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John G
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16th Mar 07 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i spy r5 gtt in background whats that having done?

liking the vented wing dan. also see they have made progress on smoothing rear arch
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quote:
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i spy r5 gtt in background whats that having done?


More, R5's in there than anything else. That one covered up has just had a full re-spray going totally O/E and mint, can see a white one behind my car thats owner of the bodyshops latest purchase, and one hidden away with a secret engine in.

Sold his old one few months back just been featured in a magazine:
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Yeh, rear arches are nearly smooth, been to see the car today looks much better than in the pics, front end sorted this coming week then into the spray booth for some colour

[Edited on 17-03-2007 by Daniel_Corsa]

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Originally posted by LiVe LeE
why do "professional" bodyshops use P40? bridging filler

when will people learn that p40 is not a substitute for the real thing; it wont adhere properly and will probably fall out; I would strip the paint back and key the surface - then fill the gap with a high density two-pack foam before laying 1 layer of 300gsm CSM; 1 7" stip of 400gsm bi-axial and then another 300gsm CSM: finally a surface tissue and NO FILLER!

all in all, your car will look though

[Edited on 15-03-2007 by LiVe LeE]



its obvious that you know ur shit about f/glass but professional bodyshops dont use f/glass except on f/glass panels which is a rarity as if damaged they usually get replaced.

the way thats done i would say it probably will crack as there are ways to make it stronger than that looks altho i would love to see one done with no filler. very interesting to see. and to be honest id doubt it could be done as for instance f/glass doesnt feather edge the way filler does, it peels back so how could it be flushed into the surrounding panel

from my experience the plastic and p40 dont bond well no matter how well its keyed. keyed with a grinder i could tear the arch apart from the wing even actually using matt and resin to bond them..
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17th Mar 07 at 18:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
SMOOTHNESS. I'm excited
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Originally posted by Matty G
SMOOTHNESS. I'm excited


Wait till you see the rest Matty more smoothness to come

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smoothness indeed cant wait to see the dam fitted/painted as i might get of my arse n do mine
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All be painted end of month time but will be getting bodywork finished up next week or latest week after.

Bodyshop is currently very busy getting few cars ready for donny

Paint has changed colour today, think for the better.



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Smooth arches will look very tidy when they're all painted etc. I'm jealous!
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Nearly there

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Originally posted by STEvieXE

the way thats done i would say it probably will crack as there are ways to make it stronger than that looks altho i would love to see one done with no filler. very interesting to see. and to be honest id doubt it could be done as for instance f/glass doesnt feather edge the way filler does, it peels back so how could it be flushed into the surrounding panel

from my experience the plastic and p40 dont bond well no matter how well its keyed. keyed with a grinder i could tear the arch apart from the wing even actually using matt and resin to bond them..


There are ways; my car's had all the "bodyshop" filler removed completely and we havn't used any new filler at all! Its all down to the products that are used and we always finish with a decent surface tissue; which gives and almost spot on finish with only minimal requirements for sanding
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but layering up f/glass how do u feature edge it in for undercoat???

i used to work in a f/glass bodyshop but it was basic enough like layering up matt and resin etc etc
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but layering up f/glass how do u feature edge it in for undercoat???

i used to work in a f/glass bodyshop but it was basic enough like layering up matt and resin etc etc


surface tissue and feather the edge before laying it up
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24th Mar 07 at 19:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Finally got round to fitting my alcantara headlining back in today:





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Definitely a job well done
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Few more pics....













Getting close now.



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have they smoothed the wing into the plastic arch on the front ?
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Looks can't wait to see it in colour
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Originally posted by stavs
have they smoothed the wing into the plastic arch on the front ?


Smoothed the arch into the wing I would say personally but yesh.



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i just noticed the boot spoiler smoothed in to cant wait to see it all painted
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Attention to detail stavs knows the score

Spoiler been like that for some time though

Just can't wait to get it back and take it to Donny, see if it fits in with all the massive kitted cars

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Soooooo close now! Awesome stuff lad
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Always wondered that if you smooth the plastic arches, how do you attatch the bumper on the corners?

Looks mint that, love the spoiler smoothed in, whats it look like at the top?
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