billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

[Okibi]

..I don't plan to register or drive it again..

No say it isn't so, all that effort she deserves to be dríven so you can show off your handy work!

[KevGoat]

I don't plan to register or drive it again so it will probably have the plates pulled and into the garage and covered over and its over for this car

NOOOOO!!! You can't cage 300 horses like that!!

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[billybunter]

DAY 30 - 4 HOURS & APPROX 100 HOURS WORK ON THIS CAR TO DATE !!! so when some-one says it take 100 hours to do a spray job -I guess it does take that long as apart from one day when I had a visitor - I have not been sitting on am a$$



cut back the left side sill and door jams








then did a cut polish around the door handle hole and mirror housing etc-before fitting the hardware








re-dyed the passenger side door card







decided then I might cut back the bonnet or half of it





rubbed it out with 2000 grit BUT I could see orange peel still in the paint. this bonnet was hung up to paint so was more difficult to paint than the rest of the car. so I did another wet sand with 1500 grit and then a re-cut




worth the effort and I have a much better job





better look at both sides of the bonnet





day over. while were at it. if you decide to do some buffing MAKE SURE you remove your belt prior to starting the working in the area of the bonnet. leaning over the work area and a belt buckle don't mix.
not in my case I leant my lesson years ago-

[Daffy]

You better get that rego back on..... I’m due another nasho run with the Sydney folk early next year, and if Me and the Problem Child are making the run again from the Gold Coast, I’m expecting to see you there too Billy B

[billybunter]

DAY 31 - 1 hour

ive still got 2 weeks till rego inspection so time to think there

didn't do much today as actually tired of working on it. went for a bike ride instead. only on the bike no longer than 5 minutes when a 4ft brown slithered across my path. actually caught me a bit off guard too as I was with in second of touching it with the front wheel......medic!

just completed polishing the bonnet and front guard today. took roughly an hour











when I lifted the bonnet all looked good -




except this! when the bonnet was hung it was hard to get the paint under those support braces. I could pass on it but I won't. I know its there so tomorrow I will decide if I will pull the bonnet or cover the car and spray either way its going. apart from that small mishap - all good

[KevGoat]

...ive still got 2 weeks till rego inspection so time to think there

This car needs to be dríven! Might need a road trip up there to kick your feathered ar$e into gear if not

[billybunter]

feathered ar$e

[billybunter]

almost twins

[KevGoat]

Interesting difference in the two whites ... unless it's just the angle of light?

... and damn ... those li'l 500's are cute

[billybunter]

slight difference in the shades of the whites. remember too the mazda ONLY has a single 3" outlet exhaust while the ABARTH has duel 5" outlets - a genuine storm trooper!

[billybunter]

plus ...it's pretty quick too!

[KevGoat]

... or ...

[billybunter]

pretty close

[billybunter]

DAY 32 - 3 hours

part of front bar rubbed out and repainted now ready to go back on the car. and the whole bar re-painted

[billybunter]

when I was rubbing back the RED clear coat - naturally I scratched the left headlight




rather than pay another $30 on one of those healight kits which don't work that good anyway I decided to first do a 800 wet rub left to right then finish off with the 2000




after that a complete mask up





I then mixed a bit of that highly expensive clear coat-the same stuff I painted over the red with some thinners and gave it 3 light coats - looks like it darkened it up somewhat. not sure how that happened at all. its getting late now so I will check it again tomorrow

it might work or it might not but worth a try