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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:40 pm
by vdubit
Okies, some piccys...
First coat of primer, before having to bang a big high spot out with a hammer and start all over.
Finished side, just needs painting
Finished bumper, needs a good thick coat of primer then flat to check for inperfections
Finished tailgate. Looks a bit lupo like for some reason
Next weekend, side skirts, then if i have time gonna 2pac prime both bumpers and my new wing. Gonna spray everything thats primed in the standard black magic to ensure the new colour has a deeper gloss.
Also, forgot to mention, if you ever delock the tailgate the handle itself is a right b*stard to remove. Wiring in a solenoid is p*ss easy if you've removed the wiper. Literally took me 3minutes and now the boot pops when i hit the rear wiper switch.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:47 pm
by loud
hehe i hit that switch accidentally sometimes...that could be interesting
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:18 pm
by Si_GTi
Nice work, smooth tailgate looks really tasty in fairness
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:18 pm
by samil87
coming along nicely
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:18 am
by mc_iver_9n
Looking good so far, looking forward to the outcome
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:06 am
by dino
definitely coming along nicely - very good work for someone with no professional body-shop knowledge!
looking forward to the finished article.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:32 am
by D-Dub
Looks mint! Fair play. When i had my old golf i was gonna put it so the boot opened when you pressed the rear wiper..... Just never got round to doing it
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:53 am
by Luke'sGti
it appears to be coming along nicely - good luck with it. I'm sure it will look amazing when it's finished. It looks like a lot of hard work and graft has gone into it - fair play.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:04 pm
by olop_chris
your doing a good job by the looks of it mate, always wanted to see a smoothed black GTi, looking forward to finished result!
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:43 pm
by vdubit
Cheers guys.
Sorry chris, i wont help you see a black smoothy, as it aint gonna be black! Although i will be spraying the primer over in black before the new colour so i'll take some pics for you, though it wont be glossy!
Did a little trimming on the skirts today, its surprising how much bigger an ibiza is than a polo!
With any luck they'll be on saturday so i can prime half the car sunday
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:39 pm
by Tigz
vdubit wrote:Finished tailgate. Looks a bit lupo like for some reason
I was just about to say that until I realised you already had!
Looking good though mate, looks like a lot of work, I haven't the Patience for bodywork stuff like this.
Looking forward to seeing it completed
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:16 pm
by DanDiesel
yeah this is coming along nicely!! can't wait to see more pics!!
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:11 pm
by vdubit
CymruPolo wrote:
What colour are you doing it?
Don't think i will reveal that just yet. Should be sprayed in a few weeks hopefully. Decided on the colour a few months or so ago but since have seen one modern vw in what appears to be it and it was stunning.
Did a wee more to the skirts today. Should be on saturday. Will update with more pics when they're fitted. The rest of the bodywork is complete now, just needs a blow over in primer. Cant wait to get the new colour on though!
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:52 am
by ---Carl---
mint work u have done
cant wait to see more pics