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[1984mini25]

Fancy doing mine once when I’ve sorted out the rust and badly bodged “repairs”?

Edited by 1984mini25, 09 October 2006 - 03:51 PM.

[Retro_10s]

if you're serious yes i will... gladly!

[1984mini25]

if you're serious yes i will... gladly!

Won’t be until early next year as I can’t really work in my garage over the winter months, as it gets a bit on the cold side, and will probably take me till then to finish off the front and start on the rust at the rear.

[Retro_10s]

ready and waiting.

oh and for anyone who's just come onto page 10!... page nine has new pics up.

[Awlred Drives a Quant]

ready and waiting.

oh and for anyone who's just come onto page 10!... page nine has new pics up.

...mine too

[clubman katie B.F]

sod it......am gonna have a go at this...paint ordered. lol

gonna do the interior and boot areas and see how i get on before i commit to the bits you can see. retro man...any idea what this paint is like in engine bays?

[bert998]

Well i painted my actual engine with rustoleum, and that looks spanking

[Retro_10s]

Apparently this paint is pretty bullet proof. I was talking to Steve (the guy at Avenue coatings I recieved my paint from) and he was saying it does have temperature resitant qualitites. Interesting what you say Bert998, I painted my mates 998 head with it and it was fine too,.. no cracking, discolouration, no nothing!. looks good!.

...mine too

whenever you want lol.

sorry for late replies, been in Manchester for a couple of days. it rained. woot. lol.

[Garagiste]

Can't remember if I posted in here before or just lurked (and it's a whopper to check back through!)

So just in case - outstanding work! Are you going to be able to resist the temptation of telling anybody who looks that you did it with a roller?

[Retro_10s]

Lol, no,.... and i'll tell them even if they don't ask lol!

With any luck i'll shoehorn my way onto the TMF stand at shows etc next year when the car's done... lots of bragging to come lol

thanks for the support. gotta get some wetsanding done pronto and then polish!!

[Retro_10s]

cheers dude!

I'm pushing for progress this week,... I've been weighed down with vinyl roof fitting and selling parts off to get some space back lol, but hopefully... i'll have soem pics for you lot of new finished sections... hopefully... maybe even tomorrow, if you're lucky!

[Retro_10s]

I have Just flatted back both rear quarters.... and they need another couple of coats. <sigh> lol, well, off to do that now i guess. Still, plenty of undersealing to be doing.... errr,... wooooot.

[clubman katie B.F]

phew...thought progress had come to a halt.....ordered my rusteoleum....steve is having problems getting it right as he can't get hold of the correct colur chip as it's a 1970 colour...have just sent him a sample so it should be ready soon woop woop....will be asking lots of questions mate

[Retro_10s]

nah thread is still up and running, but i'm bogged down with other stuff on the car right now. been ordering lots of parts.

I just this second got in from the garage putting a coat on each rear quarter, went on well, levelled, no air bubbles present. Will post up pics tomoz in daylight since my garage is lit with the equivalent of a candle... yes that's right one of those energy saving bulbs... they're rubbish for output.

I'lll probably put another coat on and then flat that back and see if there's enough on.