billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby Okibi » Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:54 pm

Did you try the SE lip being a light silver?
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

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Postby billybunter » Sun Oct 29, 2017 4:32 pm

DAY 33 - 3 plus hours :roll: :lol:

Nah!...never thought of it. if you mean the rear wing I had already painted most of it yesterday.

had a lot of problems with this rear wing and it has a broken/missing bolt anyway so its stuffed. had to eventually rub it right back to the bare plastic with the help of paint stripper

I would say most likely the worst job of the whole spray...nothing went right


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on the car but I think I will require another one with all bolts intact. i'd say one broke off from the NT runs when I ran the boot bag on the rear end. its on but only held by two bolts and would have to run double side tape to keep it from moving about and rattling

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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby billybunter » Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:35 pm

DAY 34 - 10 minutes :lol:

decided to re-spray the console today then off on the motorbike for another ride and another snake incident. this time not far from the one the other day-within 100 metres but this time hit it :roll: so I was off the bike seconds later checking the legs :lol: not hard to check rather white legs either :lol: again. I think I will pick a better road from now on

console after the wife over with grease and wax remover

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after the spray. just waiting it out now for the new black leather boot and hand brake cover to arrive and it can go back in

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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby billybunter » Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:37 pm

just re-read it ...I dunno :lol: console after the wife over with grease and wax remover :roll:

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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby billybunter » Tue Oct 31, 2017 6:01 pm

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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby StanTheMan » Tue Oct 31, 2017 7:34 pm

no your highness. that photograph you have is a red mx5 speeding....this one is white.....
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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby ManiacLachy » Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:31 am

StanTheMan wrote:no your highness. that photograph you have is a red mx5 speeding....this one is white.....

^^^ The real reason billybunter re-sprays his car ever couple of months. :lol:

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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby billybunter » Wed Nov 01, 2017 3:31 pm

the wife on the left - the hot one-and the daughter dressed up for last night's Halloween - her birthday after 12 so I said - leave the mask on for some excitement - she replied -what mask :shock:

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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby billybunter » Thu Nov 02, 2017 6:49 pm

DAY 35 - 2 hours

pulled the rear right wheel and cleaned up the under side with degreaser


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then painted the underside black


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while at it decided to spray the wheel - white to see how it looked


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fitted all the plastic fasteners back on - then on with the wheel


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then a knock at the door and a delivery-new wiper blades on tomorrow


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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby billybunter » Fri Nov 03, 2017 10:55 am

I've been look'in at this rear wheel I painted yesterday and thinking -there may have been a mistake with paint job number two :lol: and this is the white I was suppose to paint the car :shock: might give me something to think about - take 3 :lol:

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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby Lokiel » Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:17 am

billybunter wrote:the wife on the left - the hot one-and the daughter dressed up for last night's Halloween - her birthday after 12 so I said - leave the mask on for some excitement - she replied -what mask :shock:

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You spray-painted your daughter too?
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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby Gladiator » Fri Nov 03, 2017 3:39 pm

billybunter wrote:DAY 34 - 10 minutes :lol:

console after the wife over with grease and wax remover

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Getting her to do the dirty work again, I see.


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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby billybunter » Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:46 pm

well I suppose I could have given her a spray over too BUT she did that blue herself :lol: hard to believe 20 years ago she was without a doubt the worst kids face painter I had ever seen and now she gets $80 an hour for a job she once hated :roll:

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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby billybunter » Sun Nov 05, 2017 3:35 pm

DAY 36 - 1 hour

decided to re-dye the roof. that reminds me- have to attach those two straps at the rear :lol:


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then decided to take it outside to have a better look :shock:

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still not too sure about this colour :roll:


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I have black side stripes arriving shortly so will see how that goes and maybe try black wheels or I may have to try another re- paint :lol:


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Re: billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

Postby KevGoat » Sun Nov 05, 2017 5:26 pm

Quite a difference in those whites!

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