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[STREET TWEAKS]

ok the prob was the chap how sold me the primer told me the wrong mix he said to mix it 5 parts primer and 1 part hardener and it shud of bin 2 parts primer and 1 part hardener . so all its done is dryed out to fast .

so on that note i will give it till the week end to see if more cracks pop up on the car .

will post pics soon of what happened

[STREET TWEAKS]

tom this car is getin no my bits , flatted out all the cracks and reprimed them walked in the work this morning and there back here's sum pics so fitted the door hinges to the n/s door and sit's way to high now ( god will this car ever go right ).

[ToM 2012]

that crack looks terrible dont you no whats causing it? idno what to say wayne i feel like selling the dam thing. cheers tom

[conlad]

Looks class tom!

I do remember reading your thread earlier this year lol and all i remembered was the underside of the mini in red!

What primer is that?? etch?

[ToM 2012]

can not remember the name now. rust primer zinc stuff suppost to be good but we shall see. im bloody knackerd draging that engine lol

[conlad]

Hmm don't look good though lol

Haha I bet. I never realised how many minis you had on the go!!

[ToM 2012]

lol hopefully can get cracking on the mini city once mine is complete. dont you think that zinc stuff is any good? cheers tom

[conlad]

Yeah man, this is looking good this is!

This is a good read http://www.autobody1...&t=7851&start=0

I dont know to be fair but I've always thought upol or etch was the best

Cheers

[ToM 2012]

cheers for that link. has that chap got hes mini on here the one i got the pannels of today? cheers tom

[conlad]

No probs. Nahh, I asked him the same thing lol he said he only browses on here and doesnt post anything

Cheers

[ToM 2012]

ahh right ok mate cheers let me no if you got any more parts that i might need going for sale

[STREET TWEAKS]

the door at 1st with the new hinges on.



the door after its strarting to come round to my way of thinking lol




its get there slowly mate , it just hard at the mo fitting it in with my other work . but have a good idea for the primer

[ToM 2012]

hi mate just a question was the new hinges in the end any better? also has it got any worser? thanks tom

[ToM 2012]

the primer i mean worser? thanks tom

[STREET TWEAKS]

hi mate just a question was the new hinges in the end any better? also has it got any worser? thanks tom

yes mate alot better but the bolts for them are alittle differant where there sit in the holes in the a/panels so just need to more them abit more for the door to sit right in the gap.

the primer i mean worser? thanks tom

no but iam goin to change the primer and re-barcoat the car again 1st and all being well that will fix it