Gatecrasher

Awesome Project mark truly inspiring

M K

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Thanks Ben,

Long time no see mate

Back from your travels and ready to get back into the scene I hope

May see you at snett if your going with mike for time attack

M K

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you made me wondered if the etch would react over fully cured paints so i double checked and it is suitable to be sprayed straight onto fully cured paint but obviously its pointless using etch to do that as there is no bare metal for it to etch to, but it wont react or anything for now

Gatecrasher

See i have some serious catching up to do

Will be at snett mate be good to catch up

M K

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well after Dingla pulling me up on putting etch primer over other paint etc it started to bug me and i though the bodyshop will probably not bare metal the door shuts and window surrounds so off comes Ł24 worth of etch primer, all door shuts and sills etc taken down to bare metal and i have already given it another coat of etch primer, the actual outside quarter part and pillars are staying covered till final paint as they will be done carefully by bodyshop.









will need a good coat of high build primer later on to cover the slight marks etc from the flap disc but will be fine.

Bough this off ebay ready for that stage

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Got Dave round thursday with his compressor so we can get the GRAVITEX PLUS stone chip on the underside and inside quarter panels so that will probably be the next update

markk

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watch out show car here we come !

please dont turn this project into another bufty car Marc, its a special built one off car, not a perfect mass produced rep mobile !

andy escos

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loking god marc that primer looks good for the job but i would use one of these air fed masks if your spraying it .the isocyanates are toxic .
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Willson-Speria...ht_1755wt_1318
http://www.hygienesuppliesdirect.com...cts/prod124060

M K

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it wont be a bufty car markk don't worry but i want things done right if im going to the effort to do them andpaint is one thing thats not going to be upgraded as i go along, gotta do it right from the start

One of my other mates (Dave) has said i can borrow his air fed mask if i need it so saves me paying out for one im only going to use once.

andy escos

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glad to hear that you can borrow one.

dingla rs

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lol it was never a dig mate ,but mite as well bear metal it while ur on

M K

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That's ok mate I know it wasn't a dig just played on my mind lol

M K

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done a bit of sealing today on the front end, only got the drivers wing inner and outer 99% done, i started using masking tape to keep it neat as suggested but it took forever to mask off and i was getting in a mess taking it off after applying the sealer so i sacked it off and just gunned it on and brushed it on nice and thick

Its not as neat as it could be i admit but its there for one reason and thats to keep the joins and welds covered not look pretty so once its painted it will be fine for what i want,

Dave is round tomorrow to do stone chip so that will be a nice bit of progress

M K

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Had Dave (twins) come round today to lend a hand with his compressor doing the stone chip for me, gave it a nive coating but still have the inner wings to do once i have finished seam sealing it all,

heres the results so far,

certainley made good progress although a bit slow from this.....





to this........

the man himself at work











pose for the camera



big thanks for your help today Dave

focus 4x4

very nice !

-beefy-

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well done dave

looks a stunning job , something refreshing about getting to this stage ,



i cant wait


beef

gus

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i was off today should of popped round


looking good

andrewg

did you get the fitting??

andrewg

also if you want to pull the chassis sticker off i can get you a new one!

M K

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No mate, nothings turned up yet so hopefully be her in the morning so I can get it welded in before sealing and stone chipping the wings

M K

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That would be great mate

Was talking today about where to get a new one

Cheers

Twins

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Lol at the pics Marc

andy130

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i use the samegun/stonechip at work great work mark,

M K

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got the new brake fitting through from Andrew today so welded that into the passenger side front wing as i accidently damaged the last 1 with the wire wheel,

thanks for sending the new fitting Andrew

Then i cracked on with the seam sealing of the front end and to be honest im not very happy with it and i am starting to wondered whether i should of left all the welds around the turrets and front wing sections etc bar

Im sure once there is paint on it all it will look a million times better but its nowhere near as pleasing to the eye as the welds were bare but it is only there for one reason and thats to keep the water out and make it last so im not scraping it all off again now but it is the only part of the prep im not happy with so far and think other people will comment on about being a let down at this stage.

Anyway got some more stone chipping to do tomorrow so we can hopefully put the underside and engine bay into paint on tuesday if all goes to plan

andy escos

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looking good marc
well done dave

COCHYN

Mucho gayness pose Twins!

-beefy-

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pmsl @ al !!

M K

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got the front end all sealed up and covered in the gravi tex stone chip, is a really good finish actually and am very tempted to do the entire engine bay like it but dont think i will,

















paint on tuesday

COCHYN

What colour you decided on now Marc?

M K

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The plan is focus st170 magnum grey for the inside, underneath and engine bay and focus rs frozen White on the outside, but now I'm note sure of the colour combo and can't find any White and grey examples on cars to help make up my mind,

Got to get the paint Monday so need to decide this weekend on the colour for inside underneath and engine bay

marky_g

looking good

BlairM

Great progress, always nice when the paint comes out.

steven mc kay

i would paint it all white mark, well thats what i have in plan for mine. i think it will look much better than a dark colour.
i did the inside of my escort polaris grey and i think it leaves the inside to dark.

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p.s i cant wate to get mine to the stage you have yours.

thanks steven

Brian

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Looking good


Brian

fezzajsy

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M K

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yeah i am seriously considering doing the entire car frozen white, inside outside underneath etc and it will also save alot of hassle with cut lines etc.

going to get the paint in an hour so dont know what to do.....AAHHHHHHHHH

gus

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all white

i was talked out of doing my inside a dark colour

its the way forward

dingla rs

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frozen white is very nice ps i use that stone chip on my builds good stuff

Pob

Awesome progress

G60rallye

Go for the white everywhere, it will show up the details on the inside far better

M K

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well we are pretty much ready to paint tomorrow, inside underside and engine bay are all going frozen white, but the inside wont be done tomorrow just the underside and engine bay, then inside in a few weeks

let you know how it's gone tomorrow afternoon