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Cars by Model Type => 3rd generation RX-7's => Topic started by: interloper393 on March 23, 2007, 08:46:15 PM

Title: O the joy!
Post by: interloper393 on March 23, 2007, 08:46:15 PM
Well started deta\\iling my car today :Hammer
Started off using a airbrush to repaint any stonechips and marks...had to use masking tape to highlight them all lol.. not to bad really, worst part was both doors just along the edges :Grrr
Whilst the paint was dryin, my bonnet was replaced in japan and repainted, so had that nasty orange peel look to it..... cn you guess what happened next lol...??
Yeah spent 6 hours wet n dry sanding it with 3000grit paper WOOO!!! just need to re-polish it bck up.. looks totally minted now tho.. tomoz i`ll wet n dry the touch ups and the fun begins.. a full wash, clay bar, then the poorboys 2.5, 2.0, 1.0 polish.. then 3 coats of polish and we`r done.. just the engine to re polish cus it pi$$ed down with rain and tarnished all ma sodding metal bits :reallymad

Ack well.. its all good fun :)
Title: O the joy!
Post by: G@NDY on March 23, 2007, 08:48:44 PM
Sounds like dedictaion matey, good work:cool :Thumbsup!
Title: O the joy!
Post by: m4drx on March 24, 2007, 12:48:03 AM
Quote from: interloper393Well started deta\\iling my car today :Hammer
Started off using a airbrush to repaint any stonechips and marks...had to use masking tape to highlight them all lol.. not to bad really, worst part was both doors just along the edges :Grrr
Whilst the paint was dryin, my bonnet was replaced in japan and repainted, so had that nasty orange peel look to it..... cn you guess what happened next lol...??
Yeah spent 6 hours wet n dry sanding it with 3000grit paper WOOO!!! just need to re-polish it bck up.. looks totally minted now tho.. tomoz i`ll wet n dry the touch ups and the fun begins.. a full wash, clay bar, then the poorboys 2.5, 2.0, 1.0 polish.. then 3 coats of polish and we`r done.. just the engine to re polish cus it pi$$ed down with rain and tarnished all ma sodding metal bits :reallymad

Ack well.. its all good fun :)

:( can i borrow your airbrush or could you help with mine fella :) i have a few scratches and the front splitter etc needs a touch up :(

i just dont want to spray the whole fduking quarters
Title: O the joy!
Post by: interloper393 on March 24, 2007, 01:12:12 AM
sure, what colours your car?
Title: O the joy!
Post by: RXundez on March 24, 2007, 09:29:01 AM
Dont suppose you fancy painting some headlight covers? lol in black
Title: O the joy!
Post by: interloper393 on March 24, 2007, 09:50:29 AM
not a prob.. pm sent
Title: O the joy!
Post by: m4drx on March 24, 2007, 10:49:04 AM
Quote from: interloper393sure, what colours your car?

min is black too, im in dispair as it gleams when its clean but there are few scratches that spoil it :(

m4dsup at hotmail dot co dot uk it would be great if you could help fella.
Title: O the joy!
Post by: interloper393 on March 24, 2007, 11:02:41 AM
are you in scotland tho lol
Title: O the joy!
Post by: m4drx on March 24, 2007, 11:07:12 AM
oh pooo! i didnt even look at that fella!

you\'re only 6 and a half hours away :2eek

:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(  
Title: O the joy!
Post by: gsb876 on March 24, 2007, 11:20:12 AM
I was just about to say have you seen the location ??? :Giggle
Title: O the joy!
Post by: interloper393 on March 24, 2007, 11:30:42 AM
Come to the scottish meet on the 15th lol cn do it before you go home lol..
Title: O the joy!
Post by: khyber pass on March 25, 2007, 02:56:04 AM
hee hee!

It\'ll cost you the price of going to a usual "chips away" to travel up and down to Scotland!
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