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waters

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Registered: 28th Jan 08
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20th Apr 10 at 21:33

having finished my restoration project, I thought I'd put some pics up of my quality paintwork

I was quoted £3000 for a full respray, and thought bollocks to that and decided to go the brush and roller route

as you can guess there were brush marks and major 'orange peel' off the roller.....but with some elbow grease, 1500 wet and dry and some 't'-cut.........its now perfect

pics say it all....

hope you like
waters

[Edited on 20-04-2010 by waters]

Nic Barnes

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20th Apr 10 at 21:35

i really did enjoy reading your restoration thread waters. simply amazing transformation.

waters

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20th Apr 10 at 21:36

quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
i really did enjoy reading your restoration thread waters. simply amazing transformation.

cheers nic....it was hard graft though

Nic Barnes

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20th Apr 10 at 21:38

and yet i can imagine completely satisfying and 100% rewarding though. hard work really does pay off. amazing stuff

RS6

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20th Apr 10 at 21:39

well done mate looks amazing

SR91

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20th Apr 10 at 21:39

You restored the garden aswell, Graft

Might see you around tod sometime

waters

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20th Apr 10 at 21:43

quote:
Originally posted by SR-91
You restored the garden aswell, Graft

Might see you around tod sometime

ah, tod lad are you? you won't miss me in this car, it stick out like a sore thumb

we got a gardener in to sort the garden

pooly-adam

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20th Apr 10 at 21:45

reminds me of wacky races this car lol by the way done a good job looks smart as now

corsabsonny

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20th Apr 10 at 21:52

wheres your resto thread mate

SR91

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20th Apr 10 at 21:54

quote:
Originally posted by waters

quote:
Originally posted by SR-91
You restored the garden aswell, Graft

Might see you around tod sometime

ah, tod lad are you? you won't miss me in this car, it stick out like a sore thumb

we got a gardener in to sort the garden

No no no! Know a lad from Tod and mum likes to be driven to Gaorden Riggs

waters

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20th Apr 10 at 22:01

quote:
Originally posted by corsabsonny
wheres your resto thread mate

resto thread here...
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6029&start=0

(there's 30 pages now to read through)

Generation

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20th Apr 10 at 22:09

Will ahve a read of that, looks like you donw an awesome job!

corsabsonny

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20th Apr 10 at 22:10

me to, miss my classic days osmetimes

sand-eel

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20th Apr 10 at 22:19

For a 40's car, it's surprisingly powerful too

[Edited on 20-04-2010 by sand-eel]

andyc1234

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20th Apr 10 at 22:43

best resto ever done a really good job with it.

All Torque

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20th Apr 10 at 22:49

Best car on this site, hands down

Ingham

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20th Apr 10 at 23:41

Will probably see you around, I'm not far from yourself (Cliviger).

Car looks fantastic, would love to come see it.

Jamie-C

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20th Apr 10 at 23:43

I'm finding it hard to believe you painted that with a brush and roller tbh

Mark.W

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21st Apr 10 at 09:45

Awsome that is

3CorsaMeal

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21st Apr 10 at 10:41

amazing story/work

did you ever take it back to show the chap who you got it from?

basslinecorsa

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21st Apr 10 at 15:54

quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
amazing story/work

did you ever take it back to show the chap who you got it from?

I bet the nice guy who gave you it for free would appreciate getting to see/ride in it again after all your hard work.

Looks mint mate, big respect for keeping it on the roads

Project Scarlett - http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=661417

Shane

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21st Apr 10 at 16:08

loved your resto threat, but sorry the only thing i could ever think of when reading through was

random dav

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21st Apr 10 at 16:35

taking it to any shows this year? capesthorne hall in may is always a good one.

WRLFC !

Project cars

waters

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21st Apr 10 at 19:36

thanks for the kind replies, not sure about any shows just yet.

heres some great reflection pics.......

the little faint white dot in the middle of the first pic is the moon! and the black lines are telephone cables....

yes, yes I know we need a new camera

waters

[Edited on 21-04-2010 by waters]

waters

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21st Apr 10 at 19:39

quote:
Originally posted by basslinecorsa

quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
amazing story/work

did you ever take it back to show the chap who you got it from?

I bet the nice guy who gave you it for free would appreciate getting to see/ride in it again after all your hard work.

Looks mint mate, big respect for keeping it on the roads

I was talking to him this morning and he's going to come up for a brew and a ride in it

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