Winston's makeover by Prodriverules
Obvious when you tell me, and makes sense of course. I removed mine on my spoilerless bootlid and just wondered if the classic ones were different. Cheers
I'll update James's thread for him as he is a bit under the weather bless his little cotton top
We got the high build on the shell/doors flatted today and I am happy with how they look and feel now,there were a few dents and previous repairs that needed attention to bring them up to standard.
Next job was to bowl her outside to give the engine a chemical wash as it was looking a bit sorry for itself and also in preparation for James new coolant hose set to be installed,looks a lot better now.
We then brought her back inside and removed the doors and mounted them on the stands ready to paint which then allowed good access to the door shuts for preping for paint which put the shell ready for a good clean down and painting which will be tomorrow.
Last job of the day was to get some paint on the doors which went well,I have added some red pearl to James's factory colour so in the sunlight it should have a little flip tone,only subtle but just enough I reckon.
We got the high build on the shell/doors flatted today and I am happy with how they look and feel now,there were a few dents and previous repairs that needed attention to bring them up to standard.
Next job was to bowl her outside to give the engine a chemical wash as it was looking a bit sorry for itself and also in preparation for James new coolant hose set to be installed,looks a lot better now.
We then brought her back inside and removed the doors and mounted them on the stands ready to paint which then allowed good access to the door shuts for preping for paint which put the shell ready for a good clean down and painting which will be tomorrow.
Last job of the day was to get some paint on the doors which went well,I have added some red pearl to James's factory colour so in the sunlight it should have a little flip tone,only subtle but just enough I reckon.
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Originally Posted by prodriverules
Today we started the day with cleaning the shell down and masking all the openings ready to paint,followed by laying the wings on[not bolted] so they could be done in with this run of painting.
Next job was to give it a good blow and tacking to start laying on the base black coat,followed by the base colour and clear.
All went well and here are the results
Next job was to give it a good blow and tacking to start laying on the base black coat,followed by the base colour and clear.
All went well and here are the results
Last edited by prodriverules; Jun 28, 2012 at 08:22 PM.
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Looking amazing Ryan!
Thanks for updating the thread earlier, had a busy night...
Cheers for keeping me regularly updated, it's coming along great, I can't wait to see it in person
Thanks for updating the thread earlier, had a busy night...
Cheers for keeping me regularly updated, it's coming along great, I can't wait to see it in person
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So today Ryan got some of the panels into the booth for painting!
There was the sunroof/bonnet vents/bonnet scoop/rear light sections/boot lid/bonnet/grille and side skirts.
It's all turned out really nice and he's very happy with the results!
He also managed to get the doors mounted back to the car, along with placing the wings in place with 2 bolts, ready to adjust them when he bolts the bonnet in place.
After the panels had gone off he got them out of the booth and loaded up again with the next run, ready to clean down in the morning and paint them also. There's only the bumpers/mirrors and spoiler left to paint now so getting there!
Once the car is assembled which will be early next week it will be left to stand for a week to fully harden before machine polishing. As I don't require the car until the 26th of next month, and there's also a few mechanical jobs left to do yet as well...
Today's results
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There was the sunroof/bonnet vents/bonnet scoop/rear light sections/boot lid/bonnet/grille and side skirts.
It's all turned out really nice and he's very happy with the results!
He also managed to get the doors mounted back to the car, along with placing the wings in place with 2 bolts, ready to adjust them when he bolts the bonnet in place.
After the panels had gone off he got them out of the booth and loaded up again with the next run, ready to clean down in the morning and paint them also. There's only the bumpers/mirrors and spoiler left to paint now so getting there!
Once the car is assembled which will be early next week it will be left to stand for a week to fully harden before machine polishing. As I don't require the car until the 26th of next month, and there's also a few mechanical jobs left to do yet as well...
Today's results
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Looking absolutely gorgeous!.
Project creep is an absolute nightmare, and most of the time i can sustain the ideas and focus on saving. Then on mornings i get up with my daughter i see your handy work Ryan and that all goes out the window.
We'll have to talk at some point Ryan.
Project creep is an absolute nightmare, and most of the time i can sustain the ideas and focus on saving. Then on mornings i get up with my daughter i see your handy work Ryan and that all goes out the window.
We'll have to talk at some point Ryan
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In your opinion obviously?
Thanks for the kind words, they mean a lot...
Only fool's and children criticise unfinished work!
Thanks for the kind words, they mean a lot...
Only fool's and children criticise unfinished work!
Last edited by winston69; Jun 30, 2012 at 06:35 PM.