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Scrap panel worth getting for practice?
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Scrap panel worth getting for practice?
Hi guys,
Is this z4 wing worth getting and big enough area to work and practice on?(would love a bonnet but they are expensive )...same colour as my Z4 plus I get an extra LCI indicator as spare ...
Is this z4 wing worth getting and big enough area to work and practice on?(would love a bonnet but they are expensive )...same colour as my Z4 plus I get an extra LCI indicator as spare ...
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- Lifer
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Scrap panel worth getting for practice?
jesus thats a lot ! just get an old dark blue wing off a citroen lol - go to any scrap yard and fill your boots!
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Scrap panel worth getting for practice?
yes of course! that wing is very small also, not many angles or curves on it - best with a normal wing or even a door if you can be bothered to pick one up!
18 Z4s owned to date.
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Current: 2.5i Titan silver
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Scrap panel worth getting for practice?
BMW paint is harder than a lot of other makes so if you want to practise with BMW paint I would get an old door from something like a e46 etc for peanuts etc. Even something with a bit of rust on the edges would be good enough to have a go.
At the cost of the panel you've posted it would be worth just having a go on your own car as you would spend a similar amount(ok maybe a bit more) to have the panel repainted.
At the cost of the panel you've posted it would be worth just having a go on your own car as you would spend a similar amount(ok maybe a bit more) to have the panel repainted.
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Scrap panel worth getting for practice?
thats very true, forgot about the paint hardness.MACK wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 10:57 am BMW paint is harder than a lot of other makes so if you want to practise with BMW paint I would get an old door from something like a e46 etc for peanuts etc. Even something with a bit of rust on the edges would be good enough to have a go.
At the cost of the panel you've posted it would be worth just having a go on your own car as you would spend a similar amount(ok maybe a bit more) to have the panel repainted.
I wouldnt mind but i binned a rusty e46 wing only last week
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Scrap panel worth getting for practice?
Was there a rusty old E46 attached to it??
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Scrap panel worth getting for practice?
If you're using a DA then it's not worth the bother anyway - pretty difficult to feck up badly.
If you're using a proper rotary polisher then deffo get a couple of scrap panels to practise on.
If you're using a proper rotary polisher then deffo get a couple of scrap panels to practise on.
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Scrap panel worth getting for practice?
Yep! I've had 25 e46s now and I think 24 have been rotten as pears
18 Z4s owned to date.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.