timthetinyhorse 0 Posted September 2, 2008 after much pondering i have decided rather than lower etc im going to get my stock 16v back to factory condition by the end of the year, so today i made a start, its going to be a long drawn out process as its my daily driver so cant take it off the road but i supose thats just part of the challenge, thought i would stick a few pics up of what i got up too today, i know caliper aint aint standard but looks better than rust, let me know what your thoughts are, any advice is greatly apreciated as im new to all this stuff, sorry if this post is too pic heavy 1st of all was to sort the flaking laquer on the wing mirror, so rubbed down with 1500 wet and dry then gave it a few coats of laquer, have to say its come up realy well!! for some daft reason i forgot to take a pic after it was done next on the list was to sort the rust on the door so ground down the rusty areas first then rebuilt with plastic padding, once the padding had gone off that was flushed up with wet and dry, next the primer was applied, 2 coats in all then the paint, 3 coats, then 2 coats of laquer. all that is left is to buff the laquer in tomorow once its had plenty time to qure. the following pics show the process, more pics will be posted once the laquer has been buffed up and iv got more to report on the body work the next thing to do was sort out the tatty looking brake calipers, nice simple task of wire brushing all the loose rust and old paint off and applying 3 good layers of paint, and to finish off a few of the car, pics of the car have allready been osted but these do it more justice as it now has a few good layers of wax on it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millerman 0 Posted September 2, 2008 LOOKS GOOD FELLA i would like to see a couple of close ups of your repairs all finished look like your doing a great job and nice looking car too!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timthetinyhorse 0 Posted September 2, 2008 yeh will get some close ups of the repairs tomorow once buffed, im not expecting miricals as its my first go but its looking ok so far i recon, will post more tomorow or the day after Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
renson 0 Posted September 3, 2008 looks good mate, hope it all blends in well. Was doing this for the past 3 days to my roof. Take your time and it will look spot on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millerman 0 Posted September 3, 2008 had to do a simular job on mine pics below had a nice person trash the rear arch in asda one day never found out who! went fron this to this gotta do the dent below the rear light but i wanted to see how it looked if i did it my self i was quite happy with the results Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loopylindsay 0 Posted September 3, 2008 cool looking very smart. fancy doing mine :lol: should look good if the paint has been matched well. i got 2 spray cans from halfords to touch few bits up. one was spot on and the other was way too dark. muppetts. so annoying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millerman 0 Posted September 3, 2008 cool looking very smart. fancy doing mine :lol: should look good if the paint has been matched well. i got 2 spray cans from halfords to touch few bits up. one was spot on and the other was way too dark. muppetts. so annoying got my paint from paints4u.com very good match Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timthetinyhorse 0 Posted September 3, 2008 had mt paint custom mixed as halfords didnt have the correct paint code, have to say im glad i did, its a perfect mathc, didnt get a chance to buff the laquer down tonight as got held up at work so hoping to get it done tomorow and get some pics posted, real happy with the results so far millerman yours looks real good, especialy as you had to do a area that catches light from ever angle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted September 3, 2008 looking good mate. loking foward to seeing what the final result of this is like, i have never ben sure about the halfords fizzy cans. summot about em that makes me go ug :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timthetinyhorse 0 Posted September 3, 2008 yeh i dont do halfords cans like, the stuf i got is from a place that my dad always uses and its realy good quality, cant wait to have the car in showroom condition for shows next year!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millerman 0 Posted September 4, 2008 ha ha been saying that since march when i decided to get mine back on the road after 2 years still have not got around to getting the mot but have done most of the work to it gonna try and get the mot next week :D cant wait to drive my VR again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted September 4, 2008 A dremel is always good for grounding back rust etc when paintin calipers etc. Personally id have taken the calipers off to paint. Good with the door! Good work Tim! Keep us updated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timthetinyhorse 0 Posted September 4, 2008 yeh calipers are a temp thing as car is a daily driver, used dremmel to grin all the rust back on the doors and a black and decker mouse to flush the filler in Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted September 4, 2008 A dremel is always good for grounding back rust etc when paintin calipers etc. Personally id have taken the calipers off to paint. Good with the door! Good work Tim! Keep us updated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timthetinyhorse 0 Posted September 4, 2008 well got a load of close up pics as got the car buffed down today but the laptop has decided it dont want to read the pics for some reason, its all a bit odd as it managed the other day, anyhow its rained on it now so will sort some pics once the car has been washed and waxed again, possibly on saturday or after im back from my holidyas, next on the list for when i get back is get the new light put in to smarten up the front end and start detailing the engine bay, intake manifold is getting sent away to be restored :-) also need to get the wheels refurbd as they are a little shabby, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay23Sx 0 Posted June 19, 2009 Out of interest what disc did you use on your grinder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timthetinyhorse 0 Posted June 23, 2009 just went at it with the dremel mate, just uses the sanding tools Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted June 24, 2009 Good job, Im going to try something similar on my door as well soon. If your not showing the car and its not noticable from a few feet away then thats all that matters. One thing though, did you use any rust removal products as it will just have sat it the tiny pores even when you took it back to bare metal? I got some of this special Gel stuff that I cannot remember the name off. You take it back to bare metal and throw this stuff on for 48hrs. Oh and another thing, if getting paint just go to your dealer as they can order up spray cans from your paint code. I did it with a wing mirror and its a perfect match, Halfords is shit paint if Im honest. You also have to watch with metallics as the amount of lacquer you use seems to effect the final colour match. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay23Sx 0 Posted June 25, 2009 I've spoken to the dealers already, quoted about £6.50 inc VAT for a can. Was thinking of using a product called Metal Ready to treat mine after I take it back (a spray to kill the rust and etch prime in one). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted June 25, 2009 I've spoken to the dealers already, quoted about £6.50 inc VAT for a can. Was thinking of using a product called Metal Ready to treat mine after I take it back (a spray to kill the rust and etch prime in one). IIRC you get the primer and paint for that though. Its worth spending a little extra. Ive used it on my wing mirror and its held up well so far. Heres the stuff Ive got for removing rust http://www.bilthamber.com/deoxgel.html Not tried it yet but will do in the next couple of week hopefully. Luckily Ive got an old wing to practice on first. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timthetinyhorse 0 Posted August 1, 2009 its been a while so i now have some updates, since last posting i have wound the coilovers all the way down, bought and painted my new wheels, polly bushed the front end and fitted new droplinks so there has been plenty going on, anyway i will let the pics speak for themselves as usual any comments would be welcome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted August 1, 2009 hey man they've turned out really well :D car looks great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted August 2, 2009 Good work :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millerman 0 Posted August 2, 2009 looking good and looking very lowwwwwww :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgarwood07 0 Posted August 2, 2009 very nice!! Me like :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
