Thought I'd start a new thread on this subject. Has anyone painted the models to make them look like their ow big Pilots? If you have, what process did you use? spray paint or brush? Pictures of the finished product would be appreciated.
No need to paint mine...they already come in the best color: Starlight Silver!4603pba said:Thought I'd start a new thread on this subject. Has anyone painted the models to make them look like their ow big Pilots? If you have, what process did you use? spray paint or brush? Pictures of the finished product would be appreciated.
I tried using the touch up paint from Honda. Don't get too close and it looks nice or keeping sniffing the fumes from the paint and it looks real good.evaneri65 said:how about using the touch up paint from honda ?
How about posting a pic, just for grins.74PILOTMOM said:I used a sharpie on all the silver parts that should be black.
Don't do it!!!
I knew it was stupid. Just couldn't look at it knowing those parts were wrong.
Looks good from far, but far from good.
Looks pretty good from here. And you can't be that much of a nerd. A real Pilot nerd would have contributed one of the 13 posts to the "hand tightening your oil filter" thread.74PILOTMOM said:Jay- I only got one shot. Sharpie rubs off, and the windows look a little purple, like cheap tint.
I swore I would wait to get paint. Impatience! It looks much worse in person.
Laugh at me, call me an idiot, I deserve it. I was blessed with finding one, and I destroyed it! :3:
I think that you're really selling yourself short, 'MOM'.74PILOTMOM said:I only got one shot. Sharpie rubs off, and the windows look a little purple, like cheap tint.
I swore I would wait to get paint. Impatience! It looks much worse in person.
Laugh at me, call me an idiot, I deserve it. I was blessed with finding one, and I destroyed it! :3:
I did mention to someone at the D.C. meet how the model looked like it had better Silver paint than some who've posted the pics of their blotchy SS.xGS said:...snip
Besides that, the term "idiot" ought be reserved for anyone who tries to paint their full-size Pilot to match the model.
Looks pretty good in your photo. I was thinking of using a Sharpie to just do the door handles and the roof rack. How did that part turn out? BTW, did you try using rubbing alcohol to remove the Sharpie marks if you want to try again? I'd try it on the painted portion before trying the plastic windows.74PILOTMOM said:Jay- I only got one shot. Sharpie rubs off, and the windows look a little purple, like cheap tint.
I swore I would wait to get paint. Impatience! It looks much worse in person.
Laugh at me, call me an idiot, I deserve it. I was blessed with finding one, and I destroyed it! :3:
LOL...uh oh...shutrbug...that's where I started. Then I noticed "ya know, beneath the roof rails are actually a black strip running the length of the entire roof, not just the rails themselves, and the side mirrors actually sit on black, not silver, and since this version has no front front side windows, the B pillar is exposed and needs to be black too. OH yeah, and the trim around the windows is black too" SHARPIE to the rescue! I made lots of mistakes and they're obvious in person. The sharpie actually looks fine if you don't mind the reddish/puplish cast. It isn't durable, and actually smudges when played with. We play with it. My 7 month old smashes it on the coffee table.shutrbug said:Looks pretty good in your photo. I was thinking of using a Sharpie to just do the door handles and the roof rack. How did that part turn out? BTW, did you try using rubbing alcohol to remove the Sharpie marks if you want to try again? I'd try it on the painted portion before trying the plastic windows.