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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby limitedblack » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:52 pm

Nothing looks better than a freshly painted panel :) always a shame to start screwing things to it .
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:52 pm

limitedblack wrote:Nothing looks better than a freshly painted panel :) always a shame to start screwing things to it .

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby madbri » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:55 pm

fordboynick wrote:
madbri wrote:is it still out of the same tin/batch of paint? or new paint?

No it's a new batch,and it's much better :D
The gun finish on the clear coat is like glass so I won't even have to polish it

1st for everythink :lol: :lol: :wink:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:56 pm

madbri wrote:
fordboynick wrote:
madbri wrote:is it still out of the same tin/batch of paint? or new paint?

No it's a new batch,and it's much better :D
The gun finish on the clear coat is like glass so I won't even have to polish it

1st for everythink :lol: :lol: :wink:

Oh yes :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby AlanN » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:38 pm

fordboynick wrote:the clear coat is like glass so I won't even have to polish it

Thats what he thinks, ooops! 2000 grit slipped all over ya bonnet :lol:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:00 pm

AlanN wrote:
fordboynick wrote:the clear coat is like glass so I won't even have to polish it

Thats what he thinks, ooops! 2000 grit slipped all over ya bonnet :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: that's what you think, you go near that glass like paint with 2000 grit and your FIRED :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby transit jono » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:18 pm

Up dates????????

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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby madbri » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:52 pm

fordboynick wrote:
AlanN wrote:
fordboynick wrote:the clear coat is like glass so I won't even have to polish it

Thats what he thinks, ooops! 2000 grit slipped all over ya bonnet :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: that's what you think, you go near that glass like paint with 2000 grit and your FIRED :lol: :lol: :lol:

p80 grit allan is ok tho
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby familybanger » Fri Aug 16, 2013 12:15 am

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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:12 am

familybanger wrote:Image
NICE

:lol: green is the way forward :lol:
Talking of green I have some more
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:15 am

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Is that Allan standing in my wing drinking tea :lol: :lol:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby BigMonty » Fri Aug 16, 2013 12:39 pm

Id bloody love to be able to do stuff like that. 8)
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:01 pm

And it's all in green at last
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Time to start putting it together,might even get to test drive it before mania :lol:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby madbri » Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:54 pm

:roll: :roll: all green :roll: :roll: u forgot the slam pannel m8 and i bet the bonnet stay :lol: :lol:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby limitedblack » Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:00 pm

Amazing progress, like watching the discovery channel :)
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