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DaveyLC
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23rd Mar 10 at 11:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd be worried about putting stuff on it!

Not worth actually paying to have it clear coated?

The last Nurburg astra I saw had clear coat over the stickers? whats the score there then? And the metalic ones are all clear coated?

[Edited on 23-03-2010 by DaveyLC]
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this is like your there are no 5-stud corsa c's from the factory argument Davey
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The thing is no point having a clearcoat put on when you can replicate it with decent detailing products i.e. what vxrmarc done to his.

I imagine all the other colours have clearcoats.

Clearcoat on the stickers? Do what now
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Some polish heads from a red 05 reg astra, Fucking hell

I'd drop a bollock if my 05 reg car did that!
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My Corsa was the same!
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
The thing is no point having a clearcoat put on when you can replicate it with decent detailing products i.e. what vxrmarc done to his.

I imagine all the other colours have clearcoats.

Clearcoat on the stickers? Do what now


Yeah the nurburg stickers were under clear coat
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
The thing is no point having a clearcoat put on when you can replicate it with decent detailing products i.e. what vxrmarc done to his.

I imagine all the other colours have clearcoats.

Clearcoat on the stickers? Do what now


think davey means like a bike so the stickers have been applied and then laqured over, which isnt like any burg ive seen before
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
this is like your there are no 5-stud corsa c's from the factory argument Davey


Meh! doesnt make it right

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That's had some abrasive shit on it, I imagine it was a wreck previously and had gone pink and needed some serious DA action to restore it.
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ollie what are you going to do with your million pounds mate ?
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Originally posted by jr
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
The thing is no point having a clearcoat put on when you can replicate it with decent detailing products i.e. what vxrmarc done to his.

I imagine all the other colours have clearcoats.

Clearcoat on the stickers? Do what now


think davey means like a bike so the stickers have been applied and then laqured over, which isnt like any burg ive seen before


Oh I see, in that case it's probably had a front ender and the sprayer without knowledge of shonky Vauxhall spray jobs added a clear coat to the front end.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
That's had some abrasive shit on it, I imagine it was a wreck previously and had gone pink and needed some serious DA action to restore it.


You would just EXPECT the car to have a clear coat with UV filters, if red started coming off I'd be thinking "oh my fucking god, must have been a bad day at the factory"

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yes ojc. On stickers? Wtf? My mate at body shop text me then to say white astra vxr burger he repaired had no clear coat just to throw that into the mixer.
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ollie what are you going to do with your million pounds mate ?


I've donated it to charity for him, I hope he feels warm inside!
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yes ojc. On stickers? Wtf? My mate at body shop text me then to say white astra vxr burger he repaired had no clear coat just to throw that into the mixer.


GM are seriously cutting corners!
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ollie what are you going to do with your million pounds mate ?


Fuck sake Jr that was to be my next post

I was gonna say, "oh well I don't care I'm off to the Maldives with my million quid and when I get back I'm buying a R35 GTR and some old Fords & Vauxhalls"
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will the old fords and vauxhalls be with or whitout clearcoat
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Thing is Davey, it's not just Vauxhall/GM it's everyone.

Have you seen the state of BMW/Audi paint work? Orange peel is horrendous and that's on the high end stuff as well.
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
will the old fords and vauxhalls be with or whitout clearcoat


When the VOC regs changed they all had to go clear coat even on solids, prior to that it was 2 pack solids and prior to that cellulose
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
will the old fords and vauxhalls be with or whitout clearcoat


I'll have them all resprayed without a clearcoat just so I can tell Davey and he can quote me EU regulations and I can get another million quid.
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Thing is Davey, it's not just Vauxhall/GM it's everyone.

Have you seen the state of BMW/Audi paint work? Orange peel is horrendous and that's on the high end stuff as well.


I've noticed the bumpers never match on cars any more because they cant put enough paint on them to cover up black!
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by jr
will the old fords and vauxhalls be with or whitout clearcoat


I'll have them all resprayed without a clearcoat just so I can tell Davey and he can quote me EU regulations and I can get another million quid.


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I'll donate that million to charity too!
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC


Some polish heads from a red 05 reg astra, Fucking hell

I'd drop a bollock if my 05 reg car did that!


Also the red was changed from the above 05 Flame Red, in 2007 it became Power Red which some say is an 'improved red' and is less prone to fading...but tbh if you take care of the paint anyway it wont fade.
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why don't you ask somebody who knows what a depth gauge is, I certainly don't.

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