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 Dasdubber
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| posted on December 28th, 2004 at 09:07 PM |
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Yeah I had actually thought about that but I will only be stripping the front end, shifter etc and leaving g'box etc in place as for some reason the
chassis black stuck very well from the torsion bars back (including shock mounts etc etc).
This may change in time so who knows! I appreciate the comment/suggestion though, there are often things that you may overlook and it is useful to
have another perspective on things so cheers for that!
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 08:25 PM |
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Well what a day....got a fair bit done on the prep work for paint. Body is over at my folks place (man I wish I had my old man's shed at my place! -
ahh the room!!).
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 08:27 PM |
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Finished welding the seam next to the rear window (as only a centre section headliner will be fitted). After weld was ground down only a little filler
was required to tidy it up. This is after etch primer.
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 08:31 PM |
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Action shot....trying to keep the isocynates at bay as much as possible. I would have hired/invested in a fresh air respirator if I was doing more
than one car.
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 08:40 PM |
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Managed to get the interior and underside shot in high build primer (beige) after bare metal areas were spot etch primed.
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 08:42 PM |
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Unfortunately just as I was about to shoot the exterior I tripped the fuse in the house fuse box so had to stop, clean up and fix the fuse (didn't
have any fuse wire handy!).
So that ended progress for the day.
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 08:44 PM |
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Inside of the guards were also high build primed....guide coat, sanding and more primer to come tomorrow.
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 09:33 PM |
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sweet...
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 09:34 PM |
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He he.. this is all so much FUN!!!
THE LOWEST WITH THE MOSTEST BLING BLING WINS!!
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| posted on December 30th, 2004 at 10:21 PM |
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No major changes today so won't bother putting up heaps of pics. The remainder of the high build primer went on the body. Also started the guide
coat/block sanding process on the peripheral parts - takes a long long time and as usual I never seem to get as much finished as I expected!
Had to play golf this arvo so had to stop early! More tomorrow...that is unless the surf is good....we'll see.
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| posted on December 30th, 2004 at 11:26 PM |
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golf... surf.... and a potentially very very sweeet beetle..
doesnt get any better than that! nice work as always
nick
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| posted on December 31st, 2004 at 07:34 AM |
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dont you love this Queensland weather!!!! |
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| posted on January 1st, 2005 at 08:30 PM |
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Yes indeed the weather has been perfect - gotta love Queensland!!
For anyone who gets the $hits when a body shop gives you an astronomical quote for a full bare metal body resto....take a moment to think how much
time these things really take. This Xmas-New year break there has been at least three 10 hour days of sanding sanding and more sanding, not to mention
numerous countless other hours here and there. And that is just for the final high build primer stage....not including any prior body work, or actual
paint application (which I am still trying to get to!).
Finally finished sanding, then spent all day masking up (well 3/4 of a day after recovering from the new years hangover). :puke
Gotta thank my wife (and even my mum) who both lent a hand to speed up the process....this takes f'ken ages too!
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| posted on January 1st, 2005 at 08:34 PM |
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Tomorrow I will finally see some colour going on (although I've been thinking that for the last three days!). Underside of guards, inside of bonnet,
decklid, doors etc etc are all masked up ready to go!
So hopefully.....hopefully!! I will be able to show some colour tomorrow (fingers crossed as I am running out of days before work reality (work)
recommences.
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| posted on January 1st, 2005 at 08:46 PM |
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awesome stuff cant wait to see some color go on that puppy, shes such an awesome ride 
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 10:48 AM |
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Bring on the colour!!
THE LOWEST WITH THE MOSTEST BLING BLING WINS!!
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 12:44 PM |
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmDeffently know your shit! JVLRacing
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 01:43 PM |
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inspirational indeed.!!
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 04:40 PM |
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Looking good, but I can see the remaining days till Dubs ticking over very quickly.......
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 09:41 PM |
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Well another all-day effort - 8am till 9pm with half hour lunch (I hope the neighbours were not too upset I was still spraying the clear at 8.30pm!!).
Fortunately most of the neighbours are away which worked out perfectly!
Anyway, finally got some colour on - it is a green, with a goldy-bronze metallic plus a bluey pearl...very hard to describe and is different depending
on how the light hits it. Just wanted something a little different.
This is after two coats of the base colour.
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 09:41 PM |
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Inside after the base coat....
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 09:43 PM |
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Finally I am not seeing that damn primer!! Until I pull all the masking off tomorrow :cry
Here are a few of the fiddly bits.
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 09:45 PM |
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Of course that last pic was after clear (two coats)....being a garage there was no chance to keep all dust specs out of the paint.
Now this pic is my fave I think....damn sexy :P
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 09:48 PM |
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If you're wondering why it took so long - first of all go outside and wipe down every square centimetre of your volkswagen with wax and grease
remover - takes a lot longer than I thought!
Then of course I bumped into the fresh base coat.... twice so had to wait for it to flash, then sand, then recoat....you get the idea.
To top it off, I spilt around a litre total of basecoat when preparing to mix....twice....not good when it is $100/L....lots of friendly language
coming from the garage at that point! :cussing
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 09:49 PM |
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Here you can see the gold metallic....
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 09:51 PM |
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So shiny....finally :P
Thats it for now. Will only get to paint the rest next weekend (will be too early to mask the fresh paint tomorrow).
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 11:00 PM |
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......... too stunned to say anything......
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| posted on January 2nd, 2005 at 11:05 PM |
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Pat ya self on the back boss. Shes commin up nicely. 
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| posted on January 3rd, 2005 at 07:52 AM |
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Thats the shit, been a long time coming. Keep up the good work man.
Steve
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| posted on January 3rd, 2005 at 08:04 PM |
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Managed to get all the masking off without drama - no big paint flaking...and minimal overspray (not that it matters much but just saves time sanding
where required).
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