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Sorry to hear! Is the shell completely written off?

So I bought some yellow paint yesterday. A stone chip turned to peeling paint on my spoiler, so I thought I'd make a test piece to see how many pear layers I need to match my car Base coat It's a nasty mustard colour when it's dry Mmmmmmmm First coat Second coat Third coat Fourth...

May be them lol. I just knew it was up that way somewhere. Auto paint St. Helens? Sounds about right

Yeah, just to remove the majority of the orange peel if you get any. What's that place in Warrington that does the Renault anthracite matching? I imagine they'd be able to sort out some 2k aerosol

I just used our local paint companies 2k lacquer. It's the stuff I mentioned above that stays a bit soft for a while. I don't know whether it was because I rushed or because it was a rattle can but I wouldn't leave the finish as is, if it was headlights and it dried like that I'd flat and...

@Niall I happened to be testing a piece of polycarbonate in work today. Flatted back with 1200 grit paper then quickly rattle canned. Straight away it's better but if I took my time and used decent paint it'd have come out perfect. To be honest even if it comes out with an orange...

That interior upholstery is how they should have left the factory. Cracking job

True, but for once in a while usage it'll give you a decent idea.

If he gets one of those, it's easy enough to work out lacquer depth from taking a reading of the panel (primer, paint and lacquer) and a reading of a door shut/engine bay etc with thin/no lacquer

I don't know actually, but hand tight could be a nip to 100+nm 20-100nm torque wrench I got my 1/2" one from here, seems to be cheapest on the market for the tent wrenches. http://www.screwfix.com/p/teng-tools-drive-torque-wrench-3-8/49363#product_additional_details_container

Great minds :D

It could be that if they're only hand tight they're coming loose, and when you're tightening up the nuts it's slowly dragging the thread out.

Bed the brakes again in and see if it helps? Are you on standard pads? I got awful judder after getting them hot once. Ended up doing away with them and I've not had brake problems since

Fair play, it's good to hear the good side of the story too.

I've not felt any negatives under braking yet. Time will tell. I don't think they'll stay on for track use though. Far too much of a pita to line up when changing wheels

Love it. Cleaning cream leather is so satisfying

Yeah, I like it It looks just the right amount of wide without being full blown racecar/scene stance. Seems to tramline on bad roads and it feels a bit wider on the road, but otherwise it's no different handling wise. Its probably a placebo but an extra width is noticeable from the drivers...

It's a shame they didn't have a wider stance from the factory. The wheels look completely lost in the fat arches

You're mad lol. Does Craig ever burn his leg on the exhaust?

It's mad the difference 5mm makes. Hopefully the extra width tyres on the speed lines fill the arches a little more. Should look perfect with them :D

So, after the last few messages, I bought spacers. 20mm hubcentric bolt through types. Not what I wanted exactly but hey ho. Obligatory pics I think it could do with another 5-10mm but it's a subtle improvement. It should look mega with the speed lines and chunky tyres one.

@Shocker have a look at page 2 on my a4 thread for the basics to sorting out scratches

@Niall Here's the process you're looking to do, Flat back, Wipe down, Close coat, Final coat I proper love watching his videos, watching the lacquer going on is mesmerising lol

I've not used many from a rattle can but I've this companies primer/paints are ok so i can't see why they]or lacquer wouldn't be good. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BFDEOTY/?tag=cliospnet01-21 But, that looks like the pre mixed stuff which reacts with air to turn into the 2k stuff (don't know...

Yeah that's essentially flow coating, you flat back the paint/part to the point you'd polish, up to around 3000 grit then lacquer instead of polishing. I was considering doing it to the audi headlights when I get around to it. Use 2k lacquer for more durability. Ideally one of those posh ones...

I can't help sorry. I'm useless with electrics

Mega. I love that boot lid pic! Sad as f**k but I sat looking at it for too long haha

Yeah work it until its translucent, then up the speed to do the actual cutting. Then down to a low speed to buff. With regards to pressure, saying "a little less and a little more" will be inaccurate and you'll struggle to get a consistent finish. Draw one thick black line on the backing...

I thought you were doing this on the side and making use of your work unit! Cracking workmanship!

That sounds to me like you're working unbroken down polish. I spread the polish on speed 2.5 Work the polish on speed 3.5/4 until it goes translucent Polish the panel on speed 5/6 (this is where holograms are made, you're cutting out the original defect but inflicting your own) Then polish...