I have an ST150 and just finished off spraying the front grills. My technique was: Clean parts in a bucket with fairy liquid and a detailing brush. Dry off. Sand with 400 grit. Wipe down thoroughly with Autoglym Tar Remover. 3 coats of Plastic primer. Wet sand with 1200 grit until nice and smooth. Then 4 coats of Satin Black (the extra coat because i'm not clear coating). They came out perfect.
Hi everyone, I'm Craig who produces these Slam panel infils. They are also available for Facelift models too. If you go on my ebay and click on other items you will see them. Hope you all like my product, they really do smarten up any engine bay, wether its Standard or Show worthy. Any questions, dont hesitate to ask. Massive thank you for the Video install George. 👍👍
You can use scotch bright to scuff up the plastics, the paint will still stick and it won't leave you with sanding marks in your paint. Engine bay looks well with the mods you've done, thumbs up from me m8 =)
Nice work, the metal inserts do look a treat! I must admit I'm not a fan of the bonnet lifters, but each to their own, if you're happy then that's all that matters! The RS alloys look good on the ST, nothing wrong with the ST alloys however I think the RS ones just look better. A real pig to clean however... I've been carrying on with work on my RS, still need to repaint the calipers, hopefully will get round to that over the next week or so.
Love the videos! Also, if you use a fine grade sandpaper, you can avoid the scratches through the paint (higher the grade, the finer the sanding) when I sand stuff down, I use 1200 grade, to scuff it up, but wont show through the primer or the paint
Love the bonnet risers, they make the car look mean. These engines need all the cooling they can get when heavily modified especially without an oil cooler so it's there for a reason/you have an excuse too lol
Me personally, I'd go with bumper black or some silicon spray on your plastics to freshen them up in the engine bay. I think this spray goes by other names like back to black, revitalise etc etc.It just needs a re-apply now and again when it goes dull, but it's just a quick spray over and buff it up with a cloth.
I fitted the same panels 6 days ago, painted in satin black as it matches the slam panel. Also painted the underside as it is mild steel and will rust. I've seen polished stainless covers for those plastic covers you painted, personally I steer clear of painting plastic if at all possible. 👍🏻
Hi, I'm Craig who makes the panels, the panels are made from Galvanised steel and not mild steel so they wont rust. Galvanised steel would only go dull of exposed to a lot of water. They will be fine left as they are but me been me, I sprayed mine back and front. 👍👍👍👍
As you say mate, you just learning as you go. If you want some really good portable spotlights that give out football stadium standard lighting lol, try a set of Solar Storm bike lights. Very bright and will pick out your paint finish really well, so you can see any imperfections as you go. £13 a set. Bargain. Get 2. They make awesome work lights too.
when sanding down the plastics you only need to use some finer sand paper like 600 or 800 grit. your only slightly roughing it up no need to use some really rough sand paper as you will get them deep scratches. Best to have lots of primer to put a really thick coat on that you can then sand down with 800 or 1000 grit paper to make smooth and will give a smoother finish. If you want a perfect glass finish once you have put a good few coats of laquer on you want to very lightly wet sand the laquer starting from 1000 grit being careful going all the way up in stages to 5000 grit and then polish it up with tcut or 3 stage polish for the glass finish.
Thanks bro. I’m going to try get into doing things nicely. I do want to learn so I’m going to buy some bits to get involved fully then consider re trying off camera :) thanks so much
3 things: 1) Am I the only one that tried to figure out what was written on your left hand 😂😂 2) that cat 😍😍😍 3) that cone looks so mean 🤤 Loving all this GCM!!!
Looking good mucker, black hoses were a sound choice 👍. I reckon (and may just be me) that chrome mesh grilles would look awesome on your motor (do you even get them?).
I would be easier to spray them or anything else tied from the rafters on wire hangers that way you get a better view of them an your spray cans work better whilst upright another great video 👍👍
Bit of soap on the inside of the silicone pipes makes them slide together easier Speak to Luke at pobs fabrications for the engine dress up plates for the wing rails and the battery cover
I think that the scuffing you did prior to the painting would have been better If you used a higher grit sandpaper making the grooves less deep since it is only a soft material that you sanded on. Things can only improve as time goes on 👍🏻
You should have used plasic primer instead of scuffing them up with sandpaper to avoide having the sanding marks in the plastics and to fix them you will need high build primer before repainting.
