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[jonyb4]

getting there

[b0yracer]

picked the wheels up

they came with centre caps which was a nice supprise

centre caps are blue though

but painting all 4 wheels as 2 of them have slight corrosion spots

need tyres but think ive got 4 lined up next week then get my brother to fit and balance them when his boss is away

[EUFez]

Nice one.

[jonyb4]

ahh goo stuff, will look almost like a xr soon

[b0yracer]

yeah nearly there just started cleaning the alloys today they were thick with brake dust on the backs gonna paint them this week

[b0yracer]

well ive got 2 tyres 185/60/13 not a matching pair ones pirrelli others wynstar

im getting another tomorrow just one left to get but i know where there is a new nankang

i wanted at least 2 matching really but can always get new tyres after xmas

[jonyb4]

oo nice getting some 185s

[b0yracer]

the pirrelli (ditch finder) is f**cked took it off the steel wheel to fit on alloy and its got 3 inch of rubber missing where it seals to the rim just the wire there

so got the rear alloys on need to sort tyres for front alloys

[MK2 Jamie]

[jonyb4]

goodness

howd that go about?

[b0yracer]

its inside where the beading is, i bought it on a rim so didnt notice until i went to get it fitted

took it back this morning got my money back

[jonyb4]

hehe good man, should have taken a piccy

[b0yracer]

im mental painting my wheels in the snow lol

well actually painting them in my shed but the cars jacked up in the snow

might invest in some mud flaps my arches are getting battered where the snow ice s**t off the road hits them, (just the bottom of them where a mud flap would cover)

[b0yracer]

it keeps snowing here

[fezza89]

where abouts are you?

[b0yracer]

between hull and york

[jonyb4]

mud flaps would be a good option, i remember my mk4 last/earlier this year was being battered by the sow/grit micure between the arch cowls and panels, it sticks there and no doutb causes rust and corrosion

[b0yracer]

just this part if you can make out the pic

not sure if mudflaps will look silly though ???????????

[knuckles]

rear mud flaps look ok on a bodykit

front ones look a bit gash to be honest
The spray job looks ok so far. would of been cool painting the car yellow to match the kit

[b0yracer]

oh well better get saving so a body shop can paint my car im sick to the back teeth of it its flaking off in this s**t weather im really pissed off and angry at the moment

weill be ages now before its painted wonder why i bother doing anything

wonder how long before the wheels look s**t again

[b0yracer]

ive had quotes and all £500

i must not have keyed he primer well enough its weird primers not affected at all just top coat chipping/flaking off

all body shops say i will never get it to stay on using piss can

they would say that?? or are they right ??

anyone?

[fezza89]

i used a rattle can on mine,

obviously didnt come out as good as the pro's do it but its neve flaked off.

did you make sure you gave the primer a good key? 800 wet and dry?

[fezza89]

whats the verdict on the mudflaps?

[knuckles]

ive had quotes and all £500

i must not have keyed he primer well enough its weird primers not affected at all just top coat chipping/flaking off

all body shops say i will never get it to stay on using piss can

they would say that?? or are they right ??

anyone?

the real problem is you prob didnt key up the paint underneath.
then the paint you apply using the can isnt being dried using heat lamps. Or its simply too cold for the paint to go hard enough.

a bodyshop use a spray gun then bake it on using a oven.

[b0yracer]

whats the verdict on the mudflaps?

i think mudflaps will look silly

anyway paints flaking off in other areas now

ive painted stuff before and been ok i did a mexico front spoiler on my escort no problems

i think ive not keyed primer well enough

but sick of it now i dont like body work and i want it to look good might just book it in in the new year to be done by the pro"s

[jonyb4]

yea your main issue was doing it outside in the cold, i only paint outside int he summer after the suns been heating the panel for a little bit, works for you at that point, untill a bit of wind comes though, then you just get overspray

[b0yracer]

yea your main issue was doing it outside in the cold, i only paint outside int he summer after the suns been heating the panel for a little bit, works for you at that point, untill a bit of wind comes though, then you just get overspray

good point

im sick of painting though, ive never liked doing it. is £500 good or dear?

[b0yracer]

[jonyb4]

ha! looks like its been on the crack


£500 is good for a complete car, for a complete respray or for just the skirts and bumpers?

if the second its not really good at all no, i could probs get the kit done for less than £150 by a reputable shop

[b0yracer]

no that was for the kit and bumpers from 4 different garages all very similar quotes just under £500

[jonyb4]

jesus!

i wouldnt bother mate, that doubles the price of the car itself! (not even that tbh)

[fezza89]

i paid a top paint shop £100 to paint 1 side of my bonnet last year, that was with discount because hes my dads mate,mainly does mercs bmw and audi.

they bodged the job because the paint only lasted 2 weeks, ended up bubbling and splitting.showed him it and he told me it must be something ive done to it

sold it a week later

wasnt a happy bunny

[Ratspeed]

I got the bumpers, sideskirts and up to the swage lines on the doors and wings sprayed on my escort and it cost £250, and its not a bad job either

[b0yracer]

if its what ive got to pay i cant do anything about it

im gonna get door bottoms done too as ones slightly starting to rust

it wont be till april when weathers good and ive saved up

i wasnt expecting to have to do this. but rather it looks good instead of forever chipping and flaking off

[jonyb4]

you'd be better off driving here for my local shop having it done staying in a hotel then going back, lolo probably be cheaper!