scaron5188
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probably not to everyones taste but my mate is rat looking his bonnet, basically wanting it rusty, anyone got any good tips for stripping it down or isit a case of sanding then paint stripper?
cheers, aaron 
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Tomnova16
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paint stripper then sand of the galvanise. leave it outside in the garden and keep putting salty water on it
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scaron5188
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spot on, cheers dude
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jimmy 2.1
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quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
paint stripper then sand of the galvanise. leave it outside in the garden and keep putting salty water on it
Thats what i did. Took around 4 weeks. Expect wanker signals from other road users
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Ibrahim
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anybody got pics of one done?
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joes_1.4_16v_sport
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quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
paint stripper then sand of the galvanise. leave it outside in the garden and keep putting salty water on it
Thats what i did. Took around 4 weeks. Expect wanker signals from other road users
Hahaha, Had 1 today. I was that mad i nearly stopped to get out.  
God. Did he drop a gear + boot it...
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Ibrahim
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Whats wrong with ratty!?
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nathy_87
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Jimmy 2.1's
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nathy_87
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quote:
Originally posted by Ibrahim
Whats wrong with ratty!?
Leave it for the VAG scene 
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corsa_godfather
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rat makes cars look messy me no likey
[Edited on 17-03-2009 by corsa_godfather]
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--ToM--
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looks good if the wholse cars shite, not if the whole cars fuckin fit like jimmys old van, i thought the bonnet stuck out like a sore thumb, painting it camo green was a winner though, why do i feel like iv started a huge discussion ......
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AK
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quote:
Originally posted by Ibrahim
Whats wrong with ratty!?
It looks so stupid... and defies common sense / logic
You prob paid money to get a car in good condition, only to go and make the bonnet rusty.
Daft
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nathy_87
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but you have a made a valid point jimmys van is 11/10 so bloody lovely i want to swap him my bog standard polo (1.4) W reg (with powerflow zorst) think he'll just at me.
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lee_dodd
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jimmy doesnt have his van anymore iirc
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Ibrahim
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That's the first time i've seen that 
I think it looks quite good
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--ToM--
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painted it camo green new rims and sold it, look in his project thread, imo bonnet ruined it when it was cream tho  still a sexayyyyyy motor
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nathy_87
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quote:
Originally posted by Ibrahim
That's the first time i've seen that
you wanted a photo of a rat bonnet so i gave you one!
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Ibrahim
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^ I was being serious!
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--ToM--
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FIGHTTTTTT!!!!
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3lfz
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That looks fucking disgusting.
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
paint stripper then sand of the galvanise. leave it outside in the garden and keep putting salty water on it
Thats what i did. Took around 4 weeks. Expect wanker signals from other road users
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SVM 286
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Jim, what did it say, bottom right hand corner of your bonnet? 
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scaron5188
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
Jim, what did it say, bottom right hand corner of your bonnet?
yea i've always wondered that lol?
shame about other road users gettin all abusive tho jimmy, each to their own tho.
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Originally posted by Ibrahim
Whats wrong with ratty!?
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It looks so stupid... and defies common sense / logic
You prob paid money to get a car in good condition, only to go and make the bonnet rusty.
Daft
but my mate had a spare bonnet so thought it would be different for the shows (not a corsa by the way) lol
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jimmy 2.1
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Rust is not a crime.
It was a bit of a joke, and people took the whole rusty bonnet thing offensively, like i'd made a comment about thier mothers!
[Edited on 17-03-2009 by jimmy 2.1]
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scaron5188
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haha love it. quite comical lol 
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