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3CorsaMeal
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20th Jul 11 at 10:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i know people will probably say use Tom but he is a bit far away for what i want to do.

this place is local to me, thinking of getting a few pieces done like tailgate, wings, slam panel (i would remove all the bits from car and just drop them off)

http://www.essexautospray.co.uk/80100/info.php?p=2

anyone on here used them or heard about their work?

i've never had paint or bodywork done on a car before (well once on an old nova, but think i got conned)
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20th Jul 11 at 10:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Seriously, use Tom. He can arrange pickup or a car as well
JM_16v
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20th Jul 11 at 10:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Heard nothing but good about Hybrid in Harlow

http://www.hybridpaintworks.com/

Custom Exotics are very pricey and tend to do supercars etc but there work is amazing

http://www.customexotics.co.uk/USA_gallery.html
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Dont take them off they may need blending... Use tom
Tomnova16
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20th Jul 11 at 11:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

its not that far
generation comes to me quite a bit and he is from essex
and yeah best to have whole car here

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
3CorsaMeal
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Tom can i send you some photos of the bad bits on my car and see what you think.

i made a proper start on it now and beginning to realise stuff needs painting and rust needs removing, maybe some welding.

am thinking i might tackle the rust, get the welding done, then going to need paint.

but the more i look at it, the more i think a full respray would be best
Tomnova16
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20th Jul 11 at 11:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah send them to
info@lemass.co.uk
in all honesty a full respray is best as there is bound to be a few chips and scratches on each panel being an old car, but obviously its up to you

[Edited on 20-07-2011 by Tomnova16]

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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How epic could the raddo be with a fresh load of paint
3CorsaMeal
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its the cost of it thats my main worry

i need to stop it rotting, but also got loads of mechanical bits to buy, might be having some wishbones powder coated
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i have this kind of rust in a few places
3CorsaMeal
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dent
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cool
Ben G
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might aswell scrap it.
Tomnova16
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20th Jul 11 at 11:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
acid dip

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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3CorsaMeal
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i've been around it with a screwdriver and starting making a mess of it, but i figured best to do that now.

look what i did to the tailgate
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20th Jul 11 at 11:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
acid dip


i'm trying not to go for a full rebuild of the car, most of the bits with rust are parts that come off.

am going to have to redo the whole underside and underseal i think, but happy to do the bits you don't really see myself
Graeme
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20th Jul 11 at 14:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tbh that rust doesn't look bad. I've seen alot worse!
Fro
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Poor thing has no eyes you bastard.
Jake
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911 bodyshop in wembley is good, they completely rebuilt my old mk2 golf(before i had it) could be expensive though
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Worth the trip IMO. Even if his not there :/
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20th Jul 11 at 17:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I'm only up the road from wembley

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Got some more of the front end off, am not doing it quickly, doing 30mins here and there


mmmm....rusty
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am well up for some carbon fibre wings tbh
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debating whether to ditch the aircon or not, had car for 5yrs and never used the aircon, so don't see the point of it. plus i could sell the bits quite easily

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