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[Darren85]

Hey people not really posted anything up to do with my car since being on here, its a work in progress lets say :rasp:

Doings bits at a time, just finished spraying my badges anthracite and refitted them so just looking on some views, I'm sure this has already been done but hey haha.. I like it anyways so thought I would just share:

Front Badge and Epic Stone Chips!

Rear Badges and a Nice Dent on the Boot Lid!

I know people think anthracite was sooo yesterday haha but hey :rasp:

 

[Russ_16v]

looks good mate, as long as your happy, thats all that matters

 

[VeinAST]

Thought about colour coding the boot lock?

 

[Darren85]

Thanks Russ.. Having some right hassle with the Plenum... poxy painting it is a mission! I think my Hammerite is dodgy.. Its not red, its water! lol..

Yeah I have considered it, but I'm sure I read once that in order to remove it you need to smash the bloody thing off! lmao.. Just hear say?

 

[Slammed172]

I prefer them dark, nice one.

I also this the ph1 needs a ph2 rear bumper though.

 

[Pearl_Black]

yeah nice! I quite like it. ditto on the ph2 bumper if you get chance.....

 

[DannoTheGreat]

lookin good buddy

 

[Russ_16v]

Thanks Russ.. Having some right hassle with the Plenum... poxy painting it is a mission! I think my Hammerite is dodgy.. Its not red, its water! lol..

i think it is mate, i painted mine with hammerite fine lol

I prefer them dark, nice one.

I also this the ph1 needs a ph2 rear bumper though.

Blasphomy!!(sp)

 

[Budgie]

Needs a new plate.

Other than that. Looks awesome.

 

[Darren85]

i think it is mate, i painted mine with hammerite fine lol

Did you use the spray paint? I think I will let it dry and see how it turns out, otherwise I will be buying the paint on stuff!

Blasphomy!!(sp)

Totally agree


Thanks for all other comments people, A hell of a lot of work to do yet!

 

[Vicky.]

Looks good, definitely agree it'd look spot on with a phase 2 bumper

 

[Darren85]

Looks good, definitely agree it'd look spot on with a phase 2 bumper

Never been to keen on the Ph2 bumper on Ph1's, on the Ph2 they look great, the overall look of the car front and back with its lines and cleaner cut appearance it really suits, the Ph1 are more curved so I honestly don't feel the squareness of the Ph2 rear would suit it one little bit.. Each to there own though, I have seen a lot of the Ph1 with the Ph2 rear, I guess its more personal taste then anything

 

[Rob]

God job on the badges dude, looks well tidy, you and Rob are such ph1 purists!!

I'm all about the ph1.5 look.

 

[adam172]

looks exactly the same as mine lol niceeee

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

God job on the badges dude, looks well tidy, you and Rob are such ph1 purists!!

I'm all about the ph1.5 look.

LOL .. Douchebag.

Ph1's FTW.

 

[Darren85]

God job on the badges dude, looks well tidy, you and Rob are such ph1 purists!!

I'm all about the ph1.5 look.

Cheers dude..

That will all change when you get your 172 dude, pure FTW!

 

[Darren85]

looks exactly the same as mine lol niceeee

Great minds think alike huh Adam haha

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

looks exactly the same as mine lol niceeee

IIRC Darren's a well practiced car thief.

Check outside Adam ! It might actually be yours.. :evil:

 

[Darren85]

IIRC Darren's a well practiced car thief.

Check outside Adam ! It might actually be yours.. :evil:

SUSH God dam it! haha.. I'm trying to be stealthy!

 

[adam172]

HAHAH lol no its stil ther...

ashame it wasnt my great mind that thought of it tho as i brought the car like it

 

[Darren85]

HAHAH lol no its stil ther...

ashame it wasnt my great mind that thought of it tho as i brought the car like it

Haha well you kept it that way so you must of thought it was nice :rasp:

 

[Darren85]

As some of you may know I had a bit of trouble with some Hammerite Smooth Spray Paint, it wasn't going to plan, so I gave up and left it over night and return to it in the morning to confront the disaster.. To my shock I returned to a nice red Plenum

So set to work sanding out the RenualtSport and 3 stripes earlier and this is how it turned out.. Its a little rough as the paint wasn't 100% so I am going to go over the rough bits with a tin of Hammerite Smooth Paint but brush on this time.. Anyways here are my hard efforts.. I have my polishing kit turning up in a few days so can't wait to get the writing all buffed up

 

[subarufreak]

looks good, thinking about doing the same on mine

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

How did you get to work with no intake on ? :rasp:

Glad it worked out ok !! damn joke paint lol

 

[Rob]

Glad your paint went ok mate, how did you sand the lettering and lines so perfectly? Cool news on the metal polishing kit. I'm sure you'll find more uses for it!

 

[Darren85]

looks good, thinking about doing the same on mine

I'd say go for it, it makes the engine bay a little more appealing to look at, instead of plan old metal!

How did you get to work with no intake on ? :rasp:

Glad it worked out ok !! damn joke paint lol

Haha, I have no idea :rasp:

Poxy paint, I think I will go with the brush on stuff next time around!

Glad your paint went ok mate, how did you sand the lettering and lines so perfectly? Cool news on the metal polishing kit. I'm sure you'll find more uses for it!

Yeah I was happy when I see it, also shocked! Still needs some touching up mind, thats a job for some of the good old paint pot version..

The lettering, its a secret :rasp: Ok, tell a lie, it was a block of wood with 80 Grit sand paper, working up to 1200 Grit and some Autosoul at the end, the block of wood helped keep it flat, as you can see the scraping just below the lettering, I didn't think of this until I hacked some of the paint off, hence the touch up needed!

Yeah polishing kit off eBay.. I love that place! Next stop is getting my Ph2 side stripes and bullets sorted! Received those today! Woop

 

[Darren85]

Finally after a respray of the plenum and giving my polishing kit a whirl I ended up with this.. Pretty impressed with myself because I have never done anything like this..

I know its not the best but hey! I like it haha, hope you do too. The pictures don't do it no justice, the polished lettering does not hardly show up..

I also done the quickest of all Photoshops ever to see how it would look under the bonnet, I think I chose the right colour in the end! Now for some Red Samco Hoses!

 

[K1NGY]

Loooks really smart

 

[Rob]

Nice work mate, looking very good.

 

[Wests Renault]

looks good mate. i done mine in black and looks loads better imo