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sebasteeno
Sunday 26th July 2009, 17:45
Recently bought a V70 in Cassis which generally has a good body apart from two areas. One is the bonnet, the other the roof.

Ill do another thread for the roof so ill talk about the bonnet only in this one. Basically it looks like someones tried scrubing something off the middle of the bonnet with a wire brush/wool/scouring pad (delete as appropriate) and is a bloody mess.

Ive not done anything other than to try metallic t-cut it which did nothing. You can feel all the little scratches to the touch though after polishing with Autoglym super resin all is smooth. Im unsure whether the scratching is only in the laquer or in the paint underneath so im wondering what to do?

Pics
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk145/sebasteeno/My%20new%20Volvo%20V70/IMG_1123.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk145/sebasteeno/My%20new%20Volvo%20V70/IMG_1124.jpg

Tomcat
Sunday 26th July 2009, 18:06
Depends hows deep the scratches are, can you feel them with your finger nail?. Looking at that photo you may be looking at a repaint, you could try flatting a small patch back with some 1200's wet and dry used very wet, then polish back up with a cutting compound (Like G3). I must however warn you that if there's not much paint on the car or the scratches are very deep then you could well sand through the laquer.

Rob_ioClean
Sunday 26th July 2009, 18:25
What happened to it?!?

sebasteeno
Sunday 26th July 2009, 18:28
What happened to it?!?
Its how i bought it.

Wasnt advertised like it but was a low mileage and a decent price so i thought id give it a go.

sebasteeno
Sunday 26th July 2009, 19:04
Ive got some of this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Plan-Rubbing-Compound-170g_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q 7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1683Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksid Zp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3a512bc57eQQitemZ25046 9926270QQptZUKQ5fCarsPartsQ5fVehiclesQ5fCarPartsQ5 fSMQQsalenotsupported). Will it help?

AlanG
Sunday 26th July 2009, 19:59
That's a cryin' shame mate. Hope it doesn't cost you a wallet haemorrage....

sebasteeno
Sunday 26th July 2009, 20:34
That's a cryin' shame mate. Hope it doesn't cost you a wallet haemorrage....
I like these little challenges. Gave it a litte rub with the compound earlier and its looking a lot better. Started p155ing down so ive had to leave it for now but im sure it'll come good.

If you think thats bad then wait till you see the nitro morsed roof!

siamblue
Sunday 26th July 2009, 21:27
I have a V70R AWD bonnet in Cassis, would let it go for £50 in excellent condition, only thing is i am in London,

Gary

siamblue
Sunday 26th July 2009, 21:37
In fact i have all 4 doors a tailgate and both front wings as well as the bonnet, £150 you can take the lot,

Gary

sebasteeno
Monday 27th July 2009, 04:20
I have a V70R AWD bonnet in Cassis, would let it go for £50 in excellent condition, only thing is i am in London,

Gary

Ill have a little think about that thanks. As you say the distance is a bit of an issue

Porcine_Aviator
Monday 27th July 2009, 09:58
Ill have a little think about that thanks. As you say the distance is a bit of an issue

Personally I'd take his arm off if I was in need of a bonnet, and I was offered that lot.

But as I've got a white 850 it's not going to look to good or fit to well :parhmph:

RollingThunder
Monday 3rd August 2009, 18:57
Personally I'd look at replacing the bonnet - try Salvos or a similar Volvo specialist.

HADI
Monday 3rd August 2009, 23:11
looks like the previous owner visited a safari park and met the monkeys :rolleyes2

skirmish998
Tuesday 4th August 2009, 05:22
I'd be thankfull you haven't had the problems i have just aquired. i used a pressure jet wash the other day at the office as i have done many a time before only for it to grab under a tiny spot of laquer i hadn't noticed and all of a sudden there was a crack type of noise and now i have a matt dark green bonnet and shiney metalic dark green everything else.... anyone have any ideas?? or know of an 855 bonnet in the really dark green that almost looks blue....???

thebadger
Tuesday 4th August 2009, 16:12
The last time I saw a scratch pattern like that one, it was on my Aunt's old skoda, which had suffered the wrath of some shed roofing felt in a bad storm!

