bonnet question...

[Bubba]

are bare metal bonnets mirror polished illegal?

[Connor]

dont think so, although you definately wouldnt be able to see anything if the sun reflected off it lol, police could class it as a hazard. Why would you want a mirror finish bonnet anyways lol

[Bubba]

i got a spare one. just think it would be something random...and since when do we get sun in cornwall lol. the police classing it as a hazard was something i thought about...seeing as chrome paint is only allowed to be 70% reflective iirc, but you get kit cars with polished alu bodies

[brainsnova]

Why? Cause he can lol

[Connor]

I think if you didnt go actual mirror finish you should be alright (authority wise)

[Bubba]

everyone down here ratted them last year...lets see if anyone wants to follow suit and has the patience (and no life) to have a shiny shiny one lol

could always do it to 2500 grit so its like proper smooth...

[brainsnova]

May as well if you have the time lol

[Jack]

Save it for a show, then put it on and park next to a shatlook car lol

[Nova-nation]

I know chrome is illegal, however I don't think polished is. Give it a go, if they pull you over, then... Run? lol

[Old man Jimbo]

Bet you get bored after a day of polishing.

[christurboo]

mates got a lupo with one never had any bother

[Jack]

I know chrome is illegal
Is it?

[mowgli]

i'd like to see just how smooth a nova bonnet is with the pain taken off.... surely it would take an absolute age to polish up mild steel to a mirror finish, and it would try to rust immediately.. go for it... you could always get a huge car bra for it to get to a show....

[Bubba]

Bet you get bored after a day of polishing.

bet I don't...been doing polishing for 3 weeks now

[Nova-nation]

Is it?

I was unde the impression having a whole car chrome was illegal? :/

Bubba, think, you often old cars with chrome bumpers, the only person the bonnet will distract is you, therefore you might be alright. Try it, will look good! Maybe even bring it to the 'cruise' this weekend lol

[honie5]

Theres a chrome vinyl wrapped tt in Lincoln and that's proper shiny and never had any problems! I say go for it lad do the roof aswell!

[Old man Jimbo]

bet I don't...been doing polishing for 3 weeks now

Good for you mate. I've been a metal polisher for six or seven years! lol

What I meant was I bet you'll get bored of polishing a bonnet after a day, not polishing in general. There is so many reasons why a bonnet would be a pain in the ar5e but to be fair it would be epically cool. Give it a whirl and see how you get on. Only things to try and avoid is heat distortion and metal staining.

I'd imagine finding a undented bonnet would be your first mission.

I'd love to see it done though. :cool:

[BRoadGhost]

You could carve a piece of wood into a bonnet; that's random :)