craig8
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still another few coats of lacquer to go on so its not quite done yet
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Eck
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its gonna look sweet when finished mate, love tht kit
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drax
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Did you spray it with cans?
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Graeme
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sorry but why has it not been fully sprayed and just left very dry?
u say it needs more laquer so why not do that when u were doing it?
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WATSON
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You either have a shit camera or that paint is shocking mate
Nice colour tho
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Graeme
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u can see its easily to dry which means not enough laquer has been applied in the correct application, what laquer are u using?
HS or MS?
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Laura
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Id have waited til it was totally finished before posting pics
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craig8
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its had flake through it so the lacquer needs to be built up to cover it (the flake was put on quite dry) it didnt all get done in one go as its done at college so theres only so long i can do the stuff for before having to go and we ran out of time
it isnt myself who painted it, was done by a time served painter who now teaches too
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woodwardsbodyshop
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you've delocked the boot handle, why? would of looked so much better with the tailgate semi smoothed
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craig8
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C4 WLK - its HS lacquer
Laura - the whole point is progress pics, thats why i had a thread up a while ago when i was doing the bonnet etc.
it does look a bit dry at the moment but its been scotched down ready for more laquer when im back at college, will get more pics after that to show the proper finish
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craig8
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quote: Originally posted by woodwardsbodyshop
you've delocked the boot handle, why? would of looked so much better with the tailgate semi smoothed
the bumper has no numberplate light now, i didnt want to smooth the full boot so you can guess where the number plate light is now
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Graeme
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i dont understand why they didnt let it falsh off and then spray another coat of laquer over the top, it would of saved so much time and hassle
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woodwardsbodyshop
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could of thought of a better place to be honest, or just run those nuts/lights you can get from demon tweeks
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ed
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Seems like an odd way of doing things...
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woodwardsbodyshop
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it is, in my college we wouldn't of left it to laquer again another time, would of been done in one go no matter how late it was
[Edited on 03-06-2006 by woodwardsbodyshop]
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craig8
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by the time that was done it was half 4 and we had finished college for the week, i was working that night at 5 so couldnt stay later to get it finished, hence why it had to be left otherwise it would have been done in one go
i didnt like those nuts with the lights in them, not my thing, neither was the fully smoothed boot since i wanted to keep the bumper smooth so i kept the handle, delocked it due to needing the space behind for the numberplate light
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woodwardsbodyshop
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just think its a waste how you've smoothed the handle and delocked boot but left handle on
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woodwardsbodyshop
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my mate hasn't got a number plate light anywhere on his car, just puts a stick on one come mot time
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craig8
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spose its all down to personal taste mate, we'll see how it looks when its done
[Edited on 03-06-2006 by craig8]
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craig8
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couple of guys up here have got 30 quid fines for not having number plate lights, id rather have a wee bit on my car other people dont like and save the money though
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woodwardsbodyshop
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i guarantee it in a few months time you'll want rid
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craig8
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to be honest i though about semi smoothed completely and thought it would just look too plain, i prefer it with the handle
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woodwardsbodyshop
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you might for now, i'll be looking forward to pics of it smoothed in a few months time
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craig8
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ive been driving the car for about 2 months with the wiper smoothed and the handle delocked and im perfectly happy with it, i dont want it semi smoothed and i dont think i will want it done anytime due to me needing the space for the no. plate light
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woodwardsbodyshop
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ok your choice but just looks like the easy way out really, could of gone for the tvr number plate with the light behind it and then you wouldn't of need a light on bumper or in handle
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