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well after my car has been at the coachworks sitting in the rain for over a month, i asked the owner if i came in and prepped it, could i get the job done at a fraction of the cost, and would Paul with his 31 years of experience teach me how to spray paint :)

obviously the answer was yes, i didnt comprehend how busy these guys are and how much needed doing to my shell !

here are the first two pics taken yesterday after i started to rub down. i was given a block and a shed load of 180 pads and told to go over the whole car, i could not believe how many colours it had been ! where ever i found inperfections put a bit tape on, so off i went...i asked for an orbital but they didnt trust me not to fuck up the body work lmao !!!




these pics were about two hours into the job, i had gone most the way around with the 180, Paul then came around and found a million further little imperfections and got out his filler, i was a lil confused that he did not take it back to bare metal where he was applying filler, but he seems to really know his shit and the quality of the work coming out of the booth was flawless. anyho he filled it and told me to rub it down with 80 grit, well did that and with great excitement told him i was done......he just laughed and handed me a box of 350 grit discs and said (right the whole shell in this now please) i was gutted !! well 0900 - 1700 and when i left last night the car was ready for primer, i masked off all the windows and got rid of all the dust. the car is in the oven as i type and i am waiting for a phone call to go back today to rub back the primer :( however he said i get to use the orbital today :)

more pics tonighte i guess

Richie

Ps the colour is going to be Gelb yellow with white roof, not Trophy. (which is what i wanted initially anyho)

Edited by Richie on 15th Jan, 2009.



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Oh if anyone has a spare roof liner let me know as the back part of mine two of the plastic pips on the rods have snapped :(:(:(



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oooohhh i need to get mine done!

looks very promising, is it getting sprayed in and out? what sort of price you paying after doing the majority or prep yourself?

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Keep up the good work it will be worth it ....

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looking good mate!
keep us updated with pics please! *happy*

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hoho that first pic looks like my car a couple of months ago

Prepping it the worst bit, but well worth it in the end


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well the car was super late getting into the booth, patterson ford had f***d up a shipment of cars so Paul was banging em through to get em rite prior to dispatch am tommorow !!!!!!

I rolled her into the booth and closed up the final door then the majic began. three coats of hardened primer on the outside, and a quick flash over in the boot. then once dried (which was like minutes as the room is set to 80 deg ! Paul sprayed this black stuff over, and before i could hit him he explaned it was a guide coat, going on to say "The hard part starts here":( am at work for a couple of weeks so he will plod on 4 a while. then he will paint the full car white then straight on with the yellow before it dries, let it harden then he will do me white roof after. and finally a load of clear coat to finish cant effing wait !!!! here are the pics



Edited by Richie on 22nd Sep, 2008.



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the car is only getting outside done, i did the inside myself. cost was 400 if they did all the prep so wont be much i hope, they are a great bunch of lads !



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the black paint he applies is to highlight any small scratches marks so you can flat them off

anyway buddy your heads done!
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forgot to mention guys as of 1St June 07 you will no longer get solvent paints. 2k can only be used on commercial vehicles and the color list is shite ! iam told the paint stores for 2 years so u may want to stock pile some. good news is peeps are selling devilbiss GTI guns off cheap and there is no need !! paul uses one he paid 70 quid and changed the nozzle but reckons they are great, they do put the base coat on a lil bit thick, but it dont effect the finnish, worth bearing in mind *wink*

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well i went in today to see what the crack was, and paul had boxed on with the job the shots taken were 5min after paint going on. the roof needs keyed back and the diamond white put on, all in all it should look sweet. Pick her up Tuesday after she has baked and hardened, then i get to put the shiny shit back on !!









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should mention the yellow looks different in real life there was still shit loads of particles in the air, and me shite camera phone strikes again ! will take some digi's on Tuesday once i get the shiny bits on in the sun *wink*



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Very impressive, looks like he knows his stuff, top job. nice colour choice btw

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cheers, inspired by a certain mamber of this forum, but i 8nt going for his signature check roof *wink* but i would love to get a pic of them side by side once it is done :)



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and who would that be then?.

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well that would be telling now *wink* see if you can guess. VW Gelb Yellow with White roof.



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sure thats not benross yellow? *smiley*


looks great, top job so far.

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of course, who else

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Hi,
Nice job.
You won't have any problems finding it in a car park!
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What is it with Yellow Minis!!!!

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yellow minis are faster! it must gain at least 20bhp!!

looking good mate, carnt wait to see the final pic with everything on it!!

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well got her back today, noticed a bit rippling in the drivers door, on the shoulder, may end up putting race roundals on until i can afford to get it right. i have to take it back when i get it built and he will polish out any imperfections. i am trying to upload me pics but photobucket is being a bell end !



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