the first day of a repaint ...

[preacher38]

pics will be on tomorrow night .......

[AlanG]

Good man!!

[preacher38]

some more pics , had a couple days rest inbetween , need to buff with compound paste and finish the bonnet yet over the next couple of days , but she so looks better for the work so far put in ....

[preacher38]

some more pics of the old gal , bonnet painted and left to dry , going to put it back on at the weekend and do a little cutting tomorrow , am now knackered and need a rest ..... sigh !! ....... beer time methinks ...

[Tomcat]

Very nice, what have you done to the front bumper?, is that some sort of splitter at the bottom of it?.

[preacher38]

it is indeed a splitter , did it as i thought that it was looking a bit boring on the bottom as though something was missing its made from stainless steel formed and shaped for the curves and fibreglass and plastic padding and the red splitter is 6mm aluminium powder coated with a satin anodised tube covering the centre mount . looks quite nice i think .... without spoiling the overall look i hope ...

[Wobbly Dave]

I spy with my little eye something beginning with 'Holograms' - (Pic 12 of 19)

Hope you have a decent buffer.

[volvokid]

I spy with my little eye something beginning with 'Holograms' - (Pic 12 of 19)

Hope you have a decent buffer.

Just hope he doesnt have much dust in the garage lol

[preacher38]

oooooo damn nitpickers ... yes have a decent buffer and little holograms is gone , as for dust " nope none " and she has a nice glassy finish now ....

[volvokid]

oooooo damn nitpickers ... yes have a decent buffer and little holograms is gone , as for dust " nope none " and she has a nice glassy finish now ....

I do find it hard to believe there is no contaminants, my V40 was sprayed in a proper booth and has lots of crap under the lacquer, guess it wont be so noticeable being a black car.

[preacher38]

i originally intended to share an experience of mine in trying to give an old car a new lease of life by taking a week of my time to strip and paint her , yes i know its in a garage and not in a " booth " but i know how to polish and buff and hide certain contaminants that may lurk under the laquer , i do know what i am doing and would not have attempted to do this otherwise , is this all people do on here " nitpick at other peoples attempts " ....... dont worry wont bother anymore , am out of here !! .

[volvokid]

Sorry mate but I’ve seen one bucket to much when it comes to these cars nowadays, and when I first read you’re away to paint your car in an open to the elements garage I thought OMG but that’s just my opinion. When it comes to my R I give it the best I can because there is less and less good examples out there.

[sen]

i originally intended to share an experience of mine in trying to give an old car a new lease of life by taking a week of my time to strip and paint her , yes i know its in a garage and not in a " booth " but i know how to polish and buff and hide certain contaminants that may lurk under the laquer , i do know what i am doing and would not have attempted to do this otherwise , is this all people do on here " nitpick at other peoples attempts " ....... dont worry wont bother anymore , am out of here !! .

Bloody hell mate people are only expressing there views nobody has said you have actually done a naff job. From what i can see you have done a fantastic job for a diy job ie no booth etc. And black is an evil colour.

[volvokid]

Bloody hell mate people are only expressing there views nobody has said you have actually done a naff job. From what i can see you have done a fantastic job for a diy job ie no booth etc. And black is an evil colour.

Aggred he may of made a brill job of the car.

[preacher38]

firstly i wish to apologise for my strop to members volvo kid and wobbly dave and anyone else who may have thought that i was an arse as i was , will put some pics of the car on to follow what was on before and i hold my hand up when i say that i made a mess of the bonnet as it was sanded down too far and it came through the paint , as said before i am sorry that i threw a strop but was also going through some personal problems at the time and i just spat the dummy out ................... ps does anyone have a spare bonnet for sale ...

[sen]

Dont worry about it we all spit our dummy's out at some time

[sebasteeno]

Dont worry about it we all spit our dummy's out at some time

Amen to that

[Flatout Phil]

Personally I was hoping to learn to re do the odd sill or repair a bit of wheel arch damage so that it looks better than a 'spray can job'

I taught myself a bit of plastering and though I started off making a right mess of it I did end up capable of doing repairs to a wall , removed fireplace or chimney fill ins etc to a reasonable standerd.

I think painting a whole car would be more like attempting a ceiling and an arch ( neither of which I ever would )

You guys are doing a good job of putting me off trying

Mas

I have resprayed 5 cars over the past twenty years, and goodness me it is a a black art - all mine were in the days of cellulose paints as well. WOuld never do it again, each took a HUGE amount of prep, and it is so easy to muff it up with the silliest of things such as incorrect air temperature/humidity, and just avoiding dust. I did one basecoat and clear spray. Much easier - but as ever, like decorating at home it is all in the prep - and one bit of bad prep will stuff the job up.
The best solution is to find a friendly spray-shop to advise you on prepping the car yourself - but to be honest, I would leave even that to a pro for a truly spanking finish.
Sorry

[sebasteeno]

Do you own a Peugeot 607?

[preacher38]

as i said some pics of her , havent washed her , dont want to yet till am fully satisfied . hope she looks ok as i know there is a bit to do yet .....