Could somone who is in the know please help out with this one.....
As with most things on the mini we try to to everything ourselves and after reading 666's posting it made me think a little more - There are so many excellent How To's - could someone plese do up a Panel Beating How To...It would be very much appreciated
Cheers Gerard

I think there would be more than just one post's worth involved in that!!

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Bob Slattery
Duffman Says A Lot of Things - OH YEAH!!

Step 1. Get a Big Fcuking Hammer
Step 2. Attack mini shell with hammer
Step 3. Profit!!!

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"Life is not like a box of chocolates... it's more like a jar of jalapenos. Whatever you do today, may burn your arse tomorrow."

the thing with spray painting and panel beating is that there is no right or wrong way. (well there are many wrong ways but you know what i mean) there are so many different ways of doing the same thing. so posting up a how-to about painting your car aint gunna work for everybody because we have different funds, patience levels, dedication, equipment, time, etc etc

i hope for 666's sake that he does some more serious reading about painting and prep work cause they say black is a hard colour to do and by the sounds of it he hasnt got a very detailed view of how to do it

just check out the colour section in the haynes manual...

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I did a one day course yesterday at The Hammer Works run by Clive, the owner (in the black shirt).
EXCELLENT

I have never learned that much in one day before!
I would highly recommend doing a similar course.

With no practical panel experience, we newcomers practiced making up bowls & Harley-Davidson fuel tanks by hand, surrounded by a genuine AC, a classic Ferrari from the York Motor Mueseum, and check out the chopped Chev behind the fat bloke:



We learned shaping, stretching & shrinking metal using hammers & other techniques.
I would never have dreamed I would be able to do these:


another thing I learned - office hands and swinging hammers all day don't mix - and this wasn't the only one :

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Too many cars, and too little time.

Pop it!

Fat Bloke !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fat bloke indeed. !!!!!!!!!!!

There is more of me than him and i aint fat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Said in good humour

Mike-You look bewildered and stunned.
What happened to your hair
And what's with the"necklace"....
Are you getting ready to do some beating on the Moke?

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A lot to take in in one day
Should have seen the hair (or lack of it) 2 weeks ago!
Need hearing protection with 9 blokes beating the **** out of sheet metal.
Yep, sick of waiting for the moke to be finished off - gonna do it myself

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Too many cars, and too little time.

I think Mike was confused... He has a piece of rod in one hand and a large piece of metal in the other and probably wondering how he plays the damn thing.. Is it boom boom or boom..tap tap..boom?????

And what lovely soft hands you have Mike but with a bit more hammer work, they will toughen up...

you missed a bit

Step 1b : charge locals $5