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Ok peeps im respraying Neils car for him.. O THE JOY!!! and yes he`s bought load of **** thats gotta get fitted but she`s guna look awsome once finished :yes

The car was red before, then resprayed black, the overal job wasnt too bad but the paint had half of Troon beach init fer some reason n gave a very lumpy finish...

Theres a re-am diffuser to get fitted, rear spats, de wing the booty n blend in the whole rear end :S

So here we gooo....

Ok cars been striped, drivers sides almost been sanded and the passengers wing.. that stone chips a paint in the coont... o n theres a set of re-am wings that are getting blended in... stop me anytime Neil if theres something u aint keen on lol.. not that i`ll listen to u anyways :rollin :rollin

Spent a good hour welding up the existing spoiler holes.. what a bloody job man.. theres more holes than a brothal! well iv done 4, welded up n ground bck down, some filler n smooth of it we`r done lol only another 9 to go :Hammer

Also removed the aircon, rear arial, rear wiper and i reckon flush in the rear side lights :P

Looks like your doing a good job there mate!

Im watching this with interest...cos I will probably get you to do mine next year!

Good luck...

Nice!

Just as abit of an off topic, but if you remove the rear bumper, do you have to remove the plastics inside the boot?  If so how much of them do you have to remove?  It\'s just im going to have my kit fitted next year and i\'d rather remove all the plastics myself, to save me money and to prevent someone breaking them taking them out and putting them back.

well the rear plastics are in 3 pieces, the front part which covers the rear washer bottle and  the sides which are a kinda pain to remove, the sides are held in with 10mm nuts n to remove fully the rear strut bar needs to come off and so do the rear seats i think.. i just remove the nuts and bend the plastics a bit n squeez me hand in lol.. the rear bumpers held on with 8 star screws and 3 nuts each side :)

nice one.... hope neills\' helping....:cheers
Can\'t wait to see the results:driving
Nige

think hes poping doon next week but im hoping to have most of it done by then lol

boo
so you found your neash then craig painting other peoples cars
what happend to your other venture??
illl need to call u some time iv been busy as hell not been on here for ages.

business is going great bud, guna kick it up 2 notches after christmas.. already got me flat fund saved lol.. think Neil`s poping it to grab tho`s seats, he`s guna pick up yer boom box n pop it over to ya bud..

Good work again that man :Thumbs-up

Quote from: Ricco_04Good work again that man :Thumbs-up

lol i do get board :2Rolleyes

hows yours coming along bud?

lol, at least your boredom bears results!  Has he got scared with the pictures yet? :Giggle  Nothing like taking coarse grit paper to good paint! :evillaugh

Mine\'s been "finished" for a bit so to speak.  Needs the work completly re-doing again (long story)  Wheels have been chosen but after a recent compression test looks like the money will need to go elsewhere! :2Confused

So all in all it\'s been fun! :Giggle

tidy man, i bet your finnished before me! :p

and i bet he`s finished before me
iv starte dto strip parts off mine but thats about it.
too busy with doing the new flat up talk about a lads pad
ill get pics up once its finished

and no neil u cant come unless you wear a power ranger suit pmsl

Your some skin you know!!!

You just can\'t stop fiddling :)

Good luck matey!

Jono

Quote from: interloper393well the rear plastics are in 3 pieces, the front part which covers the rear washer bottle and  the sides which are a kinda pain to remove, the sides are held in with 10mm nuts n to remove fully the rear strut bar needs to come off and so do the rear seats i think.. i just remove the nuts and bend the plastics a bit n squeez me hand in lol.. the rear bumpers held on with 8 star screws and 3 nuts each side :)

Thanks mate, that really helps.  I think i\'ll just completely strip the rear of the interior before it goes.  Got the plastic bins in the back too so it\'s going to be fun! :D

well i`ll take the bins off ya like lol..

It\'s ok, I dont think my battery would look good mounted on a back seat instead of inside the bin! ;)

looking good man. im dreading respraying mine in the new year. washed it the other day to find the entire car covered in micro blisters so its gonna need to go bare metal and start again. gutted. hopefully i\'ll be able to work on it in between jobs in work and get it done in a proper booth.

you look like you\'ve got everything under control but if you need a hand with anything gimme a shout. im a spray painter to trade and only up in east kilbride

bob

Cheers bud much appreciated :) like wise if u need a prep shop let me know lol

Test fitted the diffuser the day, what a pain in the winky!! finally got it spot on but the inner arch has about a 1 inch gap so a bit of grindings in order :chat

next mission was the spats.. fook sake these we`r a mare lol.. they curved right under the car so there now cut in half lol.. was fidly but got there in the end..
The side angle looks good because the skirts line up to the same level n go well i reckon :D:yes

Iv already riped it all of and now the diffuser has been bonded n fiber glass to the rear bumper.. it will be filled then the whole rear end will be flushed in and looking like a 1 piece effort.. :King

looks well mate i dont know if i have minst anything but what diffuser and spats are they?
 
