Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
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nice deep purple!!! or red
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3CorsaMeal
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i'm not too sure about this one, can't picture it complete
what are you doing with the arches?
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John G
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looks supurb matey i love it, dam it twiggy why cudnt i have seen the astra it looked the muts nuts.
what are you doin the back arches are they stil seem abit jagged from where u hav fillered over the metal plates?
i recon candy apple red mmmmmm
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
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Spray it white.... brightest white that u can find..
looking good mate
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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love the front end and the rear is goin to be soo different,cant wait to see more progress!
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Mertin
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looking good as ever, is the arches going to be smoother and less jagged round the edge?
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Cybermonkey
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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those lights look great
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
Location: Shropshire
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blimy people.................. thought u knew me betta than this????do u really think i am gonna slap some paint on the arches!!!!!!! lol
the whole car is all pretty rough at the min just general shape at the min is done, need to get rid of all waves and sort all edges out!!!! lots to do!! off to do some more now!!!!! back to work after also, got the day off tomorrow to make some progress tho
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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Ace work mate!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Scotty_B
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Minted mate it going to be an eye opener.
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stuartmitchell
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Smooth the number plate recess on the front bumper aswell
I agree with Dean, find the purest white you can
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BeArDy
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Have you taken the paint off around the roof rails?
looking good so far mate
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woodwardsbodyshop
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yet another feature for iaz
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FlamingCorsa
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quote: Originally posted by BeArDy
Have you taken the paint off around the roof rails?
looking good so far mate
wot do u mean taken the paint off round roof rails adam??? i just welded bit in to there, then rubbed paint to make it rought, little layer of fibreglass then smoothing with a skim of filler!!!! right or wrong thats how i did it........hehe
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FlamingCorsa
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quote: Originally posted by stuartmitchell
Smooth the number plate recess on the front bumper aswell
I agree with Dean, find the purest white you can
didint think bout number pate recess really, i just dont like it when the plates are just stuck on somwhere, like onto mesh, looks great without a number plate just silly with one!!
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woodwardsbodyshop
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quote: Originally posted by FlamingCorsa
quote: Originally posted by stuartmitchell
Smooth the number plate recess on the front bumper aswell
I agree with Dean, find the purest white you can
didint think bout number pate recess really, i just dont like it when the plates are just stuck on somwhere, like onto mesh, looks great without a number plate just silly with one!!
why not get a small plate, and make the recess smaller, got the best of both then
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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if its those wheels you are doin black here is what mine look like
but get them glass beaded before you paint them or the paint will flake easier
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IvIarkgraham
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oh yeah i can glass bead them for you
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Nick A
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keep it up Iaz, will look great when done....
hopefully
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BeArDy
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when applying filler you need to remove the paint, down the metal. otherwise you will get a step and a outline when you paint/primer the surface.
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BeArDy
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you should also take the paint back about a 1" farer back then you are going to filler, then feather out both the filler area and the paint outline.
otherwise like i said when you paint the area you will see a outline where you have filled.
Filler should be gripping to metal not paint...
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woodwardsbodyshop
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i usually go past about 3-4 inches, better safe than sorry really
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BeArDy
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its a common this for people who are new to the game.
Even Ed has done it on his post.
the pictures below are off Ed and will explain what i mean.
he has primered the area and applyed filler over the top, so no matter how smooth he gets it hes going to have primer under it and when it comes to paint he will get a outline.
you can see around the edge of his filler the primer under it.
it may only be 100000 of a mm step but in painting will show up really bad.
[Edited on 15-03-2006 by BeArDy]
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
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u can blend filler into paint n have a gud repair. u will find this in 90 % of bodyshops in the country. u will NEVER have a step unless the filler isnt leveled out properly. The reason why u shouldnt put filler over paint is because give it six months n the filler will sink. filler shud be used on metal. shud never be over paint as it will sink given time..
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Phil W
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Registered: 1st Jul 05
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Looking good Iaz, thats one headlight conversion that i think looks good !
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