cuprajake

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its pants mate, one of the worst i have done,

did this a few week back:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6270432918/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6270432918/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

it was a convertable, full colour change, edged all the panels up and then painted it as a whole for a colour match, it too 8 hours to paint,

3 coats of white, 5 coats of orange base, 5 coats of the pearl coat and then 3 clears, its just so thing,

i hate velocity red too!

prodriverules

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Glad I'm not the only one then lol,that A4 cab looks **** in that colour it has to be said
Can't beat a colour which you pop 2 full and 1 drop coat and its done
Do you always use a 3 coat usage on clear Jake?
I do on the nice jobs but for most run of the mill stuff its 2 coats.
Btw I'm Ryan

cuprajake

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Only on the important stuff that's going to be given a good flat down n polish. Most of our repair work just gets the traditional 2 coats.

Darrell@Scoobyworx

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Use powder coat to orange the wheels, last way longer than paint. Also nice job on the paintwork.

Darrell@Scoobyworx

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one of the worst laquers ive used for losing finish after looking perfect is standox, only used it once and never again. Max Meyer is my prefered clear, although currently usinf mipa CC4 for run of the mill jobs and mipa CC6 for our own subaru

cuprajake

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agree on the powder coat for wheels, lasts 10times longer,

cuprajake

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andys scooby first,

all the front panels were trial fitted and then the slam/headlamp panels were welded into place

so its now ready for prep

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6282565961/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6282565961/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

onto mine,

lastnight saw my front panels welded in and me start cutting the roof hole in the headlining, also flatted the rest of the panels and then washed the care

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6282565709/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6282565709/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

so tonight the front panels will go into primer/colour and then the rest of andys can be built up for paint, mine will see the wings go on ready for polishing

prodriverules

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Looking good Jake

boosted

cant beat a bit of overspray lol!

cuprajake

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^plenty more where thats come from

boosted

try and get it on the wing this time lol

cuprajake

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tbf its only a little bit on the scoop n harness, but it all thinners off easy enough before build up,

onwards n upwards.

dint have much time today so have been limited to dinner hour and overtime,

andys car is still over in the other shop, the front panel has now been painted along with the front cross member, his wings and bonnet have been repaired where needed and primed, sorry andy no pic, ps for anyone doing this the blobeye bonnet catch is different to the hawkeye one, need to ring andy about that,

mine came over to my bodyshop side, were i masked it up and got the bonnet and wing tips buffed up,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6286579091/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6286579091/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6287098296/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6287098296/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6286580225/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6286580225/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr


and tried my little plate on too lol

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6286581167/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6286581167/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

this is the first inital polish, while the paint is still very fresh i can only hit it so hard, after a few weeks i will give it its final polish and detail, this is something we do with all cars, and it allows us to get a good finish.

jake

prodriverules

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Liking that Jake,looks like the finish will end up very nice there fella.
It does need a bit to allow for it to cure 100% as it will fall down a touch.

cuprajake

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yeah very true, people often think you just paint it and its back to factory,

this first polishing just allows me to get in any areas that will be covered by the trims and panels next time

Neil..

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You need to change the thread title Jake.

cuprajake

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to a bl-ug haha

cuprajake

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put a late stint into night.

got quite a bit done, i was going to leave the coilovers till after winter, but it looked like it was on stilts, lol

subaru coilovers are alot nicer to do than golf ones and it went pretty easy up untill i snapped one of the top mount studs!!!! luckily i had a spar coilover to pinch one out of, just meant taking the strut out,

also go the bumper fully built up too and added a few accesories

andy's car saw his rear bumper get fully repaired aswell as a few final adjustments to the panels, so his is now ready for prep too.

here are a few pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6289375759/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6289375759/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6289895398/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6289895398/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6289377643/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6289377643/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6289378731/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6289378731/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

jake

to add:

my spec c vent arrived and also hawkeye bonnet catches are different to blobeye ones

cuprajake

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a few more pics

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6292170920/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6292170920/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6292170042/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6292170042/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6291648127/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6291648127/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr


today i finished off the polishing, and got a ew bits stuck back on the car, id say im about 85% done now.