 
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Quote from: interloper393Theres a re-am diffuser to get fitted, rear spats

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o n yeah that is a carrot stuck in the arial hole lol.. ma wee sister was helping :yes

Quote from: ENVYDlooks well mate i dont know if i have minst anything but what diffuser and spats are they?
 
 
steven

Nice project ^^
 
Sorry for the offtopic, but looking for someone in Newcastle to ask some questions. (can you please email me: nicolai (at) oldenbroek dot com)
Really apriciate it :)
 
Tnx,
 
Nicolai

A little off topic here but are you the same Nicolai that was asking me about my white S14 on sxoc?

There are other Nicolai\'s on there but I think it was me. (can\'t remember why/when or your nick :P) I cant PM you on this board.
 
Sorry for the offtopic but cant contact you otherwise.
 
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I remember will pm you!
 
Cheers

some good progress going on, get some more pictures up of tomorrows work :D

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sorry i ment what type! i.e re-am ....
 
thanks
steven

Ok bit more work done lol..

The side lights have been removed and flushed in :)
Passenger sides almost finished being sanded......... ii have black bogees noo :(

and the fiber glass bumper/diffuser...

kk im away to kill brain cells with jack daniels.. so good nite :Snoring :cheers :mmmm

:rollin Sorry Mate But I\'ve Changed My Mind.............................lol:rollin

kewl come take it away man.. :)

yeah and pick up my bass box

Lookin good man, I\'ve still not got my bumper / bonnet sorted yet, not had any time!

Doing a grand Job there craig... I might be bobbing down with the forb meister on monday to say howdy pardner... :WaveBye :WaveBye Dont rush his rex as his garage is keeping my other halfs little ducati monster 600 warm right now while I work on the engine ;-) bit of a starting issue but thats another story !! :eek :eek

lol i know too well the ducati starting probs lol...

Is there any chance you have a obsessive complusive painting disorder? I\'m sure this is the 2nd FD that you\'ve painted in as may months :chat

Nice work craig. If i lived closer you could do mine as the laquer is peeling off now. Common problem with the red fd\'s apparently

small update as im working full time nights this week, 2 days off tomoz so i`ll get most of it done n hopefully primered :)

The rear diffuser has been totally fiberglassed to the bumper now and all cleaned up ready for a bit of filler n sanding tomoz.. cant see it flexing at all now so the filler should be fine once its all bolted to the car.. must say its looking good :D

i`ll post pics tomoz if i get a chance cus i think half of mrc poping down :P

Rear Spats & defuser look like the RE:Amemiya ones although could be copies!!

Jono

yeah think neil said they might be copys but there a good fit tho considering all the curves n angles of the rex `s bum..

WOOHOO!! rear bumps almost finished lol looks alot better now its primed :Hammer  still a bit of smoothing off to go yet tho, now its primed u cn see the shadows n lines better :)

think it looks far better than the bolt on look :InLove

Rear spats bonded on so tomoz cn flush them in, then a bit more prepin n its priming time.. skirts have been bonded on 2, just need to fill the screw holes in.:driving

its beer time :p

Great work! Fancy doing some work on a red one?

lol depends what ist is :P

The paint work on the bonnet, roof and mirrors is starting to fade, was thinking about getting the car resprayed. I know this isnt alot of information but could you pm me an approx price keeping the car the standard red, there are no dents or marks on the car.

Ok the rears spats n bumpers been flushed in, still needs a bit but i`ll sort it once its been primered..

and now we have a hlaf primed car waiting to be sanded smoooooth...:Grrr

How much do you charge for a respray? lol ;)

Top work.. looking forward to the next installment of pics :D

well i took a pair of mazdaspeed seats as payment :)

doubt there will be any more pics till the weekend now as im back to working nights till then :S o the joy lol..

but i reckon about £450 for a full respray is resonable, not that im that keen on having umpteen rex`s sat in my drive :) i`d be too tempted to aquire a few bits :yes

excellent work there bud...looking good...will be asking for a bit of advice once i have the ADGT kit landed...i am going to try and put it on a car myself...:evillaugh

sure bud fire away.. i`ll be the mrc dedicated painter/fitting advice guru :yes hehe

very good work mate! starting to look the part now! was looking at the adgt kit myself! by the way how easy is it to spray the engine bay? is it a engine out job?

too be honest if u remove most of the parts u cn paint 60% of the engine bay, i done this with me gtr32 n came up great.

once iv finished blending in the other side i`ll prime that side then do the full car again before i start sanding it all bck, a good coat of primers the key to a faultless finish i reckon, also you cn use the primer as filler for small imperfections saving u the hassle of using filler, easy to apply and easyer to sand bck once dry.

