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[captain kirk]

what it is i have a fibreglass flip front which i am going to put on when the father in law goes to florida so i can use his drive (very large area outside his house) with out him moaning or trying to help,so just thought i would spray it in gray primer and leave it like that also got a rust free door to go on as well same idea,scruffy but cool

[Dog]

French too!

Thats been sorta done properly tooo, it been left to rust, then lacoured. Shame they used a shiney lacour, would of looked spot on with a Matt/Satin Lacour

[Dog]

what it is i have a fibreglass flip front which i am going to put on when the father in law goes to florida so i can use his drive (very large area outside his house) with out him moaning or trying to help,so just thought i would spray it in gray primer and leave it like that also got a rust free door to go on as well same idea,scruffy but cool

Primer is pourous, and the Mini will rust from underneth the paint, and outwards.

[captain kirk]

anyboby ever seen the film hotrod it had a wills coupe in it in gray primer

[captain kirk]

what it is i have a fibreglass flip front which i am going to put on when the father in law goes to florida so i can use his drive (very large area outside his house) with out him moaning or trying to help,so just thought i would spray it in gray primer and leave it like that also got a rust free door to go on as well same idea,scruffy but cool

Primer is pourous, and the Mini will rust from underneth the paint, and outwards.

anyway round that?

[Dog]

^^^^^^ Thats a Moggy 1000







Ok not Minis, but its proper rat

[Dog]

what it is i have a fibreglass flip front which i am going to put on when the father in law goes to florida so i can use his drive (very large area outside his house) with out him moaning or trying to help,so just thought i would spray it in gray primer and leave it like that also got a rust free door to go on as well same idea,scruffy but cool

Primer is pourous, and the Mini will rust from underneth the paint, and outwards.

anyway round that?

paint it in a rust-proof paint first. Like Red Oxide.

Red Oxide will be a good one in fact, as when the car gets scrached and knocked the red will show, and add to the look.

[captain kirk]

they look well cool a matter of taste!!!! the red oxide that a brain wave

Edited by captain kirk, 27 March 2008 - 11:38 PM.

[Dog]

Been down this road many of times, just wish I could afford to run two reliable Minis so I can have one that I can rat properly. But I think I might join the VW's instead.

[captain kirk]

Been down this road many of times, just wish I could afford to run two reliable Minis so I can have one that I can rat properly. But I think I might join the VW's instead.

my brother is in to vw his had campers built a beach buggy etc

[Dog]

Camper I would love, but I think I might get myself a Beetle as a project, so if I ruin it, I ruin it...

[captain kirk]

Camper I would love, but I think I might get myself a Beetle as a project, so if I ruin it, I ruin it...

well you can only give it a go

[Brick*Racer]

That other rat mini look crazy as if it should belong to Al Capone or Bonnie And Clide or something. Just makes you want to go create mayhem and chaos. Now where'd i hide that tommy gun..mmm

[nurseholliday]

I think Dog put it best on here once before. The best sort of Rat look is a proper rat look. Where your car has just slowly turned into a heap and you do minimal work to keep it on the road.

Rust holes? Weld a patch. Oxide. Primer. Done. No need to worry about mis-matched panels.

Exhaust fallen off? Weld it back on, don't buy a new one.

Over time it's look will evolve.

[captain kirk]

I think Dog put it best on here once before. The best sort of Rat look is a proper rat look. Where your car has just slowly turned into a heap and you do minimal work to keep it on the road.

Rust holes? Weld a patch. Oxide. Primer. Done. No need to worry about mis-matched panels.

Exhaust fallen off? Weld it back on, don't buy a new one.

Over time it's look will evolve.

well said sir!!!!!!