Hi All. Newbie with a Z3

[waynerp]

Hi One and All.
Just thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm Wayne ( friends call me wayner ) based in Kent, with a 98 2.8 Z3.
I've had him just about a year, and i'm hooked.
He was in a bit of a state when i first got him with quite a few dents and a ruined paint job.
Ive had a new roof put on, along with new tyres as it had 2 run flats and bald tyres on when i got it!!
Angel eye upgrades, and de ginger all the way around.
I've twice now resprayed the car myself with Plastidip, which is kind of a liquid plastic that anyone can do, and just peels off when you want to remove it.
I was never happy with the colours and dont want to spend £2500 on a full respray so am currently wrapping the car myself.
I love the colour and i am doing it one panel at a time and around work / life etc, so he doesn't exactly look great at the moment!
I have also just got some new self adjusting coilovers which i will get fitted at some stage.
Thats about it so far, but will not be the end of it no doubt..

Day 1



First colour using Plastidip. Gun Metal Grey .... apparently !!!


Second respray this time silver


Now onto the metallic blue wrap

 

[Low Rider]

Hi Waynerp. Welcome to the forum from the West Midlands.

 

[DavidM]

Welcome from Ireland! Interesting project you have taken on! Best of luck - I can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[andyglym]

Welcome from West Cumbria @waynerp. Good skills on that wrap

 

[ZTec]

Hi Wayner andto the forum from Llantwit Major near Cardiff

 

[Jack Ratt]

Hi wayner, welcome from Cornwall

 

[Brian4]

Great intro and welcome.
Your skills at wrapping are looking good. Much better than most attempts at fitting screen protectors to phones.

 

[billz]

Hi and welcome from the Midlands. Interesting what you are doing. As said before will be good to see it when you have finished

 

[GazHyde]

Welcome Wayne,

More info on how you go with the wrapping as there are a few on here including myself who want to go this route!

Cheers, Gary

 

[waynerp]

Thanks for the warm welcome all. I will give a more in depth review of the wrapping later if you would like. I have done my previous cars / vans before, but never with this new vinyl i'm using on the Z, and to be honest its amazing stuff, but i guess it should be at £25 a metre

 

[t-tony]

Hi Wayne and welcome from near Lincoln. That will look very nice when you get done. You may have found your self lots of friends you didn't know you had.lol

Tony.

 

[Shelly]

Hi and welcome to the forum
From Bradwell near Great Yarmouth

 

[Grumps]

Hi Waynerp from me and @jue1 in Mansfield. Do I recognise your car from .net? If so, welcome to the dark side!

 

[waynerp]

Hi grumpy. LOL yep i'm on .net. I was searching for Z meet ups nearer my location in Kent and found a link for this website

 

[Mint]

Hi @waynerp , to the forum from me too in Staffordshire.

 

[oldcarman]

Hi from central Canada Wayner!! JIM

 

[Mrs Mint]

Hi @waynerp , to the forum from me too in Staffordshire.

Welcome also from me - Mrs Mint

Pauline

 

[Grumps]

Hi grumpy. LOL yep i'm on .net. I was searching for Z meet ups nearer my location in Kent and found a link for this website

Good find waynerp. Much more going on on here.

 

[Rha]

Hi Wayner and welcome from me in Hertfordshire. Can't wait to see your finished Z. Rha, Roy.

 

[waynerp]

@GazHyde Ive given a kind of right up on wrapping in this forum, not sure if it will be of any help


https://zroadster.org/threads/little-ben-progress.7976/