Black bonnets

**Utemad** · 28th January 2010, 11:58 AM

All this black bonnet talk makes me think I should paint it white. Then whenever a panel starts to fade I can spray it white and have what I wanted in the first place. A white Disco

**milsy** · 28th January 2010, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by **Joker**

This may be a stupid question but why would you paint it flat black on a already dark color like the british green??? i can understand on a white rig but is it meant to stop glare coming off the bonnet??

To get rid of the reflection from the over head lights, is the real reason. As the british green for example is still a gloss. Its nearly as annoying as lights reflecting off an Alloy or Stainless bull bar, nearly, but not quite! ALOT of people get them for the looks, granted the black bonnet does look better in my opinion. If I were to do it, which I will when I install my roof rack and lights, I think I'll just paint the whole bonnet black.

**milsy** · 28th January 2010, 12:03 PM

By the way DullBird, your bonnet looks unreal. Flat makes it look awesome.

**Grover-98** · 28th January 2010, 01:29 PM

Not to forget the glare which you get from the sun on a nice big white bonnet!

And well my main reason i like it is, it looks awesome!

**Utemad** · 28th January 2010, 01:39 PM

Anyone got a photo of a totally black bonnet on a Disco or RRC?
A mate bought a Mitsi FTO white body and black bonnet. Not quite the same though.

**Phoenix** · 28th January 2010, 02:05 PM

Mmmm, brother in law works for a singnwriter that does vinyl wraps, I might have to ask him about it

**digahole78** · 28th January 2010, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by Grover-98

I have infact made one of these, let me search the old computer (if it still works) and i will post it up so everyone can use it... but no promises as the old computer has been sitting in the shed for a few years now...Also i would need to search through endless files.

James.

That would be brilliant if you can find it Grover. Good luck trying.

**Grover-98** · 29th January 2010, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by digahole78

That would be brilliant if you can find it Grover. Good luck trying.

I have tried and tried to get the old computer to work again! but for many various reasons it is simply worth nothing other then the fee it will cost me to chuck it in the dump

Sorry guys! i wish i had transferred all the important things over when i got the new computer

I am sure there is some way i can get data from the hard drive, but i am no computer guru when it comes to stuff like that.

James.

**HBWC** · 30th January 2010, 03:15 AM

mail me the hard drive if i carnt get the ifo my cousin will then i can mail you a usb stick back

**digahole78** · 30th January 2010, 07:54 AM

No worries James. Thanks for trying.

A friend was telling me about a technique where you lay tape along the edge (as you would for masking out), lay a template over the bonnnet and then use a pencil to rub the edge onto the template. The tape gives you a defined line rather than just using the crease of the bonnet. I'm assuming that what a signmaker would do.

Has any one got experience with this technique?

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