Post 603027 by no1tosh on 2013-05-05 15:25:38
plan was to completely detail my olive green t5, by the time i had washed it off clayed and compounded the bonnet ive given up.
theres so many deep scratches and stone chips, and when i checked the rest of the car its a right mess so full repaint here we come.
im a bit §§§§ed as i went out and topped up all my supplys this morning which cost an arm and a leg but i should have checked first. got my MBc fitted though and it goes like a scalled cat so thats one thing i supose.
gonna try to get my base coat ordered in the next week or two, then drag it in to work and it will be a case of de-rust little bits on the top of the boot where it meets the roof, fill all the little dents and DA the rest of the car down to get all the stone chips and scratches.
ill get the pannel beater at work to strip it down to its bare bones and let the fun commence.
if i can get my dad to lend me his camera ill do a full start to finish how-to on a repaint.
Post 603029 by V70 Graham on 2013-05-05 15:33:41
[QUOTE=no1tosh;603027]
if i can get my dad to lend me his camera ill do a full start to finish how-to on a repaint.[/QUOTE]
Would be good to see the whole job from start to finish
Post 603032 by Kingsford G on 2013-05-05 15:58:57
You do know u shouldn`t floor it before 3500rpm using an mbc dont u?
Post 603046 by no1tosh on 2013-05-05 18:02:11
ummm nope:sorry:, i did put my waste gate back to where it should be because i was abit frightened about the boost coming in to soon.
Post 603066 by Wobbly Dave on 2013-05-05 18:55:55
touch up paint & wet sanding technique. I've not quite mastered it yet.
Post 603072 by no1tosh on 2013-05-05 19:17:47
i can do it but the are so many its untrue, it would take me a day just to do the front end of the bonnet!!
plus ive got the rust, dents and laqure peal so i think ill just cut my losses.
Post 603089 by Tomcat on 2013-05-05 19:58:38
Don't mention paint...... sick of it.... :sorry:
Post 603093 by Wobbly Dave on 2013-05-05 20:06:50
[QUOTE=no1tosh;603072]i can do it but the are so many its untrue, it would take me a day just to do the front end of the bonnet!!
plus ive got the rust, dents and laqure peal so i think ill just cut my losses.[/QUOTE]
Fair enough. I must have had mine painted in parts many times over.
Post 603097 by Tomcat on 2013-05-05 20:12:01
This was why I repainted the bonnet on my old R, there where that many stone chips and other little faults it made more sense to just repaint it than to spend a week filling them all in.
Post 603116 by no1tosh on 2013-05-05 20:35:52
dont mention paint??? whats up??