Quote from: interloper393too be honest if u remove most of the parts u cn paint 60% of the engine bay, i done this with me gtr32 n came up great.

r well thats fair enought dont need to paint what you dont see! thanks

your telling me u charge 450 to fully prep and paint a car??? what can u possibly be making???

Quote from: bin lineryour telling me u charge 450 to fully prep and paint a car??? what can u possibly be making???

a nice little bit on the side? :D

Quote from: bin lineryour telling me u charge 450 to fully prep and paint a car??? what can u possibly be making???

Its not what i do but thats what i wud charge if i did, materials alone would cost about £100 id say, then the man hours, knowing what i know now, bodyshops rip the hole out of it with there prices... most must be charging the best part of £50 upwards an hour :Hammer

I need to find somewhere else to get my paint & clear :o  To do my TII im looking at about £200 just for those alone, then the primer on top!

Quote from: interloper393Its not what i do but thats what i wud charge if i did, materials alone would cost about £100 id say, then the man hours, knowing what i know now, bodyshops rip the hole out of it with there prices... most must be charging the best part of £50 upwards an hour :Hammer

Do you wanna do another one? ;) :D

Quote from: Matt_KDo you wanna do another one? ;) :D

Y not get in line everybody lol who likes christmas anyways:rollin

Got ma skyline to finish after Neils car:mmmm

Quote from: interloper393Y not get in line everybody lol who likes christmas anyways:rollin

Got ma skyline to finish after Neils car:mmmm

now you got me thinking:2Rolleyes have you got enough space park another rex so you can put the wide kit on...:D

lol i got space for about 25 cars m8 :)

kk tomoz i`ll be priming the other side, a few hours later applying a thick coat to the whole car ready for sanding on the saturday, should also get all the door shuts n boot shuts done tomoz ready for the doors n boot being re-mounted.. only 3 days off left till new year so i need to get as mucho as poss done in 3 days lol..

ok bit of a update, passenger sides had its first primed coat, and the drivers side rears been smoothed of and is looking the danglys! :)

sand down tomoz, finish the other side of the rear and a full primer hit.. then a wet sand and we`r ready for colour :wiggle

looking dam good!

untill the colours on its not gunna look too hot lol... still patchy with the original colour poking through where its been sanded, but hey.. its as smooth as a babys poop hole..

Cant wait to see it with the paint on. :cool

You going to do the pink & grean metalflake for him :WaveBye

LMAO!! if i had the time id paint it pink just for the laugh id get when he saw it :D

do you use high build primer or just normal primer

high build bud..makes things easyer

by the way i for got to ask where would you get a replica of that diffuser? i must say i do like it :D lol

the diffuser or the whole rear end?

just the diffuser mate!

jm garage at the op b yer best bet bud, think thats where neil got his from..

ok mate thanks!

well no day off for me lol, just preped the whole car and hit it with the first coat, 20 mins i`ll do another thicker coat, hoping to get at least 3 coats before the days out :)

Coat number 2 :) look how shiney its getting lol... 1 more coat and i think we`r good to go peeps..

That is looking awesome, when spraying do you need to "oven" it inbetween coats? how do u stop the dust from adhering itself to the paint? sorry for all the questions :p lol!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm shiny

Quote from: S3THThat is looking awesome, when spraying do you need to "oven" it inbetween coats? how do u stop the dust from adhering itself to the paint? sorry for all the questions :p lol!

i aint telling u anything chump! :Grrr

lol... nah only shops use ovens to speed things up, because i use 2k paint u add hardners and thinners, also u cn add a extra thingy to speed up the curing process.. mines touch dry in an hour, i use a heater to keep the temps kinda normal when i cn be bothered lol..

