waters
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having finished my restoration project, I thought I'd put some pics up of my quality paintwork
I was quoted £3000 for a full respray, and thought bollocks to that and decided to go the brush and roller route
as you can guess there were brush marks and major 'orange peel' off the roller.....but with some elbow grease, 1500 wet and dry and some 't'-cut.........its now perfect
pics say it all....
hope you like
waters
[Edited on 20-04-2010 by waters]
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Nic Barnes
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i really did enjoy reading your restoration thread waters. simply amazing transformation.
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waters
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
i really did enjoy reading your restoration thread waters. simply amazing transformation.
cheers nic....it was hard graft though
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Nic Barnes
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and yet i can imagine completely satisfying and 100% rewarding though. hard work really does pay off. amazing stuff
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RS6
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well done mate looks amazing
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SR91
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You restored the garden aswell, Graft
Might see you around tod sometime
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waters
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quote: Originally posted by SR-91
You restored the garden aswell, Graft
Might see you around tod sometime
ah, tod lad are you? you won't miss me in this car, it stick out like a sore thumb
we got a gardener in to sort the garden
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pooly-adam
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reminds me of wacky races this car lol by the way done a good job looks smart as now
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corsabsonny
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wheres your resto thread mate
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SR91
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quote: Originally posted by waters
quote: Originally posted by SR-91
You restored the garden aswell, Graft
Might see you around tod sometime
ah, tod lad are you? you won't miss me in this car, it stick out like a sore thumb
we got a gardener in to sort the garden
No no no! Know a lad from Tod and mum likes to be driven to Gaorden Riggs
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waters
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quote: Originally posted by corsabsonny
wheres your resto thread mate
resto thread here...
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6029&start=0
(there's 30 pages now to read through)
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Generation
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Will ahve a read of that, looks like you donw an awesome job!
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corsabsonny
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me to, miss my classic days osmetimes
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sand-eel
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For a 40's car, it's surprisingly powerful too
[Edited on 20-04-2010 by sand-eel]
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andyc1234
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best resto ever done a really good job with it.
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All Torque
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Best car on this site, hands down
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Ingham
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Will probably see you around, I'm not far from yourself (Cliviger).
Car looks fantastic, would love to come see it.
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Jamie-C
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I'm finding it hard to believe you painted that with a brush and roller tbh
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Mark.W
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Awsome that is
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3CorsaMeal
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amazing story/work
did you ever take it back to show the chap who you got it from?
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basslinecorsa
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
amazing story/work
did you ever take it back to show the chap who you got it from?
I bet the nice guy who gave you it for free would appreciate getting to see/ride in it again after all your hard work.
Looks mint mate, big respect for keeping it on the roads
Project Scarlett - http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=661417
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Shane
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loved your resto threat, but sorry the only thing i could ever think of when reading through was
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random dav
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taking it to any shows this year? capesthorne hall in may is always a good one.
WRLFC !
Project cars
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waters
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thanks for the kind replies, not sure about any shows just yet.
heres some great reflection pics.......
the little faint white dot in the middle of the first pic is the moon! and the black lines are telephone cables....
yes, yes I know we need a new camera
waters
[Edited on 21-04-2010 by waters]
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waters
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quote: Originally posted by basslinecorsa
quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
amazing story/work
did you ever take it back to show the chap who you got it from?
I bet the nice guy who gave you it for free would appreciate getting to see/ride in it again after all your hard work.
Looks mint mate, big respect for keeping it on the roads
I was talking to him this morning and he's going to come up for a brew and a ride in it
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