scaron5188
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yea   only till after pvs mate lol then we can get yours back on track 
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FruitBooTeR
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What black have you used there mate is it satin black?
Also have you laquerd it as if you havent and plan to then it will go shinier i think...
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scaron5188
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its actually ford graphite grey mate, phone pics = shite lol
yea laquering as we speak, think before it was a combination of not enough coats of paint and laquer lol
used 5 coats this time, on my skirts and arches and rear bumper only put like 4 on? might still not be enough
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scaron5188
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well finished my bumper off today guys, and yes as suspedted, it a came out shinier than the rest of trim and skirts lol. *pics*
just finished and drying:
without laquer
with laquer
compared to front arch (big difference)
on the car:
so off came skirts, and masked up the arch's for more laquer (might need more yet but ran out lol):
and back bumper needs more laquer, to make as good as front lol
love the clour, and well pleased with how the front came out
will post better pics once all the same, (if i can)
wat you think?
cheers, aaron
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Danny W
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Done a great job on the front mate, will look uber cool once all polished up the same
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scaron5188
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cheers dude, yea think i might still try and get the archs etc shinier with laquer, if not a good old bit of elbow grease and polish
aslong as it is ready and shining for pvs lol
also needing a mint arden blue bonnet, mine is stone chipped galore lol anyone?
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scaron5188
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p.s danny, your engine bay is looking minty fresh
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scaron5188
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small update, swapping my front shocks and springs and my old 1.6 gearbox, for my mates front kw coilys so i can lower 70 at the front and borrowing spankyjames rear 90mm springs to see what the drop is like ( also keeping on for pvs ) then i can decide how low i want to go on the rear.
pics after weekend once done
And slapped some stickers on my car, not to everyones taste, but i wanted to do it, so yea pics ..... lol
wont be keeping these, just done for a laugh lol
aaron
[Edited on 15-05-2009 by scaron5188]
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scaron5188
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some little ba***rd just crashed into me in his Ka, will get pics up asap, not happy.
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scaron5188
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me and james (spankyjames) were driving to see a mate and goin up a road close to my house had some yound 17year old driver come from no where and smashed into me.
now i know this area like the back of my hand and know how dodgy this road is, so im approching a junction, i slow right down due to cars being either side of the road and suddenly the ford Ka comes from nowhere.
he gets out, im pretty angry (as to be expected) and he comes out with i was only doing just over 20mph... into a blind junction with cars either side of the road?? is he stupid.
anyway me and james are pretty sure he's to blame and my mum looked at the pics i got and thinks the same.
so heres some pics i got...what do you think?
this is the one where it looks to be his fault
other side of the road?
damage to my car...broken light, and brackets, bumper brackets, slam panel slightly moved, scratches to wind.....
his car
looks as though, where my cars lowered, the middle of his bumper smashed mine.
i've said to him im happy to go round the insurance and repair myself with cash from him... but am still more than happy to go through insurance with these photos, waiting on him getttin back to me after talking to his parents? will ring him soon or if no joy, give his reg to my insurance company
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scaron5188
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well his dad wasnt having none of it, was just saying either go our own ways and fix the cars, or go throught insurance, even tho i was 99% sure it was his fault imo, i just said fuck it, ill fix my own car..... so £13.00 later (and that was just for the paint to touch up my trim) shes fixed
had to replace the cross member (took off my old corsa in uncles field)
and re-do d.i.y depo
the bend in the slam panel was just wear the light pushed back, slam panel was 100% fine.
just wanted it back on the road to be honest
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Danny W
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what a bugga about the crash, but good to hear you've fixed it without too much hassle/cost
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scaron5188
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cheers dude, i just didnt want the insurance dragging it out as theres only 3 weeks till pvs. so just gotta re-spray trim on the driveers side and try n touch up bumper a bit, if not, will have a scratched arden blue bumper  lol
[Edited on 18-05-2009 by scaron5188]
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scaron5188
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small update:
put spankyjames 90mm springs on
before:
90 - 60
after:....
havent got one yet, letting them settle in, will get pics tomoz
and smoothed over my rear wiper hole, and respraying (decided to do this due to rust!)
not the best job in the world, but will do for now.
primer:
1 coat:
3 coats:
5...maybe 6 coats: 
all to do now, is feather it in a bit to the original paint work and laquer. think im getting a bit better at spraying 
and redone my boot lock surround and put my irmy badge on it
(not best pics, doesnt do it justice, looks wicked on the car)
what u think?
just got to redo my front bumper trim slightly to due to crash... on and touch up my reaer trim to as when i came home from work my towing eye cover was hangin off and someone had bumped into my car slightly according to my neighbour 
Cheers, Aaron
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Firestate88
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pictures are needed now of the 90mm springs
help me decide what springs i want for pvs
as for the spraying on the boot, give it a bit of polishing on the hard edges, make it look much better  
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scaron5188
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will get some today pal
will give it a good polish but got to flat back into the orignal paintwork then lots of laquer lol
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scaron5188
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well i fucked it up, look crap. not happy atall... the colour was darker due to my car weas probably faded and some of the laquer hasnt shined.
anything i could do to this, will mopping it bring it back (obviously not the colour) but the laquer
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spankyjames
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tcut it in lol or use a really good polish should do it, even g3 should work shouldnt it?
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Firestate88
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g3 and a machine polisher at a low speed should help no end
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Firestate88
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picsssssssssss
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scaron5188
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haha sorry mate, will get some when i go out later, and one of the mess i made on the boot lol
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Firestate88
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good good, best be a good picture haha
and oh dear
let us have a look at the pic of the boot and will see what guadance i can give being a professional
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DaveyLC
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You should have masked, primed, removed the masking tape, rub down with 1000gritt, mask out beyond the primer then blow it in
If you try and machine polish that with G3 you will end up with a primer border.
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Firestate88
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theres a cm gap there to easily polish it up ill think you will find
just needs a bigger area to paint thats all
but 1000 nah stick with 800
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scaron5188
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i did primer then mask out roughily an inch either side and bottom to paint in colour.
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