lowtdi's mk5 build

[jazd]

Hahaha. Running your mouth is never a good thing.

But, basically. It has everything to do with that.

Damn man thats awesome. Would love a look when its done.

zip tied in place
LOL

Haha who cares, as long as its held in place.

[jamie88]

Yeah it's pretty tight. And if I trim the engine cover a little it'll go back on and look OEM-ish

[HaywireTig]

Wow... Just came across ur build thread and how u close to selling ur car. Exciting thread!

Did u color code ur rough plastic bumpers urself too or it was sent to a body shop?

[jamie88]

I colour coded them myself. High full primer. Lots of sanding. The. 2 pack silver and 2 pack clear

[HaywireTig]

I'm amazed at how you color coded the plastic parts urself! Any guides or tips? Tools like spray gun, air compressor....?

[jamie88]

Yeah high full primer. Lots of sanding. Colour matched acrylic paint. 2 pack clear paint though. All sprayed on low pressure from a 30 odd litre air compresser and spray gun of course. Pretty basic spray painting stuff

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I'll be painting a gti rear balance soon. I'll do a few piccies along the way

[HaywireTig]

Thanks for sharing! Yea a few pics wld truly be appreciated! I'm feeling a little daunted as to painting it myself tho.

What grit sandpaper did u start w to get rid of the textured surface? And do progress down to finer grit along the way? Did u have to wet sand your acrylic paint down and buffing it before putting on the 2pac clear coats?

You make it sound easy....

[jamie88]

it easy!
i forget what grit i used, i didn't sand down the textured plastic, just high fill primed until it had filled in the bumps smooth, then rubbed it back with up to 2000 grit i believe.

[HaywireTig]

Where do you get the high full primer? What brand did you get? Seems to work quite well.

Where did you find a booth to 2 pac spray the clear coats?


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[adrian13]

Jamie hows your tdi goingg? Your build thread is slowing downn a bit..are you still planning on getting rid of it?