DILLIGAF?: Project Ratty
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@390a20c761=DaveMc:
what grade do u go to before u put the primer on?
I don't know…. I used a heavy grit on the gouged bits and then the lightest I had to finish all over.
Here's the end result :?
I'm not overly impressed with it but at least the marks are less noticeable. Once I can afford it I'm going for a full respray anyway fancying white and black.
(Just need that wing sorting out now)
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Nice job by the looks of it chap, are you gonna mesh the gap or leave it as is? was thinking of doing that or just rattlin it black.
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oh and spats? you reckon on matchin them to the lip? doing mine over this weekend, is there a rear lip around that fits that you know of?
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@be25b5d129=jamesshack:
oh and spats? you reckon on matchin them to the lip? doing mine over this weekend, is there a rear lip around that fits that you know of?
There is an OEM rear lip (apparently!) nut like everything for this little beast, they are rarer than rocking horse poop.
I am unsure whether to mesh it, I meshed my civic when I de-latted it and just ended up removing tons of bug remnants every week.
As for the spats, I've removed mine(although the fronts are still on after the MOT) for a smoother look, another member did paint his up black and if I'm honest it didn't look too good (rather like when you get a bottom end model of a car and the bumpers aren't body coloured). I'm getting some skirts soon from Ryan (top bloke) and I'll see if I wanna paint them up or go gloss black with them.
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yeah i see your point with the bug nasty, as for the spat, again i see your point, bidding on some sides at the mo but colour matching is a bitch with the reds
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@9b8b242a8f=jamesshack:
yeah i see your point with the bug nasty, as for the spat, again i see your point, bidding on some sides at the mo but colour matching is a bitch with the reds
Just buy pink :lol:
Oh, and you wanna try colour matching 13 year old silver up, the code was right, the paint was right, but my car has NEVER been that silver!
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All I will say to that is never again will I use Halfords for any paint of any kindever again. :evil: hate those paints. With your respray are you gonna go half n half? I saw an mx in brum last week White with a diagonal yellow back looked the nuts
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Looks great 8) I've become jealous of those blacked out headlights too. :P
@66f97cf7bf=jamesshack:
All I will say to that is never again will I use Halfords for any paint of any kindever again. :evil: hate those paints.
I found the Halfords own brand rattlecans to have fairly bad quality nozzles too, one can would be fine and the next could start spitting out paint like a hoor.
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Yeah those lights are awesome, pray tell the method?
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@9d45a4ad34=jamesshack:
Yeah those lights are awesome, pray tell the method?
It's easy really. Heat the oven up to 240 degrees and when at full temperature turn it off and place the lights (I did one at a time) in on a baking tray for 5-10 mins. This softens up the adhesive around the lens so you can peel it off (you may also need a small flat blade to help but beware of small shards of glass- I cut the f**k out of my fingers doing them). Then it's just a case of taking the chrome centre out and spraying up the backs.
It is very advisable to have some black silicone to re seal the lens when everything is finished, and also make sure you take out the bulbs otherwise they will explode.
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Well ta very much will get round to that finishing head rest speakers at the moment then tackle the removal of pesky bumper to get to the lights. :D
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Value? Who would buy? Got my eye on an S12 silvia….... 8)
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S13 Silvia/200SX far better car. Hold out for one.
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@80f87b55fd=Venari:
S13 Silvia/200SX far better car. Hold out for one.
Ah, but this one's a minter, full stainless turbo piping and not a sign of rot, at the moment it's around the £200 mark, I'm not holding my breathe though.
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I had a truly boring day yesterday so I decided to ready the paint and take some more of My interior apart.
I finally got round to finishing the centre console off by doing the vent surround
And did the passenger and driver side vent surrounds too
I've ran out of plastics to spray (well, ones that will look tasteful anyway) and I've ordered some more carbon film to cover the black plastic under my head unit and to match my "racing ashtray" lid :lol:
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looking realy good mate good work
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@475c5164c2=jay:
looking realy good mate good work
Cheers, I just wish it could have been something a little more exciting ie: "Look, I've finally lowered my car" or "here's my 1.6 now with an Eaton M45 super charger".
I'm sat here on the pooter, drinking Fosters and my GF's credit card is sat next to the monitor staring at me and tempting me to buy some Rota RB's…...
I better move it quickly :shock:
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@63368bd215=nightstalker:
@63368bd215=jay:
looking realy good mate good work
Cheers, I just wish it could have been something a little more exciting ie: "Look, I've finally lowered my car" or "here's my 1.6 now with an Eaton M45 super charger".
I'm sat here on the pooter, drinking Fosters and my GF's credit card is sat next to the monitor staring at me and tempting me to buy some Rota RB's…...
I better move it quickly :shock:
lol all the little touches make it even more differant than all the other mx's out there
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We saw him driving through town the other day and waved. My wife said "Well, you wouldn't mistake him for someone else at any rate."
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@3f339a9309=Famine:
We saw him driving through town the other day and waved. My wife said "Well, you wouldn't mistake him for someone else at any rate."
Hehe, yes, I was on a boredom trek, I went for a blast over to Guisborough and back before coming back and cleaning the car.