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Had a couple of systems on the bench with nasty viruses (one with virut) and the scans take for ever so I had a bit of time this evening to spend on my Corsa.
I have decided that my wheel trims were making the rest of my otherwise mint Corsa look scurffy and I am skint. I didn't have much time to spend on this (took me 5 and a half hours inc waiting for things to dry for recoats).
I decided to repair my scruffy trims rather than replace them because I know they will only get damaged again (I park like a girl).
Anyway this is the original trim looking very tired after 9 years 10 months and 81,950 miles. I placed masking tape on the vauxhall badge to protect it.
I then gave this a quick sand down using my cheapo detail sander I bought a few years ago.
I then applied two coats of primer
Then I went to B&Q and bought some silver project spray paint, it is wonderful stuff and after a couple of sprays here is the results
The forth trim is now on my car, I could not wait to see what it looks like, I will post a picture tomorrow with the rest of the trims on my car.
I am rather pleased with the results, it is only the second time I have used a spray can in my life and I also had to rush it a bit as I am using the car all day tomorrow.
What do you think?
Photography details:-
First two pics took using my Nokia N85, final picture taken using my Panasonic FZ7 camera.
Total cost:-
Primer £1 from Pounland
Spraypaint £6.95 from B&Q so just under £8.
I have decided that my wheel trims were making the rest of my otherwise mint Corsa look scurffy and I am skint. I didn't have much time to spend on this (took me 5 and a half hours inc waiting for things to dry for recoats).
I decided to repair my scruffy trims rather than replace them because I know they will only get damaged again (I park like a girl).
Anyway this is the original trim looking very tired after 9 years 10 months and 81,950 miles. I placed masking tape on the vauxhall badge to protect it.
I then gave this a quick sand down using my cheapo detail sander I bought a few years ago.
I then applied two coats of primer
Then I went to B&Q and bought some silver project spray paint, it is wonderful stuff and after a couple of sprays here is the results
The forth trim is now on my car, I could not wait to see what it looks like, I will post a picture tomorrow with the rest of the trims on my car.
I am rather pleased with the results, it is only the second time I have used a spray can in my life and I also had to rush it a bit as I am using the car all day tomorrow.
What do you think?
Photography details:-
First two pics took using my Nokia N85, final picture taken using my Panasonic FZ7 camera.
Total cost:-
Primer £1 from Pounland
Spraypaint £6.95 from B&Q so just under £8.
