Project Eight-9

True-Blue · Post by **True-Blue** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:51 pm

Well, too tired tonight to do much, but I’ve given it a wash and picked a particularly bad patch to do a little test. This isn’t finished, so photo 2 is just after an initial cut with a hard cutting pad. This car is going to take me many hours to sort out…

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Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:53 pm

Looks like it’s been washed at the supermarket a few to many times, I’m sure it can be rescued though

Rob

True-Blue · Post by **True-Blue** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:05 pm

Smartbear wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:53 pm Looks like it’s been washed at the supermarket a few to many times, I’m sure it can be rescued though
Rob

It will definitely be rescued, will look like a different car…. Eventually

Ole gits rule · Post by **Ole gits rule** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:34 pm

Do we do this in hours / days / weeks not certain months will be applicable

True-Blue · Post by **True-Blue** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:22 pm

Ole gits rule wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:34 pm Do we do this in hours / days / weeks not certain months will be applicable

2 weeks, a bit at a time…. I have too many other things going on, and doing more than a couple of hours at a time takes all the fun out of it for me.

Ole gits rule · Post by **Ole gits rule** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:28 pm

ok, 24 weeks for me, now the other bet is who sells first, you, Pondy or Gwest

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:12 pm

Dave1971 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 2:53 am My old DSB after a couple of days of paint correction.

Looks very similar to San Marino in that light. DSB, like many metallic colours, looks fantastic in bright sunshine when polished, but looks a little 'flat' all other times IMHO. I'm sure Martin (Mr detailing) will make it shine, though.

True-Blue · Post by **True-Blue** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:17 pm

Completed another couple of hours on the bonnet this evening, it’s coming along nicely but it’s slow going as I’m using a FLEX 4’’ 12mm long throw polisher.

It’s a quality bit of kit, doesn’t stall much at all and is great for all the curves. It has powerful cut, using FLEX’ own pads, but 4’’ pads are quite small for a panel the size of an E89 bonnet!

Not finished completely, but have cut the entire bonnet once and now starting to refine. Gone from this;

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Need to do some more refining yet, and it’s hard to tell from these pic’s, but the metal flake in the paint is really stating to pop nicely. Really like the way the colour is coming out

Dave1971 · Post by **Dave1971** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:22 pm

Great work. What did the previous owner wash it with, a scouring pad wrapped round a broken brick!

True-Blue · Post by **True-Blue** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:31 pm

Dave1971 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:22 pm Great work. What did the previous owner wash it with, a scouring pad wrapped round a broken brick!

I know right, meticulously maintained mechanically… washed with a sponge rinsed in sand

SwissTone · Post by **SwissTone** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:30 am

Great colour choice

And from the photos great start to the restoration! Looking forward to seeing and hearing more.

True-Blue · Post by **True-Blue** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:11 pm

I’ve finished…… The Bonnet

Worst panel on the car by a country mile, the others should be a breeze by comparison

Much, much happier with how it’s looking now. This was a three stage process, Flex purple Cutting pad first with Meg’s 101, Then same pad with Sonax 04 06, followed by Flex red and white jeweling pad with 04 06. This took some time with 4’’ pads, and was bloody hard work

Im going to leave the roof until last, on the basis that if I go out in it the roofs down anyway

Still, worth the effort I think;

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N4LLY · Post by **N4LLY** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:16 pm

WOW !

Dropping mine around next week

True-Blue · Post by **True-Blue** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:18 pm

N4LLY wrote: ↑Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:16 pm WOW !

Dropping mine around next week

Yeah, my VO car did look stunning once corrected and Ceramic coated

True-Blue · Post by **True-Blue** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:44 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:12 pm
Dave1971 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 2:53 am My old DSB after a couple of days of paint correction.
Looks very similar to San Marino in that light. DSB, like many metallic colours, looks fantastic in bright sunshine when polished, but looks a little 'flat' all other times IMHO. I'm sure Martin (Mr detailing) will make it shine, though.

To a degree, yes, but this colour retains some gloss in on poor light, so looks a bit like a normal dark blue

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