black roof and centre bonnet

[mentalmoshio sophs V8i]

im thinking of doing this to mine cause they seen better days. is a d.i.y a good option or body shop a better bet

[Kentish man]

I was thinking along the same lines. My roof is a bit tatty round the Alpine windows and there are a few marks on the roof where the previous owner tried to squeeze under a height limit. I was thinking of getting it done by a local body shop, better job than my dodgy spraying. My Discovery is silver and I thought a black roof would look good, never thought of having the bonnet done like that but now I have seen a picture it looks good. Black steel wheels to finish?

[eugene]

should be able to do a diy job with spray cans as long as you prep it well and take the shine of with scotch
pad to give the paint to stick to sould go smoothly good luck

[Range Rover Blues]

A matt black bonnet will be usefull if we have a good summer, it helps the bonnet loose some heat too.

[mentalmoshio sophs V8i]

I was thinking along the same lines. My roof is a bit tatty round the Alpine windows and there are a few marks on the roof where the previous owner tried to squeeze under a height limit. I was thinking of getting it done by a local body shop, better job than my dodgy spraying. My Discovery is silver and I thought a black roof would look good, never thought of having the bonnet done like that but now I have seen a picture it looks good. Black steel wheels to finish?

this tempt u even more ive got black freestyle rims and sliver ones not sure what to have the mud tyres on

[racedriver]

When you paint the bonnet either wet and dry or scotch off the centre area. Mask the line with pin strip and not masking tape as the paint will seep under masking tape. Paint with a satin black spray.

I did mine this way and it looked as proffesional as my camel disco.

Good luck.

[mentalmoshio sophs V8i]

after sparying it black do u need to use clear laquer?

[racedriver]

I suppose you could laquer it but it would give a glossy finish. I just satin blacked mine and it lasted longer than I had the disco.

[mentalmoshio sophs V8i]

thats one less can to buy then. matt black sounds good to me but im unsure what a yellow mud club splat sticker will look like on black bonnet?

[Skibum346]

im unsure what a yellow mud club splat sticker will look like on black bonnet?

Bright...!

But hey... nothing wrong with "inyerface"   :lol: