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Rich H
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6th Jun 08 at 18:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi All,

SRi Lee from CC|UK asked me to take a look at his 1.8 Turbo'd C ahead of this PVS this weekend.

The car had a hard life before he brought it by being constantly washed using car washes so was swirled to buggery and the roof and bonnet had started to go trade mark "Flame Pink"

So today I set about paint correction and a general tidy up for him...

The Befores:

























I won't bore you with all the processes unless anybody asks, but wash stages took around 2.5 hours, machine polishing around 4 hours and then the final touches for the remainder of the time lol.

Al taped up:



Lee strangely liked it like this?!!

And finally the afters:























It wasn't perfect - the car washes had caused a lot of deeper marks that are dam hard to get rid of - a solid day of just machine polishing would just about do the trick in general. At least the colour was restored and the paint made a lot better than it was before - just in time for it to sit proudly on the Regal stand lol.

Thanks for looking
Nick-S
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6th Jun 08 at 18:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice
allza
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Looks much better mate. Car looks amazing as well. Makes me want to but one like that!
Rab
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6th Jun 08 at 18:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Great job there,

like the C also
deano87
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6th Jun 08 at 18:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
black and red is the best colour combination, end of.

How much do you charge? My roof looked exactly like that, I've got it back to a more 'red' colour, but not perfect. Looks like a good job for a day
1ROSS8
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wayne's old one, first one in the uk to have the conversion, am i write in saying he paid 11k for it?
Rich H
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6th Jun 08 at 18:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 1ROSS8
wayne's old one, first one in the uk to have the conversion, am i write in saying he paid 11k for it?


Yeh was Waynes - No idea how much anybody paid. All Lee said was that he picked it up for a good price that swayed him from going Jap

Deano - That cost £118 inc. travelling costs. He had 10% discount for being on CC|UK. Prices are so bloody low simply because I'm a new company trying to build up some clients - All the products, tools & techniques etc that I use are as good as the stuff people charge twice as much for
VegasPhil
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6th Jun 08 at 18:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Very Very nice Rich - Well done

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
JonnyJ
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6th Jun 08 at 18:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Awesome Rich, if only you lived closer
deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
Deano - That cost £118 inc. travelling costs. He had 10% discount for being on CC|UK. Prices are so bloody low simply because I'm a new company trying to build up some clients - All the products, tools & techniques etc that I use are as good as the stuff people charge twice as much for

Sounds good, something for next year will have a chat to you about it Sunday
Rich H
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6th Jun 08 at 18:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers All

Yeh Deano speak to me on Sunday mate - will be around the car / stand more than usual to meet people etc

Now got mine to do tomorrow lol and paintwork is pretty bad on that too - never had the chance to do mine!

[Edited on 06-06-2008 by Rich H]
wilson_sri
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6th Jun 08 at 19:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good job mate!

I see your a mobile valeter, how have you arranged everything in your van? Do you have a water tank? Not being nosey, im going self employed and mobile. Got a astravan and looking at a few differant ways to kit them out. U2U me if you prefer.
1ROSS8
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6th Jun 08 at 19:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice job mate looks good.
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Great job mate, but is that overspray on the wheel arch..bottom right

Ben G
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i saw that too danny, didn't want to say anything though incase he got offended or something.

looks like a good job though, cheap enough aswell

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Oh yeah, not saying anything about his work it looks first class...just wondered if it was thats all
Rich H
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No its stonechipped - the splitter was all red, then sprayed grey to match the arches and chipped through Nowt I could do about it!

Wilson_Sri, I'll u2u you tomorrow mate!
wilson_sri
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Cheers bud!
Fad
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What products did you use?
SAL
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Fad i think you have a small love for corsa c's
Fad
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kinda....

its gotes vroom tsshhh though
SAL
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kz
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niiice! how shiney are those wheels now!

only thing i dont like is the splitter, looks like its really struggling to try and fit on there lol

wheres the leather from? looks good
SAL
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Recaro seat's
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