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General And so it begins MK2
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General And so it begins MK2
I agree! That is one nice bit of painting you did there! I'd love to be able to do that! For me, always will have to go to a garage for any bodywork probs.
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The old carpet trim was beyond repair, so time to spoil Bex a bit more
Are these trims still available, or were they ones you'd been saving?
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Still available!!!
They were £25.54 for the pair.
The rear exterior trim is also available for about £25 I've ordered that today along with a front indicator light screw for £1.
The poor parts lad had to keep asking me if the things were correct as he had never had to order anything for this age Panda lol
They were £25.54 for the pair.
The rear exterior trim is also available for about £25 I've ordered that today along with a front indicator light screw for £1.
The poor parts lad had to keep asking me if the things were correct as he had never had to order anything for this age Panda lol
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Dear kind Harequin! Grovel Grovel
I see you have a nice pair of trainers on when taking the photo of the carpet trims.
However even if I blow the photo to 200% I still can't read the bar codes!
Would you be kind enough to post the Fiat part numbers for the trims.
Regards Dave
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I see you have a nice pair of trainers on when taking the photo of the carpet trims.
However even if I blow the photo to 200% I still can't read the bar codes!
Would you be kind enough to post the Fiat part numbers for the trims.
Regards Dave
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Ooooooooo.....I can see a rush on these at the Fiat dealers!!!....I want, i want, i want!!
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Well today I attacked the tailgate. the was quite a lot of bad surface rust so I decided to go back to bare metal and work from there.
Once stripped I noticed a few little dings that needed filled as well.
Fingers crossed I'll get it painted tomorrow.
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Rusty
Stripped
Filled
Primed
Hardening off
Once stripped I noticed a few little dings that needed filled as well.
Fingers crossed I'll get it painted tomorrow.
Pics are: -
Rusty
Stripped
Filled
Primed
Hardening off
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proper job going on there you're cracking on!
you're cracking on!
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What a day!!!
There were a few minor dints on the tailgate I wanted rid off, but due to filler shrinkage I've had to prime and sand for most of the day to remove the shrinkage lines even fine surface filler wouldnt help :bang:
Anyway here is what I've managed to get done.
Inside all painted and clear cloat finished, outside primed, snaded, primed, primed, sanded.........
There were a few minor dints on the tailgate I wanted rid off, but due to filler shrinkage I've had to prime and sand for most of the day to remove the shrinkage lines even fine surface filler wouldnt help :bang:
Anyway here is what I've managed to get done.
Inside all painted and clear cloat finished, outside primed, snaded, primed, primed, sanded.........
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Removed the roof rack today, bah thats going to take some cleaning and is in need of some serious repair!
As usual, 6 bolts to get it off and 5 came out ok, the last one required a drill hammer foul language etc.
On the plus side though the tailgate is now fully painted, just needs rubbed down and polished. The picture shows it next to my pain oven for the day
As usual, 6 bolts to get it off and 5 came out ok, the last one required a drill hammer foul language etc.
On the plus side though the tailgate is now fully painted, just needs rubbed down and polished. The picture shows it next to my pain oven for the day
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Removed the roof rack today, bah thats going to take some cleaning and is in need of some serious repair!
As usual, 6 bolts to get it off and 5 came out ok, the last one required a drill hammer foul language etc.
On the plus side though the tailgate is now fully painted, just needs rubbed down and polished. The picture shows it next to my pain oven for the day
How's the colour match doin!
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I'm not too worried about the match to be honest.
I'm going to spray each removable bit in my little garage first, then once I'm happy with the shell for tin worm I'll take it over to my folks and hijack their garage to spray that.
The blue of the car has faded quite a bit so it'd be a shame not to do it all really
I'm going to spray each removable bit in my little garage first, then once I'm happy with the shell for tin worm I'll take it over to my folks and hijack their garage to spray that.
The blue of the car has faded quite a bit so it'd be a shame not to do it all really
I'm not too worried about the match to be honest.
I'm going to spray each removable bit in my little garage first, then once I'm happy with the shell for tin worm I'll take it over to my folks and hijack their garage to spray that.
The blue of the car has faded quite a bit so it'd be a shame not to do it all really
Ah, good to hear.
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Well today I attacked the tin worm in the opening of the rear hatch. I wasn't going to fit the nice new tailgate into that grotty opening.
It was tin worm city as expected, good fun doing it too, its like doing a jigsaw where you have to make your own pieces.
The hardest bit was making sure it stayed straight with the correct angle, especially when the tin was so week I had to guess where it should have been before it had been bent out of shape. A bit of a touch with a hammer helped though to fine tune little things like door closure etc.
The pics are of the rusted areas, then tin worm cut out, welding next followed by filler, then finally primer and paint.
Next to fit the new hatch and re fit the bumper.
It was tin worm city as expected, good fun doing it too, its like doing a jigsaw where you have to make your own pieces.
The hardest bit was making sure it stayed straight with the correct angle, especially when the tin was so week I had to guess where it should have been before it had been bent out of shape. A bit of a touch with a hammer helped though to fine tune little things like door closure etc.
The pics are of the rusted areas, then tin worm cut out, welding next followed by filler, then finally primer and paint.
Next to fit the new hatch and re fit the bumper.
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You making a lovly job of this Sisley so far
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Sanded and polished the tailgate today then set too fitting it.
I'll give it a propper sanding and polish once the rest of the car is done.
The colour match was not to bad at all so it don't look too out of place.
The rear looks rather good now, you cant beat new paint.
The rear screen went in lovely. I'll clean up the badges next and get them fitted.
I'll give it a propper sanding and polish once the rest of the car is done.
The colour match was not to bad at all so it don't look too out of place.
The rear looks rather good now, you cant beat new paint.
The rear screen went in lovely. I'll clean up the badges next and get them fitted.
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Looking good
