Stunning as always Nick, well done....
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Stunning as always Nick, well done....
Awesome work, good details. Glad you paint the metal bit of the window runner. So many people for get them and thy can look poo. I've never seen any one else having painted them bar me.
Next up was some trim and vinyl removal which I knew would be a pain but Id rather spend the hours at home doing it than at work to be honest. Its taken a hell of a lot of time to carefully remove it without chipping or scratching the paintwork but it will save me time in the long run. So.......
Rear spoiler off and glue removed..........
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Then mouldings were carefully heated up and removed........
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With original vinyls exposed I then carefully removed all the glue to leave it like this.......
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Since then the beady eye'd amongst you will have seen Ive also removed the quarter/sill vinyls along with the higher tailgate one and the main section of the pillar vinyl. However I cant seem to find pics of that at the moment! With the rear bumper home I slotted it back onto the car to see how it looked being the same colour/finish as the wheels etc.......
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A little pressy from the mrs gave me some more inspiration ..........
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So I went back into the garage and removed the front wings to find the inner wings/splashguards and headlight panels all in mint condition.......
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Although I knew it was a good shell to begin with the more I remove the happier I am with it as I havent had a nasty surprises touch wood! The front wings are now at work ready for the lips rolling over. With the allesios having needed 4mm spacers to clear the reyland 4 pots they did occasionally rub on the front wing lip and chipped a little of the paint off the inside of the wing. Today I just sanded back these areas to make sure there was no rust and etch primed and painted the small area on the inside of both wings so when the lips are rolled over the two surfaces that meet are both painted before being sealed together etc........
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Your attention to detail is awesome Nick, top work. :thumb:
your a true insparation mate
keep up the good work
connor
Very nice and clean.
Will definently look better without the strips/vinyl!!
Will ruin the look of the car IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Are the vinyl and rub strips defo going back on then Nick ?
Very nice Nick great job!