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So 2 coats of paint stripper to get this...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_0043.jpg
Then ran over it with my scrapper..
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_0044.jpg
Clipped the paint off right across even tho i didn't mean too.
Then did 80 grit, then 180, then 400.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_0045.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_0046.jpg
All the bad bits gone. Taking it to the body shop tomoz to primer.
I thought you was going to strip the whole roof
mee tololQuote:
Originally Posted by AlexW
Wow. Read the entire build thread the other night, seriously what a stunning Nova. :)
I'm disaapointed Benn, with your build and expectations I was waiting for the whole thing to be stripped back to metal.
Looks like it's had a fair few coats in it's life. Strip it back... better weaight distribution :d lol
I was expecting the whole roof to be stripped back to be honest. Looks like it's had some paint in its life lol!! Looks like you've flatted it all back even though.
It's been fully stripped now, i run out of sanding discs so finished it off at the body shop today. Sun roof glass is out, front screen is out, boot ready to come off. Being primered in the morning.
The roof was only rubbed down when it was first painted (rest was mostly bare metalled) so there's prob 6layers of paint on it...
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the read. The full one is on Mig.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich654
Good lad, i will have to catch up with you at billing, missed you on the sunday rainy day at pv.
Cheers Scott, and yeah deffo. I'll wander down to png over the weekend.. Hope you lot will wander up too...
Put a new roof on Benn.
Iam interested to see what sort of work is involved :)
Like to get rid of my sunroof so you can do it first & i can see if its a pig of a job!!
haha cheers Martin, if after this i see anything that looks like a bubble of rust i will as it will be the only way to be rust free.
Carbon roof ftw!...
It would be an easier way of doing it Scott,
Roof mid strip.. You can see the stripper has lifted some of the layers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Roofwork21.jpg
Took it to the bodyshop and carried on tripping.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Roofwork23.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Roofwork22.jpg
Finished stripping. New lights in the paint bay give the odd look...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Roofwork24.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Roofwork25.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Roofwork26.jpg
Took the screen out and primered the roof.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Roofwork27.jpg
Gonna be painted to moz...
Found these on my desk.. Thought i should fit them...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...n/IMAG0048.jpg
Before...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...n/IMAG0049.jpg
After..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...n/IMAG0050.jpg
Much better.
those light have seemed to make your camera go funny.
I know i said that up there^ lol
av put a 2nd hand roof on mine not that hard to do how bad was the rust mate
One bubble, 1mm x 1mm.
Good work Benn, awesome dedication to the car as well
1m x 1m rust spot and you stripped the roof !?! lol I got a spot the size of a 20p coin on my roof where the muppets at SPL fooked up :(
Cheers Edd,
Its the fact it's there tho, i fixed a bit next to it and that was fine. Its the prob that it is right on where the sunroof surround is welded/bonded. So if the car sweats that is where water gets trapped. So even tho i wire brushed it all clean, rust treated it, painted it, then under seal waxed it. It can still get it. Which pi**ed me off.
And you'll take it back to get it fixed, believe me its grates on you every time you see it.. And with roofs cause they are what you look down at (might just be mine cause of the lowness) but you cant not see it.
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Started the day off with a bit of tracking. As i've found the car pulls to the right, last night on a quiet motorway in the inside lane i found if i even gently sped up the car would drive across to the outside lane..
Popped to the Local ProTyre. Only place i trust. Big thanks to Paul, Jim and Kenny.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../tracking1.jpg
Oooo lazors..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../tracking4.jpg
Kenny getting all the book settings up,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../tracking5.jpg
Toe was miles out, now set with a bit pointing in. Camber isnt to bad. But i have bad toe on the rear both wheels to the left.. Which isn't good...
Moved on to picking one of these up as i needed one for a while...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...n/IMG_0057.jpg
Is abs plastic with a resign like coating on the insides as its from a boat place. £9.99... Win.
Not a fan of the red lid tho... Gave it a coat of satin black.. Mucho better.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...n/IMG_0058.jpg
Back on to the roof...
Re wrapped the car up with the plastic sheet to save polishing splatter.. Set about with 1500 then 2000 grit finishing paper..
Before,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ffinished9.jpg
You can see the orange peel in the reflection, no where near as bad as it used to be. Cause the body shop have a all now £25k oven and the new painter is really good.
After,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ffinished4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ffinished2.jpg
Quite flat..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ffinished6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ffinished5.jpg
Now as the thunder and lashing rain has stopped, i can wash the car and try and blow some of the dust from the insides out (from being at the body shop and all the sanding)
good work, the roof looks perfect now!
mmmm glass finnish paintwork! lovely! :D
Looking good bai!!
roof looks nice, how come you went for toe in on the tracking?
Is much better now :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jonn
Cheers dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by gary_126
lol cheers Keith.Quote:
Originally Posted by krobinson
Cheers dude, i was told and i thought was right, that you have a lil toe in, so that when you power on and it moves it straightens out.. Rather than a straight setting that will then point out (toe out) when you power on...Quote:
Originally Posted by lee303
Sure it was you and fly talking about it with Jon....
Love it!
Tracking cleverness makes sense dude, good thinking, but erm one problem with them there picatures, i dont see anyone in them, and you shouldve had new people for your birthday :wtf:
:p
roofs looking crisp now... nice!
Cheers dude..Quote:
Originally Posted by M Sutton
Sure it was a big convo about it.. If not i can go back at any time.. And i didn't get any :( i'll find some for you tho..Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudly
I like it more :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nova_Tek
Cars now been,
Snow foamed,
Washed,
Clayed,
Dried,
Blown out,
Hooved,
Dashed cleaned and treated,
Leather all cleaned.
Taken the mirrors off to re paint too.
sorry mate but its the other way round on FWD, what you have is correct for RWD as when you gun it the torque will force the wheels to toe out a little as it pushes the car forward, whereas in a FWD when the tyres grip and drag the car forward the same torque pulls the wheels in, so you need to start with toe outQuote:
Originally Posted by Benn
what actual settings did you go for?
I thought toe in was good for straight line stability and 'safeness' whereas a bit of toe out helps cornering/turn in.
Oh bugger, well its only a tiny bit. Both fronts are 0.6- right in right on the end of the "safe" zone on there setting. So as its still in the ok i guess it should be ok. But next time i'm there i'll get it set the other.Quote:
Originally Posted by lee303
Looks great mate on the joking side when the roof was bare metal I thought you would of polished it lol
or chromed it! lol