The dust issue.. your never guna get a perfect finish, throwing a bucket of water down keeps any dust from floating around.. im building a spray section in my garage once it`s clear and its going to be dust free :yes

All the painting works after its been painted.. u  needs to rub down and buff up usually to get the show room shine.

well the 3rd coats now on the car, a wet sand tomoz with 2000grit and i might laquar it, dunno yet :S

lol, awesome, i was toying with the idea of setting up a gazebo\'esque tent in my front yard to respray my \'7 with the kit on it, would that + a couple of extractor fans keep it relatively dust free?

fans tend to just blow it about everywhere lol.. if u prep it outside and just use that to paint in then it`ll be fine bud :)

aye it is looking shinny

Are you using solid colour? or base and clear?

just a solid bud, i know it dosnt need a clear coat but it protects it alot better i reckon

well its 2am and i cant sleep so looks like im away to start sanding bck this shell :) hoping to get the doors and boot primed today ready for preping n painting tomoz, fit everything to the car and off we go :) another Interloper masterpiece finished lol.. cn finally get the skyline finished after and sort ma rex ready for the few mods iv got sitting and a remap.. :D

hahah in the same boat bud but i\'m just going to watch films instead LOL, when you say the finish won\'t be perfect, in what way d\'ya mean?

you always (well i do) need to wet sand the paint bck once finished with 2000grit wet n dry paper, then once all the imperfections are removed and the paintwork is smooth you use an electric buffer with g3 and polish the sanded dull paint bck to a mirro shine, then u have a perfect paintjob. all sprayers use g3 or similar afterwards... some are better at getting the finish than others lol.

just watched resisdent evil 3 and shoot um up lol.. i cant sit for too long cus i get board or think of something else to rip out me car lol

heres me mobile is u wana run through of painting man 079050670545

ahaha that\'s great i\'m kinda learning from reading through this thread, will be giving you a call in the very near future, that is one very handy contact to have in my phone book! thanx! just watched aviation, lol for my next film i\'ve got a choice of a beautiful mind & shoot em up! hmmmmm... wonder if we\'ll ever get to sleep tonight?! :rollin

shoot um up`s cheesy but really funny lol

well most of the cars bck together lol, better pics of her outside in the wonderful scottish weather :(
Need to jack up the whole rear end so i cn paint the diffuser right..
Last pics of the rear with pretty much the finished shine, still needs another good going over with the old g6 to get it perfect but i do most of it in stages :Thumbsup!

...you missed a bit...... *grin*

looking good my man!!

oh yeah, happy new year!!

Quote from: Nitronigelooking good my man!!

oh yeah, happy new year!!

u 2 bud :) whens the next scpttish meet then lol..

that\'s gorgeous :InLove

ahaha, watched half of shoot em up, it is very cheesy and surreal! protect the baby... LOL

is the next step putting the windows, rubber lining, etc, back in? always wondered how easy/hard it is to pop them out...

never removed the windows bud, just the doors n tailgate.. 10 min job for all of it lol.

Should of added this earlyer bud seeing as alot of people seem to be going down the same road as me then i think it needs to be said.
I always use a air fed mask as this 2k stuff is toxic n a kill u plus always spray in a closed area with an exstractor fan to remove most of the fumes and stop the fumes going airborn.
Usually i dont paint cars, just the odd bumper/wing ect that needs reparing, Neils cars really a one off as its alot of work.. plus got a good deal on his mazdaspeed seats lol..

just my 2p :)

Forget the car......... How nice is that view from your house!!

I take it you live in a rural part of Scotland?

yup in the middle of no where bud, 1 mile drive to me house lol.. only me and the sheep.. :yes

I would be well chuffed with the amount of work you have put into that! The finish looks near perfect aswell!

Good work young man!  (Im just buttering you up cos Im gonna ask you if you could fit and spray a few bits n bobs for me!)

WEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..!! so yer keeping yer rex then man?

Ive spent far too much on her to sell so yeah shes gonna stay!

She\'s running really well at the mo (touch wood ) and seems no damage was done when overheating!

Just looking about for a new front bumper and skirts just now...

Quote from: interloper393never removed the windows bud, just the doors n tailgate.. 10 min job for all of it lol.

Should of added this earlyer bud seeing as alot of people seem to be going down the same road as me then i think it needs to be said.
I always use a air fed mask as this 2k stuff is toxic n a kill u plus always spray in a closed area with an exstractor fan to remove most of the fumes and stop the fumes going airborn.
Usually i dont paint cars, just the odd bumper/wing ect that needs reparing, Neils cars really a one off as its alot of work.. plus got a good deal on his mazdaspeed seats lol..

just my 2p :)

oh ****, would a gazebo contain these fumes? I don\'t wana be killing my neighbours?! it\'s not a packed out area, but then again not as picturesque as yours!

iv got a nice bumper, knightsport one iy interested :P

Do you have a pic?

lol similar 2 jons bud, thought id nick it lol

Quoteu 2 bud  whens the next scpttish meet then lol..

LOL, when it gets a bit warmer and theres less salt on the roads!!!:2Mad

also got a full set of polybushes to fit first!!:mmmm

any news of the strut brace coming north east??

