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13th Sep 06 at 21:35

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Originally posted by loo_goblin
where u buying ur orbital sanding discs from? plus what ones u using?

Brown Brothers. It's a bodyshop motor factors. I'm using Bodyline D/A disks on my (Tom's) air powered D/A and 3M hookit pieces of paper on my 3M blocks.

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13th Sep 06 at 22:00

i use 3M discs on my dads D/A

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15th Sep 06 at 18:01

steve w my boy i may let you in on my secret plans but i shall need to be bribed alot to tell you

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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17th Sep 06 at 20:03

Update:

This is a £1.5k re-spray.

This is a smoothed in arch that is strong enough to lift the car off of the ground with:

Forgot to take more pictures after I had blocked it down a bit. Just need to do the other side now

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17th Sep 06 at 20:32

looking good ed, have u fibreglassed the inside of the arch to get its stong i found thats good way to get it nice and solid!

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17th Sep 06 at 20:35

fuck sanding all that !!

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17th Sep 06 at 20:39

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fuck sanding all that !!

wont take that long with a da or some 40 grit and a block

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17th Sep 06 at 20:40

da will take it off in no time

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17th Sep 06 at 20:57

looks somewhat more proper

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17th Sep 06 at 21:02

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looking good ed, have u fibreglassed the inside of the arch to get its stong i found thats good way to get it nice and solid!

Na, I bonded it on with some Tiger Seal. Made it solid as a rock!

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17th Sep 06 at 21:02

I'll sand it all back with a block and some 40 grit. If you use a DA the it wont be flat and I'd have to do it again so it would be a rippley...

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17th Sep 06 at 21:28

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quote:
Originally posted by FlamingCorsa
looking good ed, have u fibreglassed the inside of the arch to get its stong i found thats good way to get it nice and solid!
Na, I bonded it on with some Tiger Seal. Made it solid as a rock!

i never really got on with tiger seal, always thought there would still be bit of flex with tigerseal that could cause cracking, i dont know tho, eveyone does different!

i normally get rid of the bulk of filler with a da then finish it off with a block to get it flat!

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17th Sep 06 at 21:42

I always worry that the fiberglass will crack off the plastic because it doesn't bond to it too well

I think we are fighting a loosing battle. I should do it properly in steel, but I'm not skilled enough to bend metal like that

I have banned myself from doing it with the DA now. I always go that little bit too far. Getting big shoulder muscles now sanding for 7 ot 8 hours a day

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17th Sep 06 at 22:16

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Originally posted by ed
I always worry that the fiberglass will crack off the plastic because it doesn't bond to it too well I think we are fighting a loosing battle. I should do it properly in steel, but I'm not skilled enough to bend metal like that

I have banned myself from doing it with the DA now. I always go that little bit too far. Getting big shoulder muscles now sanding for 7 ot 8 hours a day

i think the more u use a da sander the beta u get to handle it!! i love my da, need a new pag for it tho one i have at the min is well hammered!! hehe

yea steel is way forward, like corsa brava, that was not really bending steel just lots of little peices bent into place! i enjoyed the welding even if i am messy at it

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9th Nov 06 at 02:25

I assure everyone I have worked on my car recently, but haven't take many pics, see one side is all smooth and lurverleee!

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9th Nov 06 at 02:26

when do you plan to have it finished ed?

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9th Nov 06 at 02:27

Never...

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9th Nov 06 at 02:28

Though I plan on painting it at Christmas. Plus next year I am going on a placement somewhere if I write a CV and shit and make it happen. £15k to spunk on the car then?

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9th Nov 06 at 07:35

nice half corsa

will look good when its done

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9th Nov 06 at 10:35

wot do u and tom do about heat when u are painting ed?

i been painting this morning and paint is daying so slowly compared to few weeks ago when it was warmer!

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9th Nov 06 at 11:27

Toms got two heat lamps which get the place HOT!

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9th Nov 06 at 11:40

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Toms got two heat lamps which get the place HOT!

nice, are they infa red ones??? looking at getting heat for my shed but dont really wanna spend alot of cash cos trying to save it at the min not spend!

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9th Nov 06 at 12:16

Yea, they are ghetto. It's like they are going to burn the place down sometime

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9th Nov 06 at 12:20

If you need a pair of (unskilled) hands over crimbo if im around im here to help edward

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9th Nov 06 at 12:32

quote:
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Yea, they are ghetto. It's like they are going to burn the place down sometime

i need some of them! the infa red ones are expencive arnt they?

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