My "Murdered" VR6

[Ben J]

It coming off nicely? Its hard to believe you can just get rid of that paint and take it back to stock!

Still interested in those parts? We can work out a price if you want. I'm heading to the coast from the 28th-30th so you could grab them/I could drop them to you then if you like.

[dark]

I wouldn't say nicely! It's the fiddly bits that suck to get off! But I'll get there, yeah definitely still interested in your bonnet and grille - did you get my pm about them?

[Ben J]

I actually never did get any pm back from you sorry... mind sending it again?

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[Silver dub]

Updates on no updates, I have been very slowly polishing black paint off so no pics yet! I have also found my dream wheels, just have to wait a couple of months before I can get them. Gold bolts for my volks will be arriving next week from TM so hopefully will have my wheels together soon!

Rather than polishing off the matt paint have you tried prepsol?

It may just wipe majority of it off and save you either a lot of cloths or polishing pads.

[dark]

I might try that - is there any chance it might ruin the clear coat (which is what I'm worried might happen with the buffer as well!)

[Wolfgang]

Just did some googling, seems it's safe as long as you don't let it dwell on the paint. I would speak to either a panel beater or automotive chemical supplier to make sure.

You will probably scratch the original paint a little during removal but a machine polish should bring it back.

[dark]

thanks - I know a place that could probably advise me, I'll have a chat to them.

[Silver dub]

I've used it on a whole car before that was an ex-painters car and was covered in millions of speckles of house paint.

All I did was soak a cloth in prepsol and wiped over an area at a time and after each section used a dry cloth to remove.

For instance I would break a a quarter panel into about 3 or 4 sections at a time.

[dark]

went and spoke to the paint guy today, he said cutting compound and a machine buffer is my best bet! Back to the hard slog I guess!
Also I fixed this issue today:



Nowhere near as scary as I thought pulling the airbag off etc - sometimes I love vw engineers, they can be so logical! Wish I could say the same thing about the suspension! My wheel is hammered as well, but reluctant to put a momo on or something and lose my airbag, I am looking for a mk 3.5 cabby wheel at the moment if anyone knows of one!
Anyway indicator issue dealt with, it works perfectly now! I actually think I could have saved the oem one as I think the contacts might have just been gunked up with dust, but the new oem one was all nice and unmarked so I ran it anyway. job done.

Now more buffing / cutting and thinking about wheels and how satin black will look on a mystic blue car.

found these 2 pics for a bit of an idea:





Was also thinking that bronze wheels could look pretty awesome as well

[Ironman]

Nice work.. Bronze would look amazing depending on the pattern. Should stick with OEM Wheel, good quality ones are hard to come by and queensland laws states - "Steering wheels
Altering a steering wheel might affect a vehicle's
compliance with the Australian Design Rules (ADRs)
applicable to occupant impact protection.
Steering wheels fitted to vehicles manufactured to
comply with ADR 10/.. may only be replaced by a
steering wheel which has been tested to comply with
ADR10/... Where these ADRs apply, the vehicle's steering
column and steering wheel are designed to minimise
injury to the driver in the event of a crash.
Vehicles that are required to comply with ADR 69/.. or
ADR 73/.. or where originally fitted with a driver airbag
must not be fitted with a replacement steering wheel
without an airbag, unless it is supplied by the vehicle
manufacturer as an option for that model.
The diameter of any replacement wheel may be up to
25mm smaller than the original wheel but must not
be less than 350mm."
And thats if you want to keep it Legal lol