Quote from: interloper393lol similar 2 jons bud, thought id nick it lol

!!!

thief :p

hehehe :)

Yeah i`ll giv it to Neil next time he`s down man, unless your down my way to collect :P

Hey that does look sweet, I have been looking for somethin a bit different.....how much u lookin for mate?

Does it fit the standard lights?

How much would u charge, if u have time, to fit a bumper & sideskirts and to paint them in yellow?

was looking for about £300 for it bud but im open to offers :) yeah fits standard lights 2, fitting n paintings not a prob 2.. let me know if your wanting and we cn come to a deal lol

Which knightsports bumper is it.. think they are numbered 1 - 6 or something?

Ill have a wee look at it tonight and you can let me know a rough price for fitting and painting a mazdaspeed spoiler (currently in black), pair of sideskirts (dont know which yet) and your bumper. I know yellow is hard to match but you can do your best mate!

Alright mate..hows Neils car coming along?

Do me a favour, have a look at this pic and tell me if this is the same as the bumper u have for sale...

http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg36/tezz12345/?action=view¤t=n556399244_410714_1248.jpg

yeah think thats it man, i`ll take a pic for ya a bit later if i can

ok nothing like johns lol unless its an earlyer version bud.

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mmmmmmmmmm now that would nice in red lol
pity got no moeny to spend going on a motocross holiday and thats where all my cash going u need any more oil lol

loo still got 6 boxes left man lol

Ok bit of an update, the weather heres been terrible, if it aint raing buckets its snowing n bloody boltic.. so slow progress im affraid :(
Cars been all wet sanded with 1200grit and so far polished bck up the passenger side and the driverside wing..

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Final polished up wing, soz but its the best i cn do in the condictions... :)

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guess the car in the reflection n win a gold star :D

Pug-e-ot 306? Gimme star!!

lol, ****in awesome finish buddy...

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was wondering when the next update was going to be, looking good.

Looking cracking bud! :)

BTW, thats defo a 306 in the background ;)

sorry no1 gets a gold star :(

Silver mg rover:D or mk 4 golf

is it a starlet?

Quote from: matt724is it a starlet?

spot on lol.. well done that man, now then what wheels does it have :Hammer

Quote from: interloper393spot on lol.. well done that man, now then what wheels does it have :Hammer

now thats just crule!

Looking good!

Rays wheels? :mmmm

Hey, got any finished pics? Will the car be at knockhill tomorrow? I am going up to watch the time attack:D

yeah cars finished bud, but neil`s blew his gearbox up lol so it aint guna be there lol..

heres the only pic iv got of it lol, iv not even seen it all shined up n polished :S, the wheels are volk gtn`s i imported for him, car`s looking the nuts but the back end it where all the real work went n aint got a pic of it  lol

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Hi mate, looks gooood..
just finished spraying a rear bumper on these Microcab hydrogen car things (www.microcab.co.uk (http://www.microcab.co.uk)) myself. Noticed you said you use 1200 on one post then 2000 grit to colour sand the paint? We only had 800 the other day so I used that then spend about 20 min on each area polishing scratch marks out the b**tard thing!
 
Also interested to see you\'re using Farecla products too.. I was using G3 to polish the paint up, but after a few days of hardening the 2k was taking too long to polish. One trip down the local paint store and I had some G4 (\'especially for high solid colours\'), still not quite as effective as I\'d liked! So anyway ended up getting some G6 (allegedly the most abrasive) and still kinda slow.
I\'m used to polishing soft cellulose so water by itself is almost good enough for that!
 
Anyway its good to read your experiences, sounds like you have the same approach to spraying as me. I\'ve been adding a bit more thinners to my paint and upping the air pressure a bit and I\'m getting closer to the point where everything flows together nicely that I almost dont need to flat and polish it! (-except for the crappy extractor fan leaving it full of dust and crap!)

polishing is by far the worst part, u never get the shine back really once its sanded, im at the point now where i cn 2000grit sand it and it`s taking half the time it used to, but i dont get orange peel anymore and more a mirror shine, im self taught tho so im still learning lol
i use g3 but i think g6 is far better n quicker, at the end of the day its to remove the scratches so i also poorboys machine polish the car afterwards anywho, this also removes any fine scratches left lol but garunteed you`ll always see a mark u missed once its polished lol

Is poorboys machine polish similiar/equivalent to G10 or Farecla Machine Glaze?

erm kinda, theres a few stages i use, its far less messy than g3 cus u dont use water, its just a cutting compound.. u start with a 2.5, then 2 then 1 then a final polish, best stuff u cn buy in my eyes bud..2.5 is for really badly mareked paintwork.