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Martin_C
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2nd Mar 08 at 23:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
been getting a mates 200sx ready for paint, its been an absolute pain in the arse due to the previous owner deciding matt black would be a good idea. so its going back to the way it used to be painted, black roof and bonent and the rest white. did the roof and bonnet over the weekend so decided to give the bonnet at bash at ye olde flatting and polishing, came out not too bad i thought.

before flatting and polishing







after













still a wee bit hazy here and there but that'll be sorted when the full car is done and polished

and some pics of the project so far.

how it looked.





some progress, front end was brought back to bare metal as it only had a piss poor layer of rattle can primer and matt black on it.






primer on wings and bonnet and getting it ready for paint








and some paint.





still got alot of work to do before the white goes on, but its getting there
ed
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2nd Mar 08 at 23:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pour water on the floor if you're not painting in a booth, that way less crap will get into the paint
jimmy 2.1
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Looks good dude! When you starting on the 350Z
antoni
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2nd Mar 08 at 23:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
matt black ftw

i dont know why but i have a thing for matt black
Martin_C
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ed - i've just put a new extractor fan in and theres very little dirt in the paint, i was really surprised!

jimmy - i'd love to do my car but its not worth it on a 20k car

jack - matt black is shite
antoni
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i got it wrong, satin black is where its at woop wooop

good work though, i would love to get into bodywork when i finish college in a few months

[Edited on 02-03-2008 by kangaroojack]
jimmy 2.1
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quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C

jack - matt black is shite


Yeah it is, i should know!
ed
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But your using over head extraction which means that particles are being picked up from the floor and made air born. You really should wet the floor to prevent this, then your extraction will be used to get rid of all the nasty air born stuff. You'll notice that booths have grated floors which the extraction goes through so that any particles that fall on the floor get sucked out through the extraction system...
Martin_C
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oh yeah thats right

satin black is nice on certain cars.
Martin_C
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i know what you're saying ed, it didnt affect the end outcome tho (the dirt in paint), there was very little. but for doing the body i'll be sweeping out and wetting it to be sure the lower parts don't get dirt in.
Rob R
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Nice work Martin, want me to detail it properly for you none of this G3 shite
Martin_C
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it was G3 then finnese-it actually

my mates more than happy its going to be straight and shiney, he couldnt care less about the odd swirl
sri_davie
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nice work mate, ive seen this wee sx up at crail on the figure 8 hope he plays safe when hes up with the new paint job

davie
Martin_C
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quote:
Originally posted by sri_davie
nice work mate, ive seen this wee sx up at crail on the figure 8 hope he plays safe when hes up with the new paint job

davie






sri_davie
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we were up today, turned out a great wee day and got a good few decent runs in the replacement e30 that wee took

davie

 
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