Looks like I've been given a 5dr corsa b for free so might be a road trip to bowen on the cards!
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2004 Arden Blue TS Astri SRi Turbo
I'd really like to weld up the rear doors and the c pillar glass and turn it into a panel delivery. It'll be my daily so a power upgrade will be req'd too!
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Whew... got the wheels painted over the course of three days lol. Slight repair to two wheels that have been scratched since i bought the car, wheel weights off, full degrease and clean, sand back, 3 coats of primer, 3 coats of colour and three coats of clear = nice, shiny gunmetal wheels now Once the sun comes out i'll grab a pic in the sun as it makes the metallic pop.
If anyone is wondering what's required to do your four wheels inside and out changing colour... painters tape, masking tape, degreaser, dishwashing detergent and hot water, prepsol, 400ish grit sandpaper, 2x cans of primer, 2x cans of colour and 2x cans of clear. If you were just doing the faces you could halve that. If you're organised and don't have twins then you could do it in a day.
First two wheels i did have some darker patches for some reason, maybe just poor technique but the second two didn't so maybe a not mixed well enough can or something. Oh and FYI don't bother using paper to try and tape up your wheels, it's friggin useless, just masking tape up the sidewalls after you've used the painters tape around the rims.
A trick I learned from a YouTube video to quickly mask up a wheel, was to insert index cards around the rim overlapping as you go. I used a bunch of old business cards for the same effect. It is quick and you can use the cards over and over. The time it takes to do a wheel is very much dependent upon how much you have to repair the gutter rash before the painting starts. Oh and the weather.
New, Peugeot 308 GTi 270 MY18 Pearlescent White.
Old, now in the capable hands of Sskustomz; 2013 Astra sport 1.6T, asteroid grey, AFL+ adaptive bi-xenon headlights, FlexRide adaptive chassis control, 19" wheels, group buy door sill plates, carbon tint, de-lettered, smoked side indicators, Mtech short shifter, GM pedal covers, EDS Motorsport ipf stage 1
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