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Old 15 January 2009, 12:17 AM
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how it was after i scraped the bubbles and polished it a bit and prepared for a nice job...









i only had chance to take one pic: here is how it is now


Old 15 January 2009, 01:02 AM
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You missed a bit top leftish of the dial surround.
Old 15 January 2009, 08:26 PM
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It's always tricky to see imperfections before the paint goes on, i always rub the paint down again after the first layer, then apply a couple more coats, makes all the difference. Looking good mind

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Old 15 January 2009, 08:50 PM
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there are a few imperfections on the Heater control ones, as its on the 1st pic, i didnt scrape all the old paint out in that one, like in the other 2.... its got very minor marks where the white bits are.. cant be perfect perfect can it.


tomorrow afternoon ill get the rest out and paint it on top. cba to take the paint etc off
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quick update what i've been doing lately

BEFORE




NOW



















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Looks waaaay better than red mate, nice job indeed.
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top job mate,looks sweeeeeeet
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