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Postby RG.net » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:53 pm

anyone selling a normal cover in sydney :) wanna try this but dont wanna take it off the car ... yet!
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Postby Okibi » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:16 am

Try Mania?
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Postby meanmx » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:12 pm

Hi guys,
I'm giving this a go today and I don't feel like I am getting anywhere fast. Am I right in assuming I have to keep sanding this until all the little black dots are gone? How long has this taken people before? Only asking because I would like to finish before Xmas and wondering wether I should just paint it :lol: . Thanks for the help again.

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Postby fastfreddygassit » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:45 pm

just bring it around dude. we'll have another dodgy day :mrgreen:
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Postby meanmx » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:22 am

You've done enough for me and there is still more to come :lol: . Want to get this finished by tomorrow night so I can get it back on the car and enjoy that new intake roar :lol:

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Postby Okibi » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:31 am

Yup takes a lot of time of sanding (more than the polishing).
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Postby meanmx » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:35 am

Thanks mate. I was hoping that wouldn't be the case.

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Postby Fuzzlet » Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:20 am

Hmmm the turbo off the white car will be removed for a few weeks before being put onto the new car......its kinda tempting to get out the polishing gear...
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Postby Ajay » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:06 am

do it :) it will look sweet!
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Postby Hammer » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:32 pm

Okibi wrote:Because I have a spare NB8A engine I polished up the cover to sell on exchange basis.

Theres a LOT of time involved, mostly sanding, the buffing is the easy bit.

Expect to get covered from head to toe in black dust and expect your work area to be the same.

I could spend another day on this and still not think it's perfect.

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Did you use a rotary (drummel) tool with that on the tight spaces?
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