Wayne
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Well as some of you know i was smoothing my boot, well thats finished now. i did purchase a euro combat bumper and got it painted b4 trying 2 fit the thing, stupid yes i know but ive learnt from my misstakes now, so i decided with abit of help from beardy to smooth my arches into the bumper as you can see in the pics below, just wanna say a thanks to beardy for leading and helping me in the rite direction, he did most work on my boot and ive finished it off and will do with the sides should be all nice when done properly. 
[Edited on 03-03-2005 by lazerbluesxi]
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Fear
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Shocking colour match!
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mav
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looking good.
nightmare if you get a bump on the bumper though
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Wayne
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lol i know thought id be different 
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Wayne
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i know mav bout thats the choice ive had to take should be selling at the end of summer anyway
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Ian
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If I'm honest they both need a bit more work.
Spend some time now, you'll thank yourself when there's a top coat on there.
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Fear
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would agree with ian on this one!
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Wayne
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i know the sides do there not finished yet as i said, as far as the boot thoe what do u mean?
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Fear
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arches need work, boot looks pretty good, but there does look to be a bit where the boot lock was, it you look at the pics you can see the line of the number plate recess isnt quite right!
Good jsut not perfect!
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Wayne
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yeh as i said arches are not finished as i only started them last week, yeh i think a little more work on the boot edge is needed, ill never get it perfect i know that just dnt wanna go 2 far and mess it up completely
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Fear
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TBH for a home grown its a spot on job mate and something to be proud off!
As long as your happy with it then thats what counts
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Ian
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Yeah, the middle is a bit 'soft'.
You may need to get some filler on there fairly thick and take it back with a course block, 80ish just to shape it. It'll ruin what you've done so far but you need to sharpen up the horizontal line.
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Wayne
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yeh i know what u mean, ill put some filler on this weekend and just keep sanding down till it gets the edge nice all the way along, im impressed to say ive never done this b4 and to say i do abit each weekend on the drive i cant complain least it isnt costing me loads of money anyway!
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Ojc
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To be honest I don't understand why people would even attempt to do this themselves with no previous experience in bodyshop work.
It will only end in tears.
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Wayne
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no need to knock me down pal, i dnt have the money to get it done properly with a welded in plate etc etc, and if it goes wrong it can be fixed no big deal, ive only followed guide lines and from what people have told me whos done theres! 
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by lazerbluesxi
no need to knock me down pal, i dnt have the money to get it done properly with a welded in plate etc etc, and if it goes wrong it can be fixed no big deal, ive only followed guide lines and from what people have told me whos done theres!
Not knocking you down, just my opnion.
Your a braver man than me.
Congratulations.
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Ben
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
To be honest I don't understand why people would even attempt to do this themselves with no previous experience in bodyshop work.
It will only end in tears.
how the fuck will it end in tears, if you dont try things you will never learn and have to pay other people to do it
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