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[notna]

Thanks Mick. Very busy indeed!

 

Say, that wasn't you blowing things up in Eastwood the other day was it?

[lxsstorana]

No that wasn't me.  A backhoe operator decided to remove an underground petrol tank and pierced the tank causing a spark.

 

Lucky he didn't kill himself.  Catch up soon.

[sibhs]

So there you have my progress, and a pointer about blocking back... now comes... the problem! :( I put a run in one guard. I'd classify it as, a bad one :( Fortunately it's in a good spot to fix, so... how do I? I'm an ace with removing runs from acrylic, and buffing, but I'm sure 2K isn't the same.

So... what technique would be best to remove the run, and buff the paint back to a shine? Once in the past I tried this, but couldn't buff the paint back to a decent shine. It remained dull, and looked shite. Tips, advice, is appreciated.

From my limited experience you have to sort that run out within a specific time frame. While the paint is still soft. Hopefully you get an answer. Top job by the way. Marty

[TerrA LX]

Razor blade with extreme care.

[notna]

I've seen the razor blade method and was going to give that a shot. Interested to know the correct time-frame for doing this, and also denibbing.

[Ice]

Yep steve is right thats is the best tool for the job works wonders

[notna]

Cheers for that. Someone else recommended one of those, but I hadn't seen one until now.

 

Funnily enough, I had a shot at this job today before seeing this. Came out much better than I predicted. I have avoided having to respray the panel.

 

Here is what I did.

 

Bent a razor blade like so....

 

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Then used some cool tape that followed me home one day when I worked at Qantas in engineering. We used this stuff to mask off engine components before plasma spraying. Anyway, I used it here to avoid any slip ups with the blade....

 

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Then I blocked it back lightly, working through the grades, up to 3000!

 

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Then buffed it up, using a wool pad. Came out WAY better than I expected, especially since the last time I did this on a 2K car, I couldn't buff up a decent shine.

 

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Very happy.

[notna]

Denibbed a few spots on the weekend and gave the body a buff. Very happy with the results. Now I'm after a set of L20 / L32 SL/R body stripes, as shown:

 

 

There used to be a guy here selling them, and they also popped up on eBay regularly. I knew I should have bought a set when I saw them. Now I can't find them everywhere, only SS ones. I tried to do a WANTED post on here, but I must be spaz at those.... none of my posts get approved, no idea why!!

 

Anyone got any leads for me?

[notna]

Try http://www.grafixunlimited.com.au/

They don't show them on there web site but they will make them

They made me a set for me for my SLR L32 manual a few years back

I took photos and dimensions of my car before I resprayed and they copied exactly

Fantastic thread

good to see an original resto project

 

Cheers for that lead. I have fired off an email to them. I like their other stuff too!

 

Cheers for the comments also. I do love an original resto.

[hanra]

Ive used him for stuff in the past Anton, no dramas with it. He actually made me a custom HR decal for my wiper motor.

[notna]

Stripes are sorted. Cheers for that tip. Looks very promising

[mika03au]

Try http://www.grafixunlimited.com.au/
They don't show them on there web site but they will make them
They made me a set for me for my SLR L32 manual a few years back
I took photos and dimensions of my car before I resprayed and they copied exactly
Fantastic thread
good to see an original resto project

That link was very helpful, thanks.

[TerrA LX]

Nice work Edward scissor hands.

[notna]

Cheers mate!   It's an addiction I tell ya!

[neglectedtorana]

saw this on ebay and thought you may have an interest

 

cheers,

 

http://www.ebay.com....=item3cd48b9f1d

[notna]

It's amazing how much time can pass, and be spent on a restoration, and yet there seems to be little to show for it. Frustrating in a way, but for me it's still very much fulfilling.

 

My SL/R stripes arrived. Totally love them, and that's before putting them on! Love that retro 70's look.

 

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Cleaned up my standard rims. 2 are stock 5.5 inch. 2 are reverse 6 inch.

 

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Hit them with black 2K. Came up REALLY nice!

 

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Then clad them with whitewalls. I actually wanted redwalls to match the stripes, but the only ones I could find were REALLY expensive. I thought about painting the whitewall red, but after researching that one out, decided it's best to leave as is. Yea I know that aren't big fat 265's or whatever, but this is the look I am going for.

 

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I like that a LOT! Can't wait to get it rolling on those.

 

 

 

[hanra]

Cool man!!!

[notna]

Working on some other smaller things too.

 

Had another box of bits and pieces plated. LOVE how these come out. I spend a lot of time cleaning up all these things, and the quality of the plating really is good after the extra effort that goes into them.

 

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At the moment I am working on the diff. Stripped it bare and started to clean up the housing...

 

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So far, so good. But unfortunately there are some simple things I need to fix, like the stripped threads for the bottom 2 long bolts...

 

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Oh and the stripped threads on the housing studs

 

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Does anyone know where I can buy new ones of these?

 

And finally, since I am reconditioning it, I want to replace the axle bearings. How do you get the bearing cups out of the housing?

 

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[Redzone]

On dad's monaro, we had whitewalls dyed red, 3 years on they still look great!