04 Mustang - Custom color changing paint.
 

bought the 04 stang today finally. (put it off since i hate red)
so i spent the last couple hours sanding, primering and repainting
each part. wound up using the Dupont color changing paint
black->purple->green

here it is with the flat black primer. almost left it like this too..it's pretty sweet. and i hijacked the dark headlights off one of the other front bumpers. all body panels are stock. the other ground efx are too flashy IMO.
http://www.clint.mwhq.net/xmods/04stang-4sm.jpg

finished. u can see the green/purple sparkles.

http://www.clint.mwhq.net/xmods/04stang-1sm.jpg

with rims.

http://www.clint.mwhq.net/xmods/04stang-2sm.jpg

drool.

http://www.clint.mwhq.net/xmods/04stang-3sm.jpg

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

not a big stang fan, but dude, that is awesome . . .

sexxxy color..dont like the 04 stangs at allll... 05s are pretty cool though but there not xmods :(

that has to be one of the sickest xmods i ve ever seen..

nice work. I have that same paint. Trust me. If you lay a coat of the clearcoat that came with it, the car would look 10 times better. Windows look like crap with the black primer.

where can i get this paint or a paint like it??...that 3 color fading is incredible..what grit sand paper did you use to sand body?

i plan on clearcoating it. just havent had the time.


BigStang> i picked it up at WalMart. it's made by dupont and comes in a package with 3 cans. black primer, color changing mid coat, and a can of clearcoat. they offer several different schemes, the one i have is purple->green

and i used 400 grit paper. seemed to work out well. roughed it up enough, and didnt really remove any material.

Clint- thanks man thats so sweet...i was wondering..would a 600 grit sandpaper work??...and do they come in different colors because i dont exactly want to copy you

600 might take too much effort to get rough.. but you can try..

here's the paint specs.
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/mirage.html

ok im gonna go with the red kit..i think...and im using 320 now...,how do i know when its sanded well..there is no gloss whatso ever left, but you can still tell it is red.... and how long should i spend on sanding it? im new to this so i need a little help...

when the red isnt shiny.. it will look all dull with tiny hairline scratches. you dont have to sand it much.. just roughen up
the surface so the spray paint has something to stick to.

practice on a spare hood or other unneeded part if you feel a bit sketchy doing it.

bingo...thats what mine loooks like....now i just gotta find the paint...

thanks for the help

Woah woah.. what's with the mad wheel offset.
Is that normal or did you just put the wheels on loose?

I <3 wheels that barely fit in the body.

ah.. finally someone noticed. :D

i've been working on an adjustable rear offset for rims.
nut is inside the rim, instead of outside. use two to prevent the wheel from spinning off and to provide adjustability.

once i finish it i'll post some pics. but from what i posted, im sure anyone could replicate my idea. it does involve shaving the inner part of the rim hub and jbwelding a nut to it.

this will make your mustang, look like a mustang. :)

a quick question...how many coats of actual paint did you use???...not primer or clear coat

hard to say.. i did rotate it a lot, but i use short, light bursts of paint. i stopped when i covered everything and got nice color change effects.i never really waited in between coats, i spray it so light that by the time i get all the way around the car, the original section is practically dry and ready to be sprayed again.

the color chanign paint is something u have to experiment with.

and u dont want to lay it on thick or else you lose the lines in the body.

what you use to mask the windows?

3m scotch brand painters tape and a sharp xacto knife.
cheap masking tape allows the paint to bleed a little.
u get what u pay for.

i've just finished with the primer....it came out flawless...no bubbles, runs etc... im excited how its gonna look i bought the red/blue kit:D

about painting the mirage on...what do the directions mean when it says "allow to get sticky between coats" i really dont wannna mess any thing up on this project so im being extra careful

"sticky" means you dont have to wait till its all dry before doing another coat. 5 minutes is good enough.

you will get the hang of it.

i finally finished:D :D ...i was really surprised on how easy it was....i will post some pictures in about a week...

You painted when it was too humid and you didnt get a full coat everytime you painted. Not trying to bash on your paint job but it dosent seem that "colorful."

Heres the best shot I've gotten of my chameleon paint jobs,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...IM0696edit.jpg

Practice makes perfect,
DechYe

what is that a bumper from?

i didnt have the clearcoat on it in those pics(as you can see by looking at the windows), so yes, the full color
does not show thru. after clearcoating i also use polishing compound and top it off with some zymol wax.


yours is looking good.

The front bumber is a custom one I made for one of my RSXs (you can see it in buy sell or trade)

Clint, I wanna see some updates. On the one photo it was paint then the flat black. that only happens when its humid. Maybe I was wrong. Lemme see what she looks like now.

DechYe

i wont be home until late next week so no pics for a while..but
beleive me.. my camera sucks (1MP), it looks awesome in person
and it color shifts the way it should.
ive done various car parts, computer parts, other rc cars and my racing helmet with mirage. been thru at least 7 sets. humidity during ny winters is nonexistent. my house has very dry air and the garage is 3000sq ft with propane heat(12 car private performance shop for me and a bud). we also have a sheilded rear exit fan for fumes, compressed air, sprayers and a powder coater.


:D

but i _am_ jealous of the creativity that some of you hobby airbrusher guys have. some of the rc and computer case airbrush jobs ive seen are amazing.

i understand what you mean with the camera affecting the color shifting...my mustang shifts amazingly in light from windows and lamps but i have a 450 dollar camera and it still cant capture the fading...

correction = the camera captures the fading but it looks much better in person

I've noticed the same thing with mica/metallic paint, too. I've got a 4 megapixel camera, and as good as my painted remote is looking, the camera cannot get focus close enough to do any kind of justice to the paint layering (2 cans of dark metallic blue under 2 cans of mica blue under 2 cans of clearcoat gives it terrific depth). It kills me, because I see closeup pics of mica-painted computer cases (Shuttle had one made by Soldam, plus any Soldam case that has pearl paint looks incredible), and I know my remote is looking that good, but I can't take a picture that truly reflects that.
BTW: On masking tape, I tried several different kinds, and have found the Tamiya tape to be by far the best to work with. It's super-thin, so it cuts very, very easiliy, but it's got a waxy, smooth surface that I assume is what is preventing the bleed that I get with other masks (although I also started using a method of laying down a very thin base coat for every mask, and I let dry for a couple of hours to seal the edges)
Also, regarding getting a nice, smooth sheen pre-clearcoat, I start spraying with a warmed can 12 inches from the target, aiming as close to straight down as possible, and count to 5. I wait 10-15 minutes, holding for the visual cue of the solvent evaporating and orange peel showing up, and then hit it with another 5 second coat. I do that 4-5 times and let it dry, which has worked pretty well, and I live in a very humid city.

I'm assuming you guys are using macro mode on your cameras for these close up detail shots.

yup, and try to get enough ambient light and not use the flash..i have to use the flash and it all but kills the color change effect.

awesome...i just tried to insert the photos of my car and didnt resize them...i accidently created the thread any way and it showed a link to my pictures from my c drive..i pray that administrator rejects it because im afraid some a**hole will hack into my computer:( :mad:

am i the only person that acutally likes it in that flat black first stage?:confused:

nope, i like it better that way as well