Firenza 6 litre project... In for interior trimming pics pg 15.
08-01-2011, 08:17 PM
#164
There was more than you'd think. Danny says 3 weeks and he knows my expectations are high, I don't want a repeat of the Jacko incident! My wife knows what this car means to me and thinks I'm barmy to have it done so far away but I've assured her its going to be ok this time. I'm 98% sure its going to be the original colour.
08-01-2011, 08:37 PM
#168
Danny isn't local to me by any means! But I'm prepared (like most) to travel to get a good job. I'd be happy to take your car to Dannys but let's see how my car turns out first, Danny knows this is potentially a double edged sword.
08-01-2011, 08:51 PM
#174
Oh yeah i forgot you saw the mk2 escort...
Martins car will have to be the same quality as that paint job youve seen.
That mk2 is to die for!!
Mart nothing will be rushed because i will start on it the monday after you drop it of so i know i will have enough time in 3 weeks to give you wha your expecting..
cheers danny
Martins car will have to be the same quality as that paint job youve seen.
That mk2 is to die for!!
Mart nothing will be rushed because i will start on it the monday after you drop it of so i know i will have enough time in 3 weeks to give you wha your expecting..
cheers danny
08-01-2011, 08:53 PM
#175
Too many posts.. I need a life!!
Oh yeah i forgot you saw the mk2 escort...
Martins car will have to be the same quality as that paint job youve seen.
That mk2 is to die for!!
Mart nothing will be rushed because i will start on it the monday after you drop it of so i know i will have enough time in 3 weeks to give you wha your expecting..
cheers danny
Martins car will have to be the same quality as that paint job youve seen.
That mk2 is to die for!!
Mart nothing will be rushed because i will start on it the monday after you drop it of so i know i will have enough time in 3 weeks to give you wha your expecting..
cheers danny
Danny no pressure ehh! im sure after the jacko situation you would never put yourself in the same position as him so im sure it will look mint mind keep pics up when its away from martin 
08-01-2011, 09:03 PM
#181
Agreed mate, anyone with a lot of experience at paint tends to end up with a really good eye that the rest of us dont have, I'd be quite happy with an average paint job that you would send back im sure, as Ive never been a bodywork expert and im sure I never will be.
08-01-2011, 09:09 PM
#182
Too many posts.. I need a life!!
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There was more than you'd think. Danny says 3 weeks and he knows my expectations are high, I don't want a repeat of the Jacko incident! My wife knows what this car means to me and thinks I'm barmy to have it done so far away but I've assured her its going to be ok this time. I'm 98% sure its going to be the original colour.
I am sure it will look amazing in the end, nice to see something a little different as well
08-01-2011, 09:12 PM
#183
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Who did that transmission tunnel? Neat work
10-01-2011, 04:30 PM
#190
3dr Cosworth owner
Yor bang on about that chip. i started as a saturday boy at my local vauxhall dealer in the body shop at 14 then when i left schol i did my apprenticeship at a big body shop and left when the owner had cancer and sold it and went back to vauxhall for a few years and I can see things in or about the paint a mile off that most people i know cant see, My mate bought a bmw5 series not long ago in silver and i could tell him which panels had neeb painted from about 10 metres away lol. I suppose its all about what your tought and what you have an inyterest in, its all in the prep and folow up really.but its experience that gets you results. I think it will come out just fine and martins worries will be put behind him, Afterall once bitten twice shy
11-01-2011, 06:17 AM
#193
I would happily use the guy as he's local and has done a good job on my Sierra, the only problem is he's not the fastest (has two speeds - slow and stop) and he's yet to finish the Sierra, bumpers and arches still need painting.
17-01-2011, 09:25 AM
#195
Rear axle shots...
Rear turrets..
Backed off coil overs and put loads of weight in the boot to weigh it down to check if any tyre fouling is likely to happen, all good
Front coil overs..
Gearbox x member is going to get in the way of the exhaust so new mount made...
Stripped the underseal off the rear inner arches to see if anything is being hidden and all good except for thin metal on arch returns on front of rear arches..
No rust here...
Everything got stripped off...
Like the steel Sierra wheels? lol.
Its at Dannys now, he knows what he has to do.
Rear turrets..
Backed off coil overs and put loads of weight in the boot to weigh it down to check if any tyre fouling is likely to happen, all good
Front coil overs..
Gearbox x member is going to get in the way of the exhaust so new mount made...
Stripped the underseal off the rear inner arches to see if anything is being hidden and all good except for thin metal on arch returns on front of rear arches..
No rust here...
Everything got stripped off...
Like the steel Sierra wheels? lol.
Its at Dannys now, he knows what he has to do.
Last edited by Martin-Hadland; 17-01-2011 at 09:29 AM.
