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Blunder

Post subject: It's home from the painters! At last!! Now PICS!!!!! 7/11

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:44 pm

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finally picked up the mini tonight!

Not too many dramas! lol is there ever NOT a drama when it comes to life with a mini??? Well a week later than it was supposed to be ready got the call today to come get it! Followed 30mins later by a call saying that my petrol tank has a rust hole and is leaking fuel, so had to grab a tank on the way to collect!

So it is finally home and now needs a month to 'toughen up' before having its 12 coats of paint heavy polished to bring it up like glass!

I will post so snaps tomorrow of it looking a little silly with little skinny wheels! :lol:

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jimmyinamini

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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:58 pm

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Phat Kat

Post subject: Re: It's home from the painters! At last!! About bloody time

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:07 pm

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gareth-in-adelaide wrote:

So it is finally home and now needs a month to 'toughen up' before having its 12 coats of paint heavy polished to bring it up like glass!

I will post so snaps tomorrow of it looking a little silly with little skinny wheels! :lol:

Hi gareth, I was wondering how you got on,

12's the magic number :wink:

thats what I normally do on the special ones

You'll be really happy with it

look forward to seeing the pic's

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Tombo

Post subject: Re: It's home from the painters! At last!! About bloody time

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:57 pm

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Phat Kat wrote:

gareth-in-adelaide wrote:

Hi gareth, I was wondering how you got on,

12's the magic number :wink:

thats what I normally do on the special ones

You'll be really happy with it

look forward to seeing the pic's

12?

Crap, i only put 12 around the edges, seams and gutters, 8 everywhere else. Still it went on thick.

Sounds good Gareth, enjoy the drying time cos you got a looooooooottttt of wet rubbing, compounding and polishing, but with that thickness of paint it will come up so good people will think it has clear creating the depth

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Phat Kat

Post subject: Re: It's home from the painters! At last!! About bloody time

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:02 pm

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Tombo wrote:

Phat Kat wrote:

gareth-in-adelaide wrote:

Hi gareth, I was wondering how you got on,

12's the magic number :wink:

thats what I normally do on the special ones

You'll be really happy with it

look forward to seeing the pic's

don't worry,, I normally only do 5 if its just a runabout

12 is good cos you can really flatten it out, on those jobs sometimes I start with 800 grit and work down to 2000.... it comes up flatter than flat,,, I mean go get your crockered spirit level cos I just figured out how to calibrate it :wink:

8's plenty, I think I have seen your clubby,, blue? isn't it? with the factory flares? it looked pretty good to me

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gafmo

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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:59 am

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NIce one Gareth wheres the pics :wink:

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GT mowog

Post subject: Re: It's home from the painters! At last!! About bloody time

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:12 am

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Phat Kat wrote:

[quote="o 5 if its just a runabout

12 is good cos you can really flatten it out, on those jobs sometimes I start with 800 grit and work down to 2000.... it comes up flatter than flat,,, I mean go get your crockered spirit level cos I just figured out how to calibrate it :wink:

Just be sure to use a long block

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Blunder

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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:05 pm

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Well here is the almost/kinda/unfinished'ish car! Here is a little taster of the journey so far! So let me know your thoughts~!?

The car as i got it, looking a bit sorry for itself not as sorry as most but a little unloved!

As it was for the bay to birdwood 'incarnation'

Now all sparkly with a sporty look! Unfortunatley the light is also a bit crap!

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ddk848

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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:08 pm

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Very nice Gareth, our 'first' mini was a 76 Clubby S also in AM Eye Blue, making me very emotional right about now... :lol:

Can't wait to see it in the flesh! :lol:

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aaron

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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:49 pm

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Someone seems to have swiped your bumpers :cry:

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Tombo

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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:55 pm

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VERY nice

Looking smart there, nice gloss

As Dave said, keen to see it in action. It might have missed the mill, but a good result is worth waiting for.

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Blunder

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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:13 pm

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Must admit pretty happywith how the wheels look and they fill the arches pretty neatly!!!

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Super-mini

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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:27 pm

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paint looks nice!, would be good to have a 4th mag tho?!

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Blunder

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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:51 pm

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Ran outta time to fit drum etc.............. Lol picky!!! Haha

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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:48 pm

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very tidy. The wheels and arches are a great combo.

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