light by moving around. But there were many nicks and scratches that I was able to pull out, especially a few right as the corner wraps around.

as far as mods, I'm really interested in an intercooler set up, and I know I can handle the fab, it's just finding the right one, and I'd like to see if I could do a front mount without being a tasteless hack ( I really like garyo's SMIC mid mount). Aside from that, some wheels with lower offset and some mud terrains(fairly positive mine had aftermarket rims as the spare is a teardrop and mine are base model steelies *grumble*) a small lift, and maybe WVO if I can find the space to distill.

looking at the pics again...gotta repaint those bloody wipers, they look terrible.

[Green1]

Of course... despite your sig line, I had forgotten you were the Deli-detailer...

I'd love my vehicle to look like that, however you'd hate me for brining it to you! (the stains in my carpeting are quite severe, and the walls, and ceiling are in pretty sad shape too, as for the paint job, I'll just say it is a little farther gone than you were dealing with there...)

Never the less, it is tempting to leave it with you for a day while on one of my trips west to see what you can do with it...

[dfnder]

Well my van could use some of your TLC that is for sure... anyway a few of us could put you up for the weekend and have you work lol.

[Chewy]

If I ever find myself headed to calgary, or squamish I'd bring my gear...Vice versa, let me know if you're ever going to be out this way and I'll clear some time.

Green, white is nearly the easiest colour to work with (aside from silver). I've got some tricks up my sleeve too. BTW, I recall you saying your bull bars were black in another thread, you don't happen to have pics? I was thinking going that way.

-Kelly.

[Green1]

I think the black bull bars look much better, but I am finding it a constant struggle to keep the white from showing through, every rock chip shows white, and some places have seemed to peel off too... probably just a matter of me being too impatient to properly prep the bars before the re-paint.

Here are some pics of the black bars... also note that I never had the plastic trim up front, it was removed before the vehicle ever got to auction in Japan, instead someone added a trailer ball up front (I've removed the ball, but the plate it was on is still welded to the bars) When I repainted the bull bar I also repainted all the mirror arms, and wiper arms.





White may be the easiest to deal with, however I've already made the mistake of re-painting a few spots, and my white doesn't match... so I've really made a mess of things... you can't really tell from a distance, but once you get up close my vehicle isn't so nice looking...

[Chewy]

Thanks for the pics..and the warning regarding maintenance, I'm considering powdercoating....hmmm

[FalcoColumbarius]

Powder coating is not as bullet proof as some might suggest... I have chrome on my bambies but if I were to go with paint I'm not sure I would use powder coat for those bars as it is known to chip and my bambies meet the brush, &c.. The great thing with painting is you can always paint it again ~ or touch up and cut polish the paint seams, where powder coat is not so easy to touch up and look good. My ladder on the tailgate is powder coated; my interior metal mods are powder coated (both have chips in them, by the way ~ and as minor as they are I notice them); my gopher grille is painted as it does catch things and I will be repainting it in the spring.

Falco.

[fexlboi]

Powder coating is not as bullet proof as some might suggest... I have chrome on my bambies but if I were to go with paint I'm not sure I would use powder coat for those bars as it is known to chip and my bambies meet the brush, &c.. The great thing with painting is you can always paint it again ~ or touch up and cut polish the paint seams, where powder coat is not so easy to touch up and look good.

Exactly! I can not even count how many times we have painted our bambies. Brush and paint is always ready to go after days in the bush :)

[Chewy]

That's interesting about the powdercoating, I was just thinking painting them would be a bit of an issue in the cold weather...and I may want to do a set SSR mallards at the same time in a nice satin black.

[FalcoColumbarius]

Easy, six bolts, a few screws and a couple of plugs and you have your bambie bars in your garage. A spray can of Tremclad (or something else) and you have a new paint job in any colour you wish. Certainly a lot cheaper than powder coating (my ladder cost $75 and I had to wait for them to fit it into their schedule). If you do paint them, then be sure and clean the surface (methyl hydrate is good) and be sure you are in a ventilated area, &c., &c..

Falco.

Nice job on your van, by the way.

[Golf Cart]

I wanted chrome Bambi's , mine are white and I'm too lazy to paint.

Revy has Duct tape on sale

[jrman]

I'm going with Rhino on the bambi's eventually. I painted mine black and have the same problem - lots of chips chronically.

Currently I have the bars off in an attempt to make a frankenbumper - a diamond plate step bumper (originally from a chevy silverado) using the bambi bars as a mount - plans are changing constantly - mainly due to the excessive weight - but cutting / grinding away, and soon will be welding it all back together - not really sure what the hell I'm doing but I'm having fun just the same!

I used Rhino on the roof and am happy thus far so believe it would be good alternative for the frankenbambibumper!

At the current rate - I'll be posting photos about March sometime!