Well its been rush rush rush to get the wheels ready and i'm far from finished. Tyres were taken off, the wheels were then split and all the nuts are soaking in coke to remove grime/rust.
The rear lips and bolts have been dropped off to a local metal polishing company, I should be picking them up thursday. Unfortunately unlike the rears (which had the original laquer) the fronts have had a very thick layer of powdercoat sprayed onto the lip. The polishing shop wouldn't accept them in this state and after a bit of research it turns out anything short of a large fire won't remove powdercoat easily, no chemicals etc.. Fortunately for me I work for an aerospace company who have a bead blasting machine (tiny plastic beads shot out via compressed air). The blaster removes normal paint with ease without causing any damage/pitting to the metal underneath. The powdercoat was painstakingly difficult to remove, tonight I finished a 5 hour stint removing it from one lip:
Ready to begin the sanding/polishing
I have also bead blasted a center and had it sprayed in one of the professional spray booths with aerospace grade corrosion protection, primer, paint and laquer. The paint is not as shiny as OEM but it will suit the color of the car well
Tomorrow i'll be blasting the second lip! wish me luck!
) Seriously though the seat bushes are a bit of a fiddle arent they. All looking good now mate. Cant wait to see it at Silverstone. By the way got some projectors, i know you dont like them but the angel eyes look good
legend that made me chuckle reminds me of myself :-bd
