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#1 Adrenaline Junkie

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Posted 15 October 2005 - 02:03 PM

Over the last few days the mini has been stripped down, the rust removed, the 2 holes filled, the primer on, the colour on, and now i need to make it shine before i put the lacquer on.

Any advice, tips, or hints for me as to what to use and how to get it shining?

My mini is now.... wait for it...... RUST FREE :)

Im so chuffed with my work, had a mate helping some of the way, but ive done all the painting and filling myself.

The engine got painted, as did all of the auxileries, just needs second coat on the block to make it perfect.

Few more bits to tidy before the interior gets pulled out and all resprayed inside, got two new buckets, and a nice leather steering wheel to go with too...

Whilst im here, is it likely that my original seats, front and rear, would be worth anything to anyone? Theyre in pretty good condition and no use to me now.

Cheers

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Posted 15 October 2005 - 02:06 PM

I'm sure some will want some original seats!

But more importantly...wait for it.... GET SOME PICS UP! :grin: :wink:

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Posted 15 October 2005 - 02:07 PM

Ive taken a couple of pics along the way (although no where near as many as i should have done thinking about it) but i plan on waiting til its finished and sparkling and making a timeline of pictures to show the work done, how it did look and how it looks now. :wink:

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Posted 15 October 2005 - 04:18 PM

Hope this isn't hijacking the thread but Mallets Mallet sent me this link which opens a new dimension to the paint 'n' shine debate (please be warned, the car in question is not a mini).

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Posted 15 October 2005 - 11:10 PM

Bloody hell thats shiny!

Like it!

Well using the advice of my neighbour, i had a go with some fine wet n dry paper with soap... seems to have done the trick so far! :angry:

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Posted 17 October 2005 - 05:05 PM

Using 1200 or 1500 depending how good the spray is with soapy water until all imperfections are smoothed away. Then try to get your hands on a polisher, like bodyshops use.

Use compound polish with the polisher. This will bring up a good shine but will leave residue.

Then rinse the whole car when you've done that and use a fine polish, applying and rubbing with one rag, with somebody following behind you with a clean rah cleaning off the polish.

This is how it went in the bodyshop I worked in all summer. Im pretty sure you only laquer metallics and the like, as laquering flat colors takes away the shine you get from them.

Hope I've helped.

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Posted 18 October 2005 - 10:31 AM

i worked in a bodyshop mone summer too lol good fun the polishing device is called a mop though, u want mop and mopping compound :smartass:

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Posted 19 October 2005 - 04:33 PM

Lol! Never heard it being called a mop but fair enough.

We just called it the buffer, lol. But yea, its what you need!

By the way, after using it for a few hours the annoying noise of it is enough to make you take it to the bridge... And your arms will feel heavier than your car :tongue: Good fun! :grin:




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