Hi All,
Never posted any pics of my car before as it has only been the last month i have done anything with it.
Here it is a few months after purchase and how it stood for around a year due to lack of funds
Then when I managed to get rid of my debts and get some money together to spend on it the Chavs decided to have fun with Paint Stripper on the street I parked on that night.
Pics were taken at work the next morning after almost going mental for. In total i needed to respray, bonnet, front bumper, front passenger wing, passenger door, passenger rear quarter, boot and rear bumper. Needed to replace the rear passenger light. To add insult to injury when the rear quarter was being resprayed it reacted even after being treated so needed to be resprayed again on the rear quarter after being treated further.
A few months later I decided to start a bit of work on it and got myself a spare set of wheels while I got a friend of mine to help me paint mine black and do a little bit of refurb work on them. This is when the shed became the spray booth and storage for them while they cured for a few days. This was the end result, not bad for a first try. Used 4 coats of primer, 4 coats of paint a 3 coats laquer, by then I was happy with the finish i had.
I then had a set of 40mm Apex Springs fitted which although can be a little harsh I am very happy with. I could only go 40mm due to the steepness of the drive and if I went 60mm I would have to have quick release bumpers or just lose them all together as i hit the slope to the drive or the HUGE speedbumps recently put on my road. I would have loved to go 60mm but just not practical at all. After having the springs fitted I got the newly painted wheels on and here is how my car stands today.
Thanks for looking, C+C Welcome. Sorry for the picture quality I only ever take my pictures on a Camera Phone for some reason.
Luke
Never posted any pics of my car before as it has only been the last month i have done anything with it.
Here it is a few months after purchase and how it stood for around a year due to lack of funds
Then when I managed to get rid of my debts and get some money together to spend on it the Chavs decided to have fun with Paint Stripper on the street I parked on that night.
Pics were taken at work the next morning after almost going mental for. In total i needed to respray, bonnet, front bumper, front passenger wing, passenger door, passenger rear quarter, boot and rear bumper. Needed to replace the rear passenger light. To add insult to injury when the rear quarter was being resprayed it reacted even after being treated so needed to be resprayed again on the rear quarter after being treated further.
A few months later I decided to start a bit of work on it and got myself a spare set of wheels while I got a friend of mine to help me paint mine black and do a little bit of refurb work on them. This is when the shed became the spray booth and storage for them while they cured for a few days. This was the end result, not bad for a first try. Used 4 coats of primer, 4 coats of paint a 3 coats laquer, by then I was happy with the finish i had.
I then had a set of 40mm Apex Springs fitted which although can be a little harsh I am very happy with. I could only go 40mm due to the steepness of the drive and if I went 60mm I would have to have quick release bumpers or just lose them all together as i hit the slope to the drive or the HUGE speedbumps recently put on my road. I would have loved to go 60mm but just not practical at all. After having the springs fitted I got the newly painted wheels on and here is how my car stands today.
Thanks for looking, C+C Welcome. Sorry for the picture quality I only ever take my pictures on a Camera Phone for some reason.
Luke