AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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Bought harnesses... 4 point 3" FIA
Bought 10pt OMP Cage....
Removed cracked front windscreen...
Removed cracked exhaust manifold...
Removed entire exhaust, and chopped off rotten back box...
Refurbed 3 out of 5 speedlines white (will do the other 2 asap)
Treated rusty bits round windscreen, and under bonnet.
pics of wheels...
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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ps.... they are white.... just the colour isnt too great on the old camera phonejeeta
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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nice job
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
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Real nice, will look ace on the car. Should use the pics to make a tutorial
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
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nice work 
Where are the pics of fee modelling these wheels though  
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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nice
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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Wheels look fully ken AK
Good work
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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it'll be good to see them on the car though
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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top job on wheels
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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(more pics of fee please)
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
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have u used rattle cans to do the wheels??
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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yup..... dont have my own compressor yet
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Fully ace.
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
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can u do a brief tutorial of what youve used? Ive got an old set i of Astra Mk3 Sport wheels i wanna tidy up for my gf's car
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DarrenGSi
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Registered: 11th Jul 05
Location: East Ayrshire Drives: Civic Jordan 381
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quote: Originally posted by Voyto
can u do a brief tutorial of what youve used? Ive got an old set i of Astra Mk3 Sport wheels i wanna tidy up for my gf's car
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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took wheels off
removed all loose metal/paint with sandpaper, wirebrush
used smoother sandpaper on all of alloy to key it
clean with degreasant
prime
fill
sand
prime
sand
thin layer of colour
sand
thin layer of colour
repeat till happy with thickness etc
sand with very fine wet n dry
laquer
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
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what did u use to fill? p38?
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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ja.... something similar if 38 is car body filler. I cant remember
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
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okie doke. if im tryin to repair bad curbing on the rim, is p38 gonna do the trick??
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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not too sure, wouldnt think so... i only used it to fill in wee gouges, and nicks....nothing too big
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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ak - your missus must be ace. she always seems to be on pics of you ripping cars to bits smiling, owns a very cool imprezza.
yer a lucky man
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
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ok, spanks
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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muppet: she's still in training
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Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
Location: Herts Drives: Porsche 911
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quote: Originally posted by AK
muppet: she's still in training
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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the training seems to be going well then
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