gradeAfailure

Right, here's where it stops tonight - three coats of primer. Gonna sand it down tomorrow and do the basecoat, then do the clearcoat on Sat morning. Have decided to clearcoat the entire panel just for the sake of an even finish... Bit dusty and dirty, with some overspray still to remove, but looking better than it was!

damnit Gav, keep the Schmidts...!

heheh, yeah, took the afternoon off as I basically had no work to do...! not a good situation when i need the money from overtime, but there you go... just about to go and remove the overspray and put on another coat of primer in a min methinks...

Best person to ask is 16VG60, for obvious reasons! Alex (aposegil) also did one so be an idea to ask him as well...

:lol: yeah, she looked a bit worried when the 40grit came out but I assured her it wasn't for her! Decided against a third skim of filler as time is marching on - there's still a couple of low spots but like I said, this isn't aiming to be a perfect job by any means! First coat of primer...

Do both! 16VG60... ;)

I'm with pk I'm afraid - not sure that black/polished will work on Aqua blue, and the others are just a bit too Jap/modern for my tastes...

Right, updated pics...! First one is after sanding down the first skim of filler, second one is after sanding the second skim of filler, and the third is the rust around the side repeater being taken care of before the third skim of filler gets applied... :)

Nikki's is Blackberry, Gav's new one is Burgundy Pearl... Oh, and all pearlescents are metallics...

Aye, Laura's (soon to be Jim's) valver has Koni adjustable suspension and Eibach arb's, and she whups my ass round corners - it's like a blinkin' go-kart!

Cheers Phil - yeah, I'm washing it off, drying it and tacking it off between skims of filler - and will do the same when I start priming and basecoating... Can't mix thinners with lacquer as I'm using aerosols for the time being...! Like I said, this is just temporary til I get a replacement wing, as the arch edge is too far pushed in to be able to resurrect the correct shape of the arch so that I'd be 100% happy... Anyone know if you can still get new wings from the stealers?

Well, the Fadeaway stuff is made by Dominion Sure Seal (who...?!), and I'm trying to get hold of some to try it out on my wing: http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42634

unless you're silly-low, then i'd say yup and yup... :) 4- or 5-stud though?

Well, seeing as I was getting p***ed off at looking at a crumpled front wing every day, I thought I'd have a crack at knocking it back into some sort of shape, filling the dents, priming and spraying it. To all the bodyshop experts out there - yes, it's going to be a poor repair compared to what a pro bodyshop would do, but my plan is to actually get a replacement undamaged or new wing on it before E38 show anyway, so I don't really care if it looks a bit poo, I wanted to have a go and see how badly I could do! :lol: First pic is the original damage, second pic is partway through the sanding to get back to bare metal, and third pic is after the first skim of filler. Have discovered this stuff called Fadeaway, which looks like it could really help me out, but there's no UK distributor... Hmmm, time to phone the European distributor in Holland then... ;)

Yeah, the guy who does their bodywork is a bit dear...! I've seen his work on Sam's MK3 (it'll be at Stonor this Sunday) though, and it is top-notch...

Daily driver...?! sheesh, i'd be happy with that as my only car...! :lol: looks nice Lee...

Very nice mate - that leather looks mint! Not normally a fan of kitted Corrados, but yours looks pretty good actually... 8)

it scrapes if she brakes hard enough, trust me...! :lol:

Well, I've got a set of Highsports going on mine soon in place of the KoniTA/H&R combo, and seeing as Nick's and my cars are virtually identical, and we live not far from each other, we'll be ideally placed to say 1)the difference between the Koni/H&R combo and coilovers, and 2)the difference between Highsports and Konigsports

i spy a potential market here... ;)

errrr, it's not locked Dave...! and localhost.80, if you're asking for help, i often find the best course of action is to not insult everyone and throw all your toys out of the cot - you posted at a time when people over here are at work and often not online til the evening. a little patience goes a long way... best of luck getting your car sorted...

oh yes, i look forward to seeing what her new owner does... ;)

^^^^^^ ditto

Phone Darren at G-Werks and get the Weitec kit for not a lot more - he rates it (he wouldn't supply it otherwise!), so that's recommendation enough for me...

Koni TA - top/damping adjustable, non-coilovers...