respray in progress part II

[Giggz]

respray coming on nicely......


to solve you side repeater issue, why dont you buy them boy racer mirrors with them just for your mot.

I have a set if you want cheap

Cheers mate,repspray is coming along nicely so far so good.

Thanks for the offer but i think im just going to be a rebel on this one!

Why cant they just say "yeah mate looks good,like what you have done.Good luck and heres your MOT mate".

[kam325itouring]

Yo Giggz where is this place??? cos im from ilford..... i want to get my car sorted minor stuff and possibly mopped over and polised. either that or i might take it to jags.

[Giggz]

Yo Giggz where is this place??? cos im from ilford..... i want to get my car sorted minor stuff and possibly mopped over and polised. either that or i might take it to jags.

Whats hapnin Kam!

Jags...heard alot of mixed opinions of that dude. Seen his work which personally think is excellent. You may have seen a silver Mark 2 golf owned by a chap called Hiten. Lovely motor! It hink Jag had a red old 5 series once upon a time.Gorgeous red and fast as fook!

The place where i am is on Nursery Lane just of Romford Road. Highly recommended dude and im sure they could sort out your touch ups. Give them a call on the number on my sig. Speak to Hurj.Tell him i forwarded you onto him.

We should meet up dude. How long you had your Tourer assuming you still have it.

[kam325itouring]

Yeah dude ive seen hitens car phat i sometimes roll around with some of his other mates in the dub scene!!! i done a few sound systems them(i got an ice shop) Jags old skool 5 was wicked he got rid of that he has got a m635 now in red with the rims he had on the 5. Bad ass car yeah defo let me know i d like to meet up with some of the local guys ive had it almost a year, its a minter two owner car, last owner had it for 13 years!!!!! it still had the first aid kit in it unopened and the original radio!!!!!!!

[mrLEE30]

Giggz, just seen this thread and i am gutted for you mate, i think my cab was finished about the same time yours was!!

did you find out what they did wrong in the other garage? what paint did they use, i would highly highly recommend for the clear coat Glasurit (spelling) scratch proof clear coat, it rocks, and if your garage man is patient leave it at least a couple of weeks after clear coat until they finally flatten and polish, it allows the paint to fully harden. most garages dont like this cause it takes twice as long to polish because the claer is so hard, but really worth the wait.

and i also thought about removing the rubbing strips but decided against it as i figured it would not be long before someone opened their door onto the car, no strips =

but for ideas have a look at any E30 M3, they dont have any either

but mate, really gutted for you and your wallet

mrlee

[Giggz]

Kam- where abouts do you have your ICE shop? Can come down and check it out sometime. I didnt know Jag has 6 aswell.I've seen him in a nice rs turbo

MrLee-hows it going buddy. Your right my car was done more or less the same time yours was. The guy just done a cowboy job on my car. Paint flaking off on the bumpers. Mist spots all around the car. Paint wearing off shouwing primer on the arches.

Hope your ride is all fine and dandy.Looks lovely from some of the pics i've posted up by you. Great sig to!

I know that the company that produces the paint being used on my car is called 'Standox'. Im going to forward that name that you mentioned to him and see what he thinks. Thanks for the tip. I agree on the rubbing strips although mine are coming off because of the Tech2 kit going on. Ooooh yeah! It should be arriving today.

[kam325itouring]

Giggz my shop is on green lane goodmayes (614d Green Lane) my shop is called Kam Ice, come check me one day....... i want to do lots to the car but money a bit tight at the mo, first year of the buisness and i got a kiddi on the way, so i got to do it in bits!!!!

but so far i done full install, lowered on h&r springs oh yeah i also fitted a hid kit, loads more to do..............

[Giggz]

Giggz my shop is on green lane goodmayes (614d Green Lane) my shop is called Kam Ice, come check me one day....... i want to do lots to the car but money a bit tight at the mo, first year of the buisness and i got a kiddi on the way, so i got to do it in bits!!!!

but so far i done full install, lowered on h&r springs oh yeah i also fitted a hid kit, loads more to do..............

