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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 15, 2010 8:45:52 GMT
Volksman: You're the first one to tell me the ideas are cool, thanks for that  meatballturbo: You're an influence, do you know that? |
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Post by slacker on Jul 15, 2010 10:27:23 GMT
@ Slacker - those are two nicely done Polos, the green one is lowered *just* right and the grey primer looks really good on the Mk2. Moon discs are okay, but they're a bit plain for my tastes, I like fiddly overwrought things, as you may have noticed. the green one is my current polo (and for sale ;D  ) its lowered 70mm all round. the grey one was my first polo it was called the little koffin, was goin to have it painted on the back door after smoothing but it died before the plans were finished! it has to be moonies on my motors  |
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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 15, 2010 11:05:25 GMT
slacker: you wouldn't be interested in perhaps doing a bit of pinstriping on mine would you? I'm thinking nothing too enormous, just a bit here and there on corners, kidney choppers, bit of metal under the window inside, that sort of thing.
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Post by slacker on Jul 15, 2010 11:31:18 GMT
slacker: you wouldn't be interested in perhaps doing a bit of pinstriping on mine would you? I'm thinking nothing too enormous, just a bit here and there on corners, kidney choppers, bit of metal under the window inside, that sort of thing. yeah mate wouldnt be a problem, didnt realise you were in Sheffield! get intouch when your ready |
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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 15, 2010 11:35:40 GMT
I'll pass my test first, then drive over, seems most sensible. No later than September I'm hoping, ideally sooner... you know how it is.
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Post by slacker on Jul 15, 2010 13:28:11 GMT
I'll pass my test first, then drive over, seems most sensible. No later than September I'm hoping, ideally sooner... you know how it is. not a prob for me to come over to you know how it is tho mate ;D |
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Post by TheFrequentFryer on Jul 16, 2010 21:12:46 GMT
I try. I have loads of ideas and either no time or no skills to do it myself.
I'm hoping I can do as good a job on the black Saab I've just bought.
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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 18, 2010 17:27:04 GMT
oooo, black Saab, I'm already interested.
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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 18, 2010 17:36:22 GMT
Urgh, after a 3 and a half hour journey from Lincolnshire to Sheffield I can happily say I'm finally home.
Frustratingly, I'm home to discover some mice are in the house somewhere still, my website server appears to be down and the hard drive that has my music on has decided that my computer doesn't exist. All of this will hopefully be sorted out tomorrow.
Note to anyone thinking of doing it, NEVER carry two front wings on public transport for the distance I have, even if you do get rescued by a friend in a scarlet Volvo 740 estate on the last leg of the journey.
More info on my adventures just as soon as the technical issues are resolved.
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Post by TheFrequentFryer on Jul 18, 2010 19:01:38 GMT
Well, I have a readers ride thread with details of it, but nothing is being done in anger until it passes the next MOT in September.
For now I'm just making sure it runs cleanly and properly. As it has only done 3k miles between each of the last two MOTs hopefully it won't need too much.
Hatch is shagged and needs replacing eventually, as ideally should both doors to be perfect, and the bonnet could do with a fettle. All electrical problems are related to idle, once rolling it is mint.
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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 18, 2010 20:00:17 GMT
Well, I have a readers ride thread with details of it. Such a tease... how about a link? |
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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 18, 2010 22:58:08 GMT
First of all, I'm amazed at how many people have looked at this thread, fast approaching 3000! I did have some pics of my horn boss in place, looks really good, and some other pictures too in daylight... then I was an idiot and accidentally deleted them all. Not to worry, my camera has a flash that almost combats the poor incandescent lighting inside the house. When I set out on Friday I had to pack a weekend's clothes, the glovebox and four axle stands. This ended up being a lot of stuff. All the axle stands at the workspace are in use so I had to dig mine out. They wouldn't fit in a bag, so I contrived a ghetto handle. Great for carving a path through the crowds at the train station.  Romance of rust...  Because I get fed up of being unable to work on the car when I'm at home, I took it upon myself to make the 3.5 hour public transport journey from the workspace to the house with the two front wings. I would advise anybody thinking of doing this not to, it's a hellish experience... but parts the crowds at the train station even better than axle stands on string. Driver's side wing.   Passenger's side wing. I've taken the paint off the outside, but because I didn't ever finish off the paint it was obviously still porous and some flash rust has occured. This will come off with sandpaper, easy-peasy.   Pristine fuel filler cap, almost a shame to paint it.   Thanks to ben711200 here on RR for the next item. Need to either get some swan necks with smaller bases or do a bit of chopping to slot these two together properly. Square-ish mirrors are in the post. These will go on the front of the wings, as far forward as I can get them.    Website server is still playing up a bit, so you might have to be patient with the pictures. Tomorrow, hopefully, is paint time. |
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Post by ben711200 on Jul 19, 2010 6:56:33 GMT
Glad to see the mirror arms are going to be used for something interesting and cool Whilst not all of the build is to my personal tastes, I think your attitude to the project, and use of traditional methods (I'm quite excited to see how the coach paint comes out) are excellent, which is why I'm watching this thread closely. |
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Post by Lawsy on Jul 19, 2010 7:20:47 GMT
axle stands and wings on public transport - madness, but love it
Good work so far, liking the unique direction and the small image in your sig looks cool if thats the direction your after...
