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[sazal]

Nice mini you've got there!

Your number plate is nearly the same as Mini Magics on here! Your mini must be a very close relation indeed!!

Nice, that is very close indeed, at first i thought you posted a picture of my mini! weird.

Hehe, I thought you'd bought Magics off him, as its for sale.

[clord1000]

Also does anyone know were i can pick up a front grill as mine is getting a bit battered been looking around and they all seem to be around £50 is that about the normal price?

[the.stroker]

50 notes sounds about right,any decent stockist sell them,minisport,huddersfield etc,get a copy of the latest miworld/minimag,loads of traders to choose,or if you become a tmf plus member you get discount from minispares,highly recomended!

[clord1000]

Very nice mini

Kinjo i thought you were going to SMD?

So did I, - Too far away, I was debating if to go or not - It made more sense to not to - 6 - 7 hours driving there and back + I had to work this morning and didn't finish til almost 1

I tried to go yesterday but Delilah didnt make it

Now even worse its looks terminal

Ooo must stop spamming this poor guys thread

Sorry clord1000

No worries it was quite amusing even tho i have no idea what you guys taking about!

[taffy1967]

Very nice Mini Cooper.

Once the rust is sorted, a good dose of Waxoyl or Dinitrol should then keep it at bay.

[clord1000]

would seem that it's gunna be quite pricey to do a proper job looks like to get rid of the tiny door bubbles i'll need to replace the flipping door or it'll just come through again!

[Pauly]

A nice original sportspack you got there .

Paul.

[the.stroker]

my wife says that owning my mini is "character building"lol, once the tin worm has got its claws in its new metal,having said that if the rust bubbles are only small then there are products that chemicaly reverse the rust and stop it returning,i have tries these products before but found it still came back,aroung the treated area lol.

[taffy1967]

Just fill the door bottom with Waxoyl, that'll keep it at bay.

[clord1000]

my wife says that owning my mini is "character building"lol, once the tin worm has got its claws in its new metal,having said that if the rust bubbles are only small then there are products that chemicaly reverse the rust and stop it returning,i have tries these products before but found it still came back,aroung the treated area lol.

Would you have to strip back the paint to treat the rust as i'm guessing the rust is under it? or would you treat straight onto the effected area?

[the.stroker]

strip it right back,then apply the product,watched a guy called edd china ( on wheeler dealers with mike brewer ) use it all the time,used it the last time i got my front end re-done,a year on the rot was back!

[clord1000]

sounds a bit worthless for it to come back, lol, looks like i'd have to replace the panels if it gets bad! just annoying as it means resprays as wll which is bloody expensive!

So out of interest what sort of price would i be looking at if i were to replace the panels on the effected areas?

[the.stroker]

i see panelbeaterpeter watching,he is probably best to ask,all i will say is pay a bit extra for heritage panels,its much better in the long run,they are not that expensive,google hadrian panels,ive had stuff from them before,so how bad is the rust at the mo??any pictures of it,most good mini shops stock panels,if you become a TMF plus member you get discount at minispares!

Edited by the.stroker, 02 August 2008 - 08:56 PM.

[clord1000]

i see panelbeaterpeter watching,he is probably best to ask,all i will say is pay a bit extra for heritage panels,its much better in the long run,they are not that expensive,google hadrian panels,ive had stuff from them before,so how bad is the rust at the mo??any pictures of it,most good mini shops stock panels,if you become a TMF plus member you get discount at minispares!

i'll take some pics and post them tommorrow.

[clord1000]

Here are some pics of the trouble areas? some are clearer than others but the one of the door gap next to the wheel arch has quite big bubbling under the paint!

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