Gladiators '90 MX5 NA6

speed · Postby **speed** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:18 pm

Gladiator wrote:
LiteIsRite wrote:This is going to be one awesome NA. You have my respect

Thanks mate, I just hope I don’t stuff it up.

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You're adding to your skill set. You will fix any stuff ups the only thing lost will be time but the trade off is you've gained even more skills. Keep up the good work

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Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:57 pm

Yeah I’ve always believed that if you don’t know, learn. Except for electrics. They scare me.

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Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:22 am

WOW! I bow with respect to your attention to detail and I look forward to seeing it in the flesh when finished.

Gladiator wrote::
I’m getting there. As they say, “it’s all in the prep”.
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This is the #1 rule when painting anything, time spent preparing the surface is always well spent.

If you do a half-arsed job with preparation the final result will always look crap.

So are you going to rename the car?

My vote would be "Sexual Chocolate!"

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:26 pm

My wife would never sit in it if called it that!!

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Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 1:07 pm

Lokiel wrote:WOW! I bow with respect to your attention to detail and I look forward to seeing it in the flesh when finished.

Gladiator wrote::
I’m getting there. As they say, “it’s all in the prep”.
:

This is the #1 rule when painting anything, time spent preparing the surface is always well spent.

If you do a half-arsed job with preparation the final result will always look crap.

So are you going to rename the car?

My vote would be "Sexual Chocolate!"

I told my daughter. She thinks MazdaMc5Face

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speed · Postby **speed** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 2:07 pm

How about Randy? That was the character Eddie Murphy played singing sexual chocolate

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Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 4:29 pm

Gladiator wrote:My wife would never sit in it if called it that!!
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LOL - would love to see it on a bumper/window sticker though; at least create a meme photo of the car using it as the title.
eg.

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:22 am

speed wrote:How about Randy?

Get a bumper sticker 'Hi, I'm Randy'.

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:48 am

Was going to mention could tone it down to be maybe more acceptable to the wife to "Hot Chocolate" (yeah have to admit to a 70's disco / satin shirt tragic here

) ... however couldn't get the image out of my head of the S**t from passers by as one sits stranded on the side of the road with a steaming radiator .... :mrgreen:

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 11:01 am

speed wrote:How about Randy? That was the character Eddie Murphy played singing sexual chocolate

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Lokiel wrote:
Gladiator wrote:My wife would never sit in it if called it that!!
:

LOL - would love to see it on a bumper/window sticker though; at least create a meme photo of the car using it as the title.
eg.

bruce wrote:
speed wrote:How about Randy?

Get a bumper sticker 'Hi, I'm Randy'.

KevGoat wrote:Was going to mention could tone it down to be maybe more acceptable to the wife to "Hot Chocolate" (yeah have to admit to a 70's disco / satin shirt tragic here ) ... however couldn't get the image out of my head of the S**t from passers by as one sits stranded on the side of the road with a steaming radiator ....

Oh my god!! I’m crying!!

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speed · Postby **speed** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 11:14 am

bruce wrote:
speed wrote:How about Randy?

Get a bumper sticker 'Hi, I'm Randy'.

We seriously need a like button on this forum

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Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 12:41 pm

Totally agree!! Or even

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Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Sat Dec 30, 2017 5:36 pm

Well “Randy” is now all the one colour for the first time in 18 months.

It wasn’t a total success though. All the time & effort put into fixing the hail damage on my bootlid was wasted. Once I had clear on it, they stood out like tits on a bull. ☹️ It looks like I’ll have to get some of that easy sand body filler that Speed told me about. I’ll coat the entire bootlid & block it back. Which means I need more paint, which brings me to the next problem. I’ve also got to respray the drivers side door since I fixed a minor blemish with the last dregs of paint & the colour was a bit off, so I need more paint anyway.

But on the bright side, here’s some pics of Randy’s rear-end & other bits.

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