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Post Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:20 pm

what's the best method of freshening springz up,powder coat or some sort of plasti dip ?

what have you done if anyone has actually "been here done that"

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Post Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:23 pm

Sandblast and powdercoat mush 8)
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Post Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:33 pm

DanThe wrote:Sandblast and powdercoat mush 8)
there's a powder coating company not far from me :D

cheers Dan :thumb:
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Post Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:28 pm

Paul at the Drovers will do them for you, Bunny will blast them they do all my stuff.
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Post Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:34 pm

where do you mean Neil ? anywhere near the jolly drovers pub ?
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Post Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:41 pm

Yes, I know Paul well, its the Forge other side of the round about, Bunny does his blasting at Ferguson's Tyres at Anfield plain.
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Post Wed Dec 11, 2013 10:27 pm

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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:39 pm

i've been given colour choices ffs :mad:

do just go gloss black or go for a bit of colour :?

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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:55 pm

i suppose OEm would say gloss black bud,

but theres something i like about coloured springs, when the underneath is minty, have you got any colour on the car bar black and white? maybe either red or yellow springs, colours in the german flag after all. :)
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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:57 pm

Green :D
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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:19 pm

i've got some yellow [billy's] and some pinky red [eibach ARB's] going on.

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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:23 pm

How about blue like the Billie dust covers?
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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:29 pm

you could get the roll bar done the same colour?
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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:47 pm

magpie wrote:i've got some yellow [billy's] and some pinky red [eibach ARB's] going on.

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Is that spring "CUT" 8O
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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:54 pm

Last time I did this I used sandpaper and smoothrite. Came up a treat.
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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:43 pm

Rav335uk wrote:
magpie wrote:i've got some yellow [billy's] and some pinky red [eibach ARB's] going on.

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Is that spring "CUT" 8O
the springs are off the touring i'm breaking until i get the eibachs done.

fookin well spotted though cptn 8O

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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:11 pm

Red, Yellow and Green normally go down well


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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:54 pm

magpie wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:
magpie wrote:i've got some yellow [billy's] and some pinky red [eibach ARB's] going on.

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Is that spring "CUT" 8O
the springs are off the touring i'm breaking until i get the eibachs done.

fookin well spotted though cptn 8O

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Is you a "Stancecock" Mick. :D :wink:
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Post Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:04 pm

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