Limited Edition For Those Having Reservations?

[KN16]

I hope Elio will go back to the matching colored panels rather than the black panels because I think they are far more appealing

I completely agree.

Ditto however I doubt it will happen. The wheel covers will no doubt be a different material than the body. Not painting them in a mass production setting would be the most economical course.

The rear cover will also have the "grill" type structure in order to provide structure. Customizers who want this smooth will have to fabricate their own and figure out how to keep it from flexing while in use.

 

[Jim H]

Perhaps another after-market business opportunity

 

[lafrisbee]

You are doing the chrome detail first and painting within the lines it creates?

 

[H2odog]

You are doing the chrome detail first and painting within the lines it creates?

That typically is NOT how it is done. Normally remove all trim - paint - replace trim - add any new trim

 

[Ty]

For a limited edition, how about if the first so many had some kind of signature plaque on the dash or something?

 

[H2odog]

Ditto however I doubt it will happen. The wheel covers will no doubt be a different material than the body. Not painting them in a mass production setting would be the most economical course.

The rear cover will also have the "grill" type structure in order to provide structure. Customizers who want this smooth will have to fabricate their own and figure out how to keep it from flexing while in use.

Remove it. Brace it up and create a fiberglass mold, modify the mold and then use a chopper or hand lay reinforced new fabrications. Over simplified but is generally the procedure.

 

[H2odog]

For a limited edition, how about if the first so many had some kind of signature plaque on the dash or something?

How about under the hood? not much dash space except on the color trim plates and now that I have said that, why not there?

 

[H2odog]

quote="Ty, post: 12515, member: 502"]For a limited edition, how about if the first so many had some kind of signature plaque on the dash or something?[/quote]
Maybe something like:
2500/2500 4/12/2015
Created for: Harry I. Ball
<Paul Elio > signature.

 

[lafrisbee]

That typically is NOT how it is done. Normally remove all trim - paint - replace trim - add any new trim

"Typically"? Really?
That trim being a "one of" it would be much easier to make the trim fit the body of the EE first. Then take it off and do the paint job. It is much easier to match the paint job to the trim than the trim to the paint job, yes?

 

[H2odog]

"Typically"? Really?
That trim being a "one of" it would be much easier to make the trim fit the body of the EE first. Then take it off and do the paint job. It is much easier to match the paint job to the trim than the trim to the paint job, yes?

Yes really! "it would be much easier to make the trim fit the body of the EE first" and I am in full agreement with that statement as well. But it doesn't need to be affixed to the vehicle prior to painting. Masking trim and painting belonge in the realm of used car lots and plaid jacketsbecause it is less labor intensive and plain CHEAPER. If you are going to do a custom piece, you do a custom piece, if you are going to do a job that you can be proud of, do it right