My Mk1 Golf

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oops double post

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Been painting today! Sprayed the bottom of the passenger door as there were small bubbles at the very bottom. Not the best best pics because the lighting in the garage is bad.

Here they are:

You can see where the bubbles were where I sprayed them in white stonechip after buffing down (I didnt have any primer left). That was a few months ago now through!

Half way through the wet and dry stage.

Primered

Finished


I will get some better pics when its outside again.

P.S. Just thought I'd add - some Maestros have VW gearboxes

Thanks

[Jarred]

How do you do your painting? Is it using a rattle can/pressure pack, or with a compressor and gun etc?

Cause the end results look preffy good.

[Brisben]

How do you do your painting? Is it using a rattle can/pressure pack, or with a compressor and gun etc?

Cause the end results look preffy good.

I'll give you a tip Jarred.

If you use a compressor and gun.

When you have finished your top coat, remove most of the risidual paint from the gun and leave say quarter full.

Then mix like half a can of thinners into the can, give it a good shake.

Then spray a thin top coat of the new mixture and the paint when it dries will be like looking in the mirror.

I have worked in the automotive industry all my life, from bodyshops, to rebuilds to interior retrimming and always engineering !!

Trust me this is a top tip !!

[geeza]

That's a good looking car !!

Shame about the insurances though i remember my first XR3 in the UK was 600 quid and a thousand for insurance!!

I spent a few years up in sunny Edinburgh and loved it - where abouts are you?

[Brisben]

That's a good looking car !!

Shame about the insurances though i remember my first XR3 in the UK was 600 quid and a thousand for insurance!!

I spent a few years up in sunny Edinburgh and loved it - where abouts are you?

Ahh ha I had several XR3i's back in the day, insurance was a stinger !!

AlthoughI also had a fiat uno turbo IE, mAN THAT CAR SHIFTED AND INSURANCE WAS CHEAP !

[ross_m]

That's a good looking car !!

Shame about the insurances though i remember my first XR3 in the UK was 600 quid and a thousand for insurance!!

I spent a few years up in sunny Edinburgh and loved it - where abouts are you?

Thanks. Im just outside Perth. The car was bought from a guy in Edinburgh though.

Yeah, the high insurance is a bummer.

Ross

[ross_m]

How do you do your painting? Is it using a rattle can/pressure pack, or with a compressor and gun etc?

Cause the end results look preffy good.

I suppose the end result is pretty good considering its only rattle cans. Im just doing the best I can with the rattle cans until I learn how to use the compressor and gun we just bought or until I get it done prefessionally.

Thanks

[ross_m]

Your car makes me a little moist

hahaha

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lol cheers mate