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If anyone has some recommendations of a good OEM look stonechip coating I'd be interested to hear more
3M also has a 2k rubber undercoating. I believe it's actually the OEM stuff. The 3M number is: 08800It has a spray gun where the coating is not running through making it unneccessary to clean the gun afterwards. The container is plastic bag with two compartments. You can break the barrier between the two compartments and you need to mix the two components before you apply the stuff. Once applied and dry it is extremely durable. Thanks thats great, looks just like the stuff I need, any recommendations where I can buy it online
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Was great to meet you and Gordon over at Billing, just read through the thread again, brilliant work! Yes Adrian was great to meet you and your dad too The car is going to the paintshop next week, so all being well we will see you again at Billing next year with it
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WheelerYou can use Mole grips to bend a flange on a curve, I did this back on page 2 when I made the battery tray retrorides.proboards.com/post/948628/threadDroopsnootI've not heard of that one before, although I can see the logic behind it, I suspect that its more applicable to other applications and not welding cars up
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Jun 24, 2013 19:23:38 GMT
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A Great Milestone reached, well done
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Just a small point to note, if that is a 6" dia polishing mop, then it is only a 3" radius, so if you need a minimum of 6" radius, it will need to be twice as big
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Jun 20, 2013 21:01:46 GMT
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Paintwork and rear shelf look superb
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Very thorough repairs, and excellent attention to detail, the car will be good as new once your done
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That flange rust seems like a standard addition to dipped cars. The paint gets stripped off between the seams but the acid is never fully removed so it accelerates the rusting process. Seen quite a few really nice cars suffer from the same a year or so after they've been finished. I have to say that I completely agree with you, the more you think about it the more it makes sense Oh forgot to say I have a new TonyBMW facebook page if anyone is interested in following that as well www.facebook.com/tonybmwuk
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Jun 14, 2013 19:55:43 GMT
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Am busy repairing a BMW 6 series wing, and wanted to share this tip with you This is the bit that needs repairing So held the sheet up behind the section and traced the curve But then needed to add a bit on for the flange So measured out in a few places and used my steel rule to intersect the marks and create a smooth curve Its an old sheet metal workers trick, but great for producing smooth curves when developing a shape out Then marked the wing Welded it in place, you know the score by now and when added to the other repairs Didn't turn out too bad
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Jun 14, 2013 19:40:07 GMT
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That engine bay is gorgeous, you could eat your dinner off it if you were allowed food anywhere near it! First rule of the Car " No Eating in the Car"
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Jun 14, 2013 19:22:59 GMT
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Thanks AustinMorris I'm a sheet metal worker by trade, and also spent the last 25 years working on cars in my spare time, and learning from my mistakes Well a huge Milestone was reached today, I went over to Gordons to help him rehang the doors and wings, prior to it going back to the bodyshop Turned out well eventually and then we put this in here Too late for the Billing VBOA car show this year, but I think I can say with a certain degree of certainty that we should be there with it next year
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Last Edit: Jun 14, 2013 19:23:27 GMT by tonybmw
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Jun 11, 2013 22:33:45 GMT
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Scuttle repair looks very tidy
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Jun 10, 2013 20:54:35 GMT
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I just love everything about this car
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Great work, headlights turned out well
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What a strange coincidence, I've actually been playing with Diffs and Gearboxes today, wishing I was welding instead
You've done the right thing to expose it, plating over it was never going to be the answer
You need to keep on what you are doing, keep cutting each layer back to sound metal, once you get all the way back, then just start welding new bits in, don't worry about the layers and complexity, just treat each bit as its only separate repair, and before you know it, it will be clear what needs to be done and you'll already be half way to completing it
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I must make myself a spit, that looks loads better than lying on your back trying to keep the rust out of your eyes
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Yes glad to see that this is still progressing
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