Ok mate.Im always up and down Green Lane but cant recall seeing an ICE shop by that name. Will pop in soon. Your car sounds very nice indeed. Would love to see your install. Will come to you for when im ready to get my sounds done Where did you get your HID kit from i want a set to. Got to get angel eyes for the car to first!

Congrats on the arrival of the little one dude!

[kam325itouring]

cheers dude!!! i sell them at the shop!!!! they are phat i do 6500k ones i done three or four e30s now and a few golfs, i normally charge 320 fitted for them but i can sort you out dont worry

they are not that hard to fit, but there is a bit of rewiring to do if you have got check control but quite straight forward....

[Giggz]

Sweet. Soon as the car is done i will bring it down and see what you can do. Might have the angel eyes fitted by then to. Have you tried calling that number to get the touch up's done to your car?

[mrLEE30]

yeah man that really sucks, it all looked so promising in your thread!! just goes to show.

the tech 2 kit went on mine too, but did't go for the side panels (not a fan!) just front and rear bumpers/valances looks mean

Niel (320 touring ) did the sig for me, the mans an artist!!(or has not a lot to do in the office )

mrlee

[kam325itouring]

im gonna call them but im gonna try to get tec II kit first at the right price!! so they can do it together.

[Giggz]

im gonna call them but im gonna try to get tec II kit first at the right price!! so they can do it together.

Ooooh interesting...they got a touring they working on at the moment with flip flop paint(not to my liking really) and they got a tech2 kit going on it to. You dont get many tourings with tech2 kits on but when you do they look really nice.

[Giggz]

yeah man that really sucks, it all looked so promising in your thread!! just goes to show.

the tech 2 kit went on mine too, but did't go for the side panels (not a fan!) just front and rear bumpers/valances looks mean

Niel (320 touring ) did the sig for me, the mans an artist!!(or has not a lot to do in the office )

mrlee

You live and learn huh!?

You cars look lovely drenched in the sunlight mate! I was going to do that front and rear tech2 bumpers only but thought it may look odd but judging by your pics it dont look too bad at all. Good job sir!

[mrLEE30]

yeah looks nice, as i said i am really not a fan of the tech2 slabs of plastic on the doors, plus cab door kits are very hard to come by.

dont have any more pics from the side but looks good, if you were to remove the rubbing strip it would look even better!!

[Giggz]

Quick update.
Well its been quite a shitty day really. Went to check out the car and as we thought (but quietly hoped it had not) the rust has preety much eaten away at the lower drivers side sill/arch. Took off the door cars and it looks like crap from the inside. Its slowly flaking away

This is the area where a hole was formed with not alot of effort when pressed. The pics not great but i small hole is there.

Surprisingly the middle is still preety solid but the metal has wore thin. The area closer to the door does not look to good either

Plus point was that the ariel has now gone and the car looks preety flush now.

In regards to the rust its chop chop away!

[jagtech2002]

what have you used to treat the corrosion??

[Giggz]

what have you used to treat the corrosion??

Not 100% at the moment any suggestions would be great but i think at the moment there was talk of a substance with Zinc in it. And also a method of galvanising the area.

[NIX]

Unlucky dude. That don't look too tasty. However, atleast its in the hands of some proper professionals now. Just sit back and let them work their magic I guess

[jagtech2002]

cool just in the midst of getting my e30 painted so any pointers help! cheers man

[ed325i]

That is where my 323 has gone The only thing to do is cut it out.

[Giggz]

Unlucky dude. That don't look too tasty. However, atleast its in the hands of some proper professionals now. Just sit back and let them work their magic I guess

Thanks dude! Your right. I know its in good hands but so disheartening. Another thing was that i bought a replacement rear arch and the shape was so distorted that it didnt even line up properly! It was the first time i saw the replacement arch up against the car and boy was it bent! I got the arch from Sel-Imperial. Beware folks! Nix mate your ride looks really nice and with the 325 lump in it now! You badboy you! Great pictures.

[Giggz]

That is where my 323 has gone The only thing to do is cut it out.

Sorry to hear that dude. Yeah there no two ways about cutting it though, i agree. But does it not seem like a weird are to have got the rust bite that bad?

