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PostPosted:Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:56 pm 
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Car Details:1981 Camaro Z28
Location:Essex
A few months back I managed to get hold of some redundant railway sleepers. After a great deal of sweat and calorie burning (regular hand saw), I managed to cut them to size and put them to good usage...

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...the driveway is sloped, I didn't feel comfortable with axle and stands...

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...and the clearance they give is adequate for many a job.

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Re: Exterior restoration/modifications.

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PostPosted:Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:09 pm 
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Car Details:1981 Camaro Z28
Location:Essex
To be fair the seller who sold me the car back in October 2015 did say "looks great from twenty foot". He was right, the cellulose paint job had seen better days, plenty of dead paint which really needed exfoliating! ;)

Here the door has been worked on but not the rear the quarter. The difference can be seen, heavy scratched and dull, the quarter is scathed with many an imperfection. I felt it really let the car down...

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...I used these two products and applied by hand. I would recommend them to anyone with a cellulose paint job. No need for a machine polish due to the softness of the cellulose, and which could potentially remove more paint than I'd like...

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..took around two hours a panel (coffee breaks with vaping too ;) ) After the rear quarter had been attended too...

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PostPosted:Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:13 pm 
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It's not perfect, and by far but overall I'm happy enough not to ahead with a blow over or bare re-spray at present...

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...decent clarity in the reflection :) ...

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PostPosted:Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:17 pm 
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Car Details:1981 Camaro Z28
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Took a few days, and this was done back in January when the temperature was as it is now, but worth it...

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PostPosted:Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:58 am 
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Joined:Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:01 pm
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Car Details:1999 Camaro Z28 M6, Dark Blue, Borla catback with custom tips, Z06 front brakes, Hurst shifter, Team Dynamics wheels, Lowered 1", MTI lid, shock tower brace
Location:Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Wow, good job :thumbup: That paint works come up really nice :clap:


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PostPosted:Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:53 pm 
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Car Details:79' camaro road & track day toy. 383 stroker, 5 speed TKO trans, lots of suspension stuff, 13" Vette brakes, 18" wheels.
Location:Luton
That's a serious deep shine.... Bloody good work.. !!!

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PostPosted:Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:50 pm 
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Wow, good job :thumbup: That paint works come up really nice :clap:
Thanks :) I will say the iphone camera is flattering in that the detail it doesn't show. Plus the car isn't in direct sunlight. Nevertheless it's damn site better than it was.


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PostPosted:Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:52 pm 
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That's a serious deep shine.... Bloody good work.. !!!
Cheers, much appreciated :thumbup:

It's regular cellulose, with no clear coat. It would look better still if it had, though the Orange peel is minimal.


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PostPosted:Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:09 pm 
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Car Details:1999 Camaro Z28, Black.
Location:Birmingham, West Midlands
I can only hope I can get mine to come up that good when i get round to starting it :thumbup:


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PostPosted:Wed Mar 02, 2016 4:22 pm 
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Car Details:1981 Camaro Z28
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I can only hope I can get mine to come up that good when i get round to starting it :thumbup:
If It's cellulose you'll probably find its easier to polish by hand. However 2K clear over base should (if orange peel is minimal) look far better than mine.


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