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Wombat

Post subject: What a difference a bit a paint makes

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:01 pm

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Location: Sunny Shine Coast, Qld Australia

Before:

During with etch primer:

Finished - Used enamel:

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David L

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czerial

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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:05 pm

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a thousand times better mate. great work!

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Clubbie74

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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:58 pm

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Location: The big island

Scrubbed up really well.

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Blokeinamoke

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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:18 pm

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Excellent. Dont you big returns for simple things. Looks great

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mini-dunger

Post subject: looks good

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:32 pm

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Location: Adelaide

that makes a lot of difference.
Where did you get the second hand paint from? :lol:

cheers

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Yep Mokes are ugly - but Moke owners know that. Its like ugly women - she may be a dog but you know your going to get some :wink:

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lil-ute

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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:49 pm

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Location: tasmania

nice job thank you it helps me alot

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peter1

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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:11 pm

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Location: Adelaide

nice job mate - I'm doing mine too at present and will be very happy if it turns out as good as that. Some clown earlier in the life of my car had sprayed the entire engine bay, brackets and all, in bitumen sound deadening stuff - how hard do you reckon that is to get off!

Nearly done though.
You've inspired me to make sure I take the time and do it right.
Cheers
Peter.

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mad-mk1

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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:21 pm

THIS SPACE FOR RENT

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Location: barossa valley sa

looks very good champ

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Lillee

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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:38 pm

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Location: Special Tuning Sydney

Looks hot!

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gafmo

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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:55 am

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Great job...how long did it take you in total...now you just have to put it back together again :wink:

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Wombat

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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:38 pm

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Location: Sunny Shine Coast, Qld Australia

gafmo wrote:

Great job...how long did it take you in total...now you just have to put it back together again :wink:

Day to strip out the loom,brake lines and anything else removeable and start cleaning treating rust etc. couple of hours on two separate days to hand paint Por15 on the subframe. Half a day to mask up and give 2-3 coats of primer. Then it sat for about a month or so while I found someone that would supply auto enamel in a pressure pack can and me to get the time to drive an hour each way to get it :roll:

Couple of hours to give it two coats and another touch up after I took the photo and could see the bits I missed :wink:

It's good to start putting things back

Overhauled wiper motor and mechanisim is back - next the new loom and new brake lines

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David L

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Timbo

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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:27 pm

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Location: Hobart, Tasmania

yummy, shadow blue.

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simon k

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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 9:06 pm

Yay For Hay!

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Location: Wodonga - Vic/NSW border

Timbo wrote:

yummy, shadow blue.

yeah... it's pretty.... my van will be returned to its original shadow blue....

nice 'bay David

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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 9:38 pm

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You masked up VERY well! Nice job.

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Caponix

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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 11:03 pm

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that looks great! i gotta do that eventually.....

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