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Title: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: Dubber4life on 13 February 2011, 20:26: Hi all.I recently bought a mk1 golf and it has had the side trim line smoothed in and just wondered is it possible to get back to original without having to buy new panel as they are in good nick otherwise.

Cheers
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: SoundillusioN on 14 February 2011, 01:42: Quote from: Dubber4life on 13 February 2011, 20:26
Hi all.I recently bought a mk1 golf and it has had the side trim line smoothed in and just wondered is it possible to get back to original without having to buy new panel as they are in good nick otherwise.

Cheers

Welcome to the forum..

If they've been filled, the only way would be to score/grind out the filler, followed by repainting the area before possibly drilling new holes for the clips etc. In my eyes it's one of those mods you have to be sure you can live with when you do it. Previous owner obviously could. Cheaper option would be some black or chrome side trim tape.... nice car though. :cool:
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: Wayne on 14 February 2011, 09:25: Will be a lot of work to put it back as it should, might be easier to live with it.
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: Dubber4life on 14 February 2011, 09:41: I wash thinking about having it bead blasted,would this remove it?
If not it's going on eBay!!! :sick:
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: Wayne on 14 February 2011, 10:37: Quote from: Dubber4life on 14 February 2011, 09:41
I wash thinking about having it bead blasted,would this remove it?
If not it's going on eBay!!! :sick:

Not sure, I think you would end up causing damage.
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: SoundillusioN on 14 February 2011, 14:30: Quote from: Dubber4life on 14 February 2011, 09:41
I wash thinking about having it bead blasted,would this remove it?
If not it's going on eBay!!! :sick:

Why did you buy it if you don't like that look, it would be shame to get rid after just buying it because of that?

Not sure about bead blasting it, You'd have to do some good prep and be very precise to not damage the rest of the paint, also would be a long process as the line is quite deep... Plus you may need to do a magnet test first to make sure that it is filler and not been welded.
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: Wayne on 14 February 2011, 15:29: Quote from: SoundillusioN on 14 February 2011, 14:30
Quote from: Dubber4life on 14 February 2011, 09:41
I wash thinking about having it bead blasted,would this remove it?
If not it's going on eBay!!! :sick:

Why did you buy it if you don't like that look, it would be shame to get rid after just buying it because of that?

Not sure about bead blasting it, You'd have to do some good prep and be very precise to not damage the rest of the paint, also would be a long process as the line is quite deep... Plus you may need to do a magnet test first to make sure that it is filler and not been welded.

And if it has been welded you will never get it back looking like it should
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: SoundillusioN on 14 February 2011, 15:58: ^^^^ +1 on your sig! :lipsrsealed: :grin:
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: vixteris on 14 February 2011, 21:45: Quote from: Dubber4life on 13 February 2011, 20:26
Hi all.I recently bought a mk1 golf and it has had the side trim line smoothed in and just wondered is it possible to get back to original without having to buy new panel as they are in good nick otherwise.

Cheers

any pics??
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: SoundillusioN on 15 February 2011, 00:44: Quote from: vixteris on 14 February 2011, 21:45
Quote from: Dubber4life on 13 February 2011, 20:26
Hi all.I recently bought a mk1 golf and it has had the side trim line smoothed in and just wondered is it possible to get back to original without having to buy new panel as they are in good nick otherwise.

Cheers

any pics??

(http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv130/midscarper_album/mk1gti003-1.jpg)
(http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv130/midscarper_album/iphone025.jpg)

Oh and hello stranger! :shocked:
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: shepgti on 15 February 2011, 00:50: paint looks nice but it just looks wrong with it smoothed, doubt its an easy fix tbh :sad:
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: Guy on 15 February 2011, 08:53: with the whole thing being smoothed I think that you would be going to a lot of trouble and end up with a bit of a mish-mash of styles as it were...

as has been said... not sure why you purchased it if you didn't like it?
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: Dubber4life on 15 February 2011, 09:42: I did like it when I bought it but the more I look in magazines and forums the more I want to change it!!! :undecided:
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: Wayne on 15 February 2011, 09:55: Your looking at major work to restore that back to how it should be, why not run a thin black pinstrip instead.
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: SoundillusioN on 15 February 2011, 10:43: Quote from: Wayne on 15 February 2011, 09:55
Your looking at major work to restore that back to how it should be, why not run a thin black pinstrip instead.

Yeah that's pretty much what I originally suggested, that or some chrome stick on trim maybe, you can get some quite thick stuff I believe to give it some shape if required... It seems like a really tidy car.. Wonder whats under the bonnet?
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: Dubber4life on 15 February 2011, 11:24: Don't get me wrong it is a tidy car that's why I bought it.It has very little rust,small amount on rear panel and rear wheel archs where he has extended thems.It's just running a standard 1.8 with a cam.Engine is getting changed though as it's chucking oil out the breather pipe to airfilter.Hopefully sticking a 2.0 16v in.
Title: Re: Smoothed swage lines
Post by: lord14 on 15 February 2011, 22:29: be alot of work to get it original and obviously taking the filler out the sides will make it all rippley, maybe you can buy a set of side clips and drill new holes and fit the side trims , look alot better then