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i have seen this one first hand and have to say it looks amazing.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/342228.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/342228.htm
jedi-knight83 said:
i have seen this one first hand and have to say it looks amazing.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/342228.htm
It's stunning........... but is it worth almost £16k? Mmmmmmmmmmhttp://www.pistonheads.com/sales/342228.htm
Matt
Nathan,
I've just seen the pictures of the beautiful work you've just done on my ex-E30 M3 on another forum! Lovely! Well done indeed, Sir!
BTW Just wanted say to any small swirls that were evident before you started weren't put there by me! I got the car back from the paintshop and it only ever got washed once (very, very carefully with a super-soft mitt) before the photos on my website were taken and it then was put away in my garage and basically not touched again...I was so paranoid! And I know Black is such a bitch for swirls that even the most careful washing runs the risk everytime it's washed! I didn't even polished in any way...I was just too worried about introducing holograms etc...just one careful coat of S100 and an MF wipe off. It really was as swirl free as one could probably get from a paintshop without specialist detailing like yours thereafter. But as you say, when you get cars back from paintwork they're still not up to your final excellent finish!
I'm glad you found the paint had a good even coating when you measured as I have another car just finished by the same paintshop and another going in as a straight swap around. I think the new water based paints are more difficult for all paintshops to use...Indeed, the chap I used to use had to go out of business when they banned solvent based paints and this new place I use has had to invest £Hundreds in new equipment for the water-based paints.
How do they affect your work?
I've just seen the pictures of the beautiful work you've just done on my ex-E30 M3 on another forum! Lovely! Well done indeed, Sir!
BTW Just wanted say to any small swirls that were evident before you started weren't put there by me! I got the car back from the paintshop and it only ever got washed once (very, very carefully with a super-soft mitt) before the photos on my website were taken and it then was put away in my garage and basically not touched again...I was so paranoid! And I know Black is such a bitch for swirls that even the most careful washing runs the risk everytime it's washed! I didn't even polished in any way...I was just too worried about introducing holograms etc...just one careful coat of S100 and an MF wipe off. It really was as swirl free as one could probably get from a paintshop without specialist detailing like yours thereafter. But as you say, when you get cars back from paintwork they're still not up to your final excellent finish!
I'm glad you found the paint had a good even coating when you measured as I have another car just finished by the same paintshop and another going in as a straight swap around. I think the new water based paints are more difficult for all paintshops to use...Indeed, the chap I used to use had to go out of business when they banned solvent based paints and this new place I use has had to invest £Hundreds in new equipment for the water-based paints.
How do they affect your work?
Edited by derin100 on Tuesday 29th January 19:50
Well if you like red you're one lucky man. Neil is selling his car. A beautiful Red Evo II. The car is great and it's a bargain.Actually Neil confessed he only realized these cars came up in price so much after he had posted the ad.
Evo II's are considered the best pick and the good ones are selling from 12k to 20k like C76JON's car which had 32k miles and was in concours condition. There you go:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/351700.htm
Evo II's are considered the best pick and the good ones are selling from 12k to 20k like C76JON's car which had 32k miles and was in concours condition. There you go:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/351700.htm
MattOz said:
jedi-knight83 said:
i have seen this one first hand and have to say it looks amazing.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/342228.htm
It's stunning........... but is it worth almost £16k? Mmmmmmmmmmhttp://www.pistonheads.com/sales/342228.htm
Matt
On topic.. you could try E30zone to find one?
derin100 said:
Nathan,
I've just seen the pictures of the beautiful work you've just done on my ex-E30 M3 on another forum! Lovely! Well done indeed, Sir!
BTW Just wanted say to any small swirls that were evident before you started weren't put there by me! I got the car back from the paintshop and it only ever got washed once (very, very carefully with a super-soft mitt) before the photos on my website were taken and it then was put away in my garage and basically not touched again...I was so paranoid! And I know Black is such a bitch for swirls that even the most careful washing runs the risk everytime it's washed! I didn't even polished in any way...I was just too worried about introducing holograms etc...just one careful coat of S100 and an MF wipe off. It really was as swirl free as one could probably get from a paintshop without specialist detailing like yours thereafter. But as you say, when you get cars back from paintwork they're still not up to your final excellent finish!
I'm glad you found the paint had a good even coating when you measured as I have another car just finished by the same paintshop and another going in as a straight swap around. I think the new water based paints are more difficult for all paintshops to use...Indeed, the chap I used to use had to go out of business when they banned solvent based paints and this new place I use has had to invest £Hundreds in new equipment for the water-based paints.
How do they affect your work?
Hi DerinI've just seen the pictures of the beautiful work you've just done on my ex-E30 M3 on another forum! Lovely! Well done indeed, Sir!
BTW Just wanted say to any small swirls that were evident before you started weren't put there by me! I got the car back from the paintshop and it only ever got washed once (very, very carefully with a super-soft mitt) before the photos on my website were taken and it then was put away in my garage and basically not touched again...I was so paranoid! And I know Black is such a bitch for swirls that even the most careful washing runs the risk everytime it's washed! I didn't even polished in any way...I was just too worried about introducing holograms etc...just one careful coat of S100 and an MF wipe off. It really was as swirl free as one could probably get from a paintshop without specialist detailing like yours thereafter. But as you say, when you get cars back from paintwork they're still not up to your final excellent finish!
I'm glad you found the paint had a good even coating when you measured as I have another car just finished by the same paintshop and another going in as a straight swap around. I think the new water based paints are more difficult for all paintshops to use...Indeed, the chap I used to use had to go out of business when they banned solvent based paints and this new place I use has had to invest £Hundreds in new equipment for the water-based paints.
How do they affect your work?
Edited by derin100 on Tuesday 29th January 19:50
Thanks for the comments
My Job isnt really to aportion blame to either the current or previous owners as to how the swirls were intorduced. Rather to remove them once they are there and re-educate the current owner as to how best care for his newly polished and waxed car.
I actually dont mind working on any paint as long as its not single stage colour paint... like the black 964 i did directly after the M3 actually! Single stage paint cloggs and is much harder to get a crisp finish from and it makes a terrible messof the pads and cloths!
I cant say ive noticed any other differnce though in polishing water vs solvent based paint that has been given a few coats of lacquer (as almost everything post 1991 is now)
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