scottybo Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 i've got a few spares, welcome to try them. yeh thatd be cool id apreciate that. soz i didnt reply to ur text the other day man ive jad a few family issues goin on. ill come n grab the wheels at the weekend if u want man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 i've got a few spares, welcome to try them. no worries boss ive bought one from marshy (need to pay him actually ill do that in a bit) along with a big ol' k&n with heat shield, and some tourmalard green spats...where was he when i had a tourmalard green scort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 nothing major done today just a few bits in preparation, unfortunately i wont be going to ford fair so wont be able to meet a lot of you, although i really would like to first order of the day was my choice of shoes, black DC's with camo pattern and matching laces. i know everyone likes to look at my shoes!http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j432/scottybo1/2012-08-11150511.jpg got my mondy calipers out today and got to work with my wire brush then painted them with some red caliper paint. my first time painting calipers so it was a bit animalistic, doesn't look too bad in fairness and tbh they dont really have to be perfecthttp://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j432/scottybo1/2012-08-11165837.jpg quick repair to corner of cracked side skirt! but brutal but it will hold and no one will ever see ithttp://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j432/scottybo1/2012-08-11151951.jpg also finished rubbing down my skirts and managed to get them primed before i got too hungry n had to rush off! will let them dry nicely overnight n then get the pepper red out tomorrow to finish them offhttp://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j432/scottybo1/2012-08-11153420.jpg new interior light!!!!! other one was fookin awful!http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j432/scottybo1/2012-08-11172828.jpg and suspension dismantled, i did put it all back together on the new shocks but i dont seem to have the pic for ithttp://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j432/scottybo1/2012-08-11170414.jpg as always pics as i do things and of course my shoes will continue to make appearences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee grout Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 wow, foot fetish. Is this really the right website for you to be on? Any more about your shoes and this topic'll get closed lol Actually steve's is still going so you should be ok Good job on the repairs ( messy b*stard) Also if your skirts dont quite colour match too well, when I sprayed mine years ago I had to use black as an undercoat before the pepper red. As its a bit transparent it may be a bit too light a base colour. Just see how it goes but thats what I had to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 yeh ur right i sprayed up the skits and held them up against the car, the skirts are soooo much lighter than the colour of the car...what a bugger, and a waste of money. oh well ill try again at the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 update today! shoes of the day...nike air maxhttp://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j432/scottybo1/friday3.jpg skirts are painted and on the car! doesnt look too bad from a distancehttp://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j432/scottybo1/friday2.jpg but then you get up close and the colour difference becomes really noticable, annoying as hell as i thought they looked alright before they were bolted onhttp://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j432/scottybo1/friday4.jpg and seeing as we had a small discussion on someone elses thread about what toys etc we all keep in the car...heres mine!http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j432/scottybo1/friday.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Shoe pics At least you'll have more cash to spend on your car if you can get away with buying child sizes in shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Metallic paint can be a pain to match, i'd say keep looking for a pair in the correct colour and swap them over if you find a set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee grout Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Was that how they came out 1st time or re-done with the black base coat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Was that how they came out 1st time or re-done with the black base coat? i havnt redone them yet . i gave them a few more coats of pepper red n they looked much better but clearly not lol. when i was bolting them on they didnt look too bad either......oh well. thry can come off again if need be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee grout Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Apart from finding that you need a black base coat, I also found that I couldnt just apply more and more coats of red to solve the problem. Once the pepper red has dried over the black bass coat, when you spray more pepper red it will be bright again! As though you havnt got the dark bass coat. Spray it black (i used matt) then do the pepper red in one go, dont allow to dry and spray more. Do it all in one hit. You'll find the dark bass coat will show through which is the look your after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 i appreciate the words of wisdom mate, i was thinking about just taking them in somewhere n just being like 'i want them that colour (while pointing at car)' bumper should be here tomorrow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyb0127 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Pepper red is known for being very transparent. Ideally you should use a red oxide primer. Then apply pepper red this will help it cover. Don't be tempted to use Halfords pepper red to colour match is shyte, use a automotive paint supplier they will be Able to colour match it, and supply it in rattle cans. Which should give you a better colour match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 sounds like a job for rainbow paints maybe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee grout Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 i was thinking about just taking them in somewhere n just being like 'i want them that colour (while pointing at car)' Lol, if your gonna do that I would reccomend you get ur mrs to go and point it out! Not the ,most ......manly thing to do lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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