Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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Firstly, yes I know it'll rain and be shitey by the time I get there, but it's partly done for Trax and partly as a pre sale preparation!
Spent the last couple of days after finishing valeting jobs working on my car - dodging the rain etc to do some basic paint correction and a good wax top up on my car.
Example of the paint correction:
Before:
After (Opel blitz removed to be replaced with std. griffin, scratches to be touched up etc):
Car was then run over a couple of times to get rid of a few niggling swirl marks, before a lot of stonechips and slightly deeper scratches were touched up.
Would have had the wheels off to clean up properly and to re-paitn calipers, but as some of you may have read (http://corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=451184) I've had a few issues 
Car then topped off with 2 coats of Dodo Dark Velvet which left some nice beading lol:
And the finished car:
And decided to attach the Irmy badge:
Apologies for poor pics - bad lighting and weather mixed with C902 camera phone = above results
Thanks for looking - see you all on the CS / WR stand tomorrow! 
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Phi
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
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your paintwork is well scratched!
i didnt get chance to wax and polish mine, might do it when get to trax, just cause' it needs doing anyway - i swear if it rains whilst doing it i will scream
[Edited on 06-09-2008 by Corsa_phi]
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Rich H
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The boot was as I never got round to correcting it before and for some reason had a load of scratches around the badge anyway. Other than that though it's pretty fooking immaculate!
I've been applying coats of wax in amongst the rain today which made it interesting
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Marc
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Paint correction 
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shaunmods
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Originally posted by Corsa_phi
i swear if it rains whilst doing it i will scream
Your not the only one Phi  Been out and washed mine of in the pouring rain and it looks a bit better now. If its hammering it down tommorrow i'll have my tits in a serious twist! 
paint work looks 100% better than before though rich. nice work 
[Edited on 06-09-2008 by shaunmods]
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Ben G
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very good way of showing your work off there mate, brilliant job 
that beading looks so cool
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Phi
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think mightof been pointless cleaning it , i have to go up the field later to feed the horse, its muddy down the lane 
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
very good way of showing your work off there mate, brilliant job
that beading looks so cool
Cheers mate. I've been meaning to sort the paint out for a while but didn't have the time. Have been quieter this week and knew Trax was looming, plus car is For Sale as of 2m anyway so thought I may as well start on it
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Mobby
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Originally posted by Ben G
very good way of showing your work off there mate, brilliant job
that beading looks so cool
agreed, id like to see a picture after its touched up please???
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alan-g-w
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What products did you use for the paint correction?
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by mobby
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
very good way of showing your work off there mate, brilliant job
that beading looks so cool
agreed, id like to see a picture after its touched up please???
Don't have any I'm afraid! No the neatest job in the world as was rushed for time and also tbf, most of those are now covered by the new badge!
Alan - Correction was done with2 different compounds depending on severity of marks. 3M ultrafina for the lesser marks, Megs 83 on the boot for example. All of that was then topped off with Dodo Lime Prime followed by Poorboys Black Hole, then the 2 coats of Dodo Dark Velvet 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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My car will look dreadful. When you get up close, some of the paint is actually a matt red/pink colour but I can't do anything 'cause of the rain
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Phi
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its okay, park next to mine....
[Edited on 06-09-2008 by Corsa_phi]
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Rich H
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Originally posted by deano87
My car will look dreadful. When you get up close, some of the paint is actually a matt red/pink colour but I can't do anything 'cause of the rain
That's very unlike yours deano! Let me know if you do want to get your roof sorted at some point though. Catch me 2m for a chat if you want
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deano87
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Will do this time. However with student financial days and the winter looming, I won't be able to afford, nor will there be any point (due to difficulty in upkeep) in me having it done. The whole car needs doing tbh, except for the rear & front. You should see the colour difference between the door and door shuts
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Rich H
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Originally posted by deano87
Will do this time. However with student financial days and the winter looming, I won't be able to afford, nor will there be any point (due to difficulty in upkeep) in me having it done. The whole car needs doing tbh, except for the rear & front. You should see the colour difference between the door and door shuts
No probs, but yeh as I say, grab me somewhen tomorrow for a chat
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