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Try about 20% first on a test piece and cellulose thinners might work.
dip a paint brush into the paint and mix it with some thinners on a bit of card board or something to see if they mix or react

What ever you use to clean the brush should be good for thinning the paint

Craig

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Will possibly give this a go tomorrow, dependant how i get on at work

Cheers all.

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Jamie.

Cheers for the help with the Hammerite and Thinners questions all, The Cellulose thiners seem to work fine, no reaction at all and 20% Thinner was spot on

Took me a while to work out what all the bits do on the gravity fed sprayer gun, Getting the PSI right and to have the correct spray volume so i wasn't leaving runs......

Half of one of the workshop doors might now be Yellow as a consequence haha !

After all this i managed to spray the front cross bar on the front subframe and then ran out haha, only had a tiny bit in the tin to start with

But it worked and i shall be spraying the subframes completly with a new coat which will now be evenly coated with no Thick brush runs etc.

Edited by Wile E. Coyote on 28th Feb, 2012.

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Jamie.

Just put thin coats on and leave 5 or 10mins between them or you will have more runs than a horse show

Craig

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Oh really ? only 5-10 minutes ?

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Jamie.

Yes any longer it will dry too much and you ll need to key up the surface again.

Audi s4 b5 - 470bhp & 486ft lbs

On 30th Apr, 2012 Brett said:
yeah stick the bit in and give it a wobble

Awwwwww i seeee

do you think 2-3 coats will do it seeing as it has had a couple of brush coats all ready ?

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Jamie.

Nothing to exciting today.....

Cleaning;







And removed pedal box and Heater Hose Bulkhead plate.

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Jamie.

Looking good dude :)

How did or do you find those wire brush things in the grinder do they remove the paint quick and easy. I use one of those grinding pads that look like a plastic sponge but in the sharp of the disc. they are quite good though.

Craig

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These are them I found these good for the paint on the body and didn't damage the steel too

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Power+Tool...0/sd1920/p18114

Craig

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Thanks

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Jamie.

Hey Criag

These are the ones that i got; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270662870091

Don't think that they aren't good quality for the price, they really are Great, these are what I used to clean up the whole underside of the Mini and they are still going and i have now nearly done inside with them.

I went in B&Q and they wanted £25 for ONE Knotted wheel ! And it was exactly the same as the ones i had.

They really are good, thanks for the link to the other one I may grab a couple for the body.

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Jamie.

Oh, I forgot to add this ages ago, when i got the car home after purchasing it i found that this had been installed on the rear seats...........



What the hell was some one thinking ? did they really think this would ever work in an accident ! God help some people !

Edited by Wile E. Coyote on 3rd Mar, 2012.

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Jamie.

could of been used to hold lugage baskets back under the seats ;D

id guess they had dogs and it was to stop them jumping out of the car with the roof down, maybe?

Edited by wez on 3rd Mar, 2012.

one day boost will be mine!

Nice work, just another option, i use one of these wire wheels, from tool station £4 each and they last quite a while. I've used 2 in about the last 6 months i think.



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Evening all,

Now that I am coming to be in a position with the rebuild where I am going to be able to start building the car back up, I want to make sure I get things done in the right order, this list is something I am just knocking up together of the top of my head now,

I am after anyone and everyone’s input, if anyone thinks I should do it in a different order please let me know.

• Get Shell completely grease and dirt free
• Spray Inside Boot, Interior.
• Relocate poppers for convertible hood above front windscreen – make sure Hood fits right.
• Trial fit doors, boot and bonnet.
• Prep for paint.
• Spray car in Two Pack, Still have to look into if I am capable of doing it myself, plus is it wise spraying it this early on?
• Reassemble front and rear subframes, Fit them and get it rolling again.
• Install Brake and Fuel lines/Systems
• Trial run Engine on test bench.
• Run the loom in, fit head and tail lights and wire stereo speakers
• Drop Engine in,
• Run exhaust system in.
• Fit Windscreen.
• Fit interior, Dash, Seats, Carpets.
• Tie all loose ends up, odd and sods.
• External fittings / detailing
• Get once over at friends Mini garage before booking MOT.
• MOT + TAX
• Drive to Castle Combe on September 29th - 2012


What have I missed? I have tried to summarise most of the tasks together to keep it short.

Honestly if anyone can give any input I will be more than grateful.

Jamie :)

Edited by Wile E. Coyote on 6th Mar, 2012.

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Jamie.

One tip for you is trial fit doors with the doors seals on. New ones if your putting new door seals on.

I hope you understand what I mean, some times when you put new seals on you can't get the doors to close in the same place

Craig

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I'd get the doors, boot, bonnet, hood to fit before putting any paint on it. Make sure you do this with the seals in place too.

If you haven't painted before, then start with the underside of the floor. Its a relatively straight panel to paint, and if you do get the odd run only the MOT tester will see it.

I'd then paint the boot, interior and engine bay, then external panels ( by that point you should have got a good feel of the 2k paint, and how heavy you can put the coats on without getting runs).

If you're running fuel and brake line under the car. Its worth bending these into shape whilst the car is on its side, makes fitting alot easier after painting. If they are running underneath then fit them before the subframes aswell, and don't forget to fit the steering rack before you fit the front subframe.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel

www.fusionfabs.co.uk



1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Cheers for the comments guys They are well noted !

I will revise my list

My 79 Clubman Build Thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=451008

Jamie.

So, here is the revised list, not much has changed.

•Get Shell completely grease and dirt free
•Relocate poppers for convertible hood above front windscreen – make sure Hood fits right.
•Trial fit doors, boot and bonnet with the seals on.
•Prep for paint.
•Spray entire bare shell including underneath in Two Pack / 2k
•Install Brake and Fuel lines/Systems
•Reassemble front and rear subframes, Fit them and get it rolling again.
•Trial run Engine on test bench.
•Run the loom in, fit head and tail lights and wire stereo speakers
•Drop Engine in,
•Run exhaust system in.
•Fit Windscreen.
•Fit interior, Dash, Seats, Carpets.
•Tie all loose ends up, odd and sods.
•External fittings / detailing
•Get once over at friends Mini garage before booking MOT. (I will speak to Rex closer to the time 
•MOT + TAX
•Drive to Castle Combe on September 29th - 2012

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Jamie.

Any more updates dude :) I wanna see it finished! and my mate said you can bolt the 3 pionts to the rear seat at a 45 degree angle :) hes had his like that and its been fine

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Jamie.

Sure i could raid his facebook :) but he has moved them up to the rear piller mounting pionts at the moment