Hi just thought I would post a few pics of my RX7, hope you like it.
I treated it to a new set of bushes all round and Tein HA suspension.
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Here is the REX just after getting back from Carl @ Hayward Rotary. He fixed an issue with my turbos and added/mapped a Apexi PFC. It looks a little pink here as the paint has faded badly with age.
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Here my bro and his mate Ben tart the car up with some vinyl wrapping. Makes the thing look like new! It is really amazing what a difference it made and all done in one saturday!
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The wheels looked rubbish, the paint was all coming away and there was some horrible bubles where it was lifting away.
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After 3 hours of sanding, several layers of primer, paint and laquer they look like new!
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End result, a fairly quick rex with a shiny coat! Good enough for a trip to the ring.....
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Now I am off to Bedford Autrodrome in the morning to see if I can get on the track! Hope it looks and goes well on Sunday! :Thumbsup!
Waddock
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wow. that looks quite good.. cheaper than a respray..?
i got pink rex so think i am eligible for a wrap lol
how much is a full wrap if u dont mind me asking??
im guessing ur bro is part of wrapfx??
Quote from: BBCFC;575744wow. that looks quite good.. cheaper than a respray..?
i got pink rex so think i am eligible for a wrap lol
how much is a full wrap if u dont mind me asking??
im guessing ur bro is part of wrapfx??
similar price to a cheap respray i think, but pink paint is fixable!! get your car mopped over and cut back with some polish then sealed and waxed propperly... i had a pink 200 i got a mop and spent a day doing it and the paint was a deep shiney red!
that vinyl is amazing!! Im guessing it gives quite a bit of rust protection too?
Looks ace, id suggest wider wheels, negative camber and stretched tyres tho :D
good job!!
I love vinyl coverings! I keep looking at the matt black Ferrari\'s and Lambo\'s!
Looks good indeed! :D
looks good, what bushes did you go for??
not sure if i like the silver part on the wrap but its personal i guess.
so is it a complete wrap then??
it\'s all great, untill the vinyl starts to shrink & peal :(
Then when you remove it you have all the mess of glue residue to clean off.
Must say though, I do like the look of it! What vinyl was used matey? I\'m in the sign trade myself so would be interesting if they used a Std 7yr vinyl or if there is another product they use for wraping??
Jono
looks great mate
I do wrapping for a living and it shouldnt shrink and peel if you do it properly. its all in the prep. shouldnt leave that much glue. so if anyone wants a wrap?
what grade vinyl do you use eddi?? just out of curiosity.
avery 9000 in single colour vinyl, or if its a print then we use a solvent ink printer and print onto white cast vinyl( mpi1900) with a clear cast laminate.
900 not 9000
I have to say you have achieved something quite impressive there, you have managed to make an rx7 look like an mx5! :Hammer
Not my cup of tea at all, the colours exagerrate the wrong aspects of the cars shape and those silver stripes... sorry.
Still, world would be a boring place if everyone liked the same things, i\'m sure its a nicely done job and if you like it, that\'s cool. :)