paulbin Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 couldnt you get it close then send it to a professional polishers and get them to finish it off, would it be worth it getting laquared??what tool are you using to polish it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 (edited) hand so as not to distort it,and wax on a polishing mop it flexses [sp] as soon as any sort of weight is applied.not good so its a case of gently does it had to do this bit twice from 80 grit to 2000 wet flat, and laquer discolours it. Edited August 15, 2005 by mitch unit 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbin Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 are you using 80 grit by hand or did you use an orbital sander? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 hmmmm too many questions .lol esp on how to do ...........80 on orb upto 320 the rest by hand .oh and not forgetting the 5 litres of paint stripper to take all the factory layers of paint off the base primer took 3 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 hmmmm too many questions .lol esp on how to do ...........<{POST_SNAPBACK}> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> I dont want to know how to do it.Theres no F-ing way I am polishing my bonnet every single day!!!! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shades:" border="0" alt="shades.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 pmsl you a daddy yet mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbin Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 lol yea enough questions, good luck with the rest mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 cheers paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 pmsl you a daddy yet mate<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Not yet budWish the ****** would hurry his ass up so we can make E38 to see this in the flesh.Its absolute bonkers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 yeh just a tad worried about the 5.0[ police as in hawaii 5 0] lol giving me stick about how reflective it will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I would have thought you would be alright mate.If the North East is anything like yorkshire, you wont get any sun to help with the excess glare style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shades:" border="0" alt="shades.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 anyway once some shows have been done i will swap it for another alloy bonnet if anyone has one maybe some cash for my old age fund as alloy dust causes alziemers disease, lol what was this post about again where am i......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stig247 Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 get rid of before winter otherwise it will probably corrode with road salt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 the whole car will be recieving a facelift over winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_1.0 Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 yep that is mad. seen it done to a few cars in max power but never on a lupo. looks cool. i may go do my boot now style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> only joking. i use to work in a body shop spraying. and know how boring polishing with the old mop is. never get me doing it every day.i bet your bird loves it. has some were to do her hair now. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbin Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 dont know whether you know, but if ur using come cutting compound and wanna use an electric polisher, use plenty of water and they you will be able to get a nice cut but then keep the heat down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not a max power mod damn i never read that ***** so i would'nt know , one consolation is its a vw i suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 (edited) dont know whether you know, but if ur using come cutting compound and wanna use an electric polisher, use plenty of water and they you will be able to get a nice cut but then keep the heat down<{POST_SNAPBACK}>yep mate i know i used some g3 on the mop and just had a big sponge trickling water down, my windscreen was black after that little bit, so might just stick to the three grades of metal wax on the rope wheels Edited August 15, 2005 by mitch unit 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbin Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 wot tool are you using the rope tools on, would love to buy a set but thought you needed a bench tool for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_1.0 Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 or i sometimes use fairy up in my bucket just to make it a bit easy when i flat. but some people hate using it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 (edited) Looks very shiney, but you can't just do the bonnet, the whole car needs chroming, THEN I'll be very impressed style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Edited August 15, 2005 by AndyW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Lupo Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 looks awesome mate - a very original mod style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shades:" border="0" alt="shades.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Mitch have you got anything you can't do with cars?! Looks very good by the way, I can't wait until i see it driving around the toon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris260 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 I can honestly say i'd never have guessed this one! That is going to look mint when it's finished! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 hahaha told you it was the bonnet style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />well done mitch looks amazing but cant help laughing at the max power link style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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