Paint - Finishing Touches

steve52 · Oct 17, 2007

After various attempts, ive finally got a paint finish i can live with - at least till i back her out of the garage lol - doesnt gloss black show up the dents and poor preparation!! My question is, do i leave it plain and just splatter it with mud, or splash out on new county stickers etc to make it look original? (i stripped her down cos the paint finish when i bought it was crap and all the stickers were peelin off)

Your expert opinions would be appreciated
thanks steve

Trewey · Oct 17, 2007

leave it plain - them County stickers look pants

steve52 · Oct 18, 2007

point taken - now its in the open I can see a couple of bad runs on the drivers door - any advice on whether its possible to rub them down and poish them out?
thanks
steve

Trewey · Oct 18, 2007

may be possible
start with some 1200 grade wet & dry (gently and don't get carried away) then some rubbing compound, then T Cut then wax - be patient and take your time.

RAZ8550TDI · Oct 18, 2007

good rule is............the more paint yer put on the easier it is to rub the ****e out and buff it.

wafty · Oct 18, 2007

and a obvious thing is,always use a block and be vera vera gentle or you will end up havin to spray whole door agin...

slob · Oct 19, 2007

RAZ8550TDI said:
good rule is............the more paint yer put on the easier it is to rub the ****e out and buff it.

there is the other option, as long as its goes and stops who give a turd what it looks like.

steve52 · Oct 19, 2007

thanks for all yout suggestions - im going to leave it to fully harden for a few weeks then "get round to it later"!

RAZ8550TDI · Oct 20, 2007

slob said:
there is the other option, as long as its goes and stops who give a turd what it looks like.

far too image concious for the me slob

steve52 · Oct 22, 2007

Finally got her back together at the weekend - looks ok from a distance!!

CharlesY · Oct 22, 2007

steve52 said:
Finally got her back together at the weekend - looks ok from a distance!!

It looks really great.

You can come up here anytime and spray my lightweight for me.

Green would be nice I think.

CharlesY

muddythelandy · Oct 22, 2007

that looks well good - puts my sponge-roller and 3-inch brush "respray" to shame

steve52 · Oct 23, 2007

Thanks guys - the pics are quite flattering but it does look a lot better than it did!

RAZ8550TDI · Oct 23, 2007

nah thats a lovely job that mate, well done!

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