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PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:55 pm 
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Very shiny. The orange glow makes it look like you are prepping the car by candlelight Dave :lol:

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:29 pm 
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The lighting is poor on that side of the garage Don, interesting that you noticed as its made working on that side a bit of a pain.
I have an inspection lamp but I always seemed to be in the way of it and casting a shadow lol

The door on the passenger side was a replacement and had been black originally, the black paint was much harder to remove than the white even where the white was original paint

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:04 pm 
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A few years ago I had to get a new drivers door fitted to my UK ST205 when the 'repair' carried out by the previous owner turned out to be a poor re-skinning job. The new door was supplied to the bodyshop in a black semi-matt primer. Some of my eagle eyed GT-Four friends did remark once the job was finished that the shut line gaps around the door were quite large and door itself seemed to be slightly smaller than the original. I recall some people speculating at the time that the doors might be slightly different sizes between the different models of Gen 6. I think that is extremely unlikely. Morel likely its either manufacturing tolerances OR it was a pattern part. I'd like to think the bodyshop ordered it through the main Toyota dealers who were located just over the road. These days I'd source the part myself and supply to the coachworks so I know it's not a pattern part.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:08 pm 
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Any advice on seam sealer, is tiger seal OK?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:19 am 
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Seems to be a popular choice.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:20 pm 
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Rear bumper stripped back to plastic
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:26 am 
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The state of the front bumper, the paint flakes off but is multi layered and a royal pain in the butt to shift. Waiting on a detail sander to arrive
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:31 am 
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:51 pm 
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Sanding that bumper must take an age. Just as well you're not costing your labour otherwise it would probably be cheaper to buy a new bumper!

Interested to know what detail sander you're planning to use?

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:47 am 
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Hi Don
Certainly buying a bumper in its original paint would be the sensible step but it keeps me busy and is weirdly enjoyable turning something rubbish into something useable
The detail sander I am getting is this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371135461947? ... EBIDX%3AIT
It seems to have decent reviews and is a bit cheaper via ebay compared to amazon

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:12 pm 
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You might want to consider one of these Dave! I have found it very useful and suitable for sanding the nose cone etc, a touch on the heavy side, but it sands very well.

https://www.howetools.co.uk/makita-bo45 ... wwodKKQALA

I found the detail sander not much better than doing the awkward bits by hand.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:13 pm 
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Cheers nial, I'll bare it in mind

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:59 pm 
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So 2 weeks later
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:14 am 
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Ready for the trip to Blackburn
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Martin came and collected the car yesterday

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:32 pm 
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Looking good Dave :) In good hands with Martin. What's his scope, paint, mechanicals or both?

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