Wiper nuts on mine are 15m/m also you need a bonnet insulator, stops engine noise from entering interior of car,,and looks neater ?? Just a thought have you anyone there that does hydro dipping, that would be the way to go
I didn’t mention the bonnet risers before because it’s your car so if you like them keep them, personally not a fan they remind me of ripping your finger nail off for some reason 😂
Hey buddy all my products are from a company called “ YUM CARS “ they are on Instagram. Pretty sure they have a website too. You can use “ GCM10 “ to save some £$
Hey buddy I really enjoy your channel but you should be wearing a respirator or proper mask when using spray paint in confined area. Spray paint fumes are dangerous
Your channel is keeping me alive during this lockdown. Cheers mate
Nedster second that!
I have an ST150 and just finished off spraying the front grills. My technique was: Clean parts in a bucket with fairy liquid and a detailing brush. Dry off. Sand with 400 grit. Wipe down thoroughly with Autoglym Tar Remover. 3 coats of Plastic primer. Wet sand with 1200 grit until nice and smooth. Then 4 coats of Satin Black (the extra coat because i'm not clear coating). They came out perfect.
Hi everyone, I'm Craig who produces these Slam panel infils. They are also available for Facelift models too. If you go on my ebay and click on other items you will see them. Hope you all like my product, they really do smarten up any engine bay, wether its Standard or Show worthy. Any questions, dont hesitate to ask. Massive thank you for the Video install George. 👍👍
Like the slam panel side covers ... really tidy's things up.
Another great, honest video dude. Keep em coming 👍👍👍 A day without a lesson is a waste of a day
Every days a school day . Learn by your mistakes. And nice to see you post the video warts and all . Brilliant 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
You can use scotch bright to scuff up the plastics, the paint will still stick and it won't leave you with sanding marks in your paint.
Engine bay looks well with the mods you've done, thumbs up from me m8 =)
Never too old to learn mate, fair play for having a go yourself. Engine bay is definitely looking better.Another good watch mate 👍
as always , the vids are much needed entertainment. not a bad little accessory to neaten up the engine bay.
Nice work, the metal inserts do look a treat! I must admit I'm not a fan of the bonnet lifters, but each to their own, if you're happy then that's all that matters! The RS alloys look good on the ST, nothing wrong with the ST alloys however I think the RS ones just look better. A real pig to clean however...
I've been carrying on with work on my RS, still need to repaint the calipers, hopefully will get round to that over the next week or so.
Love the videos! Also, if you use a fine grade sandpaper, you can avoid the scratches through the paint (higher the grade, the finer the sanding) when I sand stuff down, I use 1200 grade, to scuff it up, but wont show through the primer or the paint
I think that tidies it up much better mate. Engine bay is getting there now ! 👌🏼
Maybe could have tried wrapping those pieces, maybe might have been neater and less time consuming.
10/10 for effort though👍🏻
definitely wrap would be better i believe
Love the bonnet risers, they make the car look mean. These engines need all the cooling they can get when heavily modified especially without an oil cooler so it's there for a reason/you have an excuse too lol
Me personally, I'd go with bumper black or some silicon spray on your plastics to freshen them up in the engine bay. I think this spray goes by other names like back to black, revitalise etc etc.It just needs a re-apply now and again when it goes dull, but it's just a quick spray over and buff it up with a cloth.
I fitted the same panels 6 days ago, painted in satin black as it matches the slam panel. Also painted the underside as it is mild steel and will rust.
I've seen polished stainless covers for those plastic covers you painted, personally I steer clear of painting plastic if at all possible.
👍🏻
Thanks pal
Hi, I'm Craig who makes the panels, the panels are made from Galvanised steel and not mild steel so they wont rust. Galvanised steel would only go dull of exposed to a lot of water. They will be fine left as they are but me been me, I sprayed mine back and front. 👍👍👍👍
Great video George, gonna get me some of them panels, keep up the good work ✌
As you say mate, you just learning as you go. If you want some really good portable spotlights that give out football stadium standard lighting lol, try a set of Solar Storm bike lights. Very bright and will pick out your paint finish really well, so you can see any imperfections as you go. £13 a set. Bargain. Get 2. They make awesome work lights too.
when sanding down the plastics you only need to use some finer sand paper like 600 or 800 grit. your only slightly roughing it up no need to use some really rough sand paper as you will get them deep scratches. Best to have lots of primer to put a really thick coat on that you can then sand down with 800 or 1000 grit paper to make smooth and will give a smoother finish. If you want a perfect glass finish once you have put a good few coats of laquer on you want to very lightly wet sand the laquer starting from 1000 grit being careful going all the way up in stages to 5000 grit and then polish it up with tcut or 3 stage polish for the glass finish.
