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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: snifferdog on 24 May 2013, 15:27

Title: Its been a while.......
Post by: snifferdog on 24 May 2013, 15:27

.....Ive been playing with MG Rovers for the past couple of years but have now bought a dirt cheap mk4 GTI non turbo.

Its mechanically excellent and has lots of history but has completely lost its lacquer (and paint) at the front.

Still, tidying it up will give me something to do over the coming summer months.

What do you guys think about the paintwork then? Replacement panels? Vinyl wrap? Respray?

(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i132/snifferdog18233/IMAG2735_zpsf7a4a67d.jpg) (http://s71.photobucket.com/user/snifferdog18233/media/IMAG2735_zpsf7a4a67d.jpg.html)

(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i132/snifferdog18233/IMAG2733_zpsce50d509.jpg) (http://s71.photobucket.com/user/snifferdog18233/media/IMAG2733_zpsce50d509.jpg.html)

(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i132/snifferdog18233/IMAG2732_zps3768e035.jpg) (http://s71.photobucket.com/user/snifferdog18233/media/IMAG2732_zps3768e035.jpg.html)

(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i132/snifferdog18233/IMAG2734_zps81682f98.jpg) (http://s71.photobucket.com/user/snifferdog18233/media/IMAG2734_zps81682f98.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Its been a while.......
Post by: jamie16v on 24 May 2013, 15:44

my paintwork is in a very simualar state to yours. same colour too. i really dont know what to do with mine to be honest. don`t wanna look like a chav with rattle-canned matt black but times really are hard lol
seagul sh!t seems a good theme at the moment. i may just park it down at the beach for a few days, that should sort it  :grin:

Title: Re: Its been a while.......
Post by: snifferdog on 24 May 2013, 15:47

Maybe we should just embrace it, it could be the next fashion! Everyone will want faded red cars!  :grin:

Title: Re: Its been a while.......
Post by: Mark b on 24 May 2013, 16:05

id say a respray that colour red looks good when cleaned up

Title: Re: Its been a while.......
Post by: navmk4gti on 24 May 2013, 18:27

+1 respray.. the red on the mk4s is very nice :cool:

Title: Re: Its been a while.......
Post by: SI74 on 24 May 2013, 19:48

Red Bora front end?

Title: Re: Its been a while.......
Post by: jamie16v on 24 May 2013, 19:59

Quote from: SI74 on 24 May 2013, 19:48

Red Bora front end?

i had the opportunity to buy a full front end (bora) the other day for £80.. i really thought about it hard as was struggling for cash and money needed spending elsewhere at the time.. eventually decided against it.  :undecided:

Title: Re: Its been a while.......
Post by: barrym381 on 24 May 2013, 21:42

red is a nightmare to math looks ok during the day but park it under a street light at night an it looks  :sick: but red mk4 do look nice

(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc419/barrym381/golf2.jpg) (http://s1210.photobucket.com/user/barrym381/media/golf2.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Its been a while.......
Post by: snifferdog on 26 May 2013, 07:36

Well, Im no detailing expert but yesterday afternoon I blitzed the wings with Farecla G3 paint renovator (that stuff is awesome), and a can of lacquer and they have come up surprisingly well. As you can probably see, Ive started on the bonnet too.

They obviously wont ever be perfect again but they dont look as bad as they did.

At least I wont be as embarrassed now while saving up for a respray.

(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i132/snifferdog18233/IMAG2745_zps3c35e8df.jpg) (http://s71.photobucket.com/user/snifferdog18233/media/IMAG2745_zps3c35e8df.jpg.html)

(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i132/snifferdog18233/IMAG2744_zpscd033ba4.jpg) (http://s71.photobucket.com/user/snifferdog18233/media/IMAG2744_zpscd033ba4.jpg.html)