here are a few pics of andy's car,

the front panel going on as well as the headlamp panels

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6292168362/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6292168362/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6291646267/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6291646267/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6291644659/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6291644659/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6292165300/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6292165300/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

jake

cuprajake

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here's a pic of the arch with the tape off

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6295644396/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6295644396/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

jake

im also looking for new wheel nuts as mine are dire, and a splitter, but think that can go on the christmas list.

cuprajake

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cars done, roof vent installed also

really crappy pics haha:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6298765463/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6298765463/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6299297792/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6299297792/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6298763519/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6298763519/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

the paint starts on andys car tomorrow, and his xenon oem headlights have gone away for wiring

i have stickers and badges to go on, but there waiting for the final polish to be done first

jake

prodriverules

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Very nice Jake,one thing though,loose the towing strap mate as it looks like a tonge poking out

cuprajake

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haha, its deffo a marmite thing, but will look fine with the winters

cuprajake

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weekend update,

this is andys car on the ramp out of the booth,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6316385184/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6316385184/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6318791142/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6318791142/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

it was then denibed, blocked and then 3m trizact on a da, panelwiped and left to breathe over the weekend,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6318791618/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6318791618/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6318271447/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6318271447/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

all the parts are ready for paint tomorrow, so tues will see me buffing the full car ready for build up over the next few days

on a side note, i managed to bag a set of carbon mirrors for mine, and i have remebered how bad imprezas can be for freezing inside haha.

JonMc

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Coming along nicely

cuprajake

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more updates,

andys car has had the first full polish, ready for the next stage next week

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326050141/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326050141/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

the bits are all painted now too.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326801832/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326801832/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

my carbon mirrors turned up, but im not a fan so there forsale, £100 if any one wants them,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326050313/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326050313/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

final pi$$ take though, my roof flap latch from japanparts has hit the uk, and the customs department, the item inc shipping was £30 give or take, her majesty's finest have seen fit to charge me £20.90 imprt duty, £7 vat and the rest is an handling charge, to say im annoyed is an understatement!!!!

prodriverules

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Coming along a treat there Jake and don't you just love our governmentFOOKING ARSEHOLES

cuprajake

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yep joke mate, £7 tax £13 handling fees, kicker is i paid the bill on tues, meant to get del on weds am and its still not here, called parcelfarce piccdially today and its sat on a shelf, not the first time that branch has failed to del something to me!!!

no deffo not, i think andy wants them haha,

had the last three days off so got the lads to get some building up done on the car

but popped in this morning to see this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6337637593/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6337637593/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6337637281/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6337637281/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

the door handles are back in now too, one thing to note, blob arch liners are different to hawk too...bugger haha

rear bumper was a bit of a mess so had to repair that, but its now painted along with the skirts so should be finished hopefully for the middle of next week,

fitted the square boot lock to mine too

jake

cuprajake

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scary job today,

my roof latch actually arrived, so decided to bite the bullet and cut the roof sking

customary crap catcher bag

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6344628637/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6344628637/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

roof hole template

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6345377404/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6345377404/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

hole cut and dressed

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6345377944/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6345377944/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

added the seal and then the vent was finished

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6345378300/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6345378300/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

the water is from the jet wash leak test haha

inside is a work in progress, as i still need better clips that match the trim

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6345378576/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6345378576/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

andy's car is now built up, tried the carbon mirrors on and they dont fit amazing so there going back to the supplier, the skirts are on now so its final polish time and then stick the arches on

jake

cuprajake

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both cars are now done,

here are a few good pics as the car was due to go today.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363739637/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363739637/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363709795/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363709795/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363634209/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363634209/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363568253/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363568253/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363518621/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363518621/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363548415/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363548415/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

jake

JonMc

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They look spot-on, some very tidy work done there