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Offline Radek

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Re: Is it sad?
« Reply #30 on: 24 August 2009, 15:34 »
Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on 24 August 2009, 14:57
Quote from: rjwojcik on 24 August 2009, 14:30
How do they stop the paint from dripping?  Fantastic vid

That bath is just full of water, not paint!

The first bath is just water and some cleaning agents. The second bath is the primer. They dry it with high temp and blowers. The proper paint is applied in the body shop.
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Re: Is it sad?
« Reply #31 on: 24 August 2009, 15:48 »
Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on 24 August 2009, 14:57
Quote from: rjwojcik on 24 August 2009, 14:30
How do they stop the paint from dripping?  Fantastic vid

That bath is just full of water, not paint!

I assume the body work is already galvanised at this stage to stop it rusting. :wink:

Many years ago (15 maybe) I fitted some side repeaters to my Mk3 RS Turbo which meant drilling a hole in each of the front wings.  Now, I thought the metal fillings would just blow off in the wind but the following day they had already rusted and attached themselves to the paint work.  Needed a lot of elbow grease and T cut to get rid, lesson learnt.
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Re: Is it sad?
« Reply #32 on: 24 August 2009, 19:22 »



mine is also a 5dr deep pearl black!!  they really are twins lol!!   :laugh:
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Triplets!!!!!!   :grin:
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Re: Is it sad?
« Reply #33 on: 25 August 2009, 09:30 »
chaps if your cars are on the same boat as mine then its time to get excited - got a call this morning and mine will be in the UK in the next few days and i'll, i quote, definitely have it next week!!!  now i really am getting excited!!!
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Re: Is it sad?
« Reply #34 on: 26 August 2009, 08:02 »

Nice!

I got an email from the dealer yesterday saying that mine isn't in the uk yet, but that things will become clearer by the weekend... ?

Mine is prob behind yours then. Maybe there's a big queue of UK bound 59 plate cars at the docks?

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Re: Is it sad?
« Reply #35 on: 26 August 2009, 10:17 »
Quote from: keelaw on 26 August 2009, 08:02

Nice!

I got an email from the dealer yesterday saying that mine isn't in the uk yet, but that things will become clearer by the weekend... ?

Mine is prob behind yours then. Maybe there's a big queue of UK bound 59 plate cars at the docks?



mine's not in the UK yet but its on its way - yours may well still be on the boat as i'm guessing it will be the w'end when it hits UK shores?!
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Re: Is it sad?
« Reply #36 on: 26 August 2009, 10:57 »

How long do these boats take to cross the channel? Surely can't be a matter of days?!

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Re: Is it sad?
« Reply #37 on: 26 August 2009, 11:10 »
Quote from: keelaw on 26 August 2009, 10:57

How long do these boats take to cross the channel? Surely can't be a matter of days?!



i've got no idea, my dealer wouldn't commit to giving me a day for collection or for how long it takes - i'm guessing its 2-3 days on the water (?) and then a day to drive it to the dealership - so he called me y'day, i'm hoping by fri i'll get a call - maybe!
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Re: Is it sad?
« Reply #38 on: 28 August 2009, 10:56 »
woop woop getting my car for defo next week   :cool:!  boo, its not till friday   :cry:!  longest week of my life begin here!   :laugh:
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Re: Is it sad?
« Reply #39 on: 28 August 2009, 12:22 »
I just got an update from my dealer. The car is on the ship. There is a slim chance for next week delivery but it's more likely to be the week after that.
That's fine. What's a week or two compared to the years I spent waiting for it :)
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