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destinationtoby
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by destinationtoby Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:36 am
Getting closer, spending about an hour on it each arvo
sanding back with the 1500grit wet, is leaving swirl marks and dulling it..pretty fuked cos I know I need to flatten it but don't like making it worse then what it is
whole time I'm doing it I'm thinking, I shouldn't be doing this I shouldn't be doing this I shouldn't be doingthis
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Because nothing is faster than a p plater in a commodore.....
FTOcrazy273 wrote:
Destinationtoby probably has one of THE best FTO's on the forum I never get tired of looking at his pics! Good work mate!
destinationtoby
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by destinationtoby Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:37 am
Also, my cat took a leap onto the.roof and started falling leaving nice big claw marks from roof to door hahaha fml
Because nothing is faster than a p plater in a commodore.....
FTOcrazy273 wrote:
Destinationtoby probably has one of THE best FTO's on the forum I never get tired of looking at his pics! Good work mate!
Bennoz
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by Bennoz Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:04 am
Painting's just not your thing mate
Technikhaus
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by Technikhaus Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:03 am
Haha, getting there.
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by ZFL45H1 Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:52 pm
Just make that a feature in the paint the swirl marks
gotta get there one day :)
dstocks
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by dstocks Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:14 pm
Finished the black accents on the starcorps (finally) and put them back on the Lorax.
Looks sooo much better with those.
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by Supplanter Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:00 pm
Bought it some bits.
LED ALL the things.
Technikhaus
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by Technikhaus Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:50 pm
^Nice!
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Chebus
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by Chebus Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:15 pm
2 new inner CV boots, 2 new ball joints, 2 new tie rod ends, 2 new wheel bearings and 2 very dirty hands. may not have all been done today though
FTOwnage
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by FTOwnage Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:14 pm
Primed door sills ready for carbon dip.
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destinationtoby
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by destinationtoby Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:21 pm
Mardd what's it cost to get them dipped? Where at?
Because nothing is faster than a p plater in a commodore.....
FTOcrazy273 wrote:
Destinationtoby probably has one of THE best FTO's on the forum I never get tired of looking at his pics! Good work mate!
FTOwnage
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by FTOwnage Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:46 pm
I bought the kit and I'm just doing it at work in our booth.
http://www.hydrographicsaustralia.com.au/
^ Takes about 6 weeks to get the kit to you and many messages to ask whats going on but so far it's working out.
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FTOwnage
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by FTOwnage Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:47 pm
I've got a brake light cover and an engine cover (mivec) to do also.
FTO GPvR 6A13 Single Turbo (Almost finished....)
destinationtoby
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by destinationtoby Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:50 pm
Awesome, keen to see how it turns out and the quality of it... could be a good way of making a heap of interior parts look mint
Because nothing is faster than a p plater in a commodore.....
FTOcrazy273 wrote:
Destinationtoby probably has one of THE best FTO's on the forum I never get tired of looking at his pics! Good work mate!
FTOwnage
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by FTOwnage Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:52 pm
destinationtoby wrote: Awesome, keen to see how it turns out and the quality of it... could be a good way of making a heap of interior parts look mint
That's what I'm gunning for.
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by Technikhaus Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:57 am
Oooh keen to see them!
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dstocks
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by dstocks Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:29 pm
Is tricky. Ive also bought a kit and dipped a few things. Have learned a bit. Getting better at it. My advice, start small until you get it right. Ill probably do a demo of this as well at the bonfire.
destinationtoby
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by destinationtoby Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:31 pm
Tried to cut back the car today and give it a polish...... Didn't sand it back enough I think, because after polishing it, there was just patches of it where it won't rub off or anything... Pretty messed up, made it worse. Keen to get tips off Dwayne on wrapping so I can give it a go, has to be easier than painting..
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Because nothing is faster than a p plater in a commodore.....
FTOcrazy273 wrote:
Destinationtoby probably has one of THE best FTO's on the forum I never get tired of looking at his pics! Good work mate!
dstocks
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by dstocks Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:09 pm
Keen to get tips off Dwayne on wrapping so I can give it a go, has to be easier than painting..
No probs. Just sit in on the demo. Happy to help.
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by Supplanter Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:14 pm
Gave my bits to a man, he put them in the car.
Also, I replaced the ebay special LED bulbs in my top brake light with some bulbs that actually work. I had to pull the whole light apart because the bulbs I bought didn't fit through holes at the back.
And, last week, I replaced the white SMD LEDs in the dash of my brother's 600RR with fully sick blue ones:
LED ALL the things.
sanding back with the 1500grit wet, is leaving swirl marks and dulling it..pretty fuked cos I know I need to flatten it but don't like making it worse then what it is 
whole time I'm doing it I'm thinking, I shouldn't be doing this I shouldn't be doing this I shouldn't be doingthis
