Project: Hitman Tribute PC- Concept 2/3/08

[The boy 4rm oz]

I would think you'd have to sand it back to get it to stick.

[Braveheart]

I would think you'd have to sand it back to get it to stick.

same here, or put some kind of primer on it first, i guess not though, it seems to be sticking

[Matrix-D]

looks nice so far, i am amazed you got paint to stick to that chrome 0.o

It wasn't actually chrome, just really shiny billet aluminum. Trust me, if I had real chrome, I would not deface it with paint.

[BigJohnson]

Its ok, we deface a lot of stuff around here.

[Matrix-D]

same here, or put some kind of primer on it first, i guess not though, it seems to be sticking

Sorry, I somehow managed not to notice this fourth page until just now , so I still need to answer the question of how I painted the bling. I first sanded the aluminum very lightly with 400 grit sandpaper and then put on three coats of metal primer. I let the primer cure for about 6 hours and then wetsanded it with the 400 grit and applied the red. This method seems to have worked; the paint is sticking really well.

Thanks again for all of the comments. They really give me the juice to work hard on this mod. You guys are the best.

[BigJohnson]

Well thats why we are here and not doing our own stuff. We're all talk. Nah. Its great to support each other and help anyone along the way. It makes things fun and it makes this a great community.

[Matrix-D]

Unfortunately, this weekend has been very busy and I havn't had much time to work. I finally got a couple free minutes tonight but I didn't get very much done. The painting is going slowly, but that's okay, it leaves me more time to save up for the goodies inside the case .

During the week I managed to get the nubs of the handle painted black. They still need to be wetsanded and cleared, but I think they already look really cool. Here's a brief recap of their progression.

The "stock handles," already so nice and shiny.

Painted entirely red (sorry, massively cropped picture)

Painted red with black nubs (current state)

[BigJohnson]

Im liking this mod the more I see it. Looking good.

[b4i7]

[blueonblack]

Congrats on the front page, keep it up!
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