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andy-mcq

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  1. yeah, i wouldnt use etch on its own for water based though, only if its a small breakthrough of bare metal perhaps but nothing bigger than a 50p coin size.
  2. PMSL! back on topic please gav :P
  3. etch primer? yeah , i tend to use it on bare metal are a quick coat over repairs before the 2k primer though. you do lorries dont you? paint i use it waterbased so shows every little scratch up. tend to finish using a finer grade paper
  4. welcome along, couldnt recommend any myself as never had a car chipped :mellow:
  5. its something i really want to have a go at. ive been prepping scooter panels all day today getting them in primer, my mate buys wrecked ones and fixes them up. he kept getting reactions with his spray can primer, so i stepped in and did it in good old 2k stuff. worked on most of them but some kept reacting!!!! :angry: think going to have to flatten them right down now, o well
  6. to me subtle is the key , were you have to look for the mods. i had them brake caliper covers on my meg, they wernt the worse thing but on a bmw prob a no no. as gav said, just paint them
  7. yeah every thing has been fine, no follow up treatment was needed apart from a few scans (which il be having anyway for a few years) other than that nothing major. had a bit of memory loss going on which was fun! but is alot better now :lol: a bike!!! now your talking, what type etc? ive only ever painted some parts for a bike never polised one up. was ment to be doing one but the lad sold it before i got a chance :angry:
  8. im sure i could assist gav B)
  9. as some of you no i had a brain tumor in march last year which ment i cant drive for 12 months :angry: anyways, because my job is MOBILE bodywork, it ment i couldnt do my job. luckily the company i work for have stood by me(they had no choice, ive got a great friend who would of sued there asses if they got rid of me :lol: ) just spoken to my HR who is getting me back out there from next week with another tech, at first il only be doing 2-3 days a week until i get my license back on the 24th march B) really looking forward to it yet nervous at the same time, suppose this is normal? anyway look out for the threads in the future on how to do bodywork :) and as usual any advice/ tips please PM me B)
  10. you should enter drift comps then gav, evan the pros cant do 15 miles!!! :lol:
  11. nice looking car the owners what???? :lol: just go find a nice big empty car park and go drifting!! B)
  12. wooo, thats nice. take a tenner plus postage? has it got any certifacte with it etc? can you put in thread title OPEN TO OFFERS to also please :)
  13. o right, happy days lol. have to sort it out soon then. il get some pics etc sorted. when im back in work il be taking pics of bodywork repairs i do
  14. WOW, you just said a load of stuff i dont understand gav :lol:
  15. might take you up on that offer in the next few weeks gav.
  16. appreciate the offer gav, the website may interest me one day. my uncle has his own very succesful business and is interested in setting me up. im in talks with my mechanic mate about going halfs on a unit next year (were both getting married this year so its not on the to do list lol)
  17. price in title please B) welcome to the club, can you introduce yourself in the new members section also :D
  18. andy-mcq replied to quin's topic in Wanted
    yes, dont be silly. now go stand in the corner and say 'i wont be this silly again' :lol:
  19. they are fun to use B) not a bad little bit of kit that, want a longer pipe for it though
  20. cont.... since these pics were taken ive got the two buckets with grit guards, some nice posh microfibres, and 5 litres of snow foam! these were taken in my loft in the winter so the cold didnt mess it all up on me, my shed is getting insulated in the summer, are i may build a proper brick one B)
  21. cont.. won this in a competition thru megs :) keep my snow foamer in here i love the devilbiss GTI, worth every penny!
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