1995 White BB4 Si Vtec - starting to update the profile...

Post by **Greg-SiR** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:04 pm

Looks mint with that paint job,that rust treatment process is new to me too,but i like stuff that eats other stuff

It will be a hell of alot better than it was,mint might push it too far,a very clean and well looked after 4th gen is the goal to aim for.

When did you last drive it?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:26 pm

Just before it was painted. Whenever that was end of last year.
EDIT: just checked back. Sept.

Post by **Greg-SiR** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 12:04 pm

wurlycorner wrote:Just before it was painted. Whenever that was end of last year.
EDIT: just checked back. Sept.

She'll be good for this summer then?
You've got your daily Prelude though so one foots still in

Look forward to seeing it all back together.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:09 pm

So nothing was done last weekend, too busy with other jobby.
Finally managed to get over there at 3pm today

Doex had been on there for 2 weeks by this time. Jet washing was the only option

Out into the daylight.

Everytime I see a lovely original white bb4 on here, I think... WTF have I done colour swapping it

Then I go and see it again

Anyway. Onto the actual work pics, all washed off:

The Deox stuff is really good, it must be said.
Another session would have completely finished with the final light covering, but I don't have the time and as it is will be fine.

It all needs rubbing down around to key it in and level off, but I didn't have the time today and the rest of the surface would have oxidised again by next weekend, so gave it a quick covering with etch primer to see it through to next weekend.

So big push next weekend, light rub down to smooth in the edges a bit, key in the original paint, clean and de-grease, etch prime, white filler prime, white top coat/s.

Also, fwiw, Halford's etch primer dusts all around a lot less than U-pol but is much thinner/more runny when it lands.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:22 pm

good work

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:32 pm

Oh. And apparently one of the springs decided to shed its skin while parked up in the barn the last week...

Post by **Vtecmec** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:33 am

coiled like a snake.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:31 pm

where you jumping up and down on the car ???

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:14 pm

Nope. It literally just appeared over the last 2 weeks while the car was just sat there!
Definitely wasn't there when j had left it last, cause I was under there in that wheel arch, applying the deox.
I can only think the sudden cold snap caused it?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:27 pm

possibly

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