some of the sill was cut out and part of the sill,Originally Posted by carpartnut
some of the sill was cut out and part of the sill,Originally Posted by carpartnut
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
Well that's pretty much was I was expecting to happen really, good to see![]()
Its a MK2 as well. lmaoOriginally Posted by Tom Williams
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just taken,after a wash,a new coat of stage 3,all rubbers treated,tyres cleaned and gel'ed
trim re treated and gel'ed and windows clean...
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I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
Looks good Dan. Now you will have the shinyest red one at meets![]()
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damn right,and just replyed to your thread about waxing...Originally Posted by richie00boy
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
I think you should get the matt black rattle cans out on the skirts and bumper inserts. Really freshened up my old GTE. The black works well with the red too!
Simps.
p.s. can u PM your address and postcode Benn so i can sat nav my way down saturday.
no,no! NO!Originally Posted by The Simps
simplyly treating them will bring them up s there a nice dark grey factor finish...
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
Couldn't agree more Benn. Black is wrong, not to mention that soon 98% of the paint will flake off leaving you with a nightmare trying to sort it out again.
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if its gotta be standard then its gonna be minty,
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
Right on.
They're there, in their room.
That looks really good Dan, hope your finding it every bit as much fun as you imagined it would be. Paint has come up beautiful, my brother tried similar on his red GSi which was resprayed at the front after a small knock, hasnt quite worked as well as that though.
the front bumper inserts are only about £20 per side from Vauxhall, the rears arent supplied anymore which is really really annoying![]()
Very nice![]()
You found the orange blobs in the ashtray then? lmao
yeah we was so happy...lolOriginally Posted by Rusty 16v
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
gets better doesnt it.
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Tis a beauty, looks amazing after being polished.
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
Did you replace the inner arches then?Originally Posted by Astra Dan
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we cut out what was really bad,the rest was cleaned up and rust treated,Originally Posted by richie00boy
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
OK so you cut out a lot from that pic above then?
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we clean it up and then trim off the bad/worse stuff,
then rust treat it,(with stuff that burns..lol)best pic i have as i've started grinding it back..
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Yeah. No offence, but I thought the clear ones looked bloody awful, very out of place. I don't find the orange too offensive on a bright red car anyway, so back to standard it went!Originally Posted by Rusty 16v
I do, however, love the later spec headlight warning chime and the VW wiper relay, that's the only sort of 'behind the scenes' mod I'll allow, like the central locking remote and uprated dampers.
They're there, in their room.
Ahhh yes, I did wonder if you'd notice those... I couldn't stand the original buzzer, and the wiper relay is brilliant.Originally Posted by Astra Dan
Abit of work at first look but going down you've done a great job, much the different car![]()
What sort of rust treatment did you use is it conventional or something from behind the counter?
Great job on the colour match, what was used to get the orange peel down D/A with 1200 1500? I'm rubbing down my car down in 80/120/240 then primering then rubbing back in 800 then paint.
charlie:
1200,then 1500 by hand,nice and wet and soapy,
then polished up,
and why are you 80ing then 120?
why not just 180,then primer it?
and 800 to rub the primer down? yeah what was i use as well,
and think the rust stuff we use is like strong over the counter stuff,
just very strong stuff,
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.