Good Morning all , what a night I've had,toothache is killing me and its just starting to rain, and i feel awful let see what the day holds, hopefully back shortly .....
Hey I'm back . well after being told i had an abscess and been put on meds I'm now all ready to go LOL. the weather is holding up at the moment so i have started on the wing rubbing down first to get rid of scratches and chips
As you can see from this picture looks like someone didn't like the last owner very much, sadly that happens in life and why we cant all just get on i don't know, Just the way of the world I'm afraid
This Just looks like someone had some tape on there at some point trying to hold on the once existing lens which doesn't exist anymore . Grrrr so hard to find parts cheaply, And so when they removed the tape, its taking some of the paint with it. which is not to much of an issue after a rubbing down and prime.
After rubbing down and sanding with 400 Grit wet and dry it does look messy, but dont be afraid of this it may look scratched to hell, but really when your going to prime on top of paint work you do really need to remove the shine to allow the primer to grab hold properly.
Like this one, now if your going to be a perfectionist, and want to get rid of every tiny mark before a priming, then with little marks such a this i would suggest taking a layer of paint at least i CM from around the chip, how you do this is up to you, but i used a chisel very lightly and removed a thin layer around a chip just like this. then sanded down to the primer underneath, and blended it with the existing paint work so you couldn't feel the seam between the paint and existing primer, doing this will give you something like as follows.
This was done on chips of a size compareble to the first picture and the primer you see if the factor primer ( or so i believe, it may have been resprayed six times LOL )
Hey I'm back . well after being told i had an abscess and been put on meds I'm now all ready to go LOL. the weather is holding up at the moment so i have started on the wing rubbing down first to get rid of scratches and chips
As you can see from this picture looks like someone didn't like the last owner very much, sadly that happens in life and why we cant all just get on i don't know, Just the way of the world I'm afraid
This Just looks like someone had some tape on there at some point trying to hold on the once existing lens which doesn't exist anymore . Grrrr so hard to find parts cheaply, And so when they removed the tape, its taking some of the paint with it. which is not to much of an issue after a rubbing down and prime.
This picture allows you to see the before and after of the rubbing and sanding to remove that sheen.
Although for the weather lately it feels like the shine has been rubbed out the sky LOL
Here is another good tip for you, stone chips :D
Like this one, now if your going to be a perfectionist, and want to get rid of every tiny mark before a priming, then with little marks such a this i would suggest taking a layer of paint at least i CM from around the chip, how you do this is up to you, but i used a chisel very lightly and removed a thin layer around a chip just like this. then sanded down to the primer underneath, and blended it with the existing paint work so you couldn't feel the seam between the paint and existing primer, doing this will give you something like as follows.
This was done on chips of a size compareble to the first picture and the primer you see if the factor primer ( or so i believe, it may have been resprayed six times LOL )
But you can see that its now nice and flat and ready for a spray :)
I dont think i will get that chance today though as once again the clouds are closing and wetness look certain. if that changes there will be more posted tonight, if not, see you tomorrow.
God bless take care, see you soon :)
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