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antscorsa
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24th Jan 07 at 14:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
id persoanlly smooth the lights cmpletely off if ur thinking of changing them.
please put some really nice wood int eh back of the bed. hot rod styleeee
ed
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24th Jan 07 at 19:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by antscorsa
if youve rubbed it back to bare metal arent u suposed to seal it straight away otherwise it will rust with the touch of even a moist finger?
No you don't and no it doesn't.
Ryk
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28th Jan 07 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A couple of pics whist its being welded! Should be out next week!
Fookin top job


Paul H
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28th Jan 07 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wow that man can weld.looks superb
STEvieXE
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are u going to leave it in bare metal lacquered up or i am reading this wrong???
Ryk
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28th Jan 07 at 18:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Spot on STEvieXE, Lacquered bare metal she will be!
ed
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28th Jan 07 at 18:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You need to find some special laquer to do that....
STEvieXE
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28th Jan 07 at 19:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wot grit will u polish the metal to??

wot about repairs??
jr
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28th Jan 07 at 19:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what i was thinking, every repair will have to be 110%, also you cant seal any seams or do any rust protection, as that will show

cant see how it will work TBH
STEvieXE
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every dent will have to be a bare metal finish which is ok until u get to abit that is double skinned etc unless u have access to a pin puller, even with this equipment doing damaged on a bare metal finish will take ages and prob not be poss on the whole car..
ed
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Plus if you use normal laquer it will peel straight off.
STEvieXE
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i reckon itd be better painted tbh
ed
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You could get it puurrrrrrrrrrrfect then. All nice and shiney
Ryk
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28th Jan 07 at 19:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its the RAT look, the dints give it character! Yeh there's a few already, the lacquer we've got is sticking, already tried it. It's only going to be like this for a while, something different that'll stand out! It'll be resprayed two tone, poss silver with a black roof like this....
All Torque
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28th Jan 07 at 23:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mmmmmmm

I'll be following this project closely.
Ronnan
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29th Jan 07 at 00:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Right the caddy is mine and ryk is helping me etc etc.. the caddy will look fine with it been bear metal with a laquer and its never been done before so it will be original and totally vw style... bumps dont matter because they fit in with the style its like welding patches they dont matter because of the style that were going for! the laquer sticks and doesnt peal straight off becuase its been tested and it dont need a special grit polish because if its been tested it obviously works! come on how many caddys do you no that will look anything like this?!
ed
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29th Jan 07 at 01:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Laquer does peel off bare metal. It doesn't etch into bare metal. It will rust from underneath.
Marc
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29th Jan 07 at 08:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Personally I'd flush the welds off.
Wrighty
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29th Jan 07 at 09:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mates gotta caddy sport and its pimping!

cant wait to see this done
Ronnan
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ed it doesnt peel off!! weve had the bonnet and the tailgate done and it hasnt peeled off. and it will only rust in about a year when i am looking to respray it it.

[Edited on 29-01-2007 by Ronnan]
mwg
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29th Jan 07 at 12:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Rat style

Mate has a white one as his run around and has put a set of Porsche wheels on it that he had lying around spare. Well funny
Sara
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29th Jan 07 at 14:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lookin sweet!
ed
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Here ya go, was tring to remember the name of the stuff:

http://alsacorp.com/products/clear4chrome/cl4ch_prodinfo.htm

This is what you needs to do what you are planning...
Ronnan
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ahh right i see what you mean ed.. that looks like good stuff.. its just a coat tho isnt it? not a paint?
ed
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29th Jan 07 at 23:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's laquer for sealing bare metal.

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