** Acme [Akagi] bought a pink estate car - E30 325i project log! **

Shame it'll turn pink in a few months again. My red Evo 8 is seriously pink and the roof it almost white.
 
Yeah it will most likely slowly fade to pink, but I hope it will take longer than a few months since I've taken quite a lot off of the paint, so the new paint I have exposed should theoretically stay red as long as the car originally stayed red for! I think... I hope...

Anyway, I think @Hyburnate is trying to sort some kind of UV coating to put over it once I/we have finished DA polishing it. Should help prolong its fading. :)
 
Surprised no ones made a joke about you living at number 69...waheeyyyyY!

Ok i'll leave now...
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Acme said:
But why? :p
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It will. I got mine detailed and it came up like brand new but after a few months it's worse than ever. Been quoted £1200 for roof, bonnet and boot lid to be sprayed and blended to doors and wings. Got the rear arches sorted last year and they're the colour the whole car should be and they'll never fade.
 
Right then, update time. Sprayed the black section of the rear valance because it was all patchy:

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Before/after example:

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Did some mopping on the other side. The DA polisher was being a bit temperamental though so I didn't do it enough, its still slightly pink. Will give it another go when its not raining:

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Painted the front valance a bit better. Should have masked the tyres... Meh! It was mostly my mate who did this, sanded it down with a pad sander and primered/rattle canned. Still has some texture to it but its smooth in places because of the sanding. :p

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My mate did the yellow high beams on his car, he isn't sure about them. Personally I think they look great on a silver one!

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Fixed @Voxination's polisher. This wire was loose and the tab it connects to was corroded:

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Cleaned the connection and squeezed the plug together a little so that it fits on tighter. Good as new, and works brilliantly. :)

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Mmmmm red...

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Cheers guys. So much more to do... even after I've done the whole car with the DA, I have to decide what to do with all the little dents and scratches and bits, before it gets a UV coating put on.
 
Can confirm. :p

I wouldn't do it though. I tried once (caved to peer pressure when exiting a Jap vs German meet in Essex) and it smelled a bit of clutch as well as tyre.
 
Acme said:
Can confirm. :p

I tried once (caved to peer pressure when exiting a Jap vs German meet in Essex) and it smelled a bit of clutch as well as tyre.
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I didn't know you came up to those meets Tom. Pity, as my little boy fancied going that evening, it would have been good to meet you.

Great job with the car! :cool:
 
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