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s**t, you where not kidding when you said you where having the same problems as Troy. Will you get time with the bonnet this weekend with changing the engine in the ED? Cant wait to see how it turns out when you finnish it mate Josh XR-Lane wrote: Bring Back The Blue!
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XR-Lane wrote: s**t, you where not kidding when you said you where having the same problems as Troy. Will you get time with the bonnet this weekend with changing the engine in the ED? Cant wait to see how it turns out when you finnish it mate Josh XR-Lane wrote: Bring Back The Blue! whats with bring back the blue? |
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Mate, I wouldn't describe it as 'problems' as such.
As you well know, the metal stretches and shrinks, and being soooo thin, there are bound to be high and low spots. I take that part as a given. In addition, the donor bonnet, which was off my old White EB Fairmont, did have some hail damage and these need to be addressed as well. This will be a great learning experience for me, as I have not done this sort of bodywork before. I will be well schooled for when I do the rest of the panels. The hardest part is that it takes sooo looonnnnggggg to get anything done. I would love to have it finished and on the car. Having driven around with it on, I now miss it being there LOL. Cheers BenJ
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Well, I did not mean it to come out like that  , How about teething problems...Josh wrote: Bring Back The Blue
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 Dude, good luck with the hail damage etc etc etc. Do you need to drill a hole in the spot and then fill? I was trying to get some small depressions out of mine and simply gave up after coming up with ten abortions for every one single success. Never mind, my bonnet is crap anyway, but it's functional. Seriously would like to know the best way of filling small depression, like say... Uhm... Not quite like hail, but... Uer... Crap, I don't know... Dents that are only 0.5mm deep, but are about 5cm long. Just what caused them is anyones guess.... : etorw : wrote: |
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lol fiend, i actually found a post of yours that didnt have a green background, then watching you frantically add mushrooms & codes to make it go funny colours.
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stop putty is what you want, its used to smooth out the tiny marks from scratches and dings. Major dents are filled with bog, then sand, then stop putty then sand, then a light mist spray of black to show up the indents when you sand again with a block. then you know where to stop putty again until the whole surface is even.
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Ah, so it's just me trying to do the impossible with the wrong product then? Fair enough that you wrote: |
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Yep! bog is too thick for achieving fine finishing work.
Go see what they have on the shelf at the local car parts Tomorrow. I have several books on car restorations and bodywork. Written by poms so they deal with lots of cancer removal.
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Hey Guys. Thanks for the advice.
I have done a bit of research over the years and I am aware of the different uses of the various products. Bog was needed in a number of areas, and I may still need it in a couple yet due to the size of the low spots. I will be applying primer next as a foundation, followed by a quick sand and then a full coat of spray putty. Then I will sand the whole bonnet, before applying another full coat of primer and a guide coat. I will be able to then focus on specific areas. I also have some spot putty here as well. Hopefully that sounds about right, seeing as this is my first go at this stuff. However theory is one thing, and practical application another. But I seem to be able to learn new stuff pretty quick. Cheers BenJ
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benj i wish u lived in victoria so u could give all the faggy p-platers with there vs-vt-vx WAGONS that all looks the same in my area a run for there money. so sick of those friggn things all look the same.
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goody21 wrote: benj i wish u lived in victoria so u could give all the faggy p-platers with there vs-vt-vx WAGONS that all looks the same in my area a run for there money. so sick of those friggn things all look the same. LOL, thanks mate. BenJ
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Hey Ben, did you do that job you where talking about last night today? Josh XR-Lane wrote: Doh!
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I got nothing done on the bonnet today, as I was prepping the ED Engine to go back in the ED. I have it all ready to be lifted up and slid in.
I also pulled the EB Wagon Auto off the dead Wagon engine and gave it a good clean. I am delivering the Auto to it's new home in the morning. All in all, got a few things done. Cheers BenJ
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any more mods coming for the wagon?
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