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[yorkshirechris]

Oh ok, I didn't know whether he/you were joking or not I don't think I've ever seen 9am on a Sunday, let alone 4am! (apart from when I've been out on saturday night)

Anyway I shall stop spamming your project thread

[Bean]

Found a couple of photos when I changed the brakes:








I promise you - the hammer was only there because I managed to wedge a nut in the socket I needed !



And..

I'm not a happy bunny!

Reggie hasn't moved now for 10 days.

The day that I parked him, was the day that I went up to the bodyshop to show them the crack in the paint. After that, he's not moved.

However - He's still managed to crack in another 2 places. I know that they weren't there before, as I checked before taking him up to the body shop. He's got another crack on the other side, in exactly the same place - but water has got in there and has started to turn tiny bits orange again - and there's another crack on the scuttle-wing seam on the passenger side!

[sazal]

Its ok, cause your gonna get him sorted again!

[nightflier]

Exactly, Sazal. It doesn't matter whether you move Reggie or not, Bean - there'll be moisture which will swell the filler in the seam, creating more cracks.

It'll be OK when he gets back from the bodyshop though

[Bean]

It's just a difference as to whether they have to just do that one seam, but now, i think they might have to re-do the whole thing, because its nearly all of the seams and because I've just looked at the front valance and... er....

Well.. its not exactly smooth

[nightflier]

How 'not exactly smooth' is it? Are there runs in the paint, or is it dents?

[Bean]

Where they welded a plate in, and fillered it over - they've not smoothed it off, so there's a massive lump!!

And also, slightly unpainted on the other side Ergh

[MiNi FiZ]

how much are you paying each time you go down?

[Bean]

I paid £350 initially... and all was good for 4 days!!

Then it cracked and they said that if i just take it back in, they'd sort it out...


I'm pretty sure that there will be no problem when I take it back up to them to get it sorted... because they're such brilliant guys up there

Just kinda annoyed that its gonna have to be looked at again ...

I'm certainly not paying anymore!

[Ethel]

To be fair to the bodyshop guys it isn't easy to fettle existing panel joints - but they did take the job on. The most rust proof Mini I ever had I bought off a Rolls Royce mechanic, he brazed most of the wing joints. Rolls Royce's used to have all of theirs leaded.

[Bean]

OK - Looks pretty normal from the front, when you're looking at it normally...




But this is what it's like close up...

Where it was plated up






Passenger side - Unpainted





That's not right, right?!?

Or am I being annoyingly picky!?

[Bean]

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[Minigirl]

I wouldnt be happy with the valance either thats really bad
the bit on the seam wouldnt really bother me being white it's going to show up things a million times worse than anything else

[nightflier]

No, I don't think you're being picky, either. I'd kick off if they handed Jack back in that state!

[Bean]

Reeties, OK

Will go over with some photos on Wednesday >

Should have looked closer before!

But the black trim was on, and the numberplate, so I didn't really see alot, til I've gone to polish him up properly today (I've been scared to touch the paint until now )