My 318is CHEQUERS ADDED

[mykez69]

Urgh.

Forget it.

Edit - Being mardy, bad day.

[DaveyB]

oh dear

well done e30 zoners

nice of ya all to dishearten someone on their project just because YOU disagree with a chosen method

a round of applause for you all!

[Baz666]

Most of us have all been disheartened by other zoners fella because we all have different tastes, know one is knocking is efforts for trying it`s just peoples opinions they would not of done that way.

if your going to get that upset about it dont post pictures up for people to make an opinion about

at the end of the day fella its your car you do as you wish with it.

[mykez69]

It will do a better job than the bare metal.

Did it have the boot floor paint delete option from the dealer then..?

Obviously not.

Did you see the boot floor photo before? paint flaking and surface rust, that makes the bare metal and isn't pretty.

It don't look tidy i agree but its going to work better than just spraying the boot with normal paint. I want this car to last and just not rot into the ground, so if using undersealant in places most people dont then so be it.

I can't be bothered to be doing the neatest of spray jobs in a boot that can't be seen.

[mykez69]

Most of us have all been disheartened by other zoners fella because we all have different tastes, know one is knocking is efforts for trying it`s just peoples opinions they would not of done that way.

if your going to get that upset about it dont post pictures up for people to make an opinion about

at the end of the day fella its your car you do as you wish with it.

I'm not getting upset, It's the internet, nothing to get upset about

Opinions are good, Yeah itlooks messy, but its sealed, and that all I wanted. I don't know if its just my car but it get very damp in my boot, I just want to have piece of mind that i'm not going to have to end up welding it.

The sealant I used will dry like a hard rubber, which will be waterproof and harder resistant than normal paint. If it does the job im good

[mykez69]

So, to change the subject slightly,

I have got a completly rot and rust free boot lid and bonnet, spankingly clean boot carpet, I have interior carpet, new centre console. drivers side wing, waiting on passsengers side wing,

Then it will be spray time, i'm thinking of getting it sprayed Dolphin Grey maybe?

Also replaced boot seal, shadowline strip on drivers side, interior light,

[initial_g]

looking good pal do you know if the headlamps are still on that red one?

[mykez69]

Cheers G.

Yeah headlamps are still on matey

[mykez69]

Painted the grills and eyebrows today.



All fresh and clean

[jonnyboy]

man there going to be ldz of us in e30s in derby this summer. think its time for a colour change bye bye brown.

[mykez69]

haha Jonny, where abouts are you?

I wanted my E30 brown, you got any pics of yours?

[Duke137]

In the summer? I'm using mine all year round

[initial_g]

jonnys is the one you sai you thought was mine myk

[mykez69]

Well, it is looking a little ratty for a while, started sanding down and filling dents ready for the temp spray job.




Thats where i am up to so far.

I get smoked headlights tonight hopefully!

[iceox]

looking good, check the m3 resto sticky in the e30 general chat thread, it'll be a big help ref sanding and stuff

[mykez69]

Thanks, I will have a look at that.

I'm going to course the sanding right up to about 1000 grit I reckon. Just takes such a long time.

[DaveyB]

dont let your filler get wet

its absorbant, once painted it will bubble in the heat!

daveyb

[mykez69]

Too late, its raining now Grrrrr

[DaveyB]

if u can get a heat lamp or one of these


or even a fan heater

half hour will dry it out on each patch

if u ever leave anything unpainted, primer it, even if the sandings not finished!

[mykez69]

I will get mums hair dryer on it later lol

thanks for the tips.

Hopefully prep will be done today. Thn painted tonight or tomorrow.

Howdo I remove door cards ?

[josh-hocking]

Deffo need to dry that filler out properly.. hair dryer wont work well enough..

Door card removal...
remove cover around opening handle..
remove cap off the top of the big handle and unscrew the screw you see... then there are 2 others underneath that handle.
remove the mirror cover from the top.
now starting at the bottom just pull it away from the door untill its just held on at the top.. then lift up and it will remove..

Nice project BTW

Cheers
Josh

[mykez69]

Thanks Josh.

Worked a treat.

Need to figure out how to remove front and rear bumpers and then I am finished

[davidcorden02]

on under side of bumpers theres two bolts just undo mate and they just slide off .

[chris_335]

not going to rust tho

[dapperdan8001]

IS looks good but loving the ratty.

[mykez69]

Mow Resprayed

[pac1982]

Oh no what have you done to that poor car didnt look that bad before

Looks like you now have antoher rat rod

[mykez69]

It was wrecked before, ever panels had a dent in, most panels where sp[rayed with some random silver paint,.

You couldnt see all that in the pics, ask anyone who seen it, it was wrecked lol

least now its wrecked with matching panels lol

[pac1982]

depends what you mean by wrecked the only way i would class an E30 as being wrecked it either some major crash damage or major rot/rust

You do know that half decent IS's are worth good money these days? if you had spent a little more time on it you could have had a nice investment on your hands

Each to there own i suppose at least you can drive it like you stole it and not have to worry about doing any damage to it

[mykez69]

I will invest in a proper paint job when i done everything else, its just temp.

I got more important things to buy for it, like wheels lol and sort out all the niggly problems.

I dont mind if the car loses value really, as long as i have fun on the way. Its getting used for drifting, so it will end up dead at some point lol

[josh-hocking]

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=165377

[aj_mckay]

You do know that half decent IS's are worth good money these days? if you had spent a little more time on it you could have had a nice investment on your hands

They're not exactly valuable now are they!? Even in amazing condition they're not worth much in the grand scheme of things. They're cheap cars, why not have some fun with 'em!?

[pac1982]

You do know that half decent IS's are worth good money these days? if you had spent a little more time on it you could have had a nice investment on your hands

They're not exactly valuable now are they!? Even in amazing condition they're not worth much in the grand scheme of things. They're cheap cars, why not have some fun with 'em!?

I meant considering what he paid for the car not like there worth 10 large or anything could have been a nice little rasie in it.

Theres fun and theres making a car look a bit shite, i would rather have a few dents and scabby paint than a DIY matt black paint job, when ever i see a matt black car i think to myself hmmm whats that got to hide then must be a real shitter

[josh-hocking]

+ 1 ^^^

[pac1982]

Going from this............



to this.........





Not a good move imo but each to there own, if everyone liked the same thing the world would be a very boring place