Might polish out, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

WOODY T5
Tuesday 4th August 2009, 18:30
did u get any shocks and spring yet if not got some konis comeing mate

Porcine_Aviator
Tuesday 4th August 2009, 18:35
How's the polishing going?

volvokid
Tuesday 4th August 2009, 20:01
Ill have a little think about that thanks. As you say the distance is a bit of an issue

I traveled all the way from the N/E of Scotland to pick a rear bumper up from Siamblue :crazy:

Filterlab
Thursday 6th August 2009, 12:54
I traveled all the way from the N/E of Scotland to pick a rear bumper up from Siamblue :crazy:

That's a drive and a half. When I had a house in Montrose, I did the journey from Surrey to there, collected a van full of furniture and then did the return journey the same day. I spent 17 hours on the road. :B_steerin

PaulZX
Thursday 6th August 2009, 13:08
I did Coventry to inverness and back to drop off my nephew. 2 cups of tea, and home. 1,000 miles in about 17 hours, so I feel yer pain.....

JUDGENINJA
Thursday 6th August 2009, 17:52
If the bonnet will fit in the back of my V40 I'll be in Guildford next week... If you can arrange something...

bsr295
Friday 7th August 2009, 19:13
Recently bought a V70 in Cassis which generally has a good body apart from two areas. One is the bonnet, the other the roof.

Ill do another thread for the roof so ill talk about the bonnet only in this one. Basically it looks like someones tried scrubing something off the middle of the bonnet with a wire brush/wool/scouring pad (delete as appropriate) and is a bloody mess.

Ive not done anything other than to try metallic t-cut it which did nothing. You can feel all the little scratches to the touch though after polishing with Autoglym super resin all is smooth. Im unsure whether the scratching is only in the laquer or in the paint underneath so im wondering what to do?

Pics
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk145/sebasteeno/My%20new%20Volvo%20V70/IMG_1123.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk145/sebasteeno/My%20new%20Volvo%20V70/IMG_1124.jpg

You have a pm.........Gaz

sebasteeno
Wednesday 26th August 2009, 20:18
You have a pm.........Gaz
Just been up to see Gaz and he spent an hour on the bonnet and whilst still not perfect its a 100x better than it was.

Some of the scratching is a little to deep to polish out but anyway thanks Gaz, your a star!

Ill get some pics up tomorrow

Oh and youve got a lovely C70 T5 there mate. Told my mrs how fast you went and she nearly had heart failure.

Flatout Phil
Wednesday 26th August 2009, 20:33
Personally I'd take his arm off if I was in need of a bonnet, and I was offered that lot.

But as I've got a white 850 it's not going to look to good or fit to well :parhmph:

Phil on Imps again. Look, PA, you could have a lovely patchwork car. In the 60s, Hillman Imps were purchased by the Police for duties around Loch Lomond. some were blue, the others white. So the doors, bonnet and bootlid were swapped on all the cars, to produce blue and white cars. Not a lot of people know that. Not a lot of people care
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Still, for the money, I'd buy the doors and bonnet for that price and then look for a car that needed them!:funkybana

bsr295
Wednesday 26th August 2009, 20:37
Just been up to see Gaz and he spent an hour on the bonnet and whilst still not perfect its a 100x better than it was.

Some of the scratching is a little to deep to polish out but anyway thanks Gaz, your a star!

Ill get some pics up tomorrow

Oh and youve got a lovely C70 T5 there mate. Told my mrs how fast you went and she nearly had heart failure.

Your welcome mate glad i could help,tell your lass my missus will take her out in it some time he he

Porcine_Aviator
Wednesday 26th August 2009, 20:47
Phil on Imps again. Look, PA, you could have a lovely patchwork car. In the 60s, Hillman Imps were purchased by the Police for duties around Loch Lomond. some were blue, the others white. So the doors, bonnet and bootlid were swapped on all the cars, to produce blue and white cars. Not a lot of people know that. Not a lot of people care
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Still, for the money, I'd buy the doors and bonnet for that price and then look for a car that needed them!:funkybana

If Christine keeps playing up I'll be looking for a T5R and she will be down the scrapyard. But it's going to be an 850 :deal:

sebasteeno
Friday 28th August 2009, 18:42
After looking at the bonnet again its ££££ed in all honesty.

Thanks BSR as it does look better but i think its needs respraying or replacing.

If only the guy in London lived a little closer.

Al115
Friday 28th August 2009, 19:23
"the guy" is none less than legendary T5-breaker Gary aka Siamblue... I'd ay it'd be worth the trip - a day, some fuel, £50 and ten minutes with a spanner and you're done! Scrapper's'd probably give you a tenner for the old bonnet too...

Al115
Friday 28th August 2009, 19:24
Athough if the roof also needs spraying you might be able to get both roof and bonnet sorted out for not much more than the cost of the roof alone... just a thought.

bsr295
Saturday 29th August 2009, 14:18
After looking at the bonnet again its ££££ed in all honesty.

Thanks BSR as it does look better but i think its needs respraying or replacing.

If only the guy in London lived a little closer.

no worrys if i had machined it any more it would have been down to the metal.