Hi there as you know my black S2 ive been waiting to get it painted and mate of mine (Ferg) suggested we do it ourselves so off we went to the local car paint place and got all the necessary bits and we started stripping her and wel this is the task we have ahead of ourselves

















Got a mate coming round to do the welding in a couples of weeks that will be the floor the front and rear windows and bit underneath now i know alot of people would give up at this point but in all fairness ive seen alot worst and it looks worst than it actually is so now i got to source some new bits ie a dash and few other bits :thumbsup
cheeRS guys

 

big respect for saving a nice motor mate

 

cheers mate alot would not even bother but it looks worst than it actually is and once its done will mean alot more to me

 

good luck mate,i know what your in for lol

 

Or dear good old fords.I hope it will be all back togther soon.

 

cheers guys got a chap coming round to do the welding in a week or so then will red oxide it the stone chip it or waxoyl wat the difference and wats best

 

im the same as you mate if it can be saved then it will be,its only metal which can be replaced
got any full pics of the car?

 

yer i have mate ill sort them out tomoz and get them up

 

when i did my underside ben i used hammerite underseal with added waxoyl.
you can buy it in halfords.
it comes in spray and brush form and i used both.
baremetal the underside,then prime,then hammerite.
i used stonechip in my arches.
if you stonechip the underside you risk future rust probs i think.
stonechip dries hard,and if i gets chipped,you risk water getting underneath it and rusting the car.
hammerite underseal stays like rubbery,and if it chips it kinda moulds back into itself and seals again.
depends what you want really.
stonechip would prob look better and be easier to clean ,but underseal makes car more useable.
cheers
steve

 

Cheers Steve
I take on board what you said and ill give it a go

cheers

 

good luck mate

 

cheers guys