[NIX]

Unlucky dude. That don't look too tasty. However, atleast its in the hands of some proper professionals now. Just sit back and let them work their magic I guess

Thanks dude! Your right. I know its in good hands but so disheartening. Another thing was that i bought a replacement rear arch and the shape was so distorted that it didnt even line up properly! It was the first time i saw the replacement arch up against the car and boy was it bent! I got the arch from Sel-Imperial. Beware folks! Nix mate your ride looks really nice and with the 325 lump in it now! You badboy you! Great pictures.

Thanks mate. I'm hoping to get the bodywork freshened up before Christmas. Not going for a full respray (I hope I won't have to anyways). But won't be far off, arches, sills and a few other areas have been hit by rust. Doesn't look so bad in the pics but when you look up close, its scary in places!

[Giggz]

Nix i hope it all works for you dude. Who you getting the spray job done by if you dont mind me asking.

My car was like yours too...in picture it looked the bollox but up close boy did it have shit all over it! Scratches,rust dents. But now its all good as its coming back to life with some much needed surgery.

[NIX]

Yeah thats pretty much the way mine is. I'm getting a guy in Coventry to do it. I got to know him whilst I was at uni there. He's always got cool cars that he's working on there. Think he's even got a contract with one of the classic car museums up there or something so he's pretty good. Plus he's got an e30 himself. Minter of a 318iS resprayed by himself obviously, in a dark olive green. See pic below:



(thats his arm and leg in the photo)

Most of all he's a good bloke and I trust him. Next time I'm up there he's gonna give me a quote. I imagine he'll probably knock a bit off for me since I've had some work done by him previously and have kinda known him for a couple of years now. Would suggest him to any zoners in the Coventry/West Midlands area.

[Giggz]

Glad you found someone you can trust. Very hard to find someone like that in this industry. Plus it helps that he got E30 and has a love for them. I recognise his car. I think he came on here when i was going through my first respray and i needed some ideas for what colour i should for and he put that same pic up. Nice colour i must say.

[ed325i]

That is where my 323 has gone The only thing to do is cut it out.

Sorry to hear that dude. Yeah there no two ways about cutting it though, i agree. But does it not seem like a weird are to have got the rust bite that bad?

I have got to fit new arches plus sills. I was going to get them from sel-Imperial but I think I will go alse where now
I love doing a bit of body work I have got the cab and 323 to do now

[NIX]

Glad you found someone you can trust. Very hard to find someone like that in this industry. Plus it helps that he got E30 and has a love for them. I recognise his car. I think he came on here when i was going through my first respray and i needed some ideas for what colour i should for and he put that same pic up. Nice colour i must say.

Nah, I remember now. That was actually me who put that pic up. I've only got 2 of his car and one of them isn't very sharp (both taken by camera phone). Yeah in real life its a lovely motor. He almost got rid of it recently for an RX7, but just bought a Suzuki GSX instead and kept the e30! Good option.

But yeah, its hard to find mechanics etc you can trust. Hopefully the peeps doing your car now are the same.

[Giggz]

Its cool when you like doing this sort of stuff and are able to do it. You very fortunate. Hope it all goes well for you dude.

Sel imperial may have got it wrong with me. A one off maybe? Just be wary thats all i can say. I think i even recommended them to someone on here...D'OH!

[Giggz]

Well guys its been slow but steady progress but i thought i would keep you up to date with the developments as that is the whole point of this thread!

What you reckon then? Can you inmagine when this baby is finished oooh wee

[Hyperion]

looking good (too bad about the rust), i see you have widen the arches, what type of wheel are you gonna out on her again?

[Giggz]

Rust is gone now dude. Welded in a new plate around that area. I am looking to get a set of Borbet B's on her. Since seeing them on Twiggy's ride i have fallen in love with them! Got to raise the cash first though.

[maxfield]

Borbet Bs are beautiful. Especially with them arches.

[Giggz]

Borbet Bs are beautiful. Especially with them arches.

Can you just picture it dude. Yeah they will set the car off good with a set of stretched rubber on them too. Tech 2 kit minus spoiler going on there to. Side pods going to need some modification but should be ok.