my bug wrx
#91
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!
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!
#92
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (52)
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
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
#97
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
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
#102
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
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
#107
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
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
#108
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
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
#109
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.
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.
#110
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
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
#113
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.
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.
#115
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$$ take though, my roof flap latch from japanparts has hit the uk, and the customs department, the item inc shipping was £30 give or take, her majesty's finest have seen fit to charge me £20.90 imprt duty, £7 vat and the rest is an handling charge, to say im annoyed is an understatement!!!!
andys car has had the first full polish, ready for the next stage next week
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326050141/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326050141/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr
the bits are all painted now too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326801832/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326801832/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr
my carbon mirrors turned up, but im not a fan so there forsale, £100 if any one wants them,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326050313/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6326050313/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr
final pi$$ 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!!!!
#117
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
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
#118
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
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
#119
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
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