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160 van clean up
Well folks, today I started the clean up and repair of the worst scuffs etc on my van, when I bought it the other week the front n/s wing had a nasty little scuff and dent in on it, which also pulled the bumper out more than where it normally sits -
![]() Bent wing by alistaircrat, on Flickr So I decided it was easy enough to take wing off and fix with removed, this way I could treat wing on inside aswell where the paint had broken - ![]() arch repair by alistaircrat, on Flickr After straigtning out wing and removing crease I then checked to see if wing fitted better on car which it did with the bumper sitting how it should. Last week I bought some "hide everything" wheel arches off fleabay which I then gave a coat of plastic primer, coat of british racing green, then 2 coats of pearl black, and 2 coats of laquer - ![]() 2011-11-01 16.44.49 by alistaircrat, on Flickr ![]() 2011-11-01 16.45.01 by alistaircrat, on Flickr Arches on car are spotless, but I just like these extensions and think they finish off zrs nicely! £30 on paint if you DIY rather expensive body shop. Inbetween painting arches I gave the rest of the van a t-cut and a good polish- just used cheap polish although cant mind the name of it, brought the van up really well though - ![]() shiny by alistaircrat, on Flickr ![]() 2011-11-01 14.12.42 by alistaircrat, on Flickr ![]() 2011-10-31 14.47.06 by alistaircrat, on Flickr Tommorow, Im going to touch up frt of n/s skirt and finish painting wing, and then refit it all so I will add more pics. ![]() |
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Like to see some panel beating skills still being used! to much throw away now days. Its cleaned up nice.
What exactly are the arches? are they the X-Power add on ones? got a link? |
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Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
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