Bit by bit

[VIICarCare]

She'll get there! So, heres my efforts after rubbing down & spraying the plastic strips etc. Quite pleased with the results, I was rushed for time so they could have been better! Shes desperate to be de dented :dapprove: Im on the look out for some lowering springs too

Firstly I rubbed the plastics down with 120 wet n dry, then worked my way up to 1200 & primed.

Whilst I waited a good half hour or so inbetween coats (3) I got on with the calliper painting.

Then smoothed down with 2500 & 3000 wet n dry. Cleaned & applied a few coats of Renault black.

Then rubbed down with 3000 again after all my coats, polished back up with the da, menz polish & pads & applied a few coats of laquer Again, the next day rubbed down with 3000 & polished back up

smoooth :approve:

We got bored at break time so we played with the car & put her on trollies! :rasp:

Randoms

Fitted

She's slowly coming along! cheers

 

[Greeny.]

Jumping on the black/yellow bandwagon I see

Lowered + black wheels = done.

 

[The_Pirate]

Nice work madam, very good indeed!

 

[Daz.]

looks good!

 

[andycorsasport]

Looks smart that mate, rattle can job or proper gun?

Dont see the point in rubbing down to 3000 before paint like, 800 is enough.

 

[freemo77]

looks good that, nice work with the smoothing and colour coding too, looks much better than black standard plastic

 

[VIICarCare]

I wanted to make sure it were right!

rattle cans & was my first job like this too, im pretty impressed myself

 

[Tyler@Ultimate]

good work, looks good

 

[Mr Pants]

Great job. Starting to take shape nicely!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Seriously good effort.

Do you ever do any work ?

:rasp:

 

[Addz]

Looks mint that

 

[VIICarCare]

lol, I've worked my arse off non stop since friday evening! Couldn't spray during the day as i knew some numpty would come along & mess them up!

cheers peeps

 

[daydotz]

 

[Davis]

great work! looks brilliant

 

[VIICarCare]

aww, cheers mate

 

[Rob]

Good work indeed, perfect weather for spraying atm too.

You've made a real nice job of those, should be proud

 

[markhinton]

Looks perfect! Keep the wheels silver, it looks so much fresher!

 

[James28]

You got an amazing finish on those!

 

[m4rkie23]

Another Dawn job, done properly! Looking great!

 

[VIICarCare]

aw, cheers fella's any one know a good dent buster round bucks way?

 

[EdV6220]

Dawn, you are a legend. I really need you to do some work on my Vee sometime if you fancy it?

 

[VIICarCare]

^ fancy it? I'd jump at the chance!

Im game when you are!

 

[guysy]

Very nice work, Looks a minter now !!

Need to re do mine.

 

[Naith]

impressive work

 

[EdV6220]

I'll be in touch soon Dawn. Moving house this weekend so will get myself organised

 

[JoeyD]

I wish my colour coding skills were as good as that, They look factory fresh!

 

[VIICarCare]

No worries Edd!

Wish the strips were perfect but I remember on my 182 the strips were bumpy so he ho! Not too bad, just wanna lowere her & spray the wheels

 

[Ali]

You do like painting your calipers silly colours don't you. White & Yellow!

Clean tho!

 

[Christopher]

How long until this one's locked away in the hanger too? You'll need a cheap runaround then...

Good work though.

 

[VIICarCare]

lol at you two! I really like yellow callipers now, i may be changing the white ones ........

 

[JCC]

Very good results. Though do I read that right that you sanded and polished them, then applied more lacquer over the top? Or am I reading that wrong?

 

[VIICarCare]

Nope, I did indeed! I wanted to make sure they ended up smooth!

 

[JCC]

For future reference polishing before re-lacquering is a waste of time, just re-lacquer over them once you've taken them down with 2500 or whatever, and I hope you scuffed them over again and didn't just lacquer straight over the polish!

 

[VIICarCare]

i wet sanded with 3000, then polished back up for smoothness n get rid of orange peel. End

 

[Dean Mac]

how much wud u charge for the components you have done in this thread bcos honestly great job! I want you to do mine!!

 

[Gray]

smart!

 

[VIICarCare]

cheers peeps. Dean i tried to pm a guide but the computer peed me off!!! gggrrr! Pm me buddy

 

[Dean Mac]

you need to clear your invox space then i can email you and you can email me

 

[koi]

 

[VIICarCare]

lol

will do deano