luca2020
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right ive just read cobras painting guide, it looks straight forward but 1 thing im not sure on
once uve painted the part, it says if ur painting in a metalic paint rub it down with 1200 grade then apply lacquer, is this right?
if its painted then rub it down again, wont the scratch marks see through the lacquer?
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Mav 3000
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I thought this and didn't rub it down before laxquering it. Mine looks ok. I think if you do rub it downbeofre lacquering it, use the wet n dry wet to make it perfectly smooth, however im not 100% sure as like I said I didn't bother doing this.
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cobra148
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Your not gonna get marks from 1200 grade paper. Rub it down lightly in soapy water. Believe me, it will give you a finish smoother than glass.
If you have two painted items, try rubbing one but not the other, you'll be amazed at the difference in the final finish.
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luca2020
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cheers lads, ive just gone down halfords got 2 cans of gray plastic prima, 1 can smoke met gray paint, 1 can of lacquer, 1 pack of 400, 800 and 1200 wet n dry paper
lets the masacer begin lol
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luca2020
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cobra, ive taken out the 4 screws, but some how the front panel wont come of cos its held in the middle somehow
what else needs to be done to take of the front panel?
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Kris TD
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u have to take out the heater control knobs aswell
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Kris TD
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oh and i think u have to take the vents out fully aswell
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corb
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thats an absolute bitch getting that damn thing out!
have u seen that blue psg wide corsa in maidstone? saw it yesterday in madginford, its mingin!
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luca2020
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havent seen it but im gonna presume its minging cos that kit is a pile of wank
ive taken the heater control knobs off aw well but i dident take out the vents, just pulled them down to get to the screws
ill try that tomorrow, ive got gay work now
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cobra148
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Are you taking the panel off to paint it? If so, once you've undone the four screws, disconnect the heater control cables, but note where they go, the complete unit will lift out then with vents knobs etc intact.
The knobs will need removing and there may be two more screws to undo behind the middle of the panel.
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glasgow_corsa_c
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quote:
Originally posted by Mav 3000
I thought this and didn't rub it down before laxquering it. Mine looks ok. I think if you do rub it downbeofre lacquering it, use the wet n dry wet to make it perfectly smooth, however im not 100% sure as like I said I didn't bother doing this.
same here, im just finishing off the interior as we speak. Getin painted in Volkswagen diamond silver metallic...aint botherd to rub it down before the laquers applied and it looks fine.
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dannycorsa c
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was it easy to take the corsa C dash apart im thinking ov doing mine soon
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glasgow_corsa_c
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quote:
Originally posted by dannycorsa c
was it easy to take the corsa C dash apart im thinking ov doing mine soon
its a bit fiddly thats all mate.
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Mav 3000
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Does the air con knob increase the difficulty of removing the front fascia?
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cobra148
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quote:
Originally posted by Mav 3000
Does the air con knob increase the difficulty of removing the front fascia?
It makes no difference to removing the fascia complete, but the bloody knob is a pain to get off. After several attempts, I can now get it off without breaking the shaft it sits on.
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Kris TD
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quote:
Originally posted by luca2020
havent seen it but im gonna presume its minging cos that kit is a pile of wank
 corb has that kit too
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Mav 3000
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I'm guessing that if you can take the front fascia off, then you can mask up the air-con knob to spray the rest ok? Ideally I would spray the fascia Star silver and the knobs all Polar Sea blue.
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antonOO2
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quote:
Originally posted by Kris TD
quote:
Originally posted by luca2020
havent seen it but im gonna presume its minging cos that kit is a pile of wank
corb has that kit too
so does luca
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luca2020
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we have the PSG 2 wide arch kit, the other car we were talking about is the prowler kit
cobra - the bit thats painted in the pic shown, thats the bit i wanna take off and paint, how did u take urs off
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corb
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nah mate, was being lazy. Shoulda typed PSG2 wide arch kit. Like, theres ANOTHER one now aswell  But the blue one looks dirty!
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Tidus
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Registered: 25th Jun 03
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Hi!
I broke my Middle Heater Knob! So know i have to take the control off and then pull the rear window heater switch tho work it, pain in the ass! Where can i get a replacement?
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Mav 3000
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Vauxhall or breakers yard. Shouldn't be a problem sourcing a second hand one, as all Corsa's have them
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luca2020
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im going fukin mad now, i cant get the soddin front panel off, its held on by 2 interconnecting bits of plastic that wont unconnect from eachother
how did u paint ur front panel, did u not even take it off?
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Richie
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There are 4 clips holding it on at the back which need to be removed before it comes out. They are the heater control cables
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Arnie
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I think I mite be the other one your on about Corb. I was the one you saw outside the Texaco garage about 2 weeks ago!
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