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    looking forward to seeing that bumper on!
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    right then after some serious thought its on


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    well the day has finally come to prep the R front bumper

    first i trial fitted the volvo R grills the tended to the dents on both sides with a little heat and elbow grease





    Last edited by c70geoff; Tuesday 24th September 2013 at 17:46.
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    bit more elbow grease



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    then primer time







    a little bit more sanding last minute in morning and should be ready for my new toy to play with
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    Really coming together, you wouldn't know it was the same bumper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stribo View Post
    Really coming together, you wouldn't know it was the same bumper.
    i'm hoping that my painting skills are still up too scratch come the morning
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    Quote Originally Posted by c70geoff View Post
    i'm hoping that my painting skills are still up too scratch come the morning
    I know people on here don't like the R bumper on the c70 but I do mate, reckon 1 of tc's splitters would look the tits on it too!
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    thats my eventual plan fella. just gotta get the funds and a tc splitter will be adorning the R bumper
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    Quote Originally Posted by c70geoff View Post
    thats my eventual plan fella. just gotta get the funds and a tc splitter will be adorning the R bumper
    Me too mate. Get winter out the way & I'll get mine sorted.
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    Good to see this coming on, look forward to seeing the painted results..
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    Dam good job mate, amazing what you can get for a beer and packet of monster munch


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    Keep ur eyes on here tomorrow and if there's pics u know it's gone well if no pics I'm in a corner either crying or smashing things up
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    Looking good Geoff, hurry up and get it finished!

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    Shocked this morning at the paint supplies shop
    Half a litre of paint and thinners to go with £16.80 and mixed to match too
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    Bloody hell! I paid 20 quid for 400ml rattle can of 189.2 for my bumper
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    sounds like £10 was the cost of the metal can mate .............

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    Quote Originally Posted by partsforvolvos.com View Post
    sounds like £10 was the cost of the metal can mate .............
    To be fair, the colour match is perfect and the coverage is superb. I managed two good coats on a P2 bumper with one can of the stuff. It also has the best spray pattern you'll ever see from a rattle can. I'll mop the bumper and polish it this weekend and post pics, you'll see what I mean
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    hi tomcat what did you use to fix the split as i have one in my 850r front bumber to any help would be great thanks
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