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Gaz... Thanks fella, I think you could make a fortune out of making them you know! Hope everything's going ok with the missus/son etc :)
i wish i cud find the time and patience for making some more up Nick mate lol
the misus on mend now doing good, my son stil awaiting his operation will be a massif relief wen thats over and he is ok, thanks for asking, thers a unit possibly coming up for rent on my doorstep got a phonecall yesterday regarding it and already has spraybooth in.
Sounds like things are looking up for you fella, great news. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gaznovalet
yeah Nick pal cud possibly take the unit dependant on rent and any contracts it shud have as wud be ideal for me, better than my last place as its literaly walking distance from my house. hows the mirrors looking now they done? and is glass sorted?
Yeh I guess rent has to be reasonable to make it viable etc, Had the new mirror glasses cut today and all went to plan, Ive started shaping the corners up gently using a belt sander and hopefully I'll have them finished tommorow ready for a quick trial fit before bonding the glass to the backplate etc. All being well Id like them finished this week to fit at the weekend but we'll see how things go, Im a little behind as Ive lost a few days doing an ata senior paint assesment at thatcham for work But I cant wait to get the mirrors mounted on the car! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gaznovalet
thats good news on mirrors glass Nick lookin forward to see them finished and also fitted. Automotive Technician Accredition how was it? did your place of work put you thruw cos is it around £350 ? and was it same old stuff regarding plastic repairs, locals- blending- fade out, applying laquer and textured finishes etc?
Almost spot on with the description! I think the cost has gone up though.... almost 1k by the time work had paid for my hotel etc! It was quite intense but I passed it which was the main!Quote:
Originally Posted by gaznovalet
yer well done on passing that Nick good feather to have in your cap i had thought about it myself before and looked into it but no real point wen was working for myself, hopefully i wont have forgotten how to paint if and wen i get back to grafting on cars lol. the old GTIs cud probably do with a good clean and service.
This nova is in a league of its own. AWESOME :thumb:.
Cheers fella :)Quote:
Originally Posted by eddrodgers
Little update then guys, After a long weekend I got back in work tuesday only to find our glass man was due a few hours later... Bonus! Upon arrival I handed him two fresh mirror glasses which he cut down leaving me to do the final shaping. I underestimated this to be honest thinking it wouldnt take long.... Big mistake! I started off using a belt sander only to find it was too course and was chipping tiny pieces off the front of the glasses. So I opted to use the orbital sander instead. In short in took around an hour plus on each glass but I got there in the end! After a quick trial fit to make sure they went in ok the glasses were stuck to the backplates and clipped in. One quick coat of wax on them and thats it JOB DONE! well nearly If I want to be fussy I could shape the glasses a little more but they'll do for now. I got home that evening and I was straight into the garage to get them on! I was tempted before now just to see what they looked like but I thought Id wait until they were finished etc. I wasnt dissapointed, here we go one set of stubby mirrors mounted up............
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1244223065
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1244223090
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1244223181
I'll get some better pics at the weekend, Im sure after looking at Matt's mine are a little bit smaller and I think they are the shortest ones Ive ever seen to be honest! But all in all Im really pleased how they look and I cant see myself ever changing the mirrors again now. :)
Love the mirrors dude,they do look great. What can you see from inside tho?