Holy mechanical marvel! its project bat-mobile

[Bryson]

alright gents, decided to officailly do my batmobile theme..

for phase one, the car will recieve matte black wheels, grille, and yellow painted calipers..

additional phases will resume in time when i can afford better wheels, and other mods...

i will say this is deffinately not a luxury look for an A4, but thats not what i desire, so if you want to call it ricey..well thats just fine by me!

my cars real father..


okay, so im going to keep you guys posted on my progress..

Stage 1. ...OEM Grille Blackout...

okay so far i have the grille painted (which came out perfect and you would never guess its spray paint)

i would say it looks just as nice as an ecs blackout grille going for $200+
ofcourse they got me on quality, but it came out showroom status!

the grille was dissassembled into 3 pieces for precise painting..

the outer chrome ring.
the filler plate.
and the grille itself.


i will begin the wheels tomorrow..

mhmmm..




heres a pic of the smooth-ness of paint job\\


stickers left intact:)


before bumper was put on..

just before bumper attachtment..


and the final product of the grille(cost me less than $10)


i'd have to say im amazed on how i am tranforming my car into a goblin for almost noting..

[Clown4]

man i love the last picture!

for your information, that's not ricey at all!
job well done!

[Quattro]

should be interesting!

[Erocko]

Man, the matte finish looks pretty sick on there. Can't wait to see it progress.

[grauler02]

def looks nice and looking to see the finished product.

[stil]

awesome job
what paint did you use
i want to do the same on mine
how do you prepare the chrome for painting, is there a special primer that you have to apply prior to painting

[Bryson]

no primer was used on the grille, i just sanded with some 150grit(fine) and gave it afew coats, im not so worried about chipping because i always make sure to leave at least a 2car distance between me and the car infront of me, which is where chipping comes from, vehicles infront of you that kick up small pebbles into the front of your car. Ive proven this theroy to myself, my headlights still dont have any pitting or chips since i replaced the plastic lense on them...something to think about..

paint is rust oleum -flat protective enamel-
in black color.

stuffs a dream, you can get it to where its nearly running, but it all dries smoothe and even

i will however, be using primer on the wheels

[Bryson]

just went out and took a couple pics of this beast..

[CZA420tAvant]

some daytime shots please

[redlabel81]

Batman doesn't operate in daytime!

[stil]

thanks batman, oops i meant bryson
daytime shot please
the nocturnal pics are killing my eyes man
lol

[elwigglero]

The 89 batmobile is good inspiration. Looking forward to finished pics.

[barkerd427]

This is actually about the most european you can get. If anyone ever has a chance to go to Woethersee in Austria, then you will see all kinds of cars that have been modded around these types of themes. Last year there was one with grass all over it, another with naked women all over it, and another that looked like it was covered in leather. This is the true euro scene in the homeland today.

[EMAXX]

The finish looks good with the Rustolum paint. I might have to try that on the grill. I used some Plasti-dip on the back of the car and on some emblems, I just hated how it has a little bit of that texture to it. I held off on the grill just so that I could find something that didn't have as much texture as the Plasti-dip.

[Vorsprung]

Looks great, nice smooth finish. Looks like I'm gonna have to find me some Rustoleum rattle cans

[Bryson]

yeah guys i experimented with over 10 different flat blacks and rust oleum is by far the best, i too noticed how the plasti-dip had a rough texture that in my opinion..doesnt look very oem...but neither does alot of mods on our cars..

as for day pics..i will take some.

[Bryson]

UPDATE..

stage 2 has begun..

just finished one of the wheels, all i got to say is WOW..

so much labor just to complete one..

had to clean it, then sand the whole wheel inside and out..

then prime..then paint..

very pleased with the outcome

heres while i was priming..


and as promised some update photos..(ignore different rear wheel, it will be removed when i finish everything)





cant wait to finish so i can begin calipers

[Bryson]

how she can look with a little suspension work..



also..
im kinda loiking red calipers better..

[silvr2.0t]

you're welcome for the idea....

[EMAXX]

Painting your wheels is a very time consuming process. I ended up spending about 16 hours to paint all 4 of my wheels.

[BlowDro]

what colors the car? its it quartz?

[AudiWxGuy]

I think it is Dolphin Gray.

[Bryson]

you're welcome for the idea....

thanks!

haha and yeah my cars dolphin grey..

what color should i do the calipers guys?

[BriAnders]

stick with the batman theme and paint 'em yellow. a lot of us don't have many choices when it comes to painting calipers because of the rest of the color of our cars. but in your case with the grey/black i think yellow would like pretty damn good.

[eskimopunk]

some daytime shots please

just photoshop them

[eskimopunk]

stick with the batman theme and paint 'em yellow. a lot of us don't have many choices when it comes to painting calipers because of the rest of the color of our cars. but in your case with the grey/black i think yellow would like pretty damn good.

yeh car is gonna look good... i actually think orange would look better than yellow for dolphin grey, but yellow is more batman lol.... maybe a orangy yellow

[harryd14]

ya i say stick with the yellow and black batman theme

[AWDTURBO]

coming along very nice

[BriAnders]

na na na na na na na na, Batman! Batman! Batman!



sorry, i couldn't help it

[EMAXX]

yeh car is gonna look good... i actually think orange would look better than yellow for dolphin grey, but yellow is more batman lol.... maybe a orangy yellow

Maybe if it was a subtle orange. Nothing to attention grabbing. I think yellow would look the best though.

[Bryson]

update...

3 wheels complete, and got one of the calipers done in high temp gloss yellow



holy yellow!

[Bryson]

will take some better shots

[Bryson]

also...around how much does getting wheels powdercoated go for?

i know it depends on the shop and all that but just a general price range..

[2.slowT]

What caliper paint? That looks better than the G2 I used.

[fusionx]

center caps please!!!

other than that it looks insane!

[Bryson]

center caps please!!!

other than that it looks insane!

hahahah i workin' on it!

yeah heres some more pics showing the completed side with painted wheels


ohh and i realise the rear lugs arent black

[stil]

Wow, those calipers looks great
what paint did you use?

[Bryson]

project update:

i was bummed because i really wanted gloss black rather than the less black looking matte black, but was afraid because gloss spray paint has always come out crappy....until now..

i learned that if you just spray real close at first you get runs and drips and the paint bubbles up, so what i did was i slowly got the wheel wet with paint from a distance with a lite coat, and then i got super close(2in. or so) and just blasted it with a sweeping motion. I achieved an insane gloss finish that i can see myself in!

the gloss is soooooooooooooo sick, i may never even get other wheels! (kidding ofcourse)

but the difference is dramatic..



before...


after..


and little audi rings for the calipers


dont flame as the paint job was quick on the caliipers...

[Bryson]

Wow, those calipers looks great
what paint did you use?

paint was "duplicolor caliper paint"

in yellow

[Cronogr]

Wow sick dude but paint the calipers black...