Benn's on going build

So where did i get too?
First prob was that before PV the weather wasn't on my side...

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First job was to start flatting the roof off.
Before.

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Flatting off was done with 1500, then 2000, then 3000 as i wanted the most glass like mark free finish.

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2000,

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3000,

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You can see the shine coming back up.

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Starting to polish up.

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Light for comparison.

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While i was going that, Dan fed the wiring back thru the boot, after the string ileft in it to pull the wiring back thru all broke and gave me the DOG.
He fitted my new 6x9 too, nice tidy job.

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Then it was on to a good jet washing and snow foaming.

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Fitted one of these too, cheap simple, really well made and easy. Oh ah it makes it legal.

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Stunning finish as usual Benn ,can i ask what products you use ,are there any special foam pads you use and if so where do you get them? what grade of wet and dry would you use if you just wanted a reasonable finish ,i need to do mine as the finish is not the best but i dont need a show car finish

Roof looks awesome. The bags are good, mines a pain in the **** to fill up tho!

Roof and pillar need a rebuff now it's all settled. And i have my mop back.

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Originally Posted by toymex

Stunning finish as usual Benn ,can i ask what products you use ,are there any special foam pads you use and if so where do you get them? what grade of wet and dry would you use if you just wanted a reasonable finish ,i need to do mine as the finish is not the best but i dont need a show car finish

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Cheers Tony,
I use a 3m finishing pad/block and a Meguiars pad too.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Meguiars-U...item2c6e3942e0

They are hard foam you wrap the paper over. I started with 1500 wet and dry finishing paper, then 2000 then 3000. Normally 1500 w&d would be ok, then used g3 and 3m fastcut compound to polish everything back up.
Then used 3m Ultrafina to remove any small scratches, then Chemical Guyz Ezcreme glaze, then 1coat of Meguiar's NXT wax then one of Dodo juice purple haze.
For you 1500 wet and dry, then buff back up with G3 (as you can get small bottles) i'd think would be fine.

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Originally Posted by skud52

Roof looks awesome. The bags are good, mines a pain in the **** to fill up tho!

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Cheers dude, i need to mount mine properly as it's just sat the mo, as my mot was Monday.

So small update.
I've put this off for a while, as i didn't want to make the ride harder. But as Dan reminded me, it's a hard ride already with the coilovers and such on... So It's polly bush time, So i picked up some red from Skud for the tie bars. And ordered yellow ones for the lower arms from Rally Design. (all their Pollysport stuff)

Old bush removal.

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Found it easier to push the center bar out, then the rubber just fell out...

Found on the drive to PVS i had a knock when pulling away, thought ball joint. But the mot man/Craig/Saloony said ball joints where ok, but when testing the brakes you could feel the drivers side move, (like when i reverse the wheel judders if you stand and watch it)
New and old. Old ones i think will be factory, as i've never changed them.

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All back in.

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Now even tho the Mot man/Craig/Saloony said the ball joints seemed ok, as they are a good 7-8 years old i wanted to change them. So this was the idea time while changing the arm bushes.
So i used my old arms which i've plated for a bit of extra strength as well.

Old and new... Old ones where really knackered.

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Plated.
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Bushes fitted.

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Just putting it back together it was firmer. So hoping the handling will be better, with out making the ride worse..lol

Found a tray with disc retaining screws in. Now they wont stop my disc falling off. But they'll stop moving when fitting the wheel. Gonna get some hub centric spacers made up too i think. Hate the "fits everything" ones.

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Also the trimmer rung me, this little trick bit was finished...

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What is it i hear you ask...

Matches the rest...

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Fits here, to look a bit nicer.

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looks nice mate :)

Cheers Dave.

leather cover is a nice touch :)

was it hard to fit the Bushes mate ?

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Originally Posted by novadave24

was it hard to fit the Bushes mate ?

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Nothing a saw/flame thrower/club hammer and swearing can't cure, lol

I noticed at PV that the boot entrance lip at the bottom is not painted, have you got a plastic cover from the nova van model?

Can I bring Mine down for a rub?