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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 19, 2010 16:33:21 GMT
Whilst not all of the build is to my personal tastes, I think your attitude to the project, and use of traditional methods (I'm quite excited to see how the coach paint comes out) are excellent, which is why I'm watching this thread closely. First try with brush-on primer happened today. I might take photos in a bit but I'm too knackered right now, am having a cuppa instead. I'm hoping to have one wing finished by the end of the week, weather permitting. I like that people can enjoy something in the thread even if my eccentric tastes are a bit too much. axle stands and wings on public transport - madness, but love it Good work so far, liking the unique direction and the small image in your sig looks cool if thats the direction your after... Madness, or dedication? (probably madness, actually). The sig-pic is my intended direction, curiously the only 'modification' for insurance purposes in that pic is the lowering, everything else is 'accessories' and doesn't count, apparently. |
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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 20, 2010 18:07:50 GMT
Black. When I opened the tin I thought I'd mistakenly bought Acme Hole Paint, it's that black, the camera doesn't do it justice.  Post Office Red. This is the reddest red I've ever seen.  I'm at least one more day's work off being able to apply either of the paints above, so I'll update you with the progress so far, small though it is. Two coats of primer. This paint is thicker and faster drying than I'm used to, but for a first attempt I'm fairly pleased. Have to use this stuff outside, it's quite odiferous.  On the inside I've done one coat of primer and have one to go. The finish on the inside of these panels isn't as important so it can be scruffy.  The brush strokes are massively visible, the paint was drying as I was applying it since the panel was very hot due to the very hot weather we had yesterday. Never mind, lesson learned: paint faster!   I only had 400grit wet and dry to hand, the shop was closed so I couldn't go out and grab some 200grit and I was impatient. Out comes the filler to see if I can smooth out the brush strokes. As I was applying this I knew it was a bad idea and I'd only give myself more work.    So, after finding out the paint was softer than the filler, I spent some time patiently working away at one spot until it was lovely and smooth. With coarser paper this will go much faster, but it sands back to a beautifully smooth surface fairly quickly with 400grit.   So, tomorrow I'm off to get some coarser wet and dry paper and I'll get the rest of the paint flatted back properly. I'll touch up any bits of bare metal as I go along and sand that. Then, when everything is nice and smooth, I'll get to applying the coach paint. I am a little bit scared of cocking up the coach paint, but I'm also confident in my patience with sanding and polishing so even if I end up with brush strokes and runs I know I can rescue the paint pretty easily. Exciting times ahead! |
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Post by joloke08 on Jul 20, 2010 23:04:39 GMT
Looking Good ;D Just a tip to make things a little easier for you id use primer or red oxide in rattle cans You can get away with applying enamel topcoat over celulose primer or red oxide just don't put celulose or 2k over enamel  I tried brush paint red oxide on my mini in the early days and I virtually had to file the ridges/brushmarks out of it  it dries soo quick theres no time to brush the marks out of it So spray the primer on and brush or roller the gloss coats on,you should be able to get lots of generic cheap grey primer or red oxide aerosols by the box either from your local paint factors or on the net (ie Ebay) The Gloss coats should flow a lot better and should dry soo quickly alowing time for brushing out the brushmarks ;D |
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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 20, 2010 23:35:46 GMT
Looking Good ;D Just a tip to make things a little easier for you id use primer or red oxide in rattle cans I bought the primer and coach paint together so I wouldn't have horrible reactions happening. I really wasn't expecting such a short drying time or such thick paint so I'll just have to practice to get it easier to work on. I sort of fudged this wing a bit, but I reckon the second panel will go quicker and smoother now I know what to expect. Interestingly, the brush-on primer is thick enough and tough enough to act as a fine surface filler as well, meaning I should have a nice straight panel when I'm done fettling. As long as I can get the sandpaper I need tomorrow I should be able to get the above tidied and painted. No job worth doing is quick or easy, so my late grandfather would tell me, especially things like paint. |
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Post by joloke08 on Jul 20, 2010 23:50:05 GMT
hiya I can see you point get all the same type of paint and you minimise the risk of any reaction just thinking using general celly red oxide will give you a better smoother surface you could get a cheap can spray it on a spare bit of metal then once its dried add a coat of the coach enamel to make sure of no reaction Ive never ever had Enamel react with Celly though as long as the enamel is going over the celly put celly or 2k over enamel though and its sure to crinkle up crack and craze you can also just sand back the original cars paint till its smooth as your undercoat and apply enamel over that as your using black it will be OK should really matter what colour is under it ;D whatever you decide to do I cannot wait to see the gloss topcoats go on ;D |
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Post by Vulgalour on Jul 21, 2010 19:31:36 GMT
NOTE: My server where I host the pictures is *still* being dodgy. If pictures don't show, that's why, just keep trying. Today was very exciting, proving yet again how sad and insular my life is ;D First of all was a parcel, in which were some used mirrors I got from eBay for the princely sum of £8 including postage. I was delighted to discover they were Desmo (which wasn't in the description) which means they're good quality things. One mirror seems to be missing the fixing/adjustment bolt and had been bodged with epoxy, while the other just needed to be stripped and put back together to work properly, which I did pretty easily. Not cleaned them yet.    There was an aerial hole here, quite badly bashed in. You wouldn't know to look at it though.   One wing smoothed down, the stupid sanded off and ready for paint. I think 'trepidation' best describes how I felt at this point since the next job is...  ...coach paint. Gods this stuff is black!  Settling out. I was overexcited and couldn't wait until it was smooth so it's still a bit brush strokey here.   It is getting there though. Photographing it in low light is difficult, the black just swallows up the light in a way I've never seen paint do.  So my verdict on brush painting as opposed to spray painting is that for me it's preferable. There's more preparation required and you really need to have some experience and/or a knack for using paint before you tackle this sort of thing but since I'm a painter (of the artist variety, not the car or house variety) by trade I'm fairly confident with brushes and paints. The thing that I'm most impressed by is the depth of colour and I've only got the first coat on. I'll update again when the paint has settled and dried, the flatting back is done and the second of probably 4-5 coats is done. Detailing with the red should be fun too, going to try doing that without masking tape. |
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