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#1 nino87

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 06:11 PM

so im going to paint my bonnet and boot in red oxide.i think they'll look good against the green paint of my cooper.


i took the bootlid off my 25 and stripped all the parts off of it, no big job heres what's left;
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next i used a hair dryer and sharp chisel to take off the decals;
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i used the angle grinder to grind down the glue from the number plate and decals,then keyed the surface;
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first coat of red oxide.i used a spray can;
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i then sanded down the first coat using warm soapy water and 240 wet and dry;
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it was starting to get cold and dark so i packed up ,more tomorrow.
plan to put on another 2 coats of red oxide ,then maybe 3 coats of matte lacuer depending if the red oxide runs in the rain , does it?

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 06:12 PM

i think its going to look really good :)

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 06:42 PM

i think its going to look really good :)

cheers
i don't know what to do with the bootlamp and hinges colour wise.

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 06:52 PM

well maby chrome ?

or gray ?

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 06:55 PM

well maby chrome ?

or gray ?

i've got the grey bootlamp and lock still aswell ill try them and have a look.

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 06:56 PM

think gray would be best!

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 06:58 PM

think gray would be best!

means ill have 5 keys for the car :) 1 for each door ,petrol cap,ignition and boot .going to be fun locking the car.

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 07:06 PM

haha!

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 08:22 PM

red and green? very festive! :)

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 08:29 PM

cool, should look good when its done|!

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 08:31 PM

red and green? very festive! :)

oi it aint christmas yet its more a red/brown anyway its going to look dope yo !aha




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