ed
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Right here are the progress pics for SteveW's car. The reason why I say it's probably the best is the because of the prep work we're putting into it. It's rare to see people take the whole car down to bare metal for a colour change, but we decided to. Enough chit chat, here are the pics:
Day 2
Day 3
Obligatory mincing pics
More pictures here:
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/garage.php?action=usergarage&owner=ed&carid=4369
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broster
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oooh, whens the paint going on?
get some etch primer on it asap....
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dna23
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quality  keep us updated...
why all the blue tape :boggle?
[Edited on 29-05-2006 by dna23]
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mav
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we want more pics pics pics..........keep em coming......
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Robin
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when does the paint start? will it be at pvs?
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RobHayes
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why does taking it down to bare metal instantly make it the best paint job?
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ed
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dna23 - They are pics from a previous project done in my workshop.
mav - it's bloody hard work so we havea called it a day. More pics tomorrow. We have another 8 - 10 hours of prep work, then we will be primering it tomorrow evening.
broster - etch primer tomorrow evening 
Everyone else - it's going flat black. The aim is to get it flawless and shiney as fuck. It's going to be amazing if we pull it off...
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M6RKK
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fucking shaweeet... more pics 
when u sand down to bare metal what do u put on it before primer?
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ed
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We are aiming to get it done for PVS. There is a hell of a lot of work to do though 
You need to etch prime the bare metal before priming the car with the normal stuff.
n.b. Saying the paint job is the best is only my opinion, so please take note before starting to cry or argue with me...
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mav
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get back out there to work lazy fecker 
can't wait to see finfished job 
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broster
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good luck with it mate, take your time!
sprayed a car before?
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M6RKK
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colour u going for mate?
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
good luck with it mate, take your time!
sprayed a car before?
We have a painter coming to do the spraying for us, along with helping out with some of the prep work. Steve and I have some good friends who are remarkably helpful
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jr
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if it works out and you pull it off i will be very very very impressed
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Jambo
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Was very hard work but all good fun 
Sorry i can help out more this week chaps 
I still have blue bogies 
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ed
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If you were here today you would have had black ones...
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Robin
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is it having a thundercats logo laquered anywhere? i think it needs it
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X 60RSA
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Thats some work taking all that paint off i'd say!?
The bare metal job if done correct should eliminate the chances of rust coming through for alot longer than if just sanding down the existing paint on spraying over this?
Plus if you want a really good show finish to your paint, id imagine a bare metal jobby will be miles better. Should get a nice flat a fook, show shine finish with the right laquer as well.
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Mattb
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muchos fun...
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ed
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X 6ORSA - Bare metal gets rid of the existing rust, over spray, orange peel and other crap. (The blue and white job had a few bodged bits on it). The other thing is it gets the body panels super smooth, which means no ripples. Also, there should be no sinkage which is good because we don't have an oven to bake the paint and force it to sink. All very important things when painting a car high gloss black. I think the plan of action with the laqure is to put on a few extra coats to get it really mirror shiney.
rob - No Thundercats I'm afraid.
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S1MON
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looks good lads
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BYRON
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thought you may have taken the rear windows and door handles out?
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by BYRON
thought you may have taken the rear windows and door handles out?
they will be coming out, but the painter is doing that bit!
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FlamingCorsa
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looks awsome chaps, alot of hard work going into it once again!!!! keep the progress coming! i am off out to prime hitmans car now.........just got home from work!
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by BYRON
thought you may have taken the rear windows and door handles out?
Lost my 10mm socket so I can't take the door handles off til I find it
Rear windows don't need to be removed according to the guy who's doing the painting as they are bonded in.
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