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[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Brilliant work though! looking forward to seeing this little one at shows. Keep it coming

[mk1john]

Well thanks for the complement mate, makes it all seem worthwhile.
Anyhow, today i decided to find and fit my steering colume cowl, I have not seen it since before the L2B, i was going to fit it but ran out of time so my son put it somewhere safe, so safe we couldn't find it, anyway, after keeping an eye open for it while in the garage for the last few weeks, looking for an hour the other day and an hour today, my son said, ave i looked in the rear bins in my car, which i had, more than once, but had i looked under the bin liners, Why would I? Guess where it was, yep he had put it in the passenger side bin then put the liner in, well at least it was safe.
So after a good clean, i got him to fit it .

good eh!
Also been using the car for work, had mixed opinions most of them liked it a couple of them came out with comments such as crap paint, and sounds abit rough. Found that a bit of a kick in the teeth, the paint isn't great, will be getting that sorted at a later date, and the exhaust was blowing a bit, so decided to ignore them.
Had to get my volvo out of the drive when i got home so i could get my mini in, and while walking back i decided to take this

Looks good to me what ever anyone else says, stuff em! i love it
Thanks son.

Edited by mk1john, 12 July 2010 - 10:03 PM.

[mk1john]

My grandaughter has been really interested in my car and has been sittng in it whenever she can, she asked me if she could go for a ride in it the other day, How could i resist.

Did put a seat in for her


At least it matches the paint


Also took these the other day


Good eh!
By the way guys n dolls still waiting for my first mini to mini wave, not seen another mini on the road when I've been out so if you see me or any other mini wave, know you will so see you sometime

Edited by mk1john, 12 July 2010 - 10:01 PM.

[adam_93rio]

the car looks huge with zoe stood up in there!

i did tell dad that the steering cowel was still in the rear bin when i put the liners in. we thought theyd be coming back out at some point soon.

at least it was in a safe place, and the garage got tidied up a bit

[mk1john]

Both forgot, my excuse, getting old, his, well just daft. At least we had a laugh while we looked, just another mini story to talk about.

[drumstuck]

Great little car - well done. Shows what a good job you've done that your workmates couldn't conceal their jealousy

Did you flat the paint back with 1200 grit and then use cutting paste and then T Cut? I have done this on very rough paintjobs and they have come out looking very good. There is a thread on how to do it pinned in the bodywork section.

[caddydaddy]

Great little car - well done. Shows what a good job you've done that your workmates couldn't conceal their jealousy

Did you flat the paint back with 1200 grit and then use cutting paste and then T Cut? I have done this on very rough paintjobs and they have come out looking very good. There is a thread on how to do it pinned in the bodywork section.

Good advice mate.........if you nip it off all over with 2000 grit youll get an even better finish......use a buffer...plenty of water and Farecla G3 to start and the go on to polish, sealer, then wax and i think you will notice a huge difference.....try www.cleanyourcar.co.uk for products and www.detailingworld.com for advice. Boths sites have always helped me out.

Cheers

Tim

Edited by caddydaddy, 13 July 2010 - 12:45 PM.

[mk1john]

Thanks for the advice guys, i have flatted the paint back and used a buffer with G3 twice, then applied polish.
It did bring the paint up alot but still not quite right. I have been told it was too dry as it went on and we did have problems with the compressor blowing fuses every few minutes.
Maybe next year i think i might rub it right back and use a primer filler to smooth it over, as we should have spent more time prepping the body first as some of the faults are in the primer. Of course I will be keeping it the same colour as i love it. makes it look more of a toy than a real car.
Just for now i'll try to buff it by hand, as the paint is wearing thin in places, i.e door edges etc, even though we used the best part of 5 litres of top coat on it. Just shows you can't rush the prepping stage, my dad always says "Make haste slowly, you make less mistakes that way". So from now on no more rushing and no more deadlines.

Edited by mk1john, 13 July 2010 - 07:47 PM.

[supermotolee]

i think the car looks great in the pictures! i have a mk1 ex racer thats going back on the road soon its a bit of a mish mash of old brushed on paint and dents but i like it that way

keep at it and keep enjoying it!

[mk1john]

Thanks mate, it does look really nice, its got a kinda old car patina which makes it look tidy but old, dont want perfect,so when i redo it i want nice even paint. Think some of the cars i see look too new, too plasticky, they look really nice but not what i want.
Couldn't find any pictures of your car posted, ave you got a project page.

Edited by mk1john, 16 July 2010 - 05:52 PM.