Good looking project

 

cheer's mate slowly getting there

 

Got cracking on with it today started of by building a shelter to do the spraying in
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And this is the inside
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It turned out alright.. It made it so much easyer to spray in
Started off with the front bumper undercoated it first let it dry for an hour then got out the 2500 grit wet&dry sand paper cleaned it up with pannel wipe & then went over it with the tac cloth to get any crap left on there & then started with the top coat..Sorry pic's aint great but i took them in the dark
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And here is the underside of the bonnet..It look's so much better in white than grey primer lol ...
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And a pic of the spoiler half spayed up just need lacuer..As the old spoiler is shaged..
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Here's a pic of what the escort look's like at the mo..
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But she wont look like this for much longer
And this arrived today..(Thank's payne)
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I will keep you all up dated with the progres as it happen's

 

looking good mate! looks like you have lots of good bits to put on the car!

 

Im getting there now I have a few good bit's for her but i still need a few more to finish it off.. But once i finish the inside i can make way for the rest of the gooddies As i have bit's of car every where

 

Here's a few pic's of what i have been upto today

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Top of the bonnet has had a few coat's of white just need a few coat's of lacquer..
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Rear spoiler the white is now finished just need's lacqure..
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Front bumper has had few more coat's of white just need's lacqure..
Next on is the engine bay I will keep you all updated when thing's change thank's for looking

 

didnt think you used lacquer on 2k solid colours, or is that celly?

 

I have not got a clue but where i got it from they said i need it ?? But the thing is it look's good with out the lacquer how can i find out if they r wrong is there a web site that would say ???

 

yeah pretty sure you dont lacquer over 2k solids. just lay your coats nice and evenly, and when its fully cured buff it and it will bring the shine to it, and of course if you get drips or orange peel then wet flat that back and then buff over to bring the shine. lacquer is usually used over pearls and metallics and candy colours as it dries to a matt finish, which is then wet flatted and lacquered to add protection and shine. ill have a look for you see if there is any info

 

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/s...ad.php?t=18593

theres some info not much help though lol

 

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/colour.htm

there we go that gives some more explanation. as long as you get the layers down pretty flat then can be sanded back and buffed to gloss finish

hope that helps abit mate

 

Thank's alot martin much appreciated

 

TOP MAN THANK YOU

 

its alright mate, dont want you being disapointed with the finish and wondering why! done a few bits of paint work in the past and found that 2k's always lay nice and once buffed looks as good as a lacquered metallic.

 

I thought it a bit strange as it look's realy good with out the lacquer thank's again for that

 

think its a commom misconception that cos you lacquer over spray cans to acheive a gloss that you should with any other colour as well, but spraying through a gun is a total different story lol. id contact the shop you got the stuff from and see if they can do you a store credit incase you need any more white or hardners. not very kool of them to lead you in the wrong direction! if you need any info on the engine/car/paint give me a shout mate always willing to help!

 

yea i will get hold of them as i will need more white for the rest of the car.. I do like 2k paint as the shine is blooming good and the finish is aswell..

 

you wait till your wife gets home and sees a spoiler hanging in the kitchen and a pair of white garden chairs
youll be sleeping in that gazebo

in all seriousness mate,looking sweeeeet.
when you sortin that rusty underside out??

 

yeah definately. good solid colour as well, good petrol and oil resistant properties, and meant to be chip proof but all paints will chip eventually lol

 

You thought spoiler in kitchen was bad check this out
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Yea all paint chip arfter a while especially the front end lol..

 

haha lmao. always the way with motorway driving and snow gritters

 

Did you like the living room lol

 

PMSL LOOKING GOOD M8

 

my house has looked like that for 4 months now.
we had to cook xmas dinner with koni shocks and spax springs hanging of the cupboard door handles in the kitchen,cossie calipers on the worktops etc etc.
my wife never moaned though bless her.
now i got alloys in my garden,bodykit on my decking,and a rocker cover waitin for paint in my kitchen
think at some point,my whole car has been in my house

 

Ive been getting bit's for this for about a year now and im running out of place's there's bit's in the loft,seat's in me boy's bedroom inletmanifold head gasket & few other bit's in our bedroom,kitchen,my shed, kid's shed,ive ran out of place's now My partner has been very good through out this project to..But i dont think she can wait till she get's the house back to normal... no car part's lol

 

bloody brilliant lol. if i had the space to paint some bits on my car id get right on it, but dont think my parents would appreciate me too much!

 

Send them on holiday lol..

 

Trial fitted bumper and bonnet today just to see what it look like as i havent seen it all white for age's..Good job i did as you can see in photo's..
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It's a good job im having the hole car sprayed as the bonnet and bumper look's white and the rest of the car look's like cream BUT NEVER MIND ONWARD'S AND UP WARD'S LOL

 

looking good mate going to be great this when its finished !

 

Cheer's scotty this is my first ever restoration and im surprised how much work it is every time you think you are makeing head way something alway's bite's you in the arse like the paint never realised how much the white had faded it look's more like cream..I just hope building the engine and wireing megasquirt goe's better lol

 

Here's 2 more pic's with the front splitter on..
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I thought i would stick it on to see what it look's like.. With the engine in i think it could be very very low off the ground..But i dont think it look's to bad

 

splitter loooks smart on there!!! i wanna get one for mine but dont wanna do the laguna one, and not sure what would look good for it. paintwork looking good! shame about rest of being creamy!

 

Im chuffed to bit's how it turned out with the splitter The old paint look's like shit but i cant wait till it's all white then it will look realy tidy

 

Looking good ,normal 2k you dont need to lacquar, unless they supply it as a base coat, but then it would spray out matt ,ready for the lacquar to gloss it

 

I couldnt work out why it needed lacquar??? as when i finished the top coat of white it looked so glossey just like it had a coat of lacquar but i will try to get a better pic of the car tomorrow just so people can see how cream the rest of the car look's

 

You sure they have not done you frozen white

 

That is possiable as this white is blinding in the sun i have never seen such a pure white before.But when the whole car is done it will look nice..

 

are you sprayin the whole car yourself dude?

 

No my mate is going to do it for me..I thought i would have a little play as undercoat is poorus and i didnt want my bonnet going rusty