Thanks bro. I’m going to try get into doing things nicely. I do want to learn so I’m going to buy some bits to get involved fully then consider re trying off camera :) thanks so much
Car is looking sick George, keep up the awesome content!
3 things:
1) Am I the only one that tried to figure out what was written on your left hand 😂😂
2) that cat 😍😍😍
3) that cone looks so mean 🤤
Loving all this GCM!!!
When your bored and draw a dick on your hand to then film for a whole day and then you realise. Hahaha. The cat is beautiful.
@@GCMYT 😂😂😂 that makes it even funnier!!
Oh just noticed, your MAF sensor should be in the 2 o'clock position, they can play up if not. Cars looking nice!
Should be a quiz? How many times has George taken off those wipers lol top job G wish I had the patience to do TH-cam but it’s too much hard work lol
Looking good mucker, black hoses were a sound choice 👍. I reckon (and may just be me) that chrome mesh grilles would look awesome on your motor (do you even get them?).
Engine bay looking sweeeeet👍🏼💪🏻
The plastic parts it’s the best to only sand it wet. If you sand it wet there won’t be any scratches.
Looking good G :) thanks for sharing
For the trim pieces you could get some spare ones and get them hydro dipped in any finish and that should look good.
I would be easier to spray them or anything else tied from the rafters on wire hangers that way you get a better view of them an your spray cans work better whilst upright another great video 👍👍
Good job buddy. As you said leaning.
Looks mint. 👌👌 Could I ask were you got the dress up bolt kit.
Keep up the VIDEOE’s bro 👍🏼
Looks so sick! Give this video a thumbs up 👌🏽
Bit of soap on the inside of the silicone pipes makes them slide together easier
Speak to Luke at pobs fabrications for the engine dress up plates for the wing rails and the battery cover
Great content but may look better sprayed in mat black but still looks well
In fact you should have blue disposable vinyl gloves on and a blue disposable plastic apron on as well for safety.
Planning on purchasing the above tomorrow mate.
I like the panels looks great , from where do you get them?
greetings from Austria :)
Where’s your lower scuttle panel? Next time you paint your plastic parts just use a scotch pad. As I’ve said before nice car and good job 👍🏻
I think that the scuffing you did prior to the painting would have been better If you used a higher grit sandpaper making the grooves less deep since it is only a soft material that you sanded on. Things can only improve as time goes on 👍🏻
Great vid as always but a question I have do cats carry the virus?
watching it whilst working on the car and waiting for the dodgy silicone repair to hold
Plastikote or Krylon might have been a better option for painting your plastics, no need to sand down 👍
do things properly? using detail spray that contains wax as a greaser?
Anywhere you can get the dress up kit just for the slam panel add ons ? I have the same as yours in orange ?
You should have used plasic primer instead of scuffing them up with sandpaper to avoide having the sanding marks in the plastics and to fix them you will need high build primer before repainting.
Wiper nuts on mine are 15m/m also you need a bonnet insulator, stops engine noise from entering interior of car,,and looks neater ?? Just a thought have you anyone there that does hydro dipping, that would be the way to go
I didn’t mention the bonnet risers before because it’s your car so if you like them keep them, personally not a fan they remind me of ripping your finger nail off for some reason 😂
You need to do a video of wrapping your rear lights
You won’t have to wait to long to find out why I won’t be doing my lights anytime soon ;) trust me
Should powder coat the metal inserts 😉
Painting is a ball ache! Good effort though! Atleast you gave it a go yourself and learnt from it!
Is your engine had the block mod? Thanks
Not yet mate
It been lowered?
Hi mate, where did you get that detailing spray from? Cheers
Hey buddy all my products are from a company called “ YUM CARS “ they are on Instagram. Pretty sure they have a website too. You can use “ GCM10 “ to save some £$
@@GCMYT ah excellent mate, cheers for the reply 👍😎
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Could or got them in carbon fibre of eBay
how the red to circels are called in the uper grill?
Hella horns buddy
@@GCMYT Merci for this quick answer
Hey buddy I really enjoy your channel but you should be wearing a respirator or proper mask when using spray paint in confined area. Spray paint fumes are dangerous
The sand paper you used was far to course, use much less course paper or a new scotch pad
10 minute job that takes all day if you had a pound for every time you removed your scuttle pannel you could retire lol
Out of curiosity. How do you prep, install, paint, all the whole filming in 10 mins ;)
That was taken out of context lol quite often we all start little jobs that take longer than we imagined it was not a dig
Didn't I tell u to get them... sets off the engine bay a little bit more
with plasti dip spray would look better