Show us your Waterfall

[W1111AM]

divetheworld said:

W1111AM said:

Nice work on the close up pictures Is this an AM standard part?
Your waterfall is very nice, the machined swirls give an engineering/old school classic car feeling. Is this the same finish on MikeyK's Waterfall below?

Apparently, they don't do Microspin anymore. I've been told that I wont be able to get a replacement if it breaks....Too scarce
MikeyK's looks a bit like the Nexus pattern not Microspin. As far as I can see, this is a list of the Sat Nav surrounds that have been made.

Carbon fibre
Piano black
Dragon 88
Mahogany
Walnut
Bamboo
Double apex alloy
Microspin alloy
Prism alloy
Gun metal
Nexus alloy
Tamo ash

Can we tick these off when they've been shown on the thread? That woul dbe cool, pics of all of them.

Edited by divetheworld on Thursday 10th July 11:28

Hey, this is truly great work Sir, thank you for the list

Hey lovely folks of the AM forum, can you help us document some of these finishes with photographs ??

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Billieray said:

Thanks for the great Waterfall, that suits the blue theme of your car Was this a standard finish or one you have created?

I will be near Milan in my AM "TeaSpn", staying at Lake Como 1st & 2nd August Sunday 3rd August we are driving back up through some Passes into Switzerland if you fancy a drive and some lunch together? PM me if your interested

[Billieray]

W1111AM said:

Thanks for the great Waterfall, that suits the blue theme of your car Was this a standard finish or one you have created?

I will be near Milan in my AM "TeaSpn", staying at Lake Como 1st & 2nd August Sunday 3rd August we are driving back up through some Passes into Switzerland if you fancy a drive and some lunch together? PM me if your interested

When I bought the car it was already like this and I liked very much, it's painted with the same color of the car (really nice in the sun)

I will be in Como that period so you can contact me by whatsapp or by sms i will show you nice roads and maybe we can drive togheter on furkapass and others great passes in Switzerland (I like to drive quite fast )) )

[toohuge]

W1111AM said:

avinalarf said:

W1111AM said:

My horrible purple waterfall, which I am going to change (with Le Mans 24 sticker still on, from Le Mans trip):

What are the interior colours of your car ?

Black leather, light grey and my fitted Zagato Wave interior

W1111AM - Your interior looks great... was the wave install a retro fit, or factory option?

Thanks
Chris

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W1111AM said:

avinalarf said:

W1111AM said:

My horrible purple waterfall, which I am going to change (with Le Mans 24 sticker still on, from Le Mans trip):

What are the interior colours of your car ?

Black leather, light grey and my fitted Zagato Wave interior

W1111AM - Your interior looks great... was the wave install a retro fit, or factory option?

Thanks
Chris

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Billieray said:

W1111AM said:

Thanks for the great Waterfall, that suits the blue theme of your car Was this a standard finish or one you have created?

I will be near Milan in my AM "TeaSpn", staying at Lake Como 1st & 2nd August Sunday 3rd August we are driving back up through some Passes into Switzerland if you fancy a drive and some lunch together? PM me if your interested

When I bought the car it was already like this and I liked very much, it's painted with the same color of the car (really nice in the sun)

I will be in Como that period so you can contact me by whatsapp or by sms i will show you nice roads and maybe we can drive togheter on furkapass and others great passes in Switzerland (I like to drive quite fast )) )

Custom painted waterfall, this is interesting! In theory this has great potential - personalisation.
Durability - how is it finished? Looks like it is a Matte finish maybe? This would help reduce fingerprints, marks and outside reflections.

Lake Como meet & drive: wonderful let's meet up! I shall send you a PM. I will be able to see the blue waterfall in person

[W1111AM]

toohuge said:

W1111AM - Your interior looks great... was the wave install a retro fit, or factory option?

Thanks
Chris

Thanks Chris, retro fitted...

[Billieray]

W1111AM said:

Custom painted waterfall, this is interesting! In theory this has great potential - personalisation.
Durability - how is it finished? Looks like it is a Matte finish maybe? This would help reduce fingerprints, marks and outside reflections.

Lake Como meet & drive: wonderful let's meet up! I shall send you a PM. I will be able to see the blue waterfall in person

Mine is not matte, it has a trasparent paint protection like the paint of the car but I think that you can do all the finishment that you want with a professional painter

Impossible to see any finger prints on my waterfall

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Billieray said:

W1111AM said:

Custom painted waterfall, this is interesting! In theory this has great potential - personalisation.
Durability - how is it finished? Looks like it is a Matte finish maybe? This would help reduce fingerprints, marks and outside reflections.

Lake Como meet & drive: wonderful let's meet up! I shall send you a PM. I will be able to see the blue waterfall in person

Mine is not matte, it has a trasparent paint protection like the paint of the car but I think that you can do all the finishment that you want with a professional painter

Impossible to see any finger prints on my waterfall

Thanks, good post!!
I think the customised waterfall is a nice expansion of the thread - has anyone else got custom waterfalls?

We still need pictures of the AM parts list posted earlier, can anyone help with some pictures?

[Murph7355]

W1111AM said:

...It creates perspective, distance and space within the confines of a small cabin. ...

I think it looks a bit clumsy and gives the impression it's taking up a lot of space unnecessarily....and whilst not the ski slope/waterfall per se, especially so in front of the passenger (doubly so when you consider how big the glove box is).

It's well put together, and as interiors go Aston ones are still amongst the best IMO. But there are elements that could be improved upon.

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Murph7355 said:

W1111AM said:

...It creates perspective, distance and space within the confines of a small cabin. ...

I think it looks a bit clumsy and gives the impression it's taking up a lot of space unnecessarily....and whilst not the ski slope/waterfall per se, especially so in front of the passenger (doubly so when you consider how big the glove box is).

It's well put together, and as interiors go Aston ones are still amongst the best IMO. But there are elements that could be improved upon.

Good post, all opinions welcome and invited
The space used is large, you are right. I have a pair of sunglasses in my glovebox
One benefit I have noticed when taking friends out for a spin. They have all said how big and safe the car feels. I am thinking the extra space between the passenger and windscreen gives the environment a subconscious feeling of space = safety.
When in a Porsche the dash comes down quite quickly from the windscreen and the feeling of space is much more limited, I have always felt very engaged with the windscreen and the action up front and so close.

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Can anyone help with good ideas for masking quantity circles around the heat controls/graphics, pre-painting for the middle HVAC fascia?
I like the idea of running the same finish down from the Waterfall. After, painting the lower plate under the gear surround to match (all 3 fascia's matching):

[KarlFranz]

W1111AM said:

Can anyone help with good ideas for masking quantity circles around the heat controls/graphics, pre-painting for the middle HVAC fascia?
I like the idea of running the same finish down from the Waterfall. After, painting the lower plate under the gear surround to match (all 3 fascia's matching):

If you have access to a vinyl cutter this is really easy to do. I bought my wife a Silhoutte Cameo for Xmas and I've used it more than her.

Just cut out a few circles in the desired diameters, stick them on and paint away. To ensure a clean edge, I would peel the vinyl off while the paint is still wet. Then put a nice thick clear coat on top of the painted and unpainted area to make the finish smooth.

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KarlFranz said:

W1111AM said:

Can anyone help with good ideas for masking quantity circles around the heat controls/graphics, pre-painting for the middle HVAC fascia?
I like the idea of running the same finish down from the Waterfall. After, painting the lower plate under the gear surround to match (all 3 fascia's matching):

If you have access to a vinyl cutter this is really easy to do. I bought my wife a Silhoutte Cameo for Xmas and I've used it more than her.

Just cut out a few circles in the desired diameters, stick them on and paint away. To ensure a clean edge, I would peel the vinyl off while the paint is still wet. Then put a nice thick clear coat on top of the painted and unpainted area to make the finish smooth.

KF, when I first read your advice, I thought "I bought my wife a Silhoutte Cameo for Xmas and I've used it more than her" was a bit sexy, maybe TMI for us all This is one of my favourite all-time PH posts

I like the idea of the vinyl circles thanks, definitely removing them whilst paint still soft. The clear lacquer coating is also a great idea! Thank you Sir!
My daughter (who is a handbag designer) is currently at home designing new leather features/theme for the interior on TeaSpn, I plan to change the centre console to match her design direction... exciting first concepts tonight :heehee:

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ahhha, just found someone who did a custom waterfall: MaverickV12 in 2013: http://www.pistonheads.com/GASSING/topic.asp?h=0&a...



Has anyone else done any personalization of their waterfall (not your garden waterfalls ) ?

I am working on ski-slope options currently...

[KarlFranz]

Mine looked like that but it's only a reflection of a flag on the garage wall.

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nice reflection KF, very cool-Brit

[danieldenham]

Impasse said:

Is two waterfalls a rockery?

Impasse, are you looking to sell one of those waterfalls?? I'm looking for gun metal to replace a mahogany one on my MY08 manual.

Daniel




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GLOSS resin volcano red Carbon Fibre:

Does anyone have a black gloss finish carbon fibre ski slope?

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Gradiating blue carbon fibre, the Vanquish waterfall being so long makes a very elegant experience.
Anyone have other colour variants?