cjohnson
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tbh dave, it isn't gonna get any hard wear on it or anything, I think I would have just given it a quick sand allover to give it a key, and painted over it! Will be with mine anyway lol.
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Daveskater
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That is seeming like the easier option at the moment  The paint came off of the Corvette instantly whereas this was sat around with the 'mors on it for ages and barely anything happened. Would be much easier to go over it I doubt there's that many layers of paint on it anyway.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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AlexW
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Just get some 200ish grit sand paper and feather off the chip edges.
Will be good once done, liked your old corsa 
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Daveskater
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Thanks mate, if I can find a model with wheels that look a bit like Softstars then it'll be all good! Trawled eBay for ages looking at models and a couple come close and they're Vaux models, but at £16ish just for the wheels it's a tad on the expensive side
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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AlexW
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Get plastic welding and cutting on the 3spoke/slabs
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Mark.W
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Slightly off topic Dave but why didnt you keep the softstars off your B and put them on the C?
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Daveskater
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Because I don't really like Softstars on C's that much, prefer the SRi's on it Plus the steelies I have are desperate for new tyres so would have meant spending £120ish for a set of tyres for those too.
In a way I wish I'd have kept them because I would have used them whilst getting the SRi's refurbed But oh well. Live and learn.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Ant B
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any updates yet dave
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a_j_mair
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would have been easier to just give it a quick coat of paint surely
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Haimsey
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Asda's toothbrushes are cheap cheap. Something silly like 2 for 12p
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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3CorsaMeal
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progress pics of you sourcing a toothbrush?
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Daveskater
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I keep forgetting to update this thread
Although saying that there are no updates on the car but got these in Sainsbury's
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Ant B
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good find you carnt go wrong for 2 for 10p,any updates yet dave
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3CorsaMeal
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i bet jr is already asking if he can blag a drive of it
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Ant B
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got anywere further on this mate
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craigiegsirep
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u finnished the model yet?
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Daveskater
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 There's a bump and a half
No progress I'm ashamed to say  It's still all sat on the worktop in my garage. Really must get on with it, especially with the good weather at the moment.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Rich H
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I'm still awaiting the call to come and detail this when it's done Dave. Or could do the World's first mail order detail
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Daveskater
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That would be epic 
It's just occurred to me, it's very very close to PVS Had better get a move on!
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Matt L
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pull your finger out dave 
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Daveskater
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Good news, everyone!
Today the model found itself keyed with 1200 grit and dressed in primer. Tomorrow will be tricky as I need to find a way of masking most of it off so that I can paint the rear bumper, scuttle panel and preferably arches/skirts in black before I put the blue on.
My fan has been gradually getting slower and slower so I changed the battery in one of my guitar pedals (where the other one came from too) and bodged them together. It works much better now 
A note for anyone still interested in having a "mini-stand" on my dash at PVS: u2u me and we'll make arrangements. Thanks.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Daveskater
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It's now a different colour I have decided to paint it blue and then put the black on top, providing I don't take half the paint off when I mask it up
I wasn't able to get any paint on the bottom of the sills etc so I modified my stand thing slightly and gave them some pant, but I think I was too close so it's ruined some of the paint on the lower half of the car, hence no close ups I'll be giving the affected areas a sand and re-paint tomorrow.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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paint
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Daveskater
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Yup I think I'm getting the hang of it now too.
The fan only spins really slowly now so I'm thinking it's either clogged up with paint or the batteries are dying even more It's not really a big bother anyway seeing as I've been doing it outside at the end of the garden.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Neil Dagens
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looks smart mate, could you use nail varnish for the bumpers?  just an idea anyway, it may work
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