Made a start today

[Shelly]

Excellent work @Bozzy
Can't wait to see them back on your Z
Good luck

 

[Mint]

Great work Steve. When they're back on you can stand back and proudly say "I did that"

 

[Bozzy]

Excellent work @Bozzy
Can't wait to see them back on your Z
Good luck

Hi Shelly
Just realised I had hit the dislike by mistake.....sorry ....now corrected .
No one could dislike anything you say cus you're soooo lovely .

Steve

 

[Mint]

... Think I'll do mine on the car then, don't tell @t-tony tho cos he'll shout at me for cutting corners!

I did mine on the car Dave. You just have to be a bit flexible to get round the back. Unless you just paint the bits you can see through the wheels.

 

[Shelly]

Hi Shelly
Just realised I had hit the dislike by mistake.....sorry ....now corrected .
No one could dislike anything you say cus you're soooo lovely .

Steve

Thank you Steve
Yes I did see the dislike
And wondered what I had said
Then I refreshed and it said thank -you
So thank you for changing it

 

[Bozzy]

Great work Steve. When they're back on you can stand back and proudly say "I did that"

Why thank you kind sir
I do feel a sense of achievement and it's a big learning curve,used to do these things when I was a teenager but lack of patience would get the better of me,I work at a steadier pace nowadays.

Steve

 

[Grumps]

Why thank you kind sir
I do feel a sense of achievement and it's a big learning curve,used to do these things when I was a teenager but lack of patience would get the better of me,I work at a steadier pace nowadays.

Steve

Sir!.....Sir Mint of Stafford lol!!!

 

[Mint]

Sir!.....Sir Mint of Stafford lol!!!

Like it. It has a certain ring to it

 

[Mrs Mint]

Sir!.....Sir Mint of Stafford lol!!!

I like it as well will that make me a Lady
No smart remarks please

 

[t-tony]

I like it as well will that make me a Lady
No smart remarks please

Oh, sorry, I see you said no smart remarks . . . . . . .

Tony.

 

[Grumps]

Like it. It has a certain ring to it

Good it won't be lasting!

 

[Grumps]

I like it as well will that make me a Lady
No smart remarks please

Nope!

 

[Mrs Mint]

Nope!

Is that it - i was expecting more than that now disappointed

 

[Bozzy]

Had a busy afternoon,evening and night......
Started by prepping the back plates for painting,followed by 3 coats of silver (copied Tony) but don't tell him

Then set about prepping and painting the disc centres and outer edges,again in silver
Pic of the discs masked up ready for the shiny stuff......what a ball ache that process was

Then I fitted a heater to the wall in the shed and concocted a make shift bench.

Yes I know very classy
And then finally got round to some painting

Four coats on each disc.....i sure hope they'll look ok on the car.
All this and i haven't even took the pads out the calipers yet.....not bad for saying I only wanted a flash of paint on them at the outset .

Steve

 

[t-tony]

Had a busy afternoon,evening and night......
Started by prepping the back plates for painting,followed by 3 coats of silver (copied Tony) but don't tell him
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Then set about prepping and painting the disc centres and outer edges,again in silver
Pic of the discs masked up ready for the shiny stuff......what a ball ache that process was
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Then I fitted a heater ti the wall in the shed and concocted a make shift bench.
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Yes I know vert classy
And then finally got round to some painting
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Four coats on each disc.....i sure hope they'll look ok on the car.
All this and i haven't even took the pads out the calipers yet.....not bad for saying I only wanted a flash of paint on them at the outset .

Steve

Looking good mate did you spray the discs?, I cheated and used brushing paint, saves on the masking. Neccessity is the mother of invention, I used a similar rig to spray those front lip splitters last year, works a treat and you still have your ladders. keep it up mate!

Tony.

 

[Mrs Mint]

All looking good Steve but too slow you missed the good weather
Maybe next weekend lol

 

[Bozzy]

Looking good mate did you spray the discs?, I cheated and used brushing paint, saves on the masking. Neccessity is the mother of invention, I used a similar rig to spray those front lip splitters last year, works a treat and you still have your ladders. keep it up mate!

Tony.

Hi Tony
I used brush on paint mate,thought it would be a better option as it's so cold and spray paint usually works better in warmer temperatures.
Thanks for the encouragement .

Steve

 

[Bozzy]

All looking good Steve but too slow you missed the good weather
Maybe next weekend lol

You're right there Pauline
When the sun graced us with it's presence I thought hmmm I could be out with the roof down now.....but it wasn't to be .
Maybe in a few weeks....could have a ride over to invade Tony and Shirl to admire all his upgrades .

Steve

 

[t-tony]

Hi Tony
I used brush on paint mate,thought it would be a better option as it's so cold and spray paint usually works better in warmer temperatures.
Thanks for the encouragement .

Steve

Well mate, the bad news is, if you're fitting spacers you will likely find, as I did, that the diameter of the spacers is not the same as the disc hubs, so you will have to paint a small portion of the hub face too. I discovered that late on Friday afternoon. See below. Bugger !

Tony.

 

[Eddie Zedder]

Nice work Steve, will look good with your wheels.