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  • #16
    Come on Reg, we can't wait.
    Me cago en la madre que te pariĆ³!

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    • #17
      The suspense is killing me.
      My adventures blog

      https://vwt4trips.wordpress.com/

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      • #18
        REG! What's happening dude, where are the pictures.
        Me cago en la madre que te pariĆ³!

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        • #19
          Oh Reg,..... you BIG tease!
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          • #20
            Using the same electric spraygun the paint went on just fine,

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            That's the yellow, though at the time boy george referred to it as 'gold'



            And now for the red


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            It was sprayed, though I appear to have brush marks, I don't recall any flatting between coats though. Or at all really.



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            More colour coding, literally everything was carefully colour coded.



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            Even painted the new garage floor for my dad, which was good of me.


            Note the arrow straight near perfect prep on the front valance

            Also that's not a run on the front arch, it's a speed ripple designed for aerodynamics, breaking up the laminar flow, causing a depression and sucking the car along. or something.

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            • #21
              Real nice reg

              Come rain or shine im out in mine!!

              Sent from my SM-G935F using Just T4s

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              • #22
                It looks super shiney. Keep them coming Reg. Thanks
                Me cago en la madre que te pariĆ³!

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by regcheeseman View Post
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                  This is really insightful Reg. Ahh.... note the garage markings with the white hand signature?!


                  Sent by Solar Ray to Just T4s

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Activ8 View Post
                    This is really insightful Reg. Ahh.... note the garage markings with the white hand signature?!
                    Good dectective work there!

                    There is a hand print, it's still there 27 years later, it was the wet sludge on my hand when flatting down, which proves I did some flatting and am therefore not as gash as I thought I was.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by regcheeseman View Post
                      Good dectective work there!

                      There is a hand print, it's still there 27 years later, it was the wet sludge on my hand when flatting down, which proves I did some flatting and am therefore not as gash as I thought I was.
                      I'm almost inspired to buy an electric spray gun... What's more impressive is the demonstrated level of multi-tasking, painting the garage, drying the washing, & marinading the potatoes!

                      Sent by Solar Ray to Just T4s

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                      • #26
                        Masking up for the final stripe of colour

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                        And painted

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                        I'd like to say no recreational pharmaceuticals were involved in the design of the paint scheme

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                        But I'd be lying

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                        • #27
                          This is just too painful Reg. I'm suffering..... its not the thread content or the honesty check dialogue but the fact you're drip feeding it out ....

                          Sent by Solar Ray to Just T4s

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                          • #28
                            drip drip drip

                            We didn't have alloy wheels back in the early 90s, this build even pre-dates the ubiquitous three spoke TSW.

                            well there were alloys out there, either factory fit or rare aftermarket and certainly not in my budget, cavalier hub caps for me, colour coded of course.

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                            Grand unveiling soon...

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by regcheeseman View Post
                              drip drip drip
                              Grand unveiling soon...
                              Barsteward!

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                              • #30
                                heh heh!

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