did the final coat today with a thinned down layer, came out much better, and upto now more level looking but not perfect, however as it dries ill be able to tell better. painted the sill chequerplates so theyre ready to go on again aswell. its masked up at the moment so i might take the...

i won the steering guard on ebay for cheap, gona move my license plate to the middle of the bumper, actualy on it. and put off the kbx grill or bumper idea for a bit until i decide what i want. today i rubbed down the whole car with 240 grit, did another coat of black on the roof, finished...

check the plastic pin onthe park switch isnt stuck pressed in. when the pin is pushed in by the rotor, this tells the motor to stop turning if the wiper stalk isnt in the on position. however, if the pin is stuck inside the switch and the wiper stalk switch is on, there should be constant...

pics r greatly appreciated, thanks a lot for posting. that 8 wheeler is the most awesum thing ive seen all week

thanx lads, got my eye on a steerin guard to complete the front end now, although i do fancy one of those black kbx grills aswell but at 200 quid for a bit of plastic its a bit stupid. actually cant decide between a big terrafirma tubular bumper or the kbx grille. we will see.

did a lot more today, did 1st coat on the roof using waterbased chassis black and a gloss roller. did all the final coats on the hinges and chequerplate. got the chequerplate screwed on with huge self tappers cos my rivet gun broke. painted the front bumper with etch primer and hammerite...

sounds good, i wouldnt bother using 2 pack base colour tho, just shoot the base colour in normal automotive spray itll be cheaper. then clear it all with 2pack clear spray within the alotted timeframe.

i used the sponge mini gloss rollers, i didnt get little dimples at first, but as time went on the roller started to weaken and the foam started to expand, leaving a more textured exterior to it. but if youre talking about the little air bubbles that form with roller painting, no i didnt get...

looks smart that, like the two tone front end

hi mate, there are other options, while im currently painting my land rover in synthetic with a roller, its only because i have nowhere to spray it. but if you have the space and youre confident you can mask everything up ok, then the spray job really isnt hard at all. id suggest to you...

ye the yellow had to go, i wuda probly kept it if it was a better yellow, like bumblebee from transformers. but it was just plain old ex blackpool airport yellow. anyway i got more done today, its gona rain at 7 so i didnt wana chance doin the roof yet.

lol the colour isnt gona be anyway near as dark as it looks when its finished, its havin gloss black to contrast with so itll look like this a bit

well the first coat is definitely thick and applied ok i guess with a roller. but im gona thin my second coat down 50 50 and roll it on nice n fast, this should give me a uniform satin finish. ive rollered before using alkyd enamels (rustoleum) but took several days doing layer after layer...

hello, yesterday i woke up at 9am and already had a plan set out. it was a nice enough day so i started dismantling the 110. spare wheel and all chequerplate and grill came off. all the bubbling got rubbed down/scratched off with 40 grit then everything got a good going over with 400...

iya mate, im only in atherton, post a pic of your ride. ill giv ya a wave if i see you. ill be driving a yellow 110 van with ded slim mud tyres. looks like yellow submarine on train wheels. cant miss it

as the title says, if anyones got pics please post em. i was unable to go. particularly interested in defenders, camp setups, overland equipment etc cheers

i was lookin forward to the drop in price aswell on turning 25. it never came, thats why i went onto motorbikes for a couple of years. i think at some point in history being 25 made a difference in insurance but from speakin to mates and hearing on the internet, its a long gone thing.

thanks wolf, ive checked out those pics. if theyre all the exact same shade of colour fromthe factory then its quite clear that the differences ive been seeing in pictures have all been down to the way the light hits the paint, and how sandy and dusty they get i guess. some of the pics look...

hey all, im having trouble finding the right paint for the new style of desert paint. i basically want the exact one that the US military use, and that the UK forces have adopted recently. it isnt light stone, its got pink in it. ive looked through every BS and RAL palette and cant...

ive refitted the whole assembly with a new motor recently, youll only need part prc8495, the wheelbox. this comes with a new nut and grub screw. it is kind of a dash out job but not necessarily as bad as it sounds. youll need to unplug the motor and unclip it and pull it out along with...