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Flat and polish of new paintwork #1195581 02/04/2011 20:39 02/04/2011 20:39
M MrT Unregistered
MrT Unregistered M	Just got back from having the paintwork flatted and polished after the full respray and it really has made a big difference, the colour looks a lot richer, very pleased

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195585 02/04/2011 20:42 02/04/2011 20:42
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 23,347 North Wales Theresa Former Presidentessa Club member 58
Theresa Former Presidentessa Club member 58 Forum Fossil Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 23,347 North Wales	Looks

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195587 02/04/2011 20:44 02/04/2011 20:44
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,208 Sofia,Bulgaria kaci My job on the forum
kaci My job on the forum Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,208 Sofia,Bulgaria

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: kaci] #1195591 02/04/2011 20:46 02/04/2011 20:46
P proccy Unregistered
proccy Unregistered P	wow that reminds me of when i had mine done

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195607 02/04/2011 21:44 02/04/2011 21:44
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,618 Oswestry Genic My life on the forum
Genic My life on the forum Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,618 Oswestry	Very Very Very nice, and the wheels are just

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195662 02/04/2011 22:53 02/04/2011 22:53
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,673 SW London Rudidudi My life on the forum
Rudidudi My life on the forum Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,673 SW London	very shiney indeed !!! is that ultra thin rubber on the boots?

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195667 02/04/2011 23:02 02/04/2011 23:02
N nismo Unregistered
nismo Unregistered N	looks very nice indeed but it looked good at the Grasshopper meet .

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195672 02/04/2011 23:17 02/04/2011 23:17
S shinyshoes Unregistered
shinyshoes Unregistered S	Looks cracking mate, starting to really like that colour on a coupe. Wheels... Imagine how that would look with a nice set of silver Plus rims!

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195682 02/04/2011 23:45 02/04/2011 23:45
P patch234 Unregistered
patch234 Unregistered P	Wow, that's a beaut! LOVELY

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195699 03/04/2011 00:23 03/04/2011 00:23
P patch234 Unregistered
patch234 Unregistered P	Hey MrT, what grit of wet and dry did they use on this? 1000 or 1500? I may try this on mine and then mop it back ......

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195790 03/04/2011 11:09 03/04/2011 11:09
M MrT Unregistered
MrT Unregistered M	Originally Posted by patch234 Hey MrT, what grit of wet and dry did they use on this? 1000 or 1500? I may try this on mine and then mop it back ...... 1500, we painted it and left it for a few months to sink back and then flatted and polished, the water based primers we use now do sink back after a while spoiling all your hard work so the longer you can leave it the better.

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195791 03/04/2011 11:12 03/04/2011 11:12
M MrT Unregistered
MrT Unregistered M	Thanks for all the comments guys, it's taken 18 months of graft to get to this point

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1195814 03/04/2011 11:53 03/04/2011 11:53
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,618 SE Essex charlie_croker I need some sleep
charlie_croker I need some sleep Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,618 SE Essex	Looks amazing, I bet it didn't look that good when it left the Factory! Last edited by charlie_croker; 03/04/2011 11:53. Happy

Re: Flat and polish of new paintwork [Re: ] #1196041 03/04/2011 22:57 03/04/2011 22:57
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 117 north west watz On a journey
watz On a journey Joined: May 2008 Posts: 117 north west	really like the colour